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2016 High School Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology Curriculum Investigation for College Board Advanced Placement Classification Validity
Siebold, Jeanine (United States)
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Four sections of senior Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) students are representative of sixty-five nations. These classes participated in a year – long investigation pursuant of innovative learning, and grading modalities to introduce a 21st century curriculum for A&P to become a College Board Advanced Placement (AP) course. All enrollees began the year by taking a self-assessment based on Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. These were evaluated, and implemented for learning approaches that value student uniqueness in assimilating the present State of Tennessee learning objectives, and standards, laying the groundwork to write the AP curriculum. Component curriculum rubrics were used, and modified. In addition students were able to self-evaluate their
performance. Students participated in teams represented as Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘Intern Teams’ investigating various diseases. The students, also, researched health equity, and disparity issues from variables
based on survey questions they designed that could affect the health care treatment of the patients suffering from their investigated disease. They then proposed a 2016 CDC Educational Campaign revamping public health education of this disease, including a brochure and a public service announcement (PSA).
A Case Study of Project-Based Industrial Collaborative Learning Courses for Teaching High School Programming Development in China
Wu, XiaoFang; Feng, Xiang (China)
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The case study describes in detail a college course teaching programming development to students major in educational technology in East China Normal University(ECNU). In the previous similar courses, students must remenber programming languages, algorithms, architectures, but once encountered
some new problems, they will not be able to write codes to solve practical problems.For looking up to the industrialized production process of the program in society,and to cultivate the students to be ones who have the ability to cooperate and solve problems,the teacher himself also undergoes a change in his class compared to traditional programming teaching, moving from explaining the basic knowledge of programming to solving practical problems to understand how program functions have been formed. Throughout courses of the semester, students make use of GitHub, a software platform that supports web-based learning or working where students can register for programming course, to complete group project by a unfamiliar programming language DART under the help of the teacher's help and platform resources. Teachers and students'
efforts are conforming to the trend of STEM “Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics” education. In this way can new ideas be provided for the reform of higher education class in programming teaching or more courses.
A Hybrid Approach for Entrepreneurship Distance Education
Sparkes, Douglas; Schmidlin, Karin; Armitage, Howard; Mankotia, Ashna (Canada)
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While there have been a wide range of programs created and launched to encourage the development of entrepreneurial ventures, many gaps remain, especially when these programs are carried out in a distance or virtually. Providing purely on-line educational resources reduces the associated cost of delivery and may be revisited by the users as required, but it often lacks the contextual information needed by the user. An additional consideration is that these ventures must also develop support networks. This is not easily achieved in purely online approaches or in short-term intervention scenarios. Achieving this requires the development and involvement of local expertise in the development of the new ventures. Supporting the creation of entrepreneurial new ventures is critical for the growth of developing economies. An approach recently piloted between the University of Waterloo, Canada (UW) and Strathmore University, Kenya has been to provide a framework that offers access to Canadian and local incubation expertise, with the overall goal of creating local technology-based ventures. In this presentation we discuss this recent initiative to address these development issues through a program consisting of E-learning originating from UW’s Conrad Centre and classroom- based learning in Kenya at Strathmore’s @iBizAfrica facilities.
A Paradigm for Systems Thinking as a Real-Time Approach for Human Adaptation in the 21st Century
Mills, Melissa J. (United States)
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Contemporary neuroscientists, human anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists suggest that the human species is still evolving. The productivity of science, research, education and capital investment can be seen in the phenomenal growth of the human population. Yet the trajectories that have brought us to the present-day apex of material well-being and social health
are not sustainable. How can we take the deep advances in distinct academic disciplines and bring them together in ways that inform and coordinate human ingenuity to meet and address the challenges of the 21st century? By taking
contemporary research results from a broad range of disciplines and applying them to human dynamics through definable structures, humans are empowered to leverage their capacity to find solutions through joint intention.
Academic Formation and Formative Research Integration Management for the Culmination of Studies Process in Higher Education
Cruz Rizo, Lorna; Matos Hernández, Eneida Catalina (Ecuador)
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Given the up- dated international difficulties in the completion of studies process, theoretical and practical studies developed in this field are surprisingly scarce. Particularly, at the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Guayaquil has been a limited quantity of students that support their diploma thesis after completing their credits. Consequently, this paper faces the problem of the insufficiencies in the culmination of studies process in relation to the management of the academic and scientific formation. Thus, the objective is: to improve the completion of studies or degree- obtaining processes in university education, through the implementation of a praxiological proposal of academic formation and formative research integration. Accordingly, the author´s experiences systematization is the methodology mainly used. The essential logic for the management of the academic formation and formative research integration was revealed as the main proposal, therefore this is the solution to the problem diagnosed. This is based on a curricular structure, in which each of the subjects was interrelated to each of the essential stages of the scientific research. As main results obtained, the students were able to solve real-life problems diagnosed at educative institutions, also they drew up the draft of their theses.
Adaptation of the Educational Practice to the New Forms of Business and Enterprise Innovation: A Case Study of the Maritime Industry in France
Coadour, Damien; Gillet, Christiane; Kovesi, Klara (France)
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The main objective of this article is to analyze the ongoing transformation of the innovation process in Business and Enterprise organizations and to discuss the adaptation of our educational practice to this transformation. First of all, we conduct a literature review on the concept of innovation having a high level of complexity and the various ways it is defined according to the discipline. After the exploration of the different approaches of the innovation process, we carry out a qualitative research study focusing on the vision of different stakeholders in the innovation process. Our research work is based on semi-directive interviews conducted in Business and Enterprise organizations working in the maritime industry in France. We aim to analyze the competencies required to innovate in a conceptual framework according to the main characteristics of the innovation process. Finally, we consider the possible adaptation of the competencies required for engineering students for the new form of innovation processes in educational practices.
Airport Operation Staff Training Utilizing Simulations of the Defined Airport Processes
Galanda, Jozef; Šulej, Radko; Jezný, Martin (Slovakia)
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In this article the authors present a model of an integrated symbiotic education system of airport operations staff training based on an effective exchange of information for realizing the training between the airport staff and information systems simulating the defined airport process for which the cooperating
staff is trained. The most important activity for smooth and effective airport operations is resolving capacity issues of the airport. Insufficient capacity may slow down traffic, cause delays, what can be the reason to increase costs and to reduce quality of services and passenger satisfaction. Generators creating flight schedules and referring the number of received aircrafts and passengers after check-in process may resolve this problem, where it is necessary to set up correct methods of operational and system analysis. This simulation makes it
possible to see if airport capacity is sufficient to manage full aircrafts under regulated conditions. Our article further deals with computer model design and 3D simulation of airport processes and finally summarizes its strengths and weaknesses with main focus on airport operations processes. Appropriate
use of simulation in aviation sector can reduce overall time and costs.
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An Empirical Study on Chinese University Students' Concentration in the Classroom
Chen, I- Hua (Thailand)
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The problem of concentration in the classroom by Chinese university students is getting worse. Hence, it is an important issue to investigate how to improve students’ concentration in the classroom. In this study, we took the variable of chrono-types representing sleep behaviors and the main research purpose was to examine that whether concentration in the classroom can be improved through the view of sleep behaviors. The researcher proposed an integrated model to examine the influence from chrono-types on the concentration in the classroom. In addition, the mediation test of excessive daytime sleepiness and the moderation test of study load were also included. The convenience sampling was used of which the participants were students from four universities in Guizhou province in south western China (n=455). The goodness-of-fit test showed that the proposed model fit the empirical data. Afterward, the results are as the following: (1) more severe excessive daytime sleepiness comes along with poorer concentration in the classroom, (2) the level of excessive daytime sleepiness is lower for morning chrono-type, (3) the morning chrono-type has positive indirect influences on concentration in the classroom and (4) study load would moderate the influence of chrono-types on excessive daytime sleepiness.
