Changes currently witnessed across the entire field of education are impacting a far reaching population at both institutional and individual practitioner levels. The relentless evolution of new information and communication technologies and the emergence of freely accessible social software on the Web have in repurposing the manner in which pedagogy is conceived and delivered been instrumental in schools, colleges, and universities.
Here at the ExercicioWeb Site you will find several simulations with exercises, questions and activities aimed
at elementary, middle and high school covering the most diverse disciplines. For teachers, students who will
provide the Enem and the Vestibular also for the contestants
Competency-Based Approach: the Problematical of Assessment of Learning in Phy...inventionjournals
For year, the educational systems in many countries everywhere in the world have been urging teachers to coach their students to foster competences basing on complex problem solving. As lot of country, Benin has not kept away that move. Unfortunately the adequate implementation of the competency based approach in Bénin has been running their education policy smoothly. The evaluations have kept on being designed similarly to the ones in the objective based programs. In this context that this study aims to evaluate the problematical of assessment of learning in physical, chemistry and technology science in our secondary schools under the guidance of the competency-based-approach. This has brought us to raise the following question: haven’t the incoherencies noticed in the implementation of the Competency-based Approach impacted the evaluation process negatively? To answer that question we have: carried out investigations to get the opinion of two hundred teachers including inspectors, subject advisors, subject supervisors posted in Benin; analysed the content of some summative tests designed ; proposed two evaluation cases as models. Therefore, we can answer the previously raised question by stating that the incoherencies noticed in the implementation of the Competency-based Approach have impacted the evaluation process in SPCT negatively.
iNACOL 2013 Symposium - Susan Patrick - Ten Years of TransformationiNACOL
In the Fall of 2003, seventeen pioneering leaders formed what was then the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) with a vision for transforming K-12 education through online teaching and learning, fostering a landscape that promoted student success and lifelong learning.
Just ten years later, hundreds of new learning models have taken root across the continuum of blended and online learning, with tools and resources transforming the way traditional classrooms differentiate instruction for each and every student.
The next ten years offer even more of an unprecedented window of opportunity — in addition to new barriers and challenges — for this transformative shift toward student-centered learning. If we want those directing the future of education to act differently, we must get them to think differently. Working with innovators across the field, iNACOL’s annual symposium seeks to host thought-provoking discussions and unparalleled networking opportunities in order to share ideas and enable innovation to take hold in schools across the country and around the world.
Susan Patrick will explore trends shaping the future of learning, reflect on success stories from the across field and spotlight early indicators identified in breakthrough new models using online, blended and competency-based environments.
For more information, please visit http://inacol.org.
Breaking Down The Private School Teacher Skills GapEdChoice
EdChoice Director of National Research Mike McShane, in partnership with Hanover Research, surveyed private school teachers and leaders across three states, including a substantial subset who had taught or led in both public and private schools. Based on the findings, he also identified opportunities to improve teacher preparation programs. Flip through to learn the top key charts and findings.
Download the full report at www.edchoice.org/SkillsGap.
FULL TEXT freely available at http://doc.rero.ch/record/210109
Technologies are changing the world around us, and education is not immune from its influence: the field of teaching and learning supported by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), also known as Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), has witnessed a huge expansion in recent years.
This wide adoption happened thanks to the massive diffusion of broadband connections and to the pervasive needs for education, highly connected to the evolution in sciences and technologies.
Therefore, it has pushed up the usage of online education (distance and blended methodologies for educational experiences) to, even in lately years, unexpected rates.
Alongside with the well known potentialities, digital-based educational tools come with a number of downsides, such as possible disengagement on the part of the learner, absence of the social pressures that normally exist in a classroom environment, difficulty or even inability from the learners to self-regulate and, last but not least, depletion of the stimulus to actively participate and cooperate with lectures and peers.
These difficulties impact the teaching process and the outcomes of the educational experience (i.e. learning process), being a serious limit and questioning the broader applicability of TEL solutions.
To overcome these issues, there is a need of tools to support the learning process.
In the literature, one of the known approach to improve the situation is to rely on a user profile, that collects data during the use of the eLearning platforms or tool. The created profile can be used to adapt the behaviour and the contents proposed to the learner. On top of this model, some researches stressed the positive effects stimulated by the disclosure of the model itself for inspection purposes by the learner. This disclosed model is known as Open Learner Model (OLM).
The idea of opening learners' profile and eventually integrate them with external on-line resources is not new and it has the ultimate goal of creating global and long-run indicators of the learner's profile.
Also the representation aspect of the learner model plays a role, moving from the more traditional approach based on the textual and analytic/extensive representation to the graphical indicators that are able to summarise and to present one or more of the model characteristics in a way that is considered more effective and natural for the user consumption.
Relying on the same learner models, and stressing the different aggregation and representation capabilities, it is possible to either support self-reflection of the learner or to foster the tutoring process to allow proper supervision by the tutor/teacher. Both the objectives can be reached through the graphical representation of the relevant information, presented in different ways.
