Tijdens een conferentie van de Poolse Centre for education development gaf Petra Fisser een workshop over competenties die leraren nodig hebben om hun leerlingen voor te bereiden op leren en werken in de 21e eeuw, waarbij een belangrijke rol is weggelegd voor de integratie van ict in het onderwijs. Daarbij werden 21st century skills gekoppeld aan het TPACK model.
2014-03-20 Fisser Strijker Muller SITE PLD3Petra Fisser
The opportunities for adaptive and personalized learning are promising. The project "Linked Data", which was carried out in 2013, combines the common core curriculum for several subjects, the items from the national final secondary school examinations and its test and item analysis (TIA), and the learning materials from several educational publishers and open educational resources. A web-based tool was developed in which the linked data can be shown graphically in relation to examination scores from students who practice their knowledge and skills on previous examinations. The study examines whether the web-based tool with the linked data results in a) a sufficient overview for the teachers and students of how the students scored, b) if this leads to actions by the teachers to give more personalized and adaptive guidance, and c) if this offers the students support to work independently on their personalized learning path.
Symposium on TPACK at SITE 2014
TPACK is recognized by many as a useful conceptual framework to help define the knowledge base teachers’ need to know to effectively integrate technology in their educational practice. However, determining whether teachers indeed have developed the knowledge and skills required for effective technology integration – or in short whether they have developed TPACK – is a much more complicated issue. This symposium discusses how artifacts are being used in assessing pre-service and practicing teachers technology integration competencies. TPACK calls for coherence between content, pedagogy and technology. The assumption is that having TPACK also implies teachers’ being able to demonstrate technology integration competencies. This assumption implies a fit between (pre-service) teachers’ TPACK (often measured through self-report instruments) and the artifacts they produce.
In this symposium we discuss how different kinds of artifacts, e.g. lesson plans and lesson practice as demonstrated in video clips can be used as an indicator of a teacher’s technology integration competencies. In this symposium we discuss different artifacts (pre-service) teachers produce in order to demonstrate that they have TPACK. In the symposium different artifacts will be discussed, such as lesson plans and video clips that show technology use in classroom practice. The symposium deals with the potential and restrictions of artifacts as indicator for technology integration, the assessment of artifacts and the relation with other TPACK measures, such as the TPACK survey from Schmidt et al. (2010). Examples from different educational contexts will be presented and discussed.
21st Century Skills & TPACK (English version)Petra Fisser
Tijdens een conferentie van de Poolse Centre for education development gaf Petra Fisser een keynote presentatie over competenties die leraren nodig hebben om hun leerlingen voor te bereiden op leren en werken in de 21e eeuw, waarbij een belangrijke rol is weggelegd voor de integratie van ict in het onderwijs. Daarbij werden 21st century skills gekoppeld aan het TPACK model.
Taaltreffers (“Word Score”) is an online serious game intended to increase the vocabulary of pupils in primary schools in the 10-12 age range. The game and the additional materials are designed with the model of Verhallen and Verhallen, in which words are presented in four stages: activating previous knowledge, explaining new words, consolidating new words and testing if the words are part of the daily vocabulary. The game has been piloted at ten schools and the evaluation shows that the vocabulary of the students has increased significantly after playing the game.
2014-03-20 Fisser Strijker Muller SITE PLD3Petra Fisser
The opportunities for adaptive and personalized learning are promising. The project "Linked Data", which was carried out in 2013, combines the common core curriculum for several subjects, the items from the national final secondary school examinations and its test and item analysis (TIA), and the learning materials from several educational publishers and open educational resources. A web-based tool was developed in which the linked data can be shown graphically in relation to examination scores from students who practice their knowledge and skills on previous examinations. The study examines whether the web-based tool with the linked data results in a) a sufficient overview for the teachers and students of how the students scored, b) if this leads to actions by the teachers to give more personalized and adaptive guidance, and c) if this offers the students support to work independently on their personalized learning path.
Symposium on TPACK at SITE 2014
TPACK is recognized by many as a useful conceptual framework to help define the knowledge base teachers’ need to know to effectively integrate technology in their educational practice. However, determining whether teachers indeed have developed the knowledge and skills required for effective technology integration – or in short whether they have developed TPACK – is a much more complicated issue. This symposium discusses how artifacts are being used in assessing pre-service and practicing teachers technology integration competencies. TPACK calls for coherence between content, pedagogy and technology. The assumption is that having TPACK also implies teachers’ being able to demonstrate technology integration competencies. This assumption implies a fit between (pre-service) teachers’ TPACK (often measured through self-report instruments) and the artifacts they produce.