An Evaluation of the Management Information System and Technology in Hospitals (GESITI/Hospitals)
Balloni, Antonio José (Brazil)
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The research project “Management of System and Information Technology in Hospitals” (GESITI/Hospitals) has the purpose of mapping out the management of Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) in hospitals. By applying a multifocal prospective questionnaire in hospitals, the research aims to identify the hospitals need and demand, prospecting for unfolding, and generate a public integrated research report for supporting public and/or private decisions-makings. The ultimate result from this GESITI/Health research project should be a significant improvement on the hospital management and on the decisions-makings, which must reflect on peoples more satisfied regarding a better health care. Therefore, this paper aims to publish the main ideas of the GESITI/Health project i.e., its “Methodology &original Prospective Questionnaire (PQ)”. The methodology used is the Interpretative (or Introspective). About the PQ, we do not known, up to this date, who have developed a multifocal broad field tool -the PQ-, aiming wide hospitals management-. From 2010-16 the “methodology and PQ” have been implemented by about forty -40- universities -and increasing-, from Brazil and Abroad and, forty local research reports were generated. A book, published by the Brazilian Minister of Health [1], presents the results of a pilot project carried out by nineteen -19- out of these forty -40- universities, to know: sixteen Brazilian, one Mexican, one Argentina, one from Slovakia and one from Portugal. The chapter 25 of this book [1.A] presents an integrated research from all nineteen chapters -an integrated research report-. Finally, in the oral presentation, we will briefly present the “Methodology and the PQ” presented in this paper and, also, we will present an integrated comparative analyzes -main results got with the field application of the PQ- regarding the case studies accomplished by the universities from Brazil & Abroad.
An Innovative Approach to Standards Analysis - Center of Gravity Analysis for International Standards Published by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 36 Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training
Peoples, Bruce E. (France)
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Standards make a positive contribution to the world we live in. They facilitate trade, spread knowledge, disseminate innovative advances in technology, and share good management and conformity assessment practices. There are a multitude of standard and standard consortia organizations producing market relevant standards, specifications, and technical reports in the domain of Information Communication Technology (ICT). With the number of ICT related standards and specifications numbering in the thousands, it is not readily apparent to users and developers how these standards inter-relate to form a basis of technical interoperability. There is a need to develop and document a process to identify how standards form a basis of interoperability in multiple contexts at a general horizontal technology level that covers all technology domains, and within specific vertical technology domains and sub-domains. By analyzing which standards inter-relate through normative referencing, key standards can be identified as technical center of gravity standards. These normatively referenced standards are specific standards required for the successful implementation of standards that normatively reference them, and form a basis for interoperability. This paper gives an overview of a methodology for determining center of gravity standards utilizing International Standards published by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 36 Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training as a basis of analysis
Analysis of Eye-Tracking Data for Rating Films: Distinguish of Sexual Arousal Level
Kwon, Mahnwoo; Im, Hajin (South Korea)
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Most developed countries adopt media rating system for protecting young children from harmful content. But there are often dispute about the rating results because of human judge system. Current rating system needs to be developed with a more scientific or objective method. This study tried to verify
classification scale using eye response data to the visual content. Further to measurement of eye movement data, we suggested possibilities of classification algorithm or equation using that data to determine proper film grades. Although our data used limited human samples, eye movement equation can be explorative method to predict proper film ratings.
Application of a Pod Exercise to University Education Programs
Dietz, Kristen M.; Black, David R.; Aaltonen, Pamela M.; Tennessen, Ryan; Dietz, J. Eric (United States)
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This paper offers a novel method and subsequent partnership to engage and teach university students. Prior to 11 September 2001, much of the public safety readiness responsibility was limited to a few government officials. Today, public safety is much more widely managed. For this effort, we developed a strategic partnership between state and local government and Purdue University that provides an improved environment for learning and for public health and safety. By using an exercise deployment Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in a Point of Distribution (POD) exercise, our efforts with partnering between state and local government and the university provide benefits and opportunities to each. Simultaneously, we tested a full scale POD mass prophylaxis response to an anthrax attack through teaching and training university students who also gain valuable internship-like experience. The ongoing relationship between government and the university’s student talent can benefit all in developing paths for future research and data analysis expected of academia and of improving public safety and responsiveness of government.
Assessing the Impact of Information and Communications Technologies on the Performance of Small-Scale Enterprises: Case of Kitwe (Zambia)
Sianjase, Graham; Libati, Hastings Maboshe (Zambia)
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Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the engine of most economies worldwide. Small-scale enterprises, including those in Zambia, face many challenges. ICT is one lever that small-scale enterprises can use to increase their productivity, competitiveness and efficiency thus overcoming some of the challenges faced.
This empirical research explored the impact of ICTs on the performance of small-scale enterprises. ICTs were divided into mobile phone, computer, Internet, email and website/Facebook page. While the Internet is needed to access email, websites and Facebook, the use of Internet in this research alluded to the use
of the Internet for searching information, making online payments and accessing other Internet-based services (apart from email and Facebook) such as online storage. Porter’s value chain model was used to classify small-scale enterprise business activities into supplier-related, internal operations-related and customer-related value-chain activities. Data was collected from 88 Kitwe-based small-scale enterprises and then analysed using Microsoft Excel.
The study results showed that ICTs have the most impact on costs/time reduction compared to sales/revenue increase, the mobile phone is the most used ICT and ICTs have the most impact on supplier-related activities.
Attitudinal Similarities of Addictive Internet Users Based on their Purpose of Usage
Kurtulus, Kemal; Kurtulus, Sema (Turkey)
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The purpose of this paper is to study the attitudinal similarities of addictive internet user based on their purpose of usage. For this purpose, K-means cluster analysis was used. Two-means cluster analysis resulted with two distinct clusters of internet users of the sample of 255. Cluster differences are found to be highly significant. First cluster has more addictive internet using attitudes whereas the second cluster has less addictive profile. By also studying the purpose of using internet, we named the first cluster “Heavy internet users” and the second as the “Lighter internet users”.
Baseline Study: Online Oil, Gas and Safety Technology Education for Ohio Residents of a Community Based Corrections Facility
Ash, George; Benner, Alexis (United States)
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Using technology education to provide community based correctional facility residents with oil, gas and safety education to reduce recidivism by producing employment ready residents was started in an Ohio facility. Four areas of study were established as a baseline for future study.
Big Data Analysis of Examinee Multiple Choice Question Examination Log Files
Shaban, Sami; Elzubeir, Margaret (United Arab Emirates)
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Breaking the Boundaries: Academic Applications of Multidisciplinary Research in Computer Science and Dentistry
Witt, Patricia *; Peláez, José Ignacio **; Vaccaro, Gustavo ** (* Ecuador, ** Spain)
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Undergrad students are trained on a specific set of skills matching their corresponding careers, as modern sciences trend to specialization; however, it has promoted the creation of a virtual boundary among different professions. In this regard, state-of-the-art dental research involves the application of ever-increasing complex computational solutions; thus, requiring of multidisciplinary research teams. Multidisciplinarity is often achieved on a higher research context (e.g., postgrad); but involves a high degree of difficulty for both factions. The aim of this work is to present a novel application of multidisciplinary research to the learning process of undergrad students in computer sciences and dentistry careers. In order to do so, we leveraged previous research on computational intelligence and image processing techniques applied to dental diagnosis, and integrated it with the clinical assessment and software engineering subjects on dental and computer engineering careers correspondently. With this, we explored the possibility to enhance diagnosis skills of dental students, while improving the software engineering skills of computer sciences students; furthermore, we intended to introduce the concepts of applied computational intelligence, multidisciplinarity, and collaboration on both sides.
“Careernet”: South Korean Online Career Information Network for the Career Development of Youth
Jeong, Yunkyeong; Seo, Yoojeong Nadine (South Korea)
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◦ Careernet(www.career.go.kr) is a comprehensive career information network that opened in 1999 with the funding from the Ministry of Education in South Korea.