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The wave of Economic reforms appeared on India’s shores in 1991, much after china’s and other south East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to economic reforms, however delayed they were, Indian economy were able to brake the shackles of heavy protectionism and license raj. Economic reforms (1980s reforms and 1991 reforms) did bring out the economy from the shameful reference of so called “Hindu Growth rate” of witnessing almost stagnant 3.5% GDP growth rate. Since independence India being a country with a demographic reality which are both challenging and unique, has a perennial problem of providing employment to millions of job seekers. The other fact which is unique to India only is that service sector contribution into growth rate has risen sharply in the developing countries’ economies like India in nineties, and, therefore, have become a self propelling and dynamic sector in the accelerated growth in the economies.
This study focuses on service sector as a vector of Indian globalization. The impact of new economic reforms which acted as a catalyst for service sector is to be reviewed as they opened door for the growth rate of the country and made India a destination of FDI inflow and out flow but that increased growth rate is not translated in providing employment to the millions.
The wave of Economic reforms appeared on India’s shores in 1991, much after china’s and other south East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to economic reforms, however delayed they were, Indian economy were able to brake the shackles of heavy protectionism and license raj. Economic reforms (1980s reforms and 1991 reforms) did bring out the economy from the shameful reference of so called “Hindu Growth rate” of witnessing almost stagnant 3.5% GDP growth rate. Since independence India being a country with a demographic reality which are both challenging and unique, has a perennial problem of providing employment to millions of job seekers. The other fact which is unique to India only is that service sector contribution into growth rate has risen sharply in the developing countries’ economies like India in nineties, and, therefore, have become a self propelling and dynamic sector in the accelerated growth in the economies.
This study focuses on service sector as a vector of Indian globalization. The impact of new economic reforms which acted as a catalyst for service sector is to be reviewed as they opened door for the growth rate of the country and made India a destination of FDI inflow and out flow but that increased growth rate is not translated in providing employment to the millions.
Here at the ExercicioWeb Site you will find several simulations with exercises, questions and activities aimed
at elementary, middle and high school covering the most diverse disciplines. For teachers, students who will
provide the Enem and the Vestibular also for the contestants
Competency-Based Approach: the Problematical of Assessment of Learning in Phy...inventionjournals
For year, the educational systems in many countries everywhere in the world have been urging teachers to coach their students to foster competences basing on complex problem solving. As lot of country, Benin has not kept away that move. Unfortunately the adequate implementation of the competency based approach in Bénin has been running their education policy smoothly. The evaluations have kept on being designed similarly to the ones in the objective based programs. In this context that this study aims to evaluate the problematical of assessment of learning in physical, chemistry and technology science in our secondary schools under the guidance of the competency-based-approach. This has brought us to raise the following question: haven’t the incoherencies noticed in the implementation of the Competency-based Approach impacted the evaluation process negatively? To answer that question we have: carried out investigations to get the opinion of two hundred teachers including inspectors, subject advisors, subject supervisors posted in Benin; analysed the content of some summative tests designed ; proposed two evaluation cases as models. Therefore, we can answer the previously raised question by stating that the incoherencies noticed in the implementation of the Competency-based Approach have impacted the evaluation process in SPCT negatively.
iNACOL 2013 Symposium - Susan Patrick - Ten Years of TransformationiNACOL
In the Fall of 2003, seventeen pioneering leaders formed what was then the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) with a vision for transforming K-12 education through online teaching and learning, fostering a landscape that promoted student success and lifelong learning.
Just ten years later, hundreds of new learning models have taken root across the continuum of blended and online learning, with tools and resources transforming the way traditional classrooms differentiate instruction for each and every student.
The next ten years offer even more of an unprecedented window of opportunity — in addition to new barriers and challenges — for this transformative shift toward student-centered learning. If we want those directing the future of education to act differently, we must get them to think differently. Working with innovators across the field, iNACOL’s annual symposium seeks to host thought-provoking discussions and unparalleled networking opportunities in order to share ideas and enable innovation to take hold in schools across the country and around the world.
Susan Patrick will explore trends shaping the future of learning, reflect on success stories from the across field and spotlight early indicators identified in breakthrough new models using online, blended and competency-based environments.
For more information, please visit http://inacol.org.
Breaking Down The Private School Teacher Skills GapEdChoice
EdChoice Director of National Research Mike McShane, in partnership with Hanover Research, surveyed private school teachers and leaders across three states, including a substantial subset who had taught or led in both public and private schools. Based on the findings, he also identified opportunities to improve teacher preparation programs. Flip through to learn the top key charts and findings.
Download the full report at www.edchoice.org/SkillsGap.
FULL TEXT freely available at http://doc.rero.ch/record/210109
Technologies are changing the world around us, and education is not immune from its influence: the field of teaching and learning supported by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), also known as Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), has witnessed a huge expansion in recent years.
This wide adoption happened thanks to the massive diffusion of broadband connections and to the pervasive needs for education, highly connected to the evolution in sciences and technologies.
Therefore, it has pushed up the usage of online education (distance and blended methodologies for educational experiences) to, even in lately years, unexpected rates.
Alongside with the well known potentialities, digital-based educational tools come with a number of downsides, such as possible disengagement on the part of the learner, absence of the social pressures that normally exist in a classroom environment, difficulty or even inability from the learners to self-regulate and, last but not least, depletion of the stimulus to actively participate and cooperate with lectures and peers.
