The document outlines a plan for a student project to help reduce carbon footprints and connect with schools on Long Island. Students will create a website focusing on seven simple steps to reduce carbon footprints. They will brainstorm ideas and sign contracts to commit to reducing their footprint. Throughout the year, students will journal their progress and collect data on environmental changes to insert on the website.
This document appears to be a collection of notes and updates from an education librarian at Queensland University of Technology. It includes brief sections about the librarian's office, liaison teams, research, conferences, collections, and a store project. The librarian signs off thanking the reader and citing that images came from Flickr.
This document discusses using wikis in the classroom and provides several benefits. Wikis allow for cooperative learning as students can work together to discuss, collaborate and share work. They also provide organization as all information is in one central place. Wikis also enhance the teacher's role by allowing collaboration with other teachers and providing a way to give organized feedback to students. The document encourages teachers to use a free wiki platform like PBwiki or Wikispaces and provides examples of templates and completed teacher wikis that are ready to use in the classroom.
The document summarizes information about a school in Deutschlandsberg, Austria. It discusses the establishment of the school in 2005 and its use of the Dalton education system. Students work independently on assignments and present work to teachers on hand-in dates. The school also has an active garden program where students help build and maintain the garden with a teacher. Feedback from students expresses that they enjoy the school's system of working and respectful environment, feeling like a big happy family.
In 2016, Navitas launched a website to share learning and teaching stories from across its global community. Over the year, the site had over 48,000 page views from over 12,000 visitors. It featured over 240 posts and events by 85 authors on topics ranging from designing student technology visions and linking study to work to practical classroom ideas and introducing a new learning platform. The top viewed posts covered innovations to enhance student success, practical creativity, skills for career transition, and factors influencing student outcomes. The website thanked all contributors for sharing their stories and experiences to advance learning and teaching at Navitas.
The document summarizes activity on a learning and teaching website in 2019. It notes there were over 50 posts and webinars published, with over 45,000 website visits and 308,000 pageviews. The number of authors and contributors grew from 85 in 2016 to 258 in 2019. Popular articles covered checking student understanding, academic integrity, assessment design, and supporting student attendance and international students. Feedback on webinars described them as informative, useful, interesting, thought-provoking, and inspiring. The document thanks contributors and visitors for sharing knowledge and experience to help the community grow.
OLC Handout Digital Tools to Support Literacy Teacher Learning and CollaborationAfinitoLiteracy
The document discusses how literacy teacher education, leadership, and coaching must evolve to incorporate new digital literacies. It argues that educators must transform professional learning for teachers by: 1) building connected online professional learning communities using social media and digital tools; 2) facilitating meaningful shared learning experiences through online events and resources; and 3) collaborating as co-learners through activities like online discussion groups and brainstorming sessions. This evolution is necessary so teachers learn to harness the power of digital tools for 21st century student literacy.
The document outlines a plan for a student project to help reduce carbon footprints and connect with schools on Long Island. Students will create a website focusing on seven simple steps to reduce carbon footprints. They will brainstorm ideas and sign contracts to commit to reducing their footprint. Throughout the year, students will journal their progress and collect data on environmental changes to insert on the website.
This document appears to be a collection of notes and updates from an education librarian at Queensland University of Technology. It includes brief sections about the librarian's office, liaison teams, research, conferences, collections, and a store project. The librarian signs off thanking the reader and citing that images came from Flickr.
This document discusses using wikis in the classroom and provides several benefits. Wikis allow for cooperative learning as students can work together to discuss, collaborate and share work. They also provide organization as all information is in one central place. Wikis also enhance the teacher's role by allowing collaboration with other teachers and providing a way to give organized feedback to students. The document encourages teachers to use a free wiki platform like PBwiki or Wikispaces and provides examples of templates and completed teacher wikis that are ready to use in the classroom.
The document summarizes information about a school in Deutschlandsberg, Austria. It discusses the establishment of the school in 2005 and its use of the Dalton education system. Students work independently on assignments and present work to teachers on hand-in dates. The school also has an active garden program where students help build and maintain the garden with a teacher. Feedback from students expresses that they enjoy the school's system of working and respectful environment, feeling like a big happy family.