◦ For the tailored supports for individual’s career planning and for educator’s educational activities, provision of a national level comprehensive service has been called for.
- Careernet provides an online service for the general public including Career Information (job information, major information, etc), Career Exploration Programme(e.g., Aro Plus), Career Psychometric Tests, and Career Counselling. - Careernet provides career education material and manual for career educators ◦ High demands exist mostly among the primary to upper secondary students
- On average, 790,000 new users join the website per annum. Annual use of career psychometric testing amounts to 2.24 million (Year 2015 statistics)
- Over 90% of the users are primary to upper secondary students (93.1% of the new users, Year 2014 statistics)
◦ Since the passing of Career Education Bill and the expanding placement of Career Guidance teachers, the role of Careernet as a national level online career service platform is growing more and more important.
◦ In order to tailor-support individual’s career planning through comprehensive provision of various services and information, Careernet needs to improve its service functions and manage/operate its contents and system.
Causal Bayes Model of Mathematical Competence in Kindergarten
Tepeš, Božidar; Lešin, Gordana; Hrkač, Ana; Tepeš, Krunoslav (Croatia)
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In this paper authors define mathematical competences in the kindergarten. The basic objective was to measure the mathematical competences or mathematical knowledge, skills and abilities in mathematical education. Mathematical competences were grouped in the following areas: Arithmetic and Geometry. Statistical set consisted of 59 children, 65 to 85 months of age, from the Kindergarten Milan Sachs from Zagreb. The authors describe 13 variables for measuring mathematical competences. Five measuring variables were described for the geometry, and eight measuring variables for the arithmetic. Measuring variables are tasks which children solved with the evaluated results. By measuring mathematical competences the authors make causal Bayes model using free software Tetrad 5.2.1-3. Software makes many causal Bayes models and authors as experts chose the model of the mathematical competences in the kindergarten. Causal Bayes model describes five levels for mathematical competences. At the end of the modeling authors use Bayes estimator. In the results, authors describe by causal Bayes model of mathematical competences, causal effect mathematical competences or how intervention on some competences cause other competences. Authors measure mathematical competences with their expectation as random variables. When expectation of competences was greater, competences improved. Mathematical competences can be improved with intervention on causal competences. Levels of mathematical competences and the result of intervention on mathematical competences can help mathematical teachers.
Change Requires Change! Information Technology, Student Preparedness and Industry Collaboration: Supporting the Bridging Process between Education and Training with Innovative Solutions
O’Sullivan, Jill Anne (United States)
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This paper, Change Requires Change: will relate that bridging the gap between education: of what we teach and training: of what industry looks for in prepared skills for students, needs to be relevant to today’s situations. We need to re-evaluate traditional industry academic partnerships which have been relatively successful including; internships, work-study programs, curriculum advisory boards, guest lectures and capstone courses, to identify gaps and opportunities for what is needed to support our future. Do we want to continue with the status-quo or enhance education? Should we be cognizant of emerging trends? What could be the implications on changing academic-industry partnerships? How can we improve? This paper proposes several new approaches to academics and industry practitioner’s towards greater successful collaborations towards student preparation.
Collaborative Learning Outcomes Assessment in Business
Elmore-Bosonac, Ashley; Choden, Khendum; Warner, Janice (United States)
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Business students enjoy on-line student collaboration with peers in other countries but is it an effective learning methodology? This paper summarizes findings of the GPI survey and learning outcomes documented for our collaborative components to date. It reviews both what we know students are learning as well as what we still need to uncover. Initial findings indicated that students are more engaged in the course material and more self-aware of their strengths, values and personal characteristics. In addition, students became more adept at using collaborative technologies. We are just at the beginning of formally assessing learning outcomes but we present the results of our experience and research to date and conclude with an integrated set of objectives, assessment measures and expected outcomes.
Comparative Content Analysis in Search of the Netspeak Elements within Closed Asynchronous Discussions and Social Media Discussion
Aleksic-Maslac, Karmela; Poropat Darrer, Jagoda; Kamenicki, Teodora (Croatia)
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The purpose of this paper is to show the spread of omnipresent speak on the Internet, the so-called Netspeak through the various communication channels young people use. Netspeak is derived from the spoken and symbolic language that develops and changes rapidly becoming globally recognized. The authors conducted a comparative content analysis of the closed asynchronous discussions within the same generation of students in the first, and afterward in the seventh semester of their higher education, as well as of their discussion on the social media - Facebook. In order to conduct the analysis and measure the amount of Netspeak elements in mentioned discussions, 10 Netspeak standards have been used that are divided into four following groups: standards related to information and communication technology (ICT), grammar and syntax (G), prosody (P) and others (O). The distribution and the amount of the Netspeak elements are described in detail.
Cultivating Perspectival Acuity: The Value and Cost of Integrating Theory, Craft, Research, and Practice
Manganelli, Joe; Smith, Clayton (United States)
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This paper presents reflections on integrating theory, craft, research, and practice to improve the accuracy and resiliency of each. The reflections build toward a set of statements about the value and the cost of integrating theory, craft, research, and practice. Specifically, the authors offer the Privileged Work / Non-Privileged Work Framework and concept of cultivating Perspectival Acuity.
Customer Relationship Management and Hospitality Industry
Orantes-Jiménez, Sandra-Dinora; Vázquez-Álvarez, Graciela; Tejeida-Padilla, Ricardo (Mexico)
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This paper researches the extent to which Mexican hotels have to develop a relationship with their customers using a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) strategy. The research identifies the practices that frequently
appear in the marketing process of a company to achieve a proper relationship with their customers through traditional means or via the Internet, mainly handling "personal information" and "Information supplies products and services." We also research the effects of a CRM in customer loyalty and satisfaction, and the impact of retention practices and acquisition of new markets and buyers. Companies understand the importance of using electronic channels instead of the traditional ones to implement their marketing strategies. Therefore, establishing the basis for a relational strategy, later supported by an electronic support tool that undoubtedly helps the hotel business to more effectively manage services, products and reserves, to provide its customers
with as fast and efficient a service as possible. In Mexico, especially, SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) hotelier seems not able to apply guidelines as those
offered by the CRM strategy to establish suitable relations for the company and customers, emphasizing customer retention and continued satisfaction due to
difficulties in training staff; hence the importance of the implementation of this type of business strategy.
Development of Quality Management in Education: A Comparative Case Study in the Swedish Multi-Level Governance System
Hansson, Per-Olof; Wihlborg, Elin (Sweden)
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New Public Management (NPM) reforms has affected the Swedish school system and its administration over the last 20 years. User choices and competition create new context to promote quality management which are not completely applicable on public services. This paper focus on the growing use of quality management in primary education and on processes at different levels, how processes can be supported either by professionals or/and ICT to improve educational quality. This paper investigates meanings of quality in education by analysing data from Swedish public schools and the municipal administration. Case studies in five municipalities have been conducted, varying in size and thereby also by numbers of schools and structures of quality management. Based on this multi-case study we discuss four implications. First, there is a need to clarify the roles and obligations of the different levels and actors in the education sectors. Second, there is a need to support and develop roles that can strengthen quality in public schools no matter of the size of the municipality administration. Thirdly, such support can be implemented by certain services as quality coordinators in a community of practice. Implementation of ICT to support quality is an another opportunity; people in virtual community of practice collaborate online, share experiences and support each other in legislative matters, human resources etc. Fourthly, there is need to elaborate on the meanings of quality management in public settings and also open up the meanings of quality in relation to education in particular and public services in general.