These difficulties impact the teaching process and the outcomes of the educational experience (i.e. learning process), being a serious limit and questioning the broader applicability of TEL solutions.
To overcome these issues, there is a need of tools to support the learning process.
In the literature, one of the known approach to improve the situation is to rely on a user profile, that collects data during the use of the eLearning platforms or tool. The created profile can be used to adapt the behaviour and the contents proposed to the learner. On top of this model, some researches stressed the positive effects stimulated by the disclosure of the model itself for inspection purposes by the learner. This disclosed model is known as Open Learner Model (OLM).
The idea of opening learners' profile and eventually integrate them with external on-line resources is not new and it has the ultimate goal of creating global and long-run indicators of the learner's profile.
Also the representation aspect of the learner model plays a role, moving from the more traditional approach based on the textual and analytic/extensive representation to the graphical indicators that are able to summarise and to present one or more of the model characteristics in a way that is considered more effective and natural for the user consumption.
Relying on the same learner models, and stressing the different aggregation and representation capabilities, it is possible to either support self-reflection of the learner or to foster the tutoring process to allow proper supervision by the tutor/teacher. Both the objectives can be reached through the graphical representation of the relevant information, presented in different ways.
... CONTINUES ...
The wave of Economic reforms appeared on India’s shores in 1991, much after china’s and other south East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to economic reforms, however delayed they were, Indian economy were able to brake the shackles of heavy protectionism and license raj. Economic reforms (1980s reforms and 1991 reforms) did bring out the economy from the shameful reference of so called “Hindu Growth rate” of witnessing almost stagnant 3.5% GDP growth rate. Since independence India being a country with a demographic reality which are both challenging and unique, has a perennial problem of providing employment to millions of job seekers. The other fact which is unique to India only is that service sector contribution into growth rate has risen sharply in the developing countries’ economies like India in nineties, and, therefore, have become a self propelling and dynamic sector in the accelerated growth in the economies.
This study focuses on service sector as a vector of Indian globalization. The impact of new economic reforms which acted as a catalyst for service sector is to be reviewed as they opened door for the growth rate of the country and made India a destination of FDI inflow and out flow but that increased growth rate is not translated in providing employment to the millions.
The wave of Economic reforms appeared on India’s shores in 1991, much after china’s and other south East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to economic reforms, however delayed they were, Indian economy were able to brake the shackles of heavy protectionism and license raj. Economic reforms (1980s reforms and 1991 reforms) did bring out the economy from the shameful reference of so called “Hindu Growth rate” of witnessing almost stagnant 3.5% GDP growth rate. Since independence India being a country with a demographic reality which are both challenging and unique, has a perennial problem of providing employment to millions of job seekers. The other fact which is unique to India only is that service sector contribution into growth rate has risen sharply in the developing countries’ economies like India in nineties, and, therefore, have become a self propelling and dynamic sector in the accelerated growth in the economies.
This study focuses on service sector as a vector of Indian globalization. The impact of new economic reforms which acted as a catalyst for service sector is to be reviewed as they opened door for the growth rate of the country and made India a destination of FDI inflow and out flow but that increased growth rate is not translated in providing employment to the millions.
Drawing on both classic and modern work, I propose to find out the major humanitarian food crisis that has occurred due to man made causes such as civil wars, ethinic conflicts in different part of the regions in the world. Major sufferers are children and infants. Due to failure in experiment in social changes and development mass hysteria has developed among masses which are heavily burdened by state but does not profit from countries boom give rise to conflicts in which major proportion of the population generally end up as refugees in the countries with almost little or no excess to food and drinking water.
Economic repercussion of political movementsAmarwaha
Drawing on both classic and modern work, we propose to find out the economic repercussions and political implications of protest movements. Due to failure in experiment in social changes and development mass hysteria has developed among masses which are heavily burdened by state but does not profit from countries boom.
Refugee crisis world over is waking us all from our deep slumber of our own needs and for once humanity is taking note and questioning the very essence of What we are ? who we are? why we are?
The service sector as a determinant of economicAmarwaha
The growth of India’s services sector, its contribution to GDP, and its increasing share in trade and investment has drawn global attention. Unlike other countries, where economic growth has led to a shift from agriculture to industries, in India, there has been a shift from agriculture to the services sector. In India during pre reform period service sector was always considered as a residual sector and its growth merely a by –product of development in agriculture and industry and their supporting infrastructure services like irrigation, power and transport besides the normal expansion of state administration and social services .It includes transportation communication, trade, banking and insurance, real estate, business services, administration, defence and other services.
This paper provides an overview of the Indian services sector. It shows that services is the fastest growing sector in India, contributing significantly to GDP, GDP growth, trade and investment. India is a major proponent of liberalizing services both in the WTO and in its bilateral trade agreements. However, there are some concerns. Economic growth has slowed down. Growth in employment in services has not been commensurate with the share of the sector in GDP. A large part of the employment is in the non-corporate or unorganised sector, with limited job security.
The paper identifies a number of barriers faced by the services sectors and suggests policy measures, which, if implemented, will lead to inclusive growth, increased productivity, generate quality employment, increase trade and investment, and enhance India’s global competitiveness in services.
