Prevalence and Implications of Telecommunication Counselling

ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study was to explore prevalence and implications of telecommunication counselling. Available literature suggests that telecommunication counselling may have far-reaching implications in the mental health practice in general, and particularly in psychology. This study was guided by the social information processing theoretical framework. A total number of 26 mental health practitioners aged from 22 to 45 were selected using purposive sampling. In this study questionnaires were distributed to respondents through email, email was also used to collect the research data. Research ethics, such as confidentiality, anonymity, and voluntary participation, were strictly observed. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23 was used to analyse the data. The analysed data are presented in frequency tables and graphs. This study found that there are effectiveness and efficiency factors associated with the use telecommunication counselling. Furthermore, the findings imply that the popularity of this type of counselling has been growing steadily in the past few years, especially in urban areas. Furthermore, despite the increase and growing popularity in the use of telecommunication counselling, the results suggest the presence of ethical dilemmas that confront the practitioners.Thesis (Masters) -- Faculy of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, 202

Prevalence and Implications of Telecommunication Counselling

ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study was to explore prevalence and implications of telecommunication counselling. Available literature suggests that telecommunication counselling may have far-reaching implications in the mental health practice in general, and particularly in psychology. This study was guided by the social information processing theoretical framework. A total number of 26 mental health practitioners aged from 22 to 45 were selected using purposive sampling. In this study questionnaires were distributed to respondents through email, email was also used to collect the research data. Research ethics, such as confidentiality, anonymity, and voluntary participation, were strictly observed. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23 was used to analyse the data. The analysed data are presented in frequency tables and graphs. This study found that there are effectiveness and efficiency factors associated with the use telecommunication counselling. Furthermore, the findings imply that the popularity of this type of counselling has been growing steadily in the past few years, especially in urban areas. Furthermore, despite the increase and growing popularity in the use of telecommunication counselling, the results suggest the presence of ethical dilemmas that confront the practitioners.Thesis (Masters) -- Faculy of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, 202

Stories from the Creativity Garden: A Series of Interviews with Dr. Mary Murdock

This project explores the curricular development of the Creativity Domain fromthe perspective of Dr. Mary Murdock in a series of informal discussions and video clips with me. We discuss some of the curriculum highlights and processes that she has worked with from her time as a graduate assistant in Georgia to her tenure at Buffalo State College. The recordings have been created in a documentary format as pod casts as Dr. Murdock discusses the domain of creativity, curriculum and methodology of the delivery of theory and the processes inherent. The intent has been to dig deeper into several key process areas (socio drama, Creative Problem Solving, Torrance Incubation Model, Thinking Skills Model) with the audio interview recordings reflecting the passion and highlights of Dr. Murdock’s pedagogical interests, pursuits and strengths. The final portion of the collection includes an audio interview and video excerpt on the TIM and a presentation of Dr. Murdock’s living creativity garden at her home, created by Dr. Susan Keller-Mathers. The focus of interest is on the academic curricular aspect and the organic nature of creativity and not the facilitative model

2021 SERA Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts

Southwest Educational Research Association www.sera–edresearch.org 2021 Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts February 3 - 5, 202

Creating effective learning environments in print: A guide for lecturers and designers of independent study materials

This book is about providing the assistance that you need to create effective printed learning materials. It focuses on the needs of the writer of a distance unit, but the principles apply equally to any self-directed study materials. The book has been developed to assist you with the preparation of your study materials, and to describe some of the many support services available to you. It also provides guidelines on non-discriminatory writing and a useful editorial style, sometimes described as a \u27house style\u27. Above all, Creating Effective Learning Environments in Print will help to ensure that documents you produce are of the highest quality

Web 2.0 and Self-Reported Student Performance Among High School Students in Rural Schools

This research intends to contribute to the current literature available on the appropriate levels of utilizing Web 2.0 resources in the classroom, therefore, amicably submitting the study\u27s results collaboration of a dynamic theoretical construct for pedagogy in the digital age. Educators must contend with and adapt to cognitive changes within their students. School leaders face existential questions regarding the role of the teacher, the role ofthe student, and the method by which these two partners interact. School administrators aware of the substantive challenge facing traditional methods of instruction should be able to provide professional development to teachers that would accurately identify the student of the 21st century as well as establish a framework from which to facilitate those pupils. Based upon the social cognitive learning theory (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2002) and upon the collaborative nature of Web 2.0 resources, the focus of this study was to determine whether there is a statistically significant relationship between level of Web 2.0 usage and self-reported student academic achievement among high school students. Participants included 291 Georgia high school students. The researcher developed and used a Web 2.0 and Student Achievement Questionnaire to gather data on an online site. The researcher obtained a response rate of 31%. Regarding statistical findings, seven hypotheses were tested. Statistical significance was obtained pertaining to the amount of Web 2.0 usage and literature letter grade, and Web 2.0 usage and extracurricular activity participation. Ancillary findings suggested a stronger female use in Web 2.0 resources, as well as high extracurricular activity participation correlating with higher academic achievement

The Impact of Co-presence and Visual Elements in 3D VLEs on Interpersonal Emotional Connection in Telecollaboration

The purpose of this study is to examine participant\u27s perception of the usefulness of the visual elements in 3D Virtual Learning Environments, which represent co-presence, in developing interpersonal emotional connections with their partners in the initial stage of telecollaboration. To fulfill the purpose, two Japanese students and two American students were paired and participated in conversational sessions in two different virtual environments: one where they shared the environments with their partners and the other where they did not.;The participants had five twenty-minute conversational sessions in Japanese in Second Life. By following single subject research designs, the quantitative data were obtained from the results of a Likert scale, which was adapted from the measurement of social presence while the qualitative data were obtained from narrative reflections from participants and conversation analysis.;Both kinds of data were analyzed together and the following conclusions were reached: (1) learners may find avatars useful as a cue to remember the contents of the conversation, (2) 3-D VLEs may help native speakers or non-native speakers with higher proficiency to enforce emotional connections, (3) for non-native speakers, 3-D VLEs may bring positive effects, a sense of connection with their partners, and a negative effect, uncomfortableness, (4) other factors, such as topic of the conversation, gain impacts on emotional connections as the collaboration goes on