Dynamic Value Analysis and Options in Research & Development Strategy: An Optimal Investment Related to Market Size Risks, Duration & Return
Brutman, Thierry (Mexico)
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Investment in innovation and Research & Development is worldwide a larger share of Investment and lack of Research & Development Investment show now that even the largest old industries that nobody believed to have new competitors have now new gieant ones. Valuations on financial markets let show the new competition scale and frame. what can we say about Amazon valuation against Walmart one because of no interest of Walmart to take serioulsy in charge the internet channel ? What can we say about Tesla valuation or Google one when tis valuation take into account the futuree access to Automobile Industry? More and More Research & Development (R&D) Companies are listed now directly on financial markets in particular in Biotech or Technology. Today, managing Research & Development is an “ex ante” science but very few or no artificial intelligence system do exist to select or help select the best level or the more appropriate level of investment in R&D in consideration of inter-temporal market size risks, return and duration of product life cycle. We will show in this article that the question must be analysed through the scale between potential market size but also scaling between variable costs, fixed costs, risks and duration. Until today, corporate today classic corporate finance has worked on fixed and variable costs but did not use this tools to select the maximum of investment amount in a same project. We will see in this paper that R&D investment is an option that can help to calculate Investment level during all the different parts of a product life cycle from seed financing, start – up to maturity. This option model is at this time the only one to help both calculate level of investment before a project launching and its financing eventually through the financial markets and the following of investment during the project life of the R&D projects. We will see how at the same time option is also a tool in control management and help to choice between investing now or investing later in the product life cycle: invest now , how much or invest later in buying back a ready-made product or an existing company. . We will see first, that a little sooner of our own works about inventory, that some authors like Kogut and Kulatilaka have used options in order to valuate strategic decision or capabilities. Our present work goes further showing how it becomes possible to use Binomials or Black & Scholes models. R&D (on a period) is an option to gain a future market (or a future gain in productivity) that will replace a loss that appears when a market is in its declining period and has a direct but non- linear relationship with the targeted market size, duration and forecasts . We will demonstrate that in consideration of these parameters, there is only a level of R&D investment that does exist that is compatible with the risk of the market, the duration and this risk that can be valuated. Therefore we have the basis to an artificial intelligence system to help selecting the right investment to answer the future market and define a strategy to invest directly or buy a company in the future. We will conclude that this approach can both meet requirement of valuating Academic and Private Research & Development budgeting policy and also open new way of financing Public Research and partnership Private-Public for both organization and countries, and even list future random results of Research Laboratories on financial markets.
Education and Sustainable Development. The Challenge for Developing Countries to Change Paradigms
Aldana Segura, Waleska (Guatemala)
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Sustainable development is attainable through several experiences in education that can transform paradigms in developing countries. The present study shows that new methodologies, stratategies, the use of social networks and virtual environoments with continuity in the learning process provides with a transversal environmental content the foundations for change in the long term that might improve the quality of life for underdeveloped countries.
Effect of Enrollment Policies in Professional Formation: A Case Study in the Formation of Professionals in Physics at the University of Guadalajara
Rojas-Glez, Abigail; Rodríguez-Pérez, María Elena; Vera-Soria, Francisco; Chávez-Chávez, Arturo (Mexico)
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The B.S. in Physics at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico was created in 1980. In 1996 it went through a major curricular transformation. Since then, policies of enrollment have changed three times. From 1996 to 2003, almost any applicant were accepted regardless their academic abilities. Applicants who were rejected of other career options could also be accepted into the B-S. in Physics with the sole criterion of vacancy. From 2004 to 2009, enrollment was reduced considering the historical drop out. That is, a limit was imposed in order to accept applicants who considered Physics their first career option. There was also a limit based on academic skills. Only students with a certain score (the sum of performance on an aptitude test and grades from a previous school level) were accepted. From 2010 to 2013, enrollment increased again and grades on the Scholastic Aptitude Test were extraordinarily high. The present research analyzed data on enrollment to evaluate their impact on transit and completion of the curricular model of education. Results showed an increase of the quality of students who were admitted with an impact on dropout rate (decrement) and terminal efficiency (increment).
Examining the Difference between Asynchronous and Synchronous Training
Craig, Colby; Black, David R.; Aaltonen, Pamela M.; Kirby, Adam; Dietz, J. Eric (United States)
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Disasters may occur with either notice and no notice. The goal of this research was to provide a method for reproducible training using asynchronous training methods that could be measured to show fewer errors and resources required train responders using traditional synchronous training methods. The asynchronous training also called “just-in-time” training can save significant resources during a medical emergency event. Our researcher team developed an educational pilot study to demonstrate for government and company application training as a point of distribution exercise. While no statistical differences were found between synchronous or asynchronous training, it is evident that companies and government could use the asynchronous training method as a viable training option, especially in emergency situations where there is time only to provide just-in-time training. Asynchronous training offers more flexibility in times to train volunteers because the training can be offered at varying times when volunteers arrive and there is consistency in the information provided, which can be updated and upgrade after every exercise. Staff can devote their time to the myriad of other duties and responsibilities that occur when emergencies occur and could aid the public by a quicker and more professional response
Experiences at Faculty of Engineering, UNAM, Applying PBL, Collaborative Learning and Pedagogical Robotics in the Teaching-Learning Process
Miranda Cordero, Lorenzo O.; Arenas González, Alfredo; Salazar Guerrero, Evelyn (Mexico)
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In the Faculty of Engineering (FI) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM), traditional educational means is the main way teachers taught their subjects for years. In order to look for other forms of teaching, a group of professors decided to make use of an alternative way to teach. The group selected the Problem-Based Learning method (PBL) and Collaborative Learning strategies, altogether with the application of the theories of Pedagogical Robotics, which links different kinds of subjects such as electronics, mathematics, electricity, mechanics and informatics in the fabrication of robotic prototypes. The platform selected for this last purpose was Arduino. The work has been possible thanks to the sponsorship of the institutional program UNAM-PAPIME (Project Support Program for Innovation and Improvement of Teaching).
Exploring the Synergies between Teaching and Consulting: The Baldrige National Quality Award Experience
Natarajan, Ramachandran (United States)
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Many articles have been written on the Baldrige criteria and its success in improving organizational performance in various sectors of the economy. What is not as well discussed is the impact of the Baldrige Award experience on teaching and learning. The main objectives of this case study are to illustrate the impact of Baldrige consulting with specific cases, and to identify some of the success factors required to increase the likelihood that these synergies will be derived. To accomplish these objectives, a case study approach has been used to gather knowledge and address the research question.
Fostering Graduate Level Student Success: What Research Says and How to Apply it in the Classroom
Landu-Adams, Victoria; Dubyak, Jeannette M. (United States)
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The best instructors know how to engage their students from the first day of class and help them reach high levels of accomplishment in grasping difficult content, even in graduate level coursework. To create a positive learning environment, instructors must be proactive and anticipate challenges students are likely to face during the class. Whether we like to admit it or not, there are difficult courses for students to grasp within every program of study. Students’ ability to learn and retain difficult information is based on physiological, emotional, sociological, and psychological factors. Therefore, instructors need to consider incorporating appropriate classroom practices for a diversity of learners. Are you searching for innovative, quick and easy ideas to “bait” your students on the first day and “hook” them to be comfortable with anxiety-laden courses for the remainder of the course instruction? This paper will present hands-on activities that can easily be utilized in even the most difficult graduate-level subjects. These activities build positive learning environments to help ease anxiety from the first day. It will also include interactive activities that can be adapted to any subject matter at any instructional level in the higher educational setting.