Gender Equality is human right issue.when we are discriminating million of people on the basis of gender we are denying them basic dignity.so lets raise our voice against discrimination which is perpetual and glare at our face everyday weather we are at the Work place ,personal front or public.it is right there.Now it is your choice whether you face it,keep quiet about it due to the fear of backlash or voice your opinion against it.
Logistics and supply chain in rural india the opportunityAmarwaha
As the Indian retail, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors are poised for rapid growth; they are faced with new challenges when it comes to logistics and supply chain issues — particularly in the untapped rural areas for farm produce and delivery of goods and services.
With over 70 per cent of the economy centered around the rural parts of the country, logistics players are now seeking ways to address this issue as about $100 billion worth potential is latent in the rural parts of the country. India still prohibits foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing but continues to be pressured by multi-national giants since as Wal-Mart and Tesco, from the UK. In response the Indian government has told these global retail chains that they should invest in the back-end infrastructure before any consideration can be given to the opening up of the Indian retail market.
Top 10 Trends In Global Education Focused On Competency-based Education | Fut...Future Education Magazine
Here are 10 trends in global education focused on competency-based education: 1. Personalized Learning Pathways 2. Mastery-Based Progression 3. Stackable Credentials 4. Integration of Technology 5. Lifelong Learning
Formative Assessment TemplateInformational Text Reading I.docxhanneloremccaffery
Formative Assessment Template
Informational Text:
Reading Informational (RI) Standard: Jason Duesler
ELM- 210
10-30-17
Mr. Cochran
DOK Level
Three Questions from DOK Level
Possible Student Responses/Misunderstandings
Rationale of Why Question Meets DOK Level
Level 1: Recall
1. What can students learn from formative assessment?
Through formative assessment students can learn on how to improve their learning ability
It uses facts for students to recall what they learn from the articles.
2. what role do instructors play in formative assessment
Teachers has a big role in making sure students improve their learning skills
It uses facts for students to recall what they learn from the articles.
3. can you identify the characteristics of formative assessment
Characteristics of formative assessment are dialogue and varying in deferent discipline
Focus on basic initial comprehension
Level 2: Skill/Concept
1. Describe the effect of formative assessment
Formative assessment is very important as it helped students to be able to improve their studies
The response involves initial comprehension and subsequent processing
2.summarize the major events in formative assessments
Formative assessment helps in monitoring how the students in progressing in their learning and help the teachers improve their teaching skills to be able to improve the students learning abilities
It include the summary of events
3. explain the meaning of the word formative assessment
Formative assessments can be defined as informal or formal assessments that are done by teachers to improve the students’ attainment during learning and also to modify the teachers learning process
Includes definition of unfamiliar words
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
1.how do formative assessments vary
Vary within disciplines although at times the methods used in formative assessment can be similar, the use of formative feedback vary between different disciplines. Students have the ability to activate and practice self reflective strategies in the formative feedback loop therefore they have to be given an opportunity in every classroom to be able to develop the skills. Although methods may be similar across disciplines, the precise use of formative feedback will naturally vary between disciplines (Black & William, 2014)
Supports ideas with details
2.Importance of dialogue in formative assessment
The instructor uses dialogue with students to create an opportunity for a feedback loop which help student to be able to shape and improve their performance in learning. This includes the stage where students’ improvement and progress is able to shape the instruction and formative feedback becomes formative assessment benefiting and improving students’ ability to learning.
Supporting the ideas and thinking.
3. what is the purpose of the author
The authors’ purpose is to make one understand the importance of formative assessment and ...
Has the capacity building exercise of India's education sector been adequately followed up by setting of high standards of education? Educators need to plan effective strategies for implementing the 'Competency based education' and evaluate its importance as compared to traditional education.
Creating College Ready Students – Tips, Strategies, Examples and Services to ...SmarterServices Owen
Webinar discussing challenges of college student readiness, includes resources to combat the challenge and specific examples of what is working for other schools.
competency based education in nursing for msc nursing students in nursing education. It focuses more on the skill building of student nurse in education and also skill development of nursing teacher while teaching. It is not focused on the time consumption . Main aim is to make the nurse competent to increase the standards of care in nursing and also to provide better health care facilities. goal is to provide more competent nurses to health care system.
Driving student outcomes and success: What’s next for the retention pilot pro...LearningandTeaching
As part of the Navitas 2020 Strategic Project on Retention, Learning and Teaching Services has been investigating and evaluating current practice both within our colleges and externally, developing a Retention Driver Tree to identify the activities that make a difference to the student experience.
In a recent webinar, Maria Spies and Suneeti Rekhari unpacked retention strategies and explored deeper into the impact of current retention pilots at Deakin and La Trobe Colleges.
Maria Spies outlined the Retention Driver Tree and the factors contributing to student experience and success. Suneeti Rekhari explained the processes used to plan, implement and evaluate the retention interventions, and the early indicators and outcomes emerging from the Colleges. Through this presentation, they discussed what these initial findings mean for the Retention Driver Tree and the next steps in addressing retention.
EMERGING ECONOMIES OF THE WORLD 2021 (1).pptxAmarwaha
An emerging market economy is an economy that is in the process of becoming a developed economy.
Emerging market economies typically feature a unified currency, stock market, and backing system, and are in the process of industrializing.