In this symposium we discuss how different kinds of artifacts, e.g. lesson plans and lesson practice as demonstrated in video clips can be used as an indicator of a teacher’s technology integration competencies. In this symposium we discuss different artifacts (pre-service) teachers produce in order to demonstrate that they have TPACK. In the symposium different artifacts will be discussed, such as lesson plans and video clips that show technology use in classroom practice. The symposium deals with the potential and restrictions of artifacts as indicator for technology integration, the assessment of artifacts and the relation with other TPACK measures, such as the TPACK survey from Schmidt et al. (2010). Examples from different educational contexts will be presented and discussed.
21st Century Skills & TPACK (English version)Petra Fisser
Tijdens een conferentie van de Poolse Centre for education development gaf Petra Fisser een keynote presentatie over competenties die leraren nodig hebben om hun leerlingen voor te bereiden op leren en werken in de 21e eeuw, waarbij een belangrijke rol is weggelegd voor de integratie van ict in het onderwijs. Daarbij werden 21st century skills gekoppeld aan het TPACK model.
Taaltreffers (“Word Score”) is an online serious game intended to increase the vocabulary of pupils in primary schools in the 10-12 age range. The game and the additional materials are designed with the model of Verhallen and Verhallen, in which words are presented in four stages: activating previous knowledge, explaining new words, consolidating new words and testing if the words are part of the daily vocabulary. The game has been piloted at ten schools and the evaluation shows that the vocabulary of the students has increased significantly after playing the game.
This presentation focuses on technology integration and the effective use of the ET in DoDEA classes based on a framework created by Punya Mishra and Michael Koehler of Michigan State University.
Technology, Pedagogy And Content Knowledgeteacherlara247
This is an interactive training in TPACK (technology, pedagogy and content knowledge: Mishra and Koehler, 2006) I did for a local university faculty retreat.
Also within are links to Karl Fleisch\'s "Did You Know?" versions from teachertube.
The TPACK framework has been used to prepare prospective science teachers at the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAET) in Kuwait for technology integration in education. Prospective science teachers worked in teams to design a technological solution for a pedagogical problem that teachers usually face. Prospective science teachers were separated in two groups. The first group was coached by technology, pedagogy, and content experts (human support condition). The second group (blended support condition) was supported by using a blended approach, by which they had access to an online portal with different tutorials and examples and they also had the opportunity to meet with the technology, pedagogy and content experts whenever needed. From the literature there is strong evidence that a positive teacher attitude towards technology plays a critical role in the success of the technology integration process, but only a positive attitude to use technology in education is pointless if it is not supported with the necessary skills to use technology (Christensen & Knezek, 2008). In a pre-test post test design data were collected of prospective science teachers’ attitude toward ICT, their ICT skills, and their TPACK. The study showed that the attitude towards ICT, Technological Knowledge (TK) and technological skills were increased. This implies that the prospective teachers became more competent and confident in using technology. It was also found that there was significant growth in TPACK. However, it was found that the blended support condition had a higher increase in their Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), and their attitude toward computer as a tool for productivity and enjoyment compared to the human support condition. This indicates that the blended approach for supporting design teams could be a suitable method to enhance the development of TPACK.
Slides from a presentation for K-12 teachers and student teachers at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference at the University College of the North in The Pas, Manitoba, March 22, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
This presentation focuses on technology integration and the effective use of the ET in DoDEA classes based on a framework created by Punya Mishra and Michael Koehler of Michigan State University.
Technology, Pedagogy And Content Knowledgeteacherlara247
This is an interactive training in TPACK (technology, pedagogy and content knowledge: Mishra and Koehler, 2006) I did for a local university faculty retreat.
Also within are links to Karl Fleisch\'s "Did You Know?" versions from teachertube.
The TPACK framework has been used to prepare prospective science teachers at the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAET) in Kuwait for technology integration in education. Prospective science teachers worked in teams to design a technological solution for a pedagogical problem that teachers usually face. Prospective science teachers were separated in two groups. The first group was coached by technology, pedagogy, and content experts (human support condition). The second group (blended support condition) was supported by using a blended approach, by which they had access to an online portal with different tutorials and examples and they also had the opportunity to meet with the technology, pedagogy and content experts whenever needed. From the literature there is strong evidence that a positive teacher attitude towards technology plays a critical role in the success of the technology integration process, but only a positive attitude to use technology in education is pointless if it is not supported with the necessary skills to use technology (Christensen & Knezek, 2008). In a pre-test post test design data were collected of prospective science teachers’ attitude toward ICT, their ICT skills, and their TPACK. The study showed that the attitude towards ICT, Technological Knowledge (TK) and technological skills were increased. This implies that the prospective teachers became more competent and confident in using technology. It was also found that there was significant growth in TPACK. However, it was found that the blended support condition had a higher increase in their Technological Knowledge (TK) and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), and their attitude toward computer as a tool for productivity and enjoyment compared to the human support condition. This indicates that the blended approach for supporting design teams could be a suitable method to enhance the development of TPACK.
