Identifying the Relevance of Research Goals through Collecting Citizens’ Voices on Social Media

Recent debates on the meaning and use of science are focused on addressing citizens’ needs or concerns of society in different fields. Researchers have developed different methodologies for capturing the relevance of topics to be addressed by research in order to map them. This article proposes a new methodology for identifying the relevance of research goals through collecting citizen’s voices on Twitter and Facebook combing two approaches: top down, starting with already defined research goals priorities, and bottom up, departing from the social media. The article presents the results of the application of this methodology through the research goals of Sustainable Development Goals to identify their relevance and if there are some topics not covered by them. Thus, researchers could integrate this methodology in their daily work and be more in line with the needs expressed by citizens in social media

Identifying the Relevance of Research Goals through Collecting Citizens' Voices on Social Media

Recent debates on the meaning and use of science are focused on addressing citizens' needs or concerns of society in different fields. Researchers have developed different methodologies for capturing the relevance of topics to be addressed by research in order to map them. This article proposes a new methodology for identifying the relevance of research goals through collecting citizen's voices on Twitter and Facebook combing two approaches: top down, starting with already defined research goals priorities, and bottom up, departing from the social media. The article presents the results of the application of this methodology through the research goals of Sustainable Development Goals to identify their relevance and if there are some topics not covered by them. Thus, researchers could integrate this methodology in their daily work and be more in line with the needs expressed by citizens in social media

Use of wiris quizzes in an online calculus course

Calculus courses often present a large number of difficulties to undergraduate students of scientific studies, especially in engineering degrees. These difficulties are sometimes related to teaching and assessment strategies. In this paper, a teaching innovation experience is presented within the framework of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. This teaching experience is focused on a continuous assessment through a systematic use of the so-called WIRIS quizzes. Academic outcomes are very positive from both quantitative and qualitative viewpoints.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

Use of wiris quizzes in an online calculus course

Calculus courses often present a large number of difficulties to undergraduate students of scientific studies, especially in engineering degrees. These difficulties are sometimes related to teaching and assessment strategies. In this paper, a teaching innovation experience is presented within the framework of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. This teaching experience is focused on a continuous assessment through a systematic use of the so-called WIRIS quizzes. Academic outcomes are very positive from both quantitative and qualitative viewpointsPeer Reviewe

Identifying the Relevance of Research Goals through Collecting Citizens’ Voices on Social Media

Recent debates on the meaning and use of science are focused on addressing citizens’ needs or concerns of society in different fields. Researchers have developed different methodologies for capturing the relevance of topics to be addressed by research in order to map them. This article proposes a new methodology for identifying the relevance of research goals through collecting citizen’s voices on Twitter and Facebook combing two approaches: top down, starting with already defined research goals priorities, and bottom up, departing from the social media. The article presents the results of the application of this methodology through the research goals of Sustainable Development Goals to identify their relevance and if there are some topics not covered by them. Thus, researchers could integrate this methodology in their daily work and be more in line with the needs expressed by citizens in social media

Aplicació de la carpeta d'aprenentatge a la Universitat

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Wiris Quizzes: Un sistema de evaluación continua con feedback automático para el aprendizaje de matemáticas en línea

En estudios en línea de ingeniería, el seguimiento del proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes de matemáticas así como el sistema de evaluación son aspectos clave de la estrategia docente. En este artículo se presenta un sistema de evaluación continua con feedback automático, basado en la realización de cuestionarios Wiris Quizzes durante un curso de análisis matemático en la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Dichos cuestionarios, con enunciados parametrizados, funcionan en el entorno de Moodle con el soporte del programa de cálculo simbólico Wiris (www.wiris.com). Los resultados de la experiencia docente con esta metodología en una aula con 65 estudiantes y la comparación con los de semestres anteriores son claramente positivos: (a) el número de estudiantes que siguen la evaluación continua se mantiene estable; (b) la media de las notas de la evaluación continua aumenta de forma considerable; (c) el número de estudiantes que suspenden la asignatura se ha reducido significativamente y (d) la valoración que los estudiantes hacen de la asignatura, de sus contenidos y de los recursos que se ponen a su disposición ha mejorado notablemente.Postprint (published version

Integración de texto y vídeo en un nuevo recurso para el aprendizaje de matemáticas en línea

Las características especiales del aprendizaje en línea conllevan la necesidad de disponer de materiales adaptados. El feedback con los estudiantes denota que la notación matemática y los conocimientos previos son a menudo los grandes escollos a superar para la comprensión de la materia. Todo ello ha guiado nuestro esfuerzo por mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza que impartimos, buscando nuevos recursos educativos que ayuden a paliar los problemas detectados. En este documento se presenta la experiencia de la integración de texto y video en un recurso utilizado en asignaturas de Análisis Matemático. Justificamos su elección y detallamos su uso a lo largo de un semestre. Finalmente, hacemos un análisis estadístico de los datos disponibles, que nos lleva a la conclusión que existe una clara tendencia de mejora de los resultados académicos.Postprint (published version