Emerging market economies can offer greater returns to investors due to rapid growth, but also offer greater exposure to some inherent risks due to their status.
What are the links between being a woman, working in the informal sector, and contributing to growth?
At 17%, India has a lower share of women's contribution to GDP than the global average of 37%.
The informal sector is now seen as the next engine of growth for India's economy. Nearly 81% of all employed persons in India make a living by working in the informal sector, with only 6.5% in the formal sector and 0.8% in the household sector, according to a new ILO (International Labour Organisation) report "Women and Men in the Informal Economy – A Statistical Picture (Third edition) 2018 ."A majority of women in India are informal workers. The statistics of the ILO report indicates that 95% of work force is in the informal sector. , the transition to formality is increasingly seen as a central goal in national employment policies (ILO, 2014a).
This paper will study the challenges imposed by the in formalization of the economy and how detrimental can that be for the economic development in general.
Key words: Informal Economy, Dual burden of work, unorganized sector
Global education and current trends from social abstract for the paperAmarwaha
The last century intense with a dream and aspirations and major social experiments has ended with general collapse of initiative for social transformation and total disillusionment with efforts of ‘development’ of the so called ‘developing’ nations. The so called victorious ideology-capitalism- has sought to consolidate its triumph with a call for ‘globalization’ for freeing of market, for unchecked hunting by private capital within and across nations with total disregard for the sovereignty rights of nations across the world. Globalization did not develop evenly: indeed, it was accompanied by inequality and conflict. The global development of economic and social relations has been paralleled by wide disparities between North and South.
Paper on hideranaces in highering teachers in higher educationAmarwaha
THESE are challenging times for higher education in India. And challenges are both national and global. The national challenges arise out of the need for making the success of the policy of social inclusion in the field of higher education. Since it has been, by now, well established that there is a direct relationship between education and development, pursuit of such a policy of social inclusion in the realm of higher education would in turn lead to reduction of development inequalities which are part of our society today. The challenges are global because in the contemporary world not only are nations linked with one another in al walks of life-social, economical, political and cultural-but there is healthy competition among them for emerging as world leaders in terms of development. And here too the key lies in higher education, for it is in the domain of higher education where production of knowledge takes place. And we know knowledge is empowerment.
Gender equality is a Human right.MAINSTREAMING GENDER EQUALITY-A PERPETUAL STRUGGLE
“A woman is human.
She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man.
Likewise, she is never less.
Equality is given.
A woman is human.”
-Vera Nazarian,
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
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.
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.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
3. Changes currently witnessed across the entire field of education are impacting a
far reaching population at both institutional and individual practitioner levels. The
relentless evolution of new information and communication technologies and the
emergence of freely accessible social software on the Web have in repurposing the
manner in which pedagogy is conceived and delivered been instrumental in
schools, colleges, and universities.
Change is therefore an important process to manage effectively for the future
success of education. Higher education is going through a reinventing phase a kind
of transformation in which effectiveness, relevance and very exisistence of
graduation and post graduation courses are being questioned. These courses are
struggling and falling short in filling the gap between higher education and
employability. This gap seems to be widening day by day as a result at the tactical
level the quality of higher education is suffering in India. If Indian education
systems will not redefine itself, it will be reduced to a monotonous exercise which
will result in empty classes.
Students who already have most of the access to the so called knowledge at the
click of the button. Now the question is why student should come to the class? For
that there has to be some innovative out of box pedagogy adopted by the faculty in
its day to day routine apart from just imparting routine lecturers. Every faculty
should strive for excellence. It will not be able to contribute to the young minds if
4. it will not invent and reinvent itself, continuously, persistently to achieve
excellence.
This guide for teachers will help them in their self assessment and will guide them
how to communicate with their student effectively, figuring out there own
limitations while reaching out to the students, and in the process overcoming those
limitations.
Example: Getting Feedback on Your Teaching:
The One-Minute Paper
Q. What is the One-Minute Paper?
A. The One-Minute Paper is a brief, anonymous feedback instrument given
randomly during the semester. It can be administered several times during the
semester at the end of any class. It supplies you with a local responseto that day's
coursematerial.
For the One-Minute Paper, simply dictate these two questions to your
students:
1. What is the most important information that you have learned in today's class
period?
5. 2. What question about the material in today's class is uppermost in your mind?
Q. When should I administer the One-Minute Paper?
A. Use of the One-Minute Paper is appropriate whenever your goal is to check
comprehension and effectiveness of your presentation of material. Responses
might point to terminology that wasn't understood, or a comment might suggest a
more complex concern.
Q. What benefits derive from giving the One-Minute Paper?
A. Normally, you receive student feedback on their instructional methods and
choices only well after the end of a semester .By that time, of course, it is too late
to apply anything learned from student ratings to the teaching of the particular
coursefrom which they originated.
The One-Minute Paper, on the other hand, provides reactions to the class and your
teaching that can be applied during the same semester. In addition, it is a very
time-efficient method. Even in the largest classes it takes just a few minutes to scan
through the papers looking for patterns of responses. Students perceive that you
care about teaching and care about their opinions.
Purpose of this guide is not to teach a teacher how to teach but laying down a
ground work on which teacher can create his or her own building through their
own knowledge, creativity, personality and perseverance.
