Design narratives: an intuitive scientific form for capturing design knowledge in education

This paper provides a brief introduction to design-based research in education, its rationale and principles. It then highlights some of the challenges in reporting on design research, and proposes design narratives as a suitable form to address these challenges. Design narratives are characterized as a form of scientific discourse, and guidelines are proposed for their construction

Cooperative Learning In Virtual Environments: The Jigsaw Method In Statistical Courses

This document sets out a novel teaching methodology as used in subjects with statistical content, traditionally regarded by students as difficult. In a virtual learning environment, instructional techniques little used in mathematical courses were employed, such as the Jigsaw cooperative learning method, which had to be adapted to the peculiarities of the subject. The aim of this methodological project is to adapt the teaching of statistical courses to the new European Higher Education Area

Supporting knowledge transformation with Teams-mediated networked learning

Transfer between school and education - and more generally between persons' life practices - is a recurring issue within educational research. On the one hand, very generally speaking, the possibility of transfer is a prime rationale of the educational system - students are supposed to learn within education "something" which they can then use later in other contexts. On the other hand, theoretical and empirical research combine to question transfer both as a concept and as an empirically occurring phenomenon. This short paper reports on an ongoing Design-Based Research project with educators at The Business School. The outset for the project is the combination of a practice problem, experienced at The Business School, and the present authors' research interest in developing theoretically sound, operationalizable design principles to support students in learning to perform transfer and knowledge transformation. The practice problem at The Business School concerned the limited degree to which students (in their educators' experience) make use of their learning at school in their internship practice. The Design-Based Research project concerns the development and evaluation of design principles focusing on networked learning in mediator activities to facilitate students in performing transfer between school and internship. Microsoft Teams has been chosen by The Business School as the ICT platform to support the networked learning activities. We are inspired by a moderate situated learning approach to transfer which emphasizes the role of framing, the sense-making of the individual, the significance of anchorage of activities in primary contexts and of developed patterns of participation, as well as the thesis that context-dependency is itself context-dependent. Informed by this approach in combination with insights from networked learning research, we have formulated three design principles together with the educators at The Business School. The design principles address the practice problem identified by The Business School educators and take into account the aims of the educators as well as results from a pilot study. Through the Design-Based Research study the following research question and sub-questions are investigated: How can Teams-mediated networked learning support students at The Business School in transfer and transforming knowledge between school and internship? What are design principles for Teams-mediated networked learning to support knowledge transformation? What knowledge transfers and how does it transform in Teams-mediated networked learning for The Business School students traversing between school and internship

Re-designing university courses to support collaborative knowledge creation practices

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Integrating MOOCs in physics preliminary undergraduate education: beyond large size lectures

In this paper, the authors discuss the effectiveness of MOOCs as part of a pedagogical strategy aimed at supporting Physics’ preliminary undergraduate students in large-size lectures. Our study is based on an experimental activity based on a blended course, which integrated a parallel MOOC delivered through the POK (PoliMi Open Knowledge, http://www.pok.polimi.it), the Politecnico di Milano’s MOOC portal. The blended model also delivered face-to-face activities that included intensive technology enhanced learning, like feedback based on clickers. Specifically, we introduce the several elements of the approach (the tutors’ pedagogy, the adoption of clickers, the diversity amongst learning groups) and its process of implementation. The findings in this study highlight that the integrated model is effective in terms’ of students’ learning both for small and large size lectures. More importantly, it was found that the students in large size lectures demonstrated similar or even better performance than students in a small size group. Moreover, the students in all sizes lectures showed higher satisfaction with the MOOCs’ against other factors adopted within the learning design

Learning Experiences of Pre-Service Teachers and the Lecturer’s Role in a Qualitative Research Methods Course

Instructors involved in teacher education believe that the language and skills required for qualitative research methods (QRM) provide teachers with the expertise needed for lifelong learning. In this research, I explore the learning experiences of pre-service teachers in a QRM course and examine the role of the lecturer in designing these experiences. I chose the design research method (Kali, Levin-Peled, & Dori, 2009; Wang & Hannafin, 2005) and collected data from 71 students over three academic years. Data analysis uncovered three types of student experiences: motivation for learning, mediation of learning, and meaningful learning – all of which are supported by the lecturer

Designing Hybrid Learning Spaces in Higher Education

As Hybrid Learning Spaces move beyond distinctions between online and offline spaces, they challenge divisions between teacher/student roles, formal/informal contexts and analogue/digital communication and media. This article presents the concept of hybridity in higher education through a concrete example of a trans-national hybrid course collaboration between three teachers and thirty students at Aarhus University, Denmark and Åbo Akademi University, Finland. The course design is examined through theories on hybrid pedagogy, learning spaces and media ecology to suggest five design principles for Hybrid Learning Spaces. The paper argues that higher education has the potential of inviting students to learn in the world, with the world and for the world, in a way that cuts across traditional dichotomies and barriers

Evaluating instructor compliance with the utilization of technology in higher education art and design courses

College students of today differ significantly from the students of decades past. To keep up with the students’ shift in age, development level, and various learning styles, instructors must embrace the technological revolution through supporting active learning strategies and technology integration methods. As classrooms grow more individualized for students in all disciplines, art and design students must be able to benefit from this style of instruction. Technology integration creates a learning environment where instructors connect and engage students in the classroom while also preparing them to join the digital workforce. This quantitative study surveyed instructors’ attitudes toward technology and the degree of technology use in higher education art and design classes. The literature in the study examines the history of technology in art and design, the importance of technology integration, types of instructional tools, and the attitudes and obstacles of art and design instructors in higher education institutions. Exploring instructors’ attitudes and theories are fundamental to effective professional growth and development (Avalos, 2011). To establish a foundation for further research, the researcher identified current art and design instructors’ attitudes. The results of the study found that both instructors’ attitudes towards computer use and the instructor’s instructional method positively impact the level of computer use

Empowerment of Residents for Intraprofessional Collaboration: the Role of Context, Culture and Power Dynamics

Contains fulltext : 285008.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)Radboud University, 29 november 2022Promotores : Fluit, C.R.M.G., Graaf, J. de, Scherpbier-de Haan, N.D.233 p