Getting Smart: Need to Focus on Creating an Enabling Environment Structured Around the Objective of Realizing the True Potential of Our Next Generations
Sattar, Hassan; Nazir, Sadaf (Pakistan)
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Most traditionalists argue (and receivers of education believe) that education amounts to the quantum of knowledge, in the form of instruction, being transmitted from a teacher to a student. This model of education also tends to include measurement, of the quality of instruction and learning outcomes, via grades, tests, quizzes and assessments. In our observed opinion, traditional teaching practices, current early education system structure and grade-assessment-method of monitoring progress against target learning outcomes is: (a) primarily focused on providing historical facts and knowledge for foundation-setting of “classified subjects (Math, Science, Languages, History, Geography etc.)”; (b) obsessed with setting measurable “limits” and restricting attainment level assessment in comparison to those pre-set limits. This, in our view, is essentially a “production-factory” model. Facts, figures and instruction are important but not an end in themselves. Success and leadership abilities are not dependent only on academic outcomes and measurement of the quality of instruction but also on the key virtues possessed by an individual. Aristotle believed that virtues are literally habit forming; their hold on our personality grows through intervention and repetition; they strengthen through use and can fade through neglect. So virtues that are either neglected or not activated in repeated and challenging situations of choice, cease to exist. With this backdrop, for our study, we have identified 23 notable contributors (outliers) of the human race in recorded and well-documented history over 2500 years. The focus of our analysis is to trace any emerging pattern of virtues that can be attributed to having played a definitively influencing role in life outcomes of these individuals. Our study intends to address the following questions: (1) of the 23 individuals identified for having contributed significantly, in their respective fields, does a pattern of demonstrated virtues exist? (2) Should a pattern exist, is it significant enough to allow prioritizing intervention for developing these virtues? (3) Is it possible to structure an intervention of traditionally un-quantified virtues and measure outcomes of such an intervention? Case study method for quantitative research was used to conduct the study, examining 23 cases (multiple case studies) to understand the similarities and differences between the cases. We used the data base in the form of secondary data, collected from various sources, on life history of these 23 people. Using this methodology, we have found that 8 virtues have been repeated more than 5 times (statistically significant) in the sample (total 83 data-points). We have concluded that: (a) A combination of 8 intellectual virtues, as defined herein, can be attributed to having played a definitively influencing (not entirely defining) role in life outcomes of these exceptional individuals – these are: (1) Flexibility of Mind; (2) Focus; (3) Originality; (4) Persistence; (5) Initiative; (6) Resilience; (7) Reflectiveness; (8) Curiosity. The pattern of their occurrence is significant enough to warrant prioritizing their development in the next generations; (b) A key curriculum objective, specially of formative years’ educational system, must be to prioritize the provision of tools and environment that will help pupils in exploring and developing their potential, particularly (not exclusively), for these 8 skills. (c) to take this forward, further literature and original research is needed on: (1) evolving a methodology or set of methodologies to use, during early school years, for “enabled” development of these intellectual virtues; (2) creating an “indicator” mechanism to assess pace of individual (not relative) progress against these eight life-long learning objectives.
How to Efficiently Conduct an IT Audit – In the Perspective of Research, Consulting and Teaching
Felley, Gabriel; Dornberger, Rolf (Switzerland)
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This article reflects the topic of IT audit – information technology audit – with respect to research, consulting and teaching. The expression ‘IT audit’ comprises information systems audits as well as information security audits combining
the short-term to long-term management of the IT infrastructure with its daily operation in order to achieve the organization's objectives. No overall common standard procedure for an IT audit works generally.
However, standard procedures for IT audits, e.g. ISO 27001, are available, which must be particularly adapted and customized to fulfil a company’s needs. This task requires experts. Thus, students of all Information Systems Bachelor or Master programs are trained to work in IT audit projects or even to lead them. This paper presents a case study, concerning the IT audit of organizations acting in the Swiss social insurance environment. The derived concepts are discussed. A best practice of knowledge transfers to students in the perspective of relating research and consulting is described.
How to Write a Master’s Thesis – A Learning Pathway Written Report Skills at the Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven
Suttels, Cédric; Londers, Elsje; Van Hemelrijck, Inge; Burman, Marjolijn; Berbers, Yolande (Belgium)
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This paper describes the learning pathway written report skills at the Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven. First, the state of affairs of written report skills that Bachelor’s graduates should have obtained during the curriculum is explained. The next section outlines the position of the Master’s thesis in the engineering curriculum. Furthermore, the three workshops organized by the Faculty are illustrated. Likewise, the Teaching Assistants also get a training to guide the Master’s thesis. Finally, conclusions, discussions and future work is outlined. The Master’s thesis is considered as an essential part of the academically oriented engineering program. It gives the students the opportunity to show both their competences to do scientific research as well as to report their results. The learning pathway is designed within the structure of a five-year engineering program, containing two Bachelor’s programs and fourteen Master’s programs, with more than 3,000 students enrolled. The focus of this paper lays on the last phase of the learning pathway when students are asked to report on their research by writing a Master’s thesis. There is a slight overlap with the learning pathway Problem-solving and Design, where students work in groups of up to eight persons. One of the aspects of the Problem-solving and Design courses is the research report. The faculty organizes three workshops, aimed at guiding the students, convincing them that not only the research forms an important part of the course. The first workshop, Information Literacy, is organized in corporation with the Campus Library. During a two-hour session, students are encouraged in an interactive way to explore their Master’s thesis topic and to try to find references. The second workshop, Intellectual Integrity and Plagiarism, lays focus on the ethical side of plagiarism and why you should quote or refer. The third Master’s thesis workshop, Academic Writing, emphasizes two aspects of the Master’s thesis: an academic writing style and the structure of the Master’s thesis. The role of the Master’s thesis advisor and mentor must not be neglected. Therefore, the Faculty of Engineering Science provides a workshop during the Starters Week of Engineering and Education: Training for TAs (SWEET²). The Teaching Assistants receive information about guiding a Master’s thesis and giving feedback on the written reports of their students.
The main aim of the learning pathway written report skills is to provide students with decent working tools and guidance throughout the whole Master’s thesis project. In bringing together all the efforts throughout the whole curriculum, academic success should improve.
Illusion or Reality? The Balance between Security and Freedom of Expression in the United States and Turkey
Baybars Hawks, Banu (Turkey)
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Censorship is no longer limited to traditional media such as print media and TV. With the invention of Internet, the impact of censorship is felt much more strongly with regard to new media related resources of information and communication. With the escalation of terrorism in the 21st century, the governments all around the world have begun to use terrorist incidents as the main justification in their efforts to curb freedoms. Within this context, the primary argument of the governments in regulating the media is to prevent negative effect of certain speech or expression, including the ones threatening national security. On the other hand, the counter arguments states that freedom of speech and expressions are the fundamental rights of all citizens, and therefore, people have the right to be free from governmental control that inhibits thoughts, ideas, and free expression. This paper argues that the media freedom to report on news without restriction or censorship is one of the defining qualities of a liberal democratic system and proposes to examine the restrictions on media as a form of censorship; this hence is the violation of media freedom.
Impact of Distance Learning Program through Live Webcast Lecture for Industrial Training Institute’s Faculty in India
Mathai, K. James (India)
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India has a large technical education system comprising of engineering colleges, polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes (ITI). There is a network of 11,001 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country with seating capacity of more than 15.52 lakhs. Approximately 70% of seating capacity is reserved in private sector and 30% in Government ITIs. The training is imparted in 70 engineering and 63 non-engineering trades. The (DGE&T), Ministry of Labour & Employment (now Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship), Government of India has taken the challenge of Capacity Building of Training of ITI faculty through Distance Learning Programme under World Bank Assisted Vocational Training Improvement Project(VTIP). The Ministry of Labor and Employment, with the rapid changes in technology have made changes in curriculum. Thereby DGE&T have planned to update the existing faculty before the start of academic year 2014-15 through distance learning program as pilot project using well established webcast studio/Hub and spokes with ICT/ AVIEW[10] in NITTTRs of India. This paper presents the impact of a three day program through live webcast lecture using - A Versatile E-learning Tool[1] established at National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training Institute & Research (NITTTR), Bhopal Madhya Pradesh. The Impact study justifies the efficacy of the webcast technology; which shows 85.56%age increase in understanding on the topic and 74.22%age overall assessment about effectiveness of program as excellent and very good respectively was opined. The distance learning programs was successfully organized.