7. EXCELLENCE
Accredited institutions -As of March 2010, NAAC had rated 62% of the
universities and 90% of the colleges as average (B) or below average (C) on
specified quality parameters.
Faculty shortage — 40% and 35% shortage of faculty in state and central
universities, respectively
Low citation impact — India’s relative citation impact being half the world
average
EQUITY
There is wide disparity in the GER of higher education across states and the
GAR* in urban and rural areas, and gender-and community-wise.
Inter-state disparity — 47.9% in Delhi vs 9% in Assam
Urban-rural divide — 30% in urban areas vs 11.1% in rural areas
Differences across communities —14.8% for OBCs, 11.6% for SCs, 7.7%
for STs and 9.6% for Muslims expansion
Gender disparity —15.2% for females vs19% for males
EXPANSION
India’s GER of16% was much below the world average of 27%, as well as
that of other emerging countries such as China (26%) and Brazil (36%) in
2010.
EMPLOYBALITY
Only 13% of Indian educated class is employable.most of the students lack soft
skills, or do not have access to quality educaton.
9. Competency-Based Education
Competency Based Education
What is it?
Competency-basedlearning refers to systems of instruction, assessment, grading,
and academic reporting that are based on students demonstrating that they have
learned the knowledge and skills that they are expected to learn as they progress
through their education.
At the college level, competency based education may entail prospective adult
students receiving academic credit for knowledge and skills they acquired in their
former careers-an approach that can reduce tuition costs and accelerate their
progress towards earning a degree.
Why is it needed?
Competency based education is required for effective learning and development
by identifying the behaviors, knowledge, skills and abilities that are necessary for
successfulperformance in a career/job. Teachers can assess student’s competencies
and develop strategies accordingly.
Competencies support learning by:
10. Focusing learning on the critical competencies needed for success in the
career chosen.
Providing standards for measuring student’s performance and capabilities.
Providing the framework for identifying learning
options/curriculum/programs to meet student and institutional needs.
Supporting effective forecasting of institution, as well as project-related
learning requirements.
Providing standards for determining how well learning has occurred, both at
the individual and institutional level.
What will it lead to?
Competency-based learning ensures that more students learn what they are
expected to learn.
The approach can also provide educators with more detailed or fine-grained
information about student learning progress, which can help them more
precisely identify academic strengths and weakness, as well as the specific
concepts and skills students have not yet mastered.
Academic progress is often tracked and reported by learning standard in
competency-based courses and schools, educators and parents often know
more precisely what specific knowledge and skills students have acquired or
may be struggling with. For example, instead of receiving a letter grade on
11. an assignment or test, each of which may address a variety of standards,
students are graded on specific learning standards, each of which describes
the knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire
How to conduct Competency based education?
Some basic characteristics of CBE are:
Different type of teaching methods and aids are used
Adequate material ,space and equipment are available
Each student’s programme is individualized and self placed
Learning activity is repeated/reinforced until competence is achieved
Individual student records are maintained and should reflect his/her progress
Continuous and detailed feedback is given to students on their progress
Students ‘rating will reflect the level of competence achieved
Some of the common benchmark competency-based practices in learning and
development are:
1. Identify and/or develop competencies that define the broader outcomes for young
people in college community. This might include grouping Common Core State
12. Standards into “habits of mind” or 21st century skills. No matter which
competencies you use, make sure that educators and learners are familiar with the
rubrics that are being used to assess them.
2. Foster active and engaged inquiry through a project-based approach to the
competencies. Here, the key is to design a project that scaffolds learning for
students but also embeds authentic assessments that allow them to demonstrate
their growing knowledge and skills.
3. The four common concepts can help structure this type of inquiry- and project-
based learning: Investigate the World, Recognize Perspectives, Communicate
Ideas, and Take Action Collaboratively and regularly look at student work for
evidence of proficiency in the competencies. This requires continuous evaluation
which focuses on what competencies students are demonstrating and how, by
focusing on observation of evidence rather than interpretation into a grade. The
process creates a shared understanding of what proficiency looks like when
students demonstrate it, and more relevant feedback on what the student needs to
do to progress towards it
13. Calibrated Peer Review
What?
Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is a web-based, instructional tool that enables
frequent writing assignments in any discipline, with any class size, even in large
classes with limited instructional resources.
CPR offers instructors the choice of creating their own writing assignments or
using the existing assignments in the rapidly-expanding central assignment library.
Although CPR stems from a science-based model, it has the exciting feature that it
is discipline independent and level independent. CPR has been adopted in
undergraduate and graduate institutions, in professional medical and business
schools, and even in secondary schools.
Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) melds the pedagogy of ‘writing-across-the-
curriculum’ with the process of academic peer review. This web-based,
instructional tool can be used in any discipline with any class size. The 10-year
track record of the first version shows CPR adopted in over a thousand institutions,
in undergraduate and graduate programs, in professional medical and business
14. schools, and even in secondary schools. Faculty in small private schools through
large state universities have integrated CPR assignments in over 5000 courses.
Why?