Slides from a presentation for K-12 teachers and student teachers at the Mobile Learning Technology Conference at the University College of the North in The Pas, Manitoba, March 22, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for k12 students.
Mining Matters Teachers' Workshop - Modern Mining and Technology Week SudburyMining Matters
Teachers of students ranging from grades 4 through 7 from the Sudbury area attended a Mining Matters workshop on April 30 and May 1, to learn how to deliver Earth Science based activities and to use the materials provided in their lessons. At the same time, their students enjoyed a free student workshops and visited Dynamic Earth for special MMTS programming.
This presentation was given at the 2013 JALT CUE SIG's Technology Day Workshop on 12/1/2013 at Keisen University. The presentation explored the current state of CALL in Japan with a discussion of the future of technology in language learning; ending with suggestions of programs and websites used by the author to engage his students in CALL activities.
integrating technology in fl classroom is challenging and rewarding. Teach culture, demonstrate communication, encourage comparison, broaden community using a connected classroom. Thanks to http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/ for the video "a history lesson"
Pushing the limit modelling 21st century tlMahani Mohamad
slide presentation for TESL Language Camp XV 2014. We will have been given a day slot to handle a workshop on on any topic of choice. Since the theme for this year's language camp is Pushing the Limit, it would be appropriate to have a workshop on technology in the classroom or multimedia or web2.0 app of sort... this is the first draft of the presentation. I'm going to demo and take the students along for a hands on experience on a few of those mentioned software and web2.0 apps.
Improving Teachers’ Learning and Classroom Practices Workshop
Who is David PEDDER?
Professor David Pedder is Professor of Education and Director of Research at the University of Leicester, School of Education. Between 2000 and 2010 he was a Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, Lecturer and later Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education. His teaching and research interests are concerned with understanding processes, practices, perspectives and conditions that support improvement in the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms, schools and networks.
About the workshop
Understanding the effectiveness of teachers’ professional development hasbeen an important focus for researchers and policy-makers because of its potential for contributing to improvements in school development and the quality of teachers’ support for enhancing students’ learning experiences. The focus and purpose of this exclusive workshop was to critically consider different professional learning approaches to improve the quality of teachers’ and students’ learning in the classroom. We explored and analysed the patterns of professional learning orientation among teachers in the schools of England and compared different practical strategies for increasing the effectiveness of professional learning for improving the quality of student’s classroom learning.
Technology Integration and Teacher Education: Learning with Technologye_lomax
This presentation took place at the 2016 PeDTICE Colloquium at the University of Sherbrooke in Montreal, Canada. This presentation discusses the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model, explores the affordances and constraints that are commonly associated with the integration educational technology into teacher education curricula in general, and highlights the relationship of relevant aspects of the TPACK model and technology integration debate that are likely to affect the future design goals and instructional objectives guiding the further development of pre-service teacher educational technology courses similar to EDM 310; a required undergraduate course in the teacher education program in the College of Education at the University of South Alabama that explores the use and integration of educational technology to support K-12 classroom instruction and student learning.
(PeDTICE: http://www.usherbrooke.ca/pedtice/)
(Colloquium program (in French): http://www.usherbrooke.ca/pedtice/fr/les-activites-de-pedtice/evenements-speciaux/colloquereleve/#c74326-1)
Digitale vaardigheden horen thuis in de vaste kern van het onderwijs volgens Platform Onderwijs2032. Het gaat daarbij om een combinatie van ICT-(basis)vaardigheden, computational thinking, informatievaardigheden en mediawijsheid. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat er in het huidige Nederlandse curriculum voor basis en voortgezet onderwijs weinig aandacht, richting en stimulans voor de integratie van de 21e eeuwse vaardigheden is. Ook in de praktijk komen de vaardigheden nog weinig doelgericht en structureel aan de orde. Leraren voelen zich onvoldoende toegerust om de vaardigheden vorm te geven in het onderwijs. Dit geldt voor alle 21e eeuwse vaardigheden, maar in het bijzonder voor probleemoplosvaardigheden, creativiteit en digitale geletterdheid. Leraren hebben behoefte aan houvast, vooral in de vorm van professionalisering, lesmateriaal en goede praktijkvoorbeelden. Het afgelopen jaar is gewerkt aan verdere concretiseringen van de vaardigheden in de vorm van beschrijvingen en voorbeeldlesmaterialen. Tijdens deze sessie willen wij graag met lerarenopleiders onderzoeken in hoeverre de huidige uitwerkingen van digitale geletterdheid geschikt zijn voor lerarenopleidingen, op welke manier de materialen aangepast kunnen worden zodat zij een plek kunnen krijgen binnen de lerarenopleidingen (en hier ook daadwerkelijk aan werken tijdens de sessie) en willen we inventariseren welke partners we hier nog meer voor nodig hebben.