Implementing an Executive-Function Syllabus: Operational Issues
Hendel, Russell Jay (United States)
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A recent approach to pedagogic challenge, contrastive to the hierarchy approach of Bloom, Anderson, Gagne, Van-Hiele, Marzano, Webb and many others, identifies pedagogic challenge with executive function: Pedagogy is defined as challenging if it addresses executive function. Executive function, in turn, is defined by the presence of multiple modalities of topic approach and a multi-parameter development of the topic. This paper discusses operational
issues in implementing a teaching methodology based on multiparameter
problems. This paper advocates teaching a multiparameter topic using an incremental approach, introducing one parameter at a time. Examples are presented from trigonometry, actuarial mathematics, statistics and literary analysis. The paper also discusses the use of the incremental approach for problem creation and remediation.
Improving MOOCs’ Perseverance and Completion Rates Using Best Practice Design Principles
Coulombe, Claude; Paquette, Gilbert; Mezghani, Neila (Canada)
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The high dropout rates remain a key argument of many critics of the MOOC (massive open online courses). A range of 5 to 10% is often mentioned in the scientific literature as the percentage of participants who complete a MOOC.
The experience at TÉLUQ for Ulibre’s MOOCs has shown excellent performance in term of "persistence / perseverance" of the participants, which were about three times better than the average rates of other MOOC providers with over 33% of certification.
Ulibre’s high commitment, great participation to the discussion forums and high certification rates are not due to chance, but are at least in part the result of a set of best practices and simple design rules that we have shared in this paper.
Institutional Management, Working Condition and Academic Contribution in Asian Higher Education
Chen, Robin Jung-Cheng; Ho, Sophia Shi-Huei; Peng, Michael Yao-Ping (Taiwan)
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The study conducted a cross national survey including, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Taiwan and was a follow-up to a similar study carried out under the sponsored of the US Carnegie Foundation, focusing on academic professional development in the early 1990s.
The study has attempted to answer the following two questions: what kind of (1) institutional management and (2) general work and activities will directly affect the academic contribution of faculty? Based on the findings, it is negative significant for paid sabbatical leaves to academic contribution.
Integrated Home-Sited Manufacturing-Educational Workstation System
Cline, James E. D. (United States)
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This concept is for those who consider that a nation's greatest assets are its people, so this concept strives to develop and utilize the potential productivity of all the people of the nation, in an economical and comfortable manner, developing each person's work skills and knowledge starting with their present
capabilities, while also enabling some reasonably easily attainable level of each person's productivity in ways that bring better thriving for each individual in the process. It would enable those who are incompletely employed by the conventional business system, to some extent add to the nation's GDP while
also expanding work-related skills and their general and focused knowledge base. Besides the student-trainee, the system involves an internet linked home-sited workstation involving a computer with its interface with the trainee and with the tooling and materials being processed; materials flow utilizing kanban
containers containing materials and associated tooling, that are shuttled between home-sited workstations and at times to primary packaging retail outlets; and the system is remotely monitored and managed by both computerized evaluations and human managers and educators. Monitoring and data logging of value being added at each step to both the trainee’s ongoing
action skill and situational comprehension level, and to the materials processing, is primarily done remotely through the internet connection.
Introducing Problem-Solving Method in the Business School of a Brazilian University
Miguel, Lilian A. P.; Caldeira, Adilson (Brazil)
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This article has as the primary objective discussing the cultural roadblocks faced as part of the process of introducing a new method in a traditional educational institution, as well as showing the preliminary results of that effort, besides proposing some ideas of breaking the resistances. It also emphasizes the difficult to break the institutional mental model of producing only academic theoretical works as a way of achieving goals, no matter the quality of new knowledge and expertise created. The first results showed that 30% of the professors are “risking” themselves on the new method. The students involved – almost 400 – seem to be a little more confident, choosing the new rather than the “traditional”. It appears that they foresee much more opportunities than the professors do. The preliminary results show that some new steps are required. If the resistances are deeply understood, they maybe can be diminished and broken. Another important point to be emphasized is that being in strict contact with the market would help them to develop their classes, enriching with updated and local examples.
INTUITEL and the Hypercube Model - Developing Adaptive Learning Environments
Fuchs, Kevin; Henning, Peter A.; Hartmann, Mutfried (Germany)
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In this paper we introduce an approach for the creation of adaptive learning environments that give human-like recommendations to a learner in the form of a virtual tutor. We use ontologies defining pedagogical, didactic and learner-specific data describing a learner’s progress, learning history, capabilities and the learner’s current state within the learning environment. Learning recommendations are based on a reasoning process on these ontologies
and can be provided in real-time. The ontologies may describe learning content from any domain of knowledge.
Furthermore, we describe an approach to store learning histories as spatio-temporal trajectories and to correlate them with influencing didactic factors. We show how such analysis of spatio-temporal data can be used for learning analytics to improve future adaptive learning environments.
Leadership Development Program for Academic Administrators in an Online Environment
Nakajima, Hidehiro (Japan)
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This paper describes the effects of online learning courses that are designed to develop leadership capacity for faculty and staff in higher education institutions. In this study, two online courses, leadership approaches and strategic planning, have been developed to provide learning opportunities for academic leaders who are aspiring superior capacity of leadership and management. Feedbacks from 10 monitors of the courses show following implications. (1) “Think on your own” style of exercises is effective to acquire the way of thinking for academic leaders. Group of exercises consists of conflict-based personal story describing problems in academic institutions and open-ended questions for problem solution. (2) Time to learn the management and leadership is much shorter than other similar professional trainings. Average time to complete our courses is 12 hours, which is equivalent to 2 hours learning in 6 days. This is a realistic solution for academic managers to learn leadership and management with lots of tasks on their campus. (3) Cost to develop and maintain the courses is sufficiently low, which means our online programs can transplant and modify at
other institutions more easily than existing programs.
Now What? Think Fast: Using Healthcare Clinics as Universal Language to Maximize Learning for International Students in a Graduate Classroom
Katila, Sanda (United States)
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International students in Masters programs come to US optimistic and willing to learn. Upon arrival and entrance into programs, they’re often unprepared for unexpected environments. Culture shock and language barriers may seem
like obvious hurdles but academic work ethic and visual knowledge poses unique challenges for both students and design educators.
Although all students share new challenges in graduate schools, international students face tougher impediments in studio environments where they express themselves both visually and verbally. Additionally, much of design uses humor, idioms, and visual clues only understood in English. So how do educators help international students build on what they already know? How do educators break barriers between domestic and international students so they may teach one another through a shared language?
In fall 2015 my Conceptual Development and Implementation class was struggling to exchange ideas in the classroom so healthcare promotion in student’s native city and language were used as part of the shared language. Students explained what makes healthcare clinics reputable; how people access
information in India, China, small towns or larger urban areas; and where people look for trustworthy information? This paper discusses how one educator used healthcare clinics to find a universal language to maximize learning for international students in design education.
Pitfalls in Introducing Audience Response Activities for Teaching and Learning: Case Studies from a South African University
Faasen, Marinda; Fourie-Malherbe, Magda (South Africa)
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This paper reports on the implementation of audience response activities in five academic contexts at a higher education institution, and highlights some pitfalls in the introduction of this kind of technology for teaching and learning purposes. The paper firstly gives an overview of audience response technology, before contextualising the study. The study followed a mixed methods approach, and data collection included both quantitative and qualitative data in the form of observations of lessons, interviews with lecturers, student surveys and artefact analysis. This is followed by an analysis of the five cases. Pitfalls in integrating audience response technology in teaching and learning included the inefficient use of the aggregated feedback produced by the audience response system; technical difficulties encountered with the audience response system itself; drawbacks related to the size of the mobile device, and lack of motivation by students to participate in the activity. The paper concludes that the strength of audience response technology is the aggregated feedback given by the system, but for lecturers and students to benefit from this, lecturers need to redesign their current pedagogical practices. However, in order to do this they need sufficient technological and pedagogical support from the institution.