Faculty recognizes that CPR provides an opportunity to teach students using the
higher-order thinking skills required in writing and reviewing processes. In a
Calibrated Peer Review assignment, students not only learn their discipline by
writing, they also learn and practice critical thinking by evaluating calibration
submissions and authentic submissions from their peers. Throughout each part of
an assignment they gain a deeper understanding of the topic.
What does CPR entail?
A student encounters three components in each CPR assignment: Writing,
Calibration Training, and Peer Review
1. Students first write and submit an essay on a topic and in a format specified by the
instructor.
2. Training to evaluate comes next. Students assess three 'calibration' submissions
against a detailed set of questions that address the criteria on which the assignment
is based. Students individually evaluate each of these calibration submissions
according to the questions specified by the rubric and then assign a holistic rating
out of 10. Feedback at this stage is vital. If the evaluations are poorly done and
15. don’t yet meet the instructor’s expectations, the students get a second try. The
quality of the evaluations is taken into account in the next step evaluation of real
submissions from other students.
3. Once the deadline for calibration evaluations is passed, each student is given
anonymous submissions by three other students. They use the same rubric to
evaluate their peers’ work, this time providing comments to justify their evaluation
and rating. Poor calibration performance decreases the impact of the grades they
give to their peers’ work. After they’ve done all three they evaluate their own
submission.
Once all the reviews are done, each student gets their grade, which includes the
peer reviewers’ evaluation and comments, their own performance on the
calibration training, and the quality of the reviews of their peers’ work and their
own submission. Students also get to see the reviews submitted by the two other
reviews of the submissions they reviewed, giving them a better sense of how good
their evaluations were.
What does the instructor need to do? Basically, design the assignment and create
the calibration submissions and the grading rubric. A number of premade
assignments are available to be used or modified, or just used as guides for creation
of a new one. These models are really helpful, because the 'calibration submissions'
need to be carefully designed to allow students to learn to identify the errors. An
16. instructor also needs to set up the grading criteria for the assignment, weighting the
various components in a way that is consistent with the goals of the course. And
finally, the instructor needs to handle problems that may arise if there are
defaulting students or inconsistent grading.
CPR allows instructors to spend their time effectively on teaching and adjudicating
the few student submissions that require the more advanced expertise that only
they bring to the classroom. It is a much more rewarding and effective use of time.
The minimum system requirements for CPR, as well as additional
recommendations for running our software.
Hardware
Dual Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz processors
4 GB of RAM or more (16 GB recommended)
136 GB or larger hard drive (we use SCSIRAID with a hot spare for peace of
mind)
CD-ROM drive
Ethernet adapter (1000 Mbits/sec Intel)
SuperVGA (1024x768) or higher resolution video adapter
Keyboard and mouse
17. Software
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (Standard or Enterprise Edition) with Service
Pack 1 installed
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard or Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later and ASP.NET 2.0 or later
To insure reliability you may want to consider things like:
RAID storage for hard drive fault tolerance and hot spare setup
dual power supplies
anti-virus software
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) plugged into an emergency power source
18. Games and Learning
Games which are explicitly designed with educational purposes, or which have
incidental or secondary educational value. All types of games may be used in an
educational environment. Educational games are games that are designed to help
people to learn about certain subjects, expand concepts, reinforce development,
understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they
play.
Game types include board, card and video games An educational game is a game
designed to teach humans about a specific subject and to teach them a skill. As
educators, governments, and parents realize the psychological need and benefits of
gaming have on learning, this educational tool has become mainstream. Games are
interactive play that teaches us goals, rules, adaptation, problem solving,
interaction, all represented as a story. They give us the fundamental needs of
learning by providing - enjoyment, passionate involvement, structure, motivation,
ego gratification, adrenaline, creativity, social interaction and emotion.
Games have five major characteristics: conflict, control, closure, contrivance, and
competency. Games encourage active learning, interaction between multiple
19. people, encourage team work, and also provide a free environment that allows for
skill enhancement. Games based learning provides versatility for more than one
learning style, and also can affect cognitive and psychomotor skills. While learning
through games can be very effective, they can become a distraction, causing them
to become too focused on the game and not on learning. It describes an approachto
teaching, where students explore relevant aspect of games in a learning context
designed by teachers. Teachers and students collaborate in order to add depth and
perspective to the experience of playing the game.
Good game-based learning applications can draw us into virtual environments that
look and feel familiar and relevant.
Within an effective game-based learning environment, we work toward a goal,
choosing actions and experiencing the consequences of those actions along the
way. We make mistakes in a risk-free setting, and through experimentation, we
actively learn and practice the right way to do things. This keeps us highly engaged
in practicing behaviors and thought processes that we can easily transfer from the
simulated environment to real life.
While similar, gamification is a different breed of learning experience. It takes
game elements (such as points, badges, leader boards, competition, achievements)
and applies them to a non-game setting. It has the potential to turn routine,
mundane tasks into refreshing, motivating experiences.
20. Some benefits of using Game-Based Learning
Get students attention. Students easily engaged to game activities due to
their willingness in playing.
Students get a positive experience about learning. The use of games
encourages students to keep learning and to erase the idea that learning is
boring.
Rememorize concepts or facts. Activities such as solving a crossword or
alphabet soup are activities more engaging than a regular test. Prepare some
contests such as “Who wants to be a millionaire” or “The wheel of fortune”.
