Collaborative Authoring of Adaptive Educational Hypermedia by Enriching a Semantic Wiki’s Output

This research is concerned with harnessing collaborative approaches for the authoring of Adaptive Educational Hypermedia (AEH) systems. It involves the enhancement of Semantic Wikis with pedagogy aware features to this end. There are many challenges in understanding how communities of interest can efficiently collaborate for learning content authoring, in introducing pedagogy to the developed knowledge models and in specifying user models for efficient delivery of AEH systems. The contribution of this work will be the development of a model of collaborative authoring which includes domain specification, content elicitation, and definition of pedagogic approach. The proposed model will be implemented in a prototype AEH authoring system that will be tested and evaluated in a formal education context

The Dimension of Npi in Mozambique: A Satellite Account Perspective

This study gives a first estimate of the economic and social dimension of the NPI sector in Mozambique in a satellite account perspective

“New Way of Working” at Siemens: internal social responsibility and positioning a firm as employer of choice

Siemens, a successful international company, is investing great sums to deal with increased competition, reinforced cost pressure as well as the need for increasing efficiency in its business. The company developed and edited a sustainability program that connects business orientations, resources and management and the companies’ interest groups. Only with satisfied and motivated employees, Siemens is able to meet its corporate objectives more successfully within a rapidly changing business environment. For that reason, Siemens tries to achieve sustainable working conditions, whereby working culture and working environment play a paramount role. On this account, Siemens felt compelled to establish a changing working culture by developing a new project “Siemens Office – New way of working” in order to enhance employee satisfaction that will strengthen Siemens’ rank as an excellent employer. This case study is aimed to figure out how far the positioning as an employer of choice could be attributed to an enhanced attractiveness of Siemens as an employer that results from an increased satisfaction of employees due to the establishment of a mobile working environment

Research knowledge and skills in primary medical training: A crosssectional audit

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: Internationally, medical education has either adopted, or is moving toward, a Masters level qualification at completion. This reflects the higher-level learning outcomes and potentially facilitation of thinking and decision-making required of medical graduates. In Australia, the main difference between bachelor and masters programs appears to be the level of research skills training. This study explores the characteristics of research training in medical schools and alignment with higher education qualification frameworks. Methods: A cross-sectional audit was conducted of 22 medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, seeking information on: degree type, entry requirement, research knowledge and skills taught, teaching format, and barriers to offering students research experiences. Results: Information about 15 medical programs was obtained, with Australian Qualifications Framework or New Zealand Qualifications Framework Level 7, 8 or 9E outcomes. All included a variety of teaching methods on biomedical ethics, principles of evidence-based practice, and search strategies for medical evidence, critical appraisal of the literature and disease surveillance/epidemiology. Small projects were available in all programs, although voluntary in Level 7/8 programs and mandatory in Level 9E programs. Conclusions: There appear to be few differences in research training and learning outcomes from Level 7 and Level 9E programs, although Level 9E programs have a more systematic approach and assurance that all graduates can achieve the higher outcomes. Barriers to successful implementation relate to finding curriculum space and sufficient research training capacity for all medical students.</ns4:p