Prosthetic Memory and the Posthuman Performance of Video Gaming
Aliano, Kelly (United States)
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This paper argues for a posthuman perspective on the concept of memory. It suggests that video gaming, a virtual experience, can be as powerful for
memory creation as any actual lived experience might be. The argument is based on key science fiction examples. The paper studies Halo: Reach as a significant memory-based video game.
Relating Real Life Problem Solving and Human-Centered Design Research for Federal Law Enforcement Training
Connell, Anne (United States)
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The In recent years, real life problem solving and humancentered design research has proved indispensable in creating useful and usable solutions that both address human needs and create value for the client. Human-centered design research is the connective activity that helps us integrate specialized
knowledge into meaningful solutions. We used a structured human-centered design process and various research methods to facilitate the design and development of an online learning solution for a federal law enforcement agency to address the issues of scalability, consistency, and timeliness across their
vast organization. The methods we used were crucial in gathering the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities and presenting a synthesized, meaningful picture of the problems at hand to the client. This in turn led to a highly effective and
collaborative partnership that resulted in a high-value application that helped standardize the current state of practice and advanced the mission of the federal law enforcement agency in the realm of digital evidence gathering.
Searching for Socrates: How to Engage Online Students
Swart, William; MacLeod, Ken (United States)
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Our university enrolls over 500 students in its online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. In this paper we present tools that were developed to better engage students with their online learning environment. Over 85% of our students reported that individually and collectively these tools were more effective in helping them to understand the material.
Strategic Communication: A Case Study in the Use of Facebook in Elections and Public Office
Branham, David (United States)
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Mike Sullivan received 215,534 votes in his bid to gain the Republican Party nomination for Tax Assessor/Collector of Harris County, Texas in the 2016 Republican Primary. The vote total was the highest vote total for any county level candidate in the entire state, and he easily won the Republican nomination for a second time. Sullivan’s unique campaign style is a direct result of professionalism and strategies that are unique to typical campaigns. One of those strategies is to use social media as a tool to constantly demonstrate his ability to serve the county and the Republican Party, and to properly promote himself when the need arises. This paper is a case study of Sullivan’s use of Facebook as a way to enhance his ability to properly administer his office, inform his constituents, and to promote his candidacy.
Student Teachers’ Modeling of Acceleration Using a Video-Based Laboratory in Physics Education: A Multimodal Case Study
Trudel, Louis; Métioui, Abdeljalil; Arbez, Gilbert (Canada)
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This exploratory study intends to model kinematics learning of a pair of student teachers when exposed to prescribed teaching strategies in a video-based laboratory. Two student teachers were chosen from the Francophone B.Ed. program of the Faculty of Education of a Canadian university. The study method consisted of having the participants interact with a video-based laboratory to complete two activities for learning properties of acceleration in rectilinear motion. Time limits were placed on the learning activities during which the researcher collected detailed multimodal information from the student teachers’ answers to questions, the graphs they produced from experimental data, and the videos taken during the learning sessions. As a result, we describe the learning approach each one followed, the evidence of conceptual change and the difficulties they face in tackling various aspects of the accelerated motion. We then specify advantages and limits of our research and propose recommendations for further study.
Technology Enhanced Language Learning on English Communication for EFL Learners
Boonyopakorn, Jaemjan (Thailand)
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Global advanced technology era is the most significant role for world population using Online Social Network (OSN) increasingly. It can be applied to multi-functioning purposes which are more essential for their life any situations for instance their society, study, and work. The integration of technology and English practicing skills has a lot good benefits for them to promote English communication among EFL learners. They are motivated and encouraged to practice their English skills more fluently and effectively. They also have good attitudes towards using the technology in their learning. Most of them are able to communicate in English with each other around the world. They also learn more culture and lifestyles in any foreign countries, especially in ASEAN countries. Thailand is one of the members in ASEAN Community that Thais need to communicate in English as a working language. They have to use English for their study and work in Thailand and other countries. It's very necessary to help them communicating in English direct oral conversations related to real work life with these foreigners rapidly. This article describes that Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) impacts EFL Learners as social media to improve their English communication. Internet acts as an efficient tool to enhance language acquisition in English learning. Most of them use a lot of applications via smart phones for their English lifelong learning anywhere anytime. TELL assists them to practice more English communication skills which are important for their study and work life. They enable to learn all English such as vocabulary, grammar, expression, conversation, message, etc. They also develop their English communication skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing any situations. They will be able to communicate with Asians in English for further work in ASEAN Community effectively. They will cooperate to do business for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in the future successfully.
Technology, the Indigenous and the Revitalization of Languages at Risk of Extinction
Guedes Mendonça, Dener; Leal Teixeira, Gustavo; Ferreira Lima, Joselice; Alves Escobar, Suzana; Gusmão, Claudio Alexandre (Brazil)
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This paper aims to analyze the use of technology in indigenous environments as an instrument to preserve their culture and language. We also aimed here to display results of a first version of a cataloguing system we have been developing to store words from the Xacriabá language. We think that the availability linguistic data in any digital format may induce or support the cultural revival of indigenous peoples.
The Effect of Edmodo Learning Network on Students’ Perception, Self-Regulated Learning Behaviors and Learning Performance
Charoenwet, Salubsri; Cristensen, Ami (Thailand)
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As the use of social networking sites and online collaborative tools increases, educators can utilize these technologies to improve student engagement in the virtual classrooms. Edmodo, an internet-based learning management system (LMS), offers a secure virtual classroom that can be moderated by an instructor. In this study Edmodo was used to create supportive learning by facilitating channels for students to communicate with the teacher and participate in class activities. The virtual class space provided students opportunity to share ideas, follow up with class assignments, and take quizzes. The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects of integrating this networking system regarding students’ perception towards the learning platform. Self-regulated learning (SRL) behaviors of students along with their learning performances were also examined. Students were to sign up for Edmodo classroom and work with provided class activities. Learning materials were uploaded for students and pre- and post-test scores were collected and analyzed. Self-reported survey questionnaires about SRL and students’ perceptions were administered at the end of the course. The statistical analysis revealed that learning activities provided on the LMS significantly improved self-regulated learning behaviors and learning performance of students, with a positive perception towards the online learning environment.
The Marriage of CHAOS Research with Normalized Systems Theory
Mulder, Hans *; Johnson, Jim ** (* Belgium, ** United States)
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The successes of large-scale transaction applications and systems have been an
important driver of the digital world over the past decades. But their development and particularly their maintenance remain challenging, with development requiring huge amounts of resources and a lack of evolvability
resulting in most large organizations having a substantial legacy base, making it unclear how a future consisting of an Internet-of-Things, big data, and cloud computing can be enabled clearly as even more evolvability will be required.
The Next Step of IT Project Research in Practice: The CHAOS University System
Mulder, Hans *; Johnson, Jim ** (* Belgium, ** United States)
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The Standish Group has been formally researching the causes of software
project success and failure since 1994 [1]. Prior to this date very little research
was done and the problems of software project failure were hidden due to lack of transparency.1 Standish’s cumulative research encompasses 22 years of data
on why projects succeed or fail, representing more than 50,000 active completed IT projects and more than 60,000 inactive completed projects stored in a database. Currently, the crisis in IT projects continues. Governments,
industry, and parliaments in North America and Europe seek answers regarding why IT projects add little orno value for society, organizations, and 1 "The software industry’s inability to provide accurate estimates of development cost, effort, and/or time is well known. This inability is described in reports from project management consultancy companies, case studies on project failures, articles in the computer press, and estimation surveys. The common belief seems to be that the cost overruns are very large, and we have experienced that few software professionals and researchers react with disbelief when being presented with the inaccuracy figures reported in Standish Group’s Chaos Report [1], i.e., an average cost overrun of 89%. There may be several reasons for this attitude.” [4] individuals. Standish’s research is used more than ever before, recently in the hearings of the Dutch Parliament [2, 3].2 This paper focusses on a novel application in Education and Research.