Computational thinking is - als onderdeel van digitale geletterdheid - een van de 21e eeuwse vaardigheden die een plek zouden moeten krijgen in het onderwijs (Thijs, Fisser & van der Hoeven, 2014). Computational thinking is een verzameling van denkprocessen waarbij probleemformulering, gegevensorganisatie, -analyse en -representatie worden gebruikt voor het oplossen van problemen met behulp van ICT-technieken en -gereedschappen. Het doel is het (her)formuleren van problemen op een zodanige manier dat het mogelijk wordt om een computer of andere technologieën te gebruiken om het probleem op te lossen. Het gaat hierbij om een combinatie van onder meer probleemoplosvaardigheden en programmeren, maar ook om het vermogen om te gaan met open problemen, het kunnen communiceren en samen te werken om een gezamenlijk doel te bereiken en het hebben van doorzettingsvermogen bij lastige en open problemen. Tijdens dit symposium wordt computational thinking verder toegelicht, zowel vanuit de literatuur, vanuit leerplankundig oogpunt als vanuit de praktijk van lerarenopleidingen en scholen.
Workshop Integratie van ICT in natuur- en techniekonderwijsPetra Fisser
Twente’s got Talent.. Integratie van ICT in natuur- en techniekonderwijs
In deze workshop:
- Zelf ervaren hoe het is om te werken in een DOT
- Wat we normaal in 8 a 10 bijeenkomsten van 3 uur doen in 1 uur doorlopen aan de hand van ADDIE
Capacity building for 21st century learning in secondary schools in AfricaPetra Fisser
This symposium brings together researchers who are evaluating ICT-integration in developing countries. The variety of the studies addresses many of the current issues related to the processes of and capacity building for ICT-integration. The contributors to the symposium will be invited to focus on the consequences of their study with respect to professional development and policy making. This relation fits into the conference theme “Excellence of teachers? Practice, policy, research”. The discussion will focus on the challenges and opportunities inherent in understanding how to prepare schools in developing countries for capacity building in the field of educational ICT use.
Symposium at the 24th Annual International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, 27 March 2013.
This symposium discusses several ways in which (pre-service) teachers‟ TPACK can be measured. The first two studies unravel the TPACK survey (Schmidt et al., 2009), a self-report instrument to determine TPACK, and try to revalidate the survey in two different pre-service teacher education contexts: The US and the Netherlands. The third study triangulates findings from the TPACK survey with other instruments to better understand teachers‟ development of TPACK that resulted from teachers‟ collaborative design of technology integrated lessons. The last contribution focuses on measuring transfer of TPACK, as it studies how beginning teachers, who had TPACK training during their pre-service education, demonstrated TPACK in their practice. Similarities and differences in the ways TPACK were measured and its implications will be discussed.
2013-03-26 Learning vocabulary through a serious gamePetra Fisser
This study explored the effect of a serious game on the vocabulary of K4-6 students in primary education. 206 students and 10 teachers used the serious game ‘Word Score 2’ during vocabulary lessons in three different conditions: (a) online game and vocabulary instruction, (b) online game only, and (c) paper game and vocabulary instruction. In every condition students’ vocabulary was tested before, directly after and four weeks after the lessons took place. Additionally a student questionnaire and teacher interview regarding their experiences has been employed. Results show a significant learning effect for conditions in which teachers used vocabulary instruction additional to the game (both paper and digital). Comparison between the three conditions showed the highest learning effect on both the post- and retention test was achieved by students that played the online game and received the corresponding instruction. Teachers were excited about students’ performance and enthusiasm. All teachers thought Word Score 2 fit their usual program and would be willing to replace the conventional vocabulary method.
Presentation about TPACK for the teacher preparation program in Shell, Ecuador. With acknowledgements to Natalie Paraja Roblin for the Spanish translation.