Encourage students to work in teams to achieve the goal where
their knowledge is the clue to succeed.
Reinforce and consolidate knowledge in a friendly environment. The
most effective way to turn content in something meaningful is to find out
where and when to use it. With games students can reinforce and consolidate
their knowledge through practicing and getting reward for their
achievements.
Understand the consequences of our choices. Using games enables users
to understand the consequences of their choices. In other words, the
students learn through experiences, through trial and error. Games offer a
21. safety environment to test and learn through mistakes so the information
becomes meaningful when students understand its use.
Conclusion
Games can be your best ally to turn the information in meaningful content. You do
not have to throw away your traditional methods and use only game-based
learning. Instead try to merge traditional methods with the new ones to make your
classes more engaging so students get a positive experience of the learning process.
22. Pedagogy adopted with the postGraduate students of economics was the mixture
of the above given techniques and the results were astoundingly positive and got
whole hearted supportof the students.
1. Number of group discussion was conducted byme as an incharge of
activities in the P.G department of Economics.detailed case study is given
below.
Moderator guide
1. Call the group to order and welcome participants.
2. No of participants- nine to twelve.
3. Time limit- The entire session will be of one hour. Group will be given 45
minute to discuss the topic.
4. RULES
one person speaks at a time rather than talking over one another;
the moderator will actively look for everyone to participate, with no one person
dominating the conversation;
No one person’s comments will be singled out or tied back to that person at the
end of the discussion.
5. Ask for each person to briefly introduce themselves,
6. Topic of the Group Discussion -Is Lap top distribution and unemployment
allowances a short sighted political gimmick to cover up the glaring
unemployment problem in Uttar Pradesh?
23. Today’stopicof discussionisveryrelevanttoall of us presenthere.AsIsee infrontof me
youngpeople sittingwhowill be goingoutverysoonandlookforjobs.Now I will askthe group
to begainthe discussion.
In Uttar Pradesh,the joblessgetmoney.Notjobs
7. Open with a general topic question as a warm-up, sometimes a "what if" question
Cabinet meeting on 15 March to obtain its approval for giving an allowance of Rs
1,000 per month to every jobless youth in the state.
Government will add an additional recurring burden of Rs 2,000 crore on the
state, even as Uttar Pradesh reels under an accumulated debt burden of close to Rs
2 lakh crore as on 31 March.
Instead of adding to a burden of over Rs 16,000 crore in annual debt servicing
obligations, the government could have done well to fill over 5 lakh sanctioned
government posts lying vacant in various departments. This includes 2.18 lakh
posts of police personnel, 2.78 lakh teachers’ posts in government- run primary,
upper primary and secondary schools, besides 6,000 sanctioned posts of doctors
and over 1,000 para-medical staff, including nurses.
“Recruitment against vacant posts will not be an unforeseen burden as the
appointed persons will draw salary and allowances from the treasury,” says a
senior official of the finance department on condition of anonymity
Against the sanctioned strength of 191 police personnel per lakh people, as many
as 116 posts are lying vacant. of the total 58,794 sanctioned posts of head
constables, 44,177 are vacant. of 2.5 lakh posts for constables, as many as 1.62
lakh remain unfilled. Important wings like the Special Task Force and anti-
terrorist squad are also crippled by a paucity of staff.
The health department too fares no better. Against the total sanctioned 14,103
posts for doctors, as many as 5,621 are vacant. Close to 7,000 posts for medical
staff such as pharmacists, lab technicians, x-ray technicians, auxiliary nurse
midwives and basic health workers are also waiting to be filled.
24. “The tentative cap on age is 35 years but it could also be higher and the age limit
will ultimately decide the number of beneficiaries, which is expected to be around
10 lakh,” says Shailesh Krishna, principal secretary of the labour department.
Uttar Pradesh’s employment exchanges, which come under the labour
department, register every person above age 14 in a job queue, who become
eligible only at 18. The list includes the illiterate as well as those with degrees in
technical education.
8. Thank respondents for participating and now I would like to call Dr A. srivasrtava to
share some words.
Topic of the Group Discussion
Is Lap top distribution and unemployment allowances a short sighted
political gimmick to cover up the glaring unemployment problem in Uttar
Pradesh?
The parameters on the basis of which the candidates will be
judged by the evaluators are
Name of
the
candidate
Content
The moderator would like
to understand how well-
versed you are with the
knowledge relevant to the
topic.
Communication
1. Correctly conveying
what you want to say
2. Listening
3. Language
Group behaviour
Deals with style,
manners
and body language ofthe
aspirants. It is evaluated
to what extent the
aspirant is a team player
Leadership skills
giving vision to the
group and aligning
group members to this
vision through positive
motivation.
25. Many other activities like desert survivial was conducted by me.purpose was
to bring out team work and weather students can work to strenthen team or
to weaken team amd weather they have good communicative skills and
analytical power.
Conlusion:
Holistic development of students is the need of the hour.along with syllabus
studies students should be engaged in field work as well as in the activities
which bring out their hidden talents.students profile in which each and every
students progress report along with their internal assesment test marks
should be made for individual students and record have to be updated with
one on one conversation with the students sharing with them their progress.