The Triple Helix Case: Creating Intrapreneurial Direction in a Multi-Rational Higher Education Institution
Meissner, Jens O. *; Baralou, Evangelia **; Wolf, Patricia * (* Switzerland, ** United Kingdom)
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This paper serves the investigation of how strategic initiatives in multi-rational environments unfold and develop. It contains two main contributions: Firstly, a methodological setup as foundation for the research on organizational multi-rationality is deduced from social systems theory and critical realism. Secondly, a detailed storyline of a four-year-period interdisciplinary university program is reconstructed, that was affected by diverse rationalities of different societal sub-systems. This reconstruction contains the general description of the initiative and the rationality development that became visible and invisible at specific crystallization points. The case is finally interpreted and discussed from different perspectives, arguing the title of this paper. Our hypothesis is that a continuously shifting world with differentiating societal sub systems allows new spaces for creativity and innovations to emerge. These “in-between”-spaces can be systematically used for new initiatives, thus creating new meaning and intrapreneurial impulses.
The Use of MARIE CPU Simulator in Computer Architecture Course: A Case Study of Student’s Perception of Learning and Performance
Maxnuck Soares, Jorge Fernando; Raunheitte, Luís Tadeu M.; Kurihara, Takato (Brazil)
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This study aims to show the results of employing a case study in the use of Active Learning Practices in the Computer Architecture discipline. The practice in question is the use of Marie® CPU Simulator as a practical tool in the development of the course. The period of application regarding the development of the case took place from August 2015 to November 2015, and involved 40 students of the Information Systems course of Faculdade de Computação e Informática, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM), in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.The methodology of the study aims to verify whether the use of Marie® CPU Simulator contributes to improving the learning of the Computer Architecture discipline, especially whether it provides a better understanding of the parts that integrate the architecture of a given CPU, with an explanation of the function of the parts, and their interrelationship. This is the purpose of this study, to show the first results of a more comprehensive study on the use of active learning practices, using software in high-tech disciplines of an information system course. The secondary purpose of the study is to show the application of the case study as a methodology outside the usual areas, such as: medicine, psychology and business administration. In addition, this study seeks to show the advantages and limitations found, highlighting its potential in the academic field in relation to the use of active learning practices in lessons of technical subjects, such as Computer Architecture, without losing scientific thoroughness in data processing and in the research methodology.
Understanding the Process and Success Factors to Increase Synergies between Research and Teaching
Ballou, Deborah; Huguenard, Brian; Nagy, Brian; Armstrong, Curtis; Guimaraes, Tor (United States)
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While the synergies between research for knowledge discovery and teaching are widely accepted, the evidence is mostly implicit, verbal and poorly documented, and many times contradictive. In an effort to better understand the interaction between these important activities, the main objective of this study is to collect knowledge illustrating their synergies through specific cases. A complementary objective is to identify the important factors which professionals should implement or avoid for increasing the likelihood that these synergies will be derived. To collect the necessary information personal interviews have been used to address the research question. The same set of questions was sent to several professionals known to have extensive experience in the areas of academic research and teaching. The respondents were asked to: 1. briefly describe the knowledge area in which the synergies occurred; 2. For the specified knowledge area, to please describe in summary form but specifically how they derived the synergy between research and teaching; and 3. Based on their personal experience, to please identify the important factors to increase the likelihood that academic research will produce benefits for teaching, and vice versa. The results strongly corroborate the importance of academic research for effective teaching. Based on the results, a set of recommendations are made to faculty members and school administrators to further promote academic research as an important factor for more effective teaching.
Virtual Learning Environment for Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Model
Sparkes, Douglas; Schmidlin, Karin; Hsu, Mark (Canada)
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The University of Waterloo has a history as an innovative and entrepreneurial university. With increasing demand for entrepreneurship education and venture development support there has been increasing interest in how to provide this support virtually. To address this need, an entrepreneurship platform consisting of four primary components; entrepreneurial team engagement, mentor engagement, provision of ‘just-in-time’ learning resources, and social network creation is under development. Engagement and social network creation are built around a series of gamified events that provide structure and feedback for the participants, as well as focal points for mentoring and network development. The ‘embedding’ of these early-stage ventures into a supportive social network aligns with a belief that one does not simply launch new ventures, but rather launch networks. These event gates are supported by a system of ‘just-in-time’ learning modules allow the participants to develop their own learning program, and may be drawn upon as needed. In this paper we discuss the conceptual model as well as progress on development of its key features. We also discuss some of the early results and lessons learned integrating it into several initiatives underway in Canada and Kenya.
Web X-Ray: Developing and Adopting Web Best Practices in Enterprises
Ferreira, Reinaldo (Portugal)
ABSTRACT:
The adoption of Semantic Web technologies constitutes a promising approach to data structuring and integration, both for public and private usage. While these technologies have been around for some time, their adoption is behind overall expectations, particularly in the case of Enterprises. Having that in mind, we developed a Semantic Web Implementation Model that measures and facilitates the implementation of the technology. The advantages of using the model proposed are two-fold: the model serves as a guide for driving the implementation of the Semantic Web as well as it helps to evaluate the impact of the introduction of the technology. The model was adopted by 19 enterprises in an Action Research intervention of one year with promising results: according to the model’s scale, in average, all enterprises evolved from a 6% evaluation to 46% during that period. Furthermore, practical implementation recommendations, a typical consulting tool, were developed and adopted during the project by all enterprises, providing important guidelines for the identification of a development path that may be adopted on a larger scale. Meanwhile, the project also outlined that most enterprises were interested in an even broader scope of the Implementation Model and the ambition of a “All Web Technologies” approach arose. One model that could embrace the observable overlapping of different Web generations, namely the Web of Documents, the Social Web, the Web of Data and, ultimately, the Web of Context. One model that could combine the evaluation and guidance for all enterprises to follow. That’s the goal of the undergoing “Project Web X-ray” that aims to involve 200 enterprises in the adoption of best practices that may lead to their business development based on Web technologies. This paper presents a case of how Action Research promoted the simultaneous advancement of academic research and enterprise development and introduces the framework and opportunities related to Web Science and how the different and overlapping Web generations offer a relevant opportunity for enterprise development. It also discusses the learnings from bringing academic research to the enterprises and how it leads to further development of both the research and the utility of the results. Finally, it introduces the fundamentals for a new and broader Web Technology Implementation Model that may become a reference for Enterprise adoption.
WheelScout - Mobile Outdoor and Indoor Navigation via Voice Control for Limited Mobility Users
Harriehausen-Mühlbauer, Bettina (Germany)
ABSTRACT:
Modern information technology can improve life in many places and situations in our society. This includes the improvement and simplification of life for people with special needs, such as mobility impaired people. In order to assist this user group with finding barrier-free outdoor and indoor routes, we have developed a mobile app called WheelScout which computes barrier-free routes between two locations. In case the app detects barriers along the shortest route, a barrier-free detour will be computed and displayed. We are using the points of interest (POI) feature and their geo dataset to add barriers to the maps. In order to allow indoor routing, we enhanced the original WheelScout app by RSSI based Bluetooth Low Energy Indoor Positioning using geographical coordinates. In order to allow for a user-friendly search for a route, the input can be inserted in a multi-modal fashion either by typing, touch or speech recognition. The app can be customized so that the routes are individually computed on the basis of a personal profile which is matched against the features of the barriers. This paper will describe both the outdoor as well as the indoor routing of our mobile application and its voice control.
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