84 research outputs found
LIPIcs, Volume 261, ICALP 2023, Complete Volume
LIPIcs, Volume 261, ICALP 2023, Complete Volum
Articulate Furnishings: German Cabinetmakers and the Construction of Elite Experience and Intellectual Culture, 1550-1650
This dissertation extends beyond the art historical canon and traditional methodologies to redirectscholarly attention back to a crucial aspect of early modern life: bodily experience and knowledgecreation. Framing the early modern collector’s cabinet as a display technology specific to the Kunst- undWunderkammer, or art and curiosity collection, I illuminate the crucial role of the German cabinetmakerin constructing the interactive furnishings that mediated the cognitive and bodily perception of objects ofknowledge of elite collectors in the sixteenth century. Joining the static functions of object preservationand organization with the dynamic performativity of concealment and revelation, collector’s cabinetsstaged novel and short-lived patterns of interactions between early modern persons and objects. Theconstruction, decoration, and contents of the most spectacular of collector’s cabinets not only impelledbut also actively invited the physical handling of objects. Four chapters contextualize the iconographic,representational, material, organizational, and interactive properties of collector’s cabinets alongsidecontemporary inventories, devotional literature and practices, and treatises on collecting and naturalhistory that document early modern approaches to knowledge acquisition. Grafting previously unmappedforms of early modern experience onto masterworks of artisanal skill and ingenuity, this study illuminatesthe ingenuity of sixteenth-century German cabinetmakers who revolutionized early modern persons’perceptions of and interactions with (art) objectsDoctor of Philosoph
Building Stronger Bridges: Strategies for Improving Communication and Collaboration Between Industry and Academia in Software Engineering
Background: The software engineering community has expressed growing concern regarding the need for more connections between research and practice. Despite the large amount of knowledge researchers generate, its impact on real-world practice is uncertain. Meanwhile, practitioners in industry often struggle to access and utilize relevant research outcomes that could inform and enhance their work. Collaboration between industry and academia is seen as a potential solution to bridge this gap, ensuring that research remains relevant and applicable in real-world contexts.Objective: This research aims to explore challenges in communication and collaboration between industry and to design, evaluate, and implement strategies that foster this collaboration. Methodology: The design science paradigm inspires this research, as we aim to obtain knowledge about industry-academia communication and collaboration by studying challenges and solutions in context. The thesis includes case studies; some are exploratory, while others focus on evaluating specific strategies.Results: In terms of problem understanding, we identified challenges that impact communication and collaboration, such as different expectations, perspectives, and ways of working. Furthermore, we pinpointed factors facilitating communication, including long-term projects, research relevance, and practitioners' involvement.Regarding how to improve communication and collaboration, we investigated two strategies. The first strategy involves using the SERP-taxonomy approach in a project on software vulnerability management in IoT systems. The second strategy involves the proposal of interactive rapid reviews, conducted in close collaboration with practitioners. We share the lessons from conducting two reviews (one in testing machine learning systems and the other in software component selection). The benefits of conducting interactive rapid reviews include mutual understanding, the development of networks, and increased motivation for further studies.Conclusion: The thesis emphasizes the importance of industry-academia collaboration as a key aspect in closing gaps between research and practice. The strategies discussed provide tools to understand industry-academia partnerships better and support future collaborations
Connectivism as a strategy to support progressed Mathematics learners through Information Communication Technologies
The introduction of progression policy, which prohibits the repetition of a grade to more
than once within each of the four phases of Basic Education, was enforced in the Further
Education and Training (FET) phase in 2013. The first group of progressed learners to
write their National Senior Examination was in 2014. There have been conflicting views
from various stakeholders within the education sector on the benefits and challenges of
progression policy.
What studies do not address, are appropriate strategies that could be applied to support
the progressed learners in Mathematics. This study was a comparative case study which
investigated how connectivism can be used to support progressed learners using
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). The study aimed to describe the types
of digital networks teachers use to support progressed learners, their impact and
effectiveness, to track their performance and outline both the benefits and challenges of
using connectivism as a support strategy for progressed learners, to compare with the
existing strategies which are not necessarily technological used to support progressed
learners and to create a framework which could be used to support progressed learners
within a connectivism ideology.
Data collection strategies used were semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and
documentations such as lesson plans, progression tracking tools and support policies.
The study population was sixteen FET Mathematics educators from five secondary
schools in Ekurhuleni North district in circuit 4. Data analysis was done through Atlas ti
and presented in a descriptive and graphical way.
The findings of this study indicated that connectivism is a digital age theory, which when
incorporated into teaching and learning, becomes one of the most effective support tools
for progressed learners. The findings further indicated that ICTs within networks makes
teaching and learning more learner centred, improves participation, learner attainment
and pass rate. The findings also revealed that connectivism became the most critical way
of learning not only as a support strategy, but the most effective way for remote learning
and continuous learning. Learners are able to learn at their own pace, at their most
convenient set-up and they manage and control what they learn, how they learn, with
whom they learn and what information they require. The findings further indicated that
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although there are challenges such as resource distribution among participants, the
benefits outweigh the challenges.Thesis (PhD (Computer Integrated Education))--University of Pretoria, 2022.Science, Mathematics and Technology EducationPhD (Computer Integrated Education)Unrestricte
Challenges for engineering students working with authentic complex problems
Engineers are important participants in solving societal, environmental and technical problems. However, due to an increasing complexity in relation to these problems new interdisciplinary competences are needed in engineering. Instead of students working with monodisciplinary problems, a situation where students work with authentic complex problems in interdisciplinary teams together with a company may scaffold development of new competences. The question is: What are the challenges for students structuring the work on authentic interdisciplinary problems? This study explores a three-day event where 7 students from Aalborg University (AAU) from four different faculties and one student from University College North Denmark (UCN), (6th-10th semester), worked in two groups at a large Danish company, solving authentic complex problems. The event was structured as a Hackathon where the students for three days worked with problem identification, problem analysis and finalizing with a pitch competition presenting their findings. During the event the students had workshops to support the work and they had the opportunity to use employees from the company as facilitators. It was an extracurricular activity during the summer holiday season. The methodology used for data collection was qualitative both in terms of observations and participants’ reflection reports. The students were observed during the whole event. Findings from this part of a larger study indicated, that students experience inability to transfer and transform project competences from their previous disciplinary experiences to an interdisciplinary setting
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