In 2016, Navitas launched a website to share learning and teaching stories from across its global community. Over the year, the site had over 48,000 page views from over 12,000 visitors. It featured over 240 posts and events by 85 authors on topics ranging from designing student technology visions and linking study to work to practical classroom ideas and introducing a new learning platform. The top viewed posts covered innovations to enhance student success, practical creativity, skills for career transition, and factors influencing student outcomes. The website thanked all contributors for sharing their stories and experiences to advance learning and teaching at Navitas.
The document summarizes activity on a learning and teaching website in 2019. It notes there were over 50 posts and webinars published, with over 45,000 website visits and 308,000 pageviews. The number of authors and contributors grew from 85 in 2016 to 258 in 2019. Popular articles covered checking student understanding, academic integrity, assessment design, and supporting student attendance and international students. Feedback on webinars described them as informative, useful, interesting, thought-provoking, and inspiring. The document thanks contributors and visitors for sharing knowledge and experience to help the community grow.
OLC Handout Digital Tools to Support Literacy Teacher Learning and CollaborationAfinitoLiteracy
The document discusses how literacy teacher education, leadership, and coaching must evolve to incorporate new digital literacies. It argues that educators must transform professional learning for teachers by: 1) building connected online professional learning communities using social media and digital tools; 2) facilitating meaningful shared learning experiences through online events and resources; and 3) collaborating as co-learners through activities like online discussion groups and brainstorming sessions. This evolution is necessary so teachers learn to harness the power of digital tools for 21st century student literacy.
The document discusses 2017 being designated as the Year of Open to recognize significant milestones in open education, processes, and tools achieved over the past 15 years. These include the creation of the term "Open Educational Resources", the Budapest Open Access Initiative, and the first Creative Commons licenses. The Year of Open aims to enhance education, business, government, and organizations through collaborative, open approaches. The document provides suggestions for how to get involved and participate through events, social media, and monthly topic discussions on open initiatives.
This document provides information about a values education project between schools in Turkey and Italy. The project aims to teach students important values like tolerance, empathy, and respect through monthly activities from October to May. Students will create presentations about their schools and countries, learn from each other through cultural exchanges, and complete art projects, plays, and poems related to core values. Progress will be shared on an eTwinning site using pages and padlets. The goal is for students to develop exemplary behavior and appreciation for values.
The document summarizes in-school and dissemination activities for the REDIC project at Ahmet Çuhadaroğlu Middle School in Istanbul, Turkey. It describes meetings of the project management team and informing students about REDIC's aims. It also discusses informing other schools and community leaders about the project through school boards, meetings, and research. Mobility activities in Greece, Portugal, Romania and Lithuania are summarized along with disseminating information about these experiences.
This document provides an overview of AIESEC UA, an international student organization, for the years 2013-2014. It begins with definitions of common AIESEC terms and concepts. It then discusses AIESEC's history beginning in the 1930s and timeline of events from 2013-2014, including conferences, workshops, and social events. Facts about AIESEC Belgium's national and regional rankings for 2013-2014 are also presented. The document aims to inform readers about AIESEC UA's activities and performance during this period.
Visual resume, is an alternative and better way to display all of the information found on a traditional resume in a way that is more visually appealing. Especially for the creative kind of profiles, such resumes are more of a portfolio of the candidate and that is why even a 35-40 slides or pages long visual resume is absolutely normal as compared to traditional 2 pager resume.
It's my portfolio of my wonderful professional journey of 30 years or just a creative resume in the form of the visual story to take you through all the milestones of my career. Hope you will find it informative and enjoyable while going through it.
-GS Virdi (Asst. Professor, Media & Content Consultant)
1) The document outlines a values education project taking place between October and May. Activities focus on values like tolerance, empathy, and respect.
2) For the month of November, participating teachers and students will create activities about tolerance in drama, art, music, and other forms. They will share their work on an online twinspace platform.
3) Teachers will vote on the best logo and poster for the project using an online polling tool called Kahoot. The meeting concludes by thanking participants and emphasizing the goal of receiving a European Quality Label for the work.
The document summarizes notes from an orientation meeting for the National Writing Project's Digital Is Project in 2009. The project aims to build an online knowledge base of effective digital writing practices and explore connections between digital media and learning. Key outcomes for 2009 include launching a website with curated teaching resources in September and hosting a conference in November.
Content, Communication and Digital Marketing Consultant: The Best Visual Por...GURJENDER SINGH VIRDI
Visual resume, is an alternative and better way to display all of the information found on a traditional resume in a way that is more visually appealing. Especially for the creative kind of profiles, such resumes are more of a portfolio of the candidate and that is why even a 60-70 slides or pages long visual resume is absolutely normal as compared to traditional 2 pager resume.