The Roundtable is about Word Score, a serious game designed to increase the vocabulary of pupils in upper primary school in the Netherlands. Word Score was used during a national project called Educational Time Extension, in which class time is extended outside scho...ol hours with the aim of increasing learning results of under-performing pupils. The study showed that the use of Word Score can be used effectively during Educational Time Extension. The vocabulary of the pupils who played the game significantly increased. The experiences of both pupils and teachers were very positive. The pupils liked to play Word Score and the teachers were very enthusiastic about the game and the results of the pupils.
Meaningful use of ICT in education requires teachers to develop knowledge and skills that enables them to integrate ICT with a suitable pedagogical approach for teaching specific subject matter in a certain context. Koehler & Mishra (2008) introduced Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge as a conceptual framework to describe the knowledge base teachers need for effective teaching with technology. This symposium aims to present successful strategies to develop Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) as emerged from several studies in different countries around the world. Based on the studies, and a further in-depth analysis of the data we tried to further uncover the conceptual understanding and the empirical validation of the TPACK framework. Active collaboration of teachers seems to be an effective way to develop TPACK, but the question remains how TPACK as a conceptual framework can be understood.
Rondetafelbijeenkomst tijdens de ORD 2011 met presentatie van onderzoeksresultaten tot nu toe rondom het ontwikkelen van TPACK door middel van docentontwerpteams en het meten van TPACK.
Teachers’ beliefs, practices and attitudes are important for understanding and improving educational processes, because they are closely linked to teachers’ challenges in their daily professional life. Self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977) seems to play a major role in this. In this study we look at teachers' self-efficacy towards the domain of science education and towards technology integration in this domain. Since most students who enter pre-service elementary school training in the Netherlands graduated from secondary school without science-related courses, many lack any foundational science knowledge. This contributes to their (absence of) confidence to teach science, and it also delimits their science-teaching related PCK. In a recent study Fisser, Ormel and Velthuis (submitted) measured teachers' beliefs, attitudes and self-efficacy in relation to science education in primary education, based on a Dutch version of the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) (Riggs & Enochs, 1990). The results for the pre-service teachers showed that the more pre-service teachers have the opportunity to experience actual teaching in the science domain, the higher the sense of self-efficacy is. Combining science education with technology integration offers even more challenges for teachers. Measuring teachers’ self-efficacy towards technology integration will be done by using a Dutch version of the TPACK survey (Schmidt et al., 2009). This survey will be complimented with the STEBI survey and, because the TPACK survey does not take into account teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards technology, questions related to the attitude of teachers towards using technology in education will be added. The combined TPACK-STEBI survey will be distributed to Dutch pre-service primary education students and the results will be presented at the SITE symposium.
Op de ADEF ICT conferentie van 9 december 2010 verzorgde Petra Fisser een workshop over TPACK. Tijdens deze workshop leerden de deelnemers onder andere door middel van een spel een keuze voor digitale middelen te maken, waarbij de vak(-didactiek) centraal stond. Daarnaast werd er gediscussieerd over de relatie tussen TPACK en de Kennisbasis ICT.
Op 24 en 25 november 2010 organiseerde I&I haar jaarlijkse conferentie. Op 24 november verzorgden Petra Fisser en Erik Bolhuis een workshop over TPACK. Tijdens deze workshop leerden de deelnemers onder andere door middel van een spel een keuze voor digitale middelen te maken, waarbij de vak(-didactiek) centraal stond.
Op vrijdag 12 november organiseerde de Vereniging Lerarenopleiders Nederland (VELON) hun jaarlijkse studiedag met dit jaar als thema "de kwaliteit van de professie". Tijdens het ochtendprogramma verzorgde Joke Voogt een workshop over TPACK. Tijdens deze workshop leerden de deelnemers onder andere door middel van een spel een keuze voor digitale middelen te maken, waarbij de vak(-didactiek) centraal stond.
Op 9 maart organiseerde de Vereniging Lerarenopleiders Nederland (VELON) hun jaarlijkse conferentie. Petra Fisser gaf een presentatie over de literatuurstudie naar TPACK die zij samen met Joke Voogt en Jo Tondeur uitvoerde.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
1. Workshop: TPACK-related competences of teachers in the 21st century, a challenging development! Petra Fisser University of Twente Curriculum Design & Educational Innovation 13 December 2010
6. Pedagogical Content Knowledge: How particular aspects of subject matter are organized, adapted and represented for instruction Technological Content Knowledge: How subject matter changes because of ICT (or how ict can support subject matter!) Technological pedagogical Knowledge: How pedagogies change because of ICT (or how ict can support pedagogy)