It's my portfolio of my wonderful professional journey of 30 years or just a creative resume in the form of the visual story to take you through all the milestones of my career. Hope you will find it informative and enjoyable while going through it.
-GS Virdi (Asst. Professor - Content, Communication and Digital Marketing)
This document discusses using wikis, blogs, and podcasts in modern foreign language education. It encourages embracing technology to engage students by using tools they are familiar with. Wikis allow students to collaboratively create and edit content. Podcasts allow teachers to create audio resources for students and provide opportunities for students to develop presentation skills. Both tools can make foreign language learning more interactive, motivating and relevant for students.
This document discusses oikos alumni networking and lifelong learning opportunities. It defines alumni as people ranging from their mid-20s to mid-40s who were once connected to oikos through various activities. The document outlines objectives to foster interaction between alumni and current students, create a learning cycle, and raise awareness of alumni networks. It discusses online networking tools and holding local and international alumni events to reconnect alumni and share knowledge.
This document outlines the key components of an effective service learning program, including integrating reflection and instruction to create meaningful community service experiences. It emphasizes that an essential part of service is putting experiences in context through reflection to learn meanings and solutions. The document then provides examples of reflection activities and guidelines for leadership roles to coordinate service projects, outreach, social media documentation, and portfolio requirements for the program.
This annual report summarizes the library media center's programs and services for the 2016-2017 school year. Section 1 provides usage statistics which show high daily visitor numbers and circulation rates. It outlines the library's resources including print books, ebooks, databases, and technology. Section 2 describes efforts to integrate research skills into instruction, including creating online research units for each grade. It also details new hands-on resources and a revised library website to better support student learning.
The document provides updates on activities from various countries involved in the AVITAE Erasmus+ project from September 2016 to March 2017. Key activities included:
- Creating videos and mini-companies to showcase ancient entrepreneurship in Greece, Denmark, Spain, and Slovakia
- An exchange trip to Cyprus in October 2016 where students participated in entrepreneurship workshops and visited historical and business-related sites
- Preparing for a mini-company fair in Italy by developing business plans and promotional materials for their mini-companies
- Hosting the successful ERASMUS+ AVITAE MINICOMPANY FAIR in Italy in February 2017 to showcase student mini-companies
- Continuing project work like maintaining blogs and developing
This document outlines the activity plan for a 2014-2017 project between several schools. It involves periodic meetings where teachers and students collaborate on topics like teambuilding, sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, and cultural diversity. The meetings are designed to share best practices, try out new teaching methods, provide workshops, and provide time for students to work together on assignments using tools like Facebook groups. Evaluation of the project's goals and impacts is carried out each year to refine the collaboration.
This document discusses how blogs, wikis, and podcasts can be used as educational tools in the classroom to promote clear expectations, accountable talk, academic rigor, and self-management of learning. It provides examples of how each tool can be used for communication, instruction, publication, assessment, presentation, and collaboration. Blogs allow students to communicate, learn instructionally, and publish work. Wikis enable communication, publication, instruction, assessment, presentation, and collaboration. Podcasts can supplement blog and wiki sites to add audio/video elements. These tools motivate student writing and engage them in social, creative processes that mirror real-world skills.
This document summarizes findings from projects investigating how learners experience learning with technology. It discusses how learners use technology in sophisticated ways both within and outside of formal education. It also outlines recommendations for institutions, staff, and further research questions, such as exploring the experiences of specific learner groups and how learners personalize their tools.
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
"Be the change you want to see" Bolster & Levrai - BALEAP Sustainability PIM ...Peter Levrai
When we talk about sustainability in EAP, we need to consider not only how we can raise related issues with students but also how EAP practitioners, as a
professional community, can implement sustainable practices. This can impact the kinds of materials we develop, and what we do with them once they exist, to
ensure we move away from single use/single class materials. Materials should be flexible, adaptable and multipurpose. In this talk we reflect on our experience
of developing and releasing an award-winning EAP course we believe achieves that.
Develop EAP: A Sustainable Academic Skills Course was designed in 2016 with flexibility in mind. It is based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), a rich resource which can be revisited with different cohorts of students, and which can engage them emotionally, intellectually and academically. The
design and flexibility of the course contribute to its sustainability as it is easy to update so the content retains currency.
Once we had developed the course for one EAP English Medium Education setting in Asia, we recognised its potential utility in other teaching contexts. Rather
than pursuing commercial publication, we elected to make the course available for free download in 2018. Sharing materials electronically with fellow EAP
practitioners is not only environmentally friendly, but also socially just in a world where educational resources are unequally distributed.
This document summarizes strategies for online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interactive online activities like H5P, Padlet, Kahoot and Mentimeter were used to replace face-to-face activities and maintain student engagement. Live Zoom sessions helped educators and students quickly adapt to online learning, using breakout rooms and polls. Formative assessment through case studies and quizzes replaced exams. Teachers monitored student progress through Moodle analytics and check-ins. Support services were available online, and teachers collaborated virtually to support students and each other's professional development.
Development of a multidisciplinary assignment - a first year engineering pilo...LearningandTeaching
Multidisciplinary teaching is a contemporary education strategy implemented by various tertiary institutions to stimulate students’ critical thinking, develop inter-disciplinary understanding, and enhance students’ problem solving skills. In this presentation, Dr Saad Odeh and Dr Muhammad Qureshi summarise the steps taken, as well as findings from a pilot study that investigated the development and implementation of a combined assignment from two first year units in the Engineering curriculum: “Foundation Mathematics” and “Introduction to Programming”.
The suggested assignment aimed to help students understand the link between these two disciplines. Case studies from the mechanical and civil engineering industry were selected to develop the pilot assignments. The mathematical rules applied in this assignment were introduced in brief in the assignment information sheet to give students guidelines to carry out further online research. The preliminary statistical results show improvement in students’ multi-disciplinary knowledge in the different units and enhancement in their industrial experience.
The document discusses 2017 being designated as the Year of Open to recognize significant milestones in open education, processes, and tools achieved over the past 15 years. These include the creation of the term "Open Educational Resources", the Budapest Open Access Initiative, and the first Creative Commons licenses. The Year of Open aims to enhance education, business, government, and organizations through collaborative, open approaches. The document provides suggestions for how to get involved and participate through events, social media, and monthly topic discussions on open initiatives.
This document provides information about a values education project between schools in Turkey and Italy. The project aims to teach students important values like tolerance, empathy, and respect through monthly activities from October to May. Students will create presentations about their schools and countries, learn from each other through cultural exchanges, and complete art projects, plays, and poems related to core values. Progress will be shared on an eTwinning site using pages and padlets. The goal is for students to develop exemplary behavior and appreciation for values.
The document summarizes in-school and dissemination activities for the REDIC project at Ahmet Çuhadaroğlu Middle School in Istanbul, Turkey. It describes meetings of the project management team and informing students about REDIC's aims. It also discusses informing other schools and community leaders about the project through school boards, meetings, and research. Mobility activities in Greece, Portugal, Romania and Lithuania are summarized along with disseminating information about these experiences.
This document provides an overview of AIESEC UA, an international student organization, for the years 2013-2014. It begins with definitions of common AIESEC terms and concepts. It then discusses AIESEC's history beginning in the 1930s and timeline of events from 2013-2014, including conferences, workshops, and social events. Facts about AIESEC Belgium's national and regional rankings for 2013-2014 are also presented. The document aims to inform readers about AIESEC UA's activities and performance during this period.
Visual resume, is an alternative and better way to display all of the information found on a traditional resume in a way that is more visually appealing. Especially for the creative kind of profiles, such resumes are more of a portfolio of the candidate and that is why even a 35-40 slides or pages long visual resume is absolutely normal as compared to traditional 2 pager resume.
It's my portfolio of my wonderful professional journey of 30 years or just a creative resume in the form of the visual story to take you through all the milestones of my career. Hope you will find it informative and enjoyable while going through it.
-GS Virdi (Asst. Professor, Media & Content Consultant)
1) The document outlines a values education project taking place between October and May. Activities focus on values like tolerance, empathy, and respect.
2) For the month of November, participating teachers and students will create activities about tolerance in drama, art, music, and other forms. They will share their work on an online twinspace platform.
3) Teachers will vote on the best logo and poster for the project using an online polling tool called Kahoot. The meeting concludes by thanking participants and emphasizing the goal of receiving a European Quality Label for the work.
The document summarizes notes from an orientation meeting for the National Writing Project's Digital Is Project in 2009. The project aims to build an online knowledge base of effective digital writing practices and explore connections between digital media and learning. Key outcomes for 2009 include launching a website with curated teaching resources in September and hosting a conference in November.
Content, Communication and Digital Marketing Consultant: The Best Visual Por...GURJENDER SINGH VIRDI
Visual resume, is an alternative and better way to display all of the information found on a traditional resume in a way that is more visually appealing. Especially for the creative kind of profiles, such resumes are more of a portfolio of the candidate and that is why even a 60-70 slides or pages long visual resume is absolutely normal as compared to traditional 2 pager resume.
It's my portfolio of my wonderful professional journey of 30 years or just a creative resume in the form of the visual story to take you through all the milestones of my career. Hope you will find it informative and enjoyable while going through it.
-GS Virdi (Asst. Professor - Content, Communication and Digital Marketing)
This document discusses using wikis, blogs, and podcasts in modern foreign language education. It encourages embracing technology to engage students by using tools they are familiar with. Wikis allow students to collaboratively create and edit content. Podcasts allow teachers to create audio resources for students and provide opportunities for students to develop presentation skills. Both tools can make foreign language learning more interactive, motivating and relevant for students.
This document discusses oikos alumni networking and lifelong learning opportunities. It defines alumni as people ranging from their mid-20s to mid-40s who were once connected to oikos through various activities. The document outlines objectives to foster interaction between alumni and current students, create a learning cycle, and raise awareness of alumni networks. It discusses online networking tools and holding local and international alumni events to reconnect alumni and share knowledge.
This document outlines the key components of an effective service learning program, including integrating reflection and instruction to create meaningful community service experiences. It emphasizes that an essential part of service is putting experiences in context through reflection to learn meanings and solutions. The document then provides examples of reflection activities and guidelines for leadership roles to coordinate service projects, outreach, social media documentation, and portfolio requirements for the program.
This annual report summarizes the library media center's programs and services for the 2016-2017 school year. Section 1 provides usage statistics which show high daily visitor numbers and circulation rates. It outlines the library's resources including print books, ebooks, databases, and technology. Section 2 describes efforts to integrate research skills into instruction, including creating online research units for each grade. It also details new hands-on resources and a revised library website to better support student learning.
The document provides updates on activities from various countries involved in the AVITAE Erasmus+ project from September 2016 to March 2017. Key activities included:
- Creating videos and mini-companies to showcase ancient entrepreneurship in Greece, Denmark, Spain, and Slovakia
- An exchange trip to Cyprus in October 2016 where students participated in entrepreneurship workshops and visited historical and business-related sites
- Preparing for a mini-company fair in Italy by developing business plans and promotional materials for their mini-companies
- Hosting the successful ERASMUS+ AVITAE MINICOMPANY FAIR in Italy in February 2017 to showcase student mini-companies
- Continuing project work like maintaining blogs and developing
This document outlines the activity plan for a 2014-2017 project between several schools. It involves periodic meetings where teachers and students collaborate on topics like teambuilding, sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, and cultural diversity. The meetings are designed to share best practices, try out new teaching methods, provide workshops, and provide time for students to work together on assignments using tools like Facebook groups. Evaluation of the project's goals and impacts is carried out each year to refine the collaboration.
This document discusses how blogs, wikis, and podcasts can be used as educational tools in the classroom to promote clear expectations, accountable talk, academic rigor, and self-management of learning. It provides examples of how each tool can be used for communication, instruction, publication, assessment, presentation, and collaboration. Blogs allow students to communicate, learn instructionally, and publish work. Wikis enable communication, publication, instruction, assessment, presentation, and collaboration. Podcasts can supplement blog and wiki sites to add audio/video elements. These tools motivate student writing and engage them in social, creative processes that mirror real-world skills.
This document summarizes findings from projects investigating how learners experience learning with technology. It discusses how learners use technology in sophisticated ways both within and outside of formal education. It also outlines recommendations for institutions, staff, and further research questions, such as exploring the experiences of specific learner groups and how learners personalize their tools.
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
"Be the change you want to see" Bolster & Levrai - BALEAP Sustainability PIM ...Peter Levrai
When we talk about sustainability in EAP, we need to consider not only how we can raise related issues with students but also how EAP practitioners, as a
professional community, can implement sustainable practices. This can impact the kinds of materials we develop, and what we do with them once they exist, to
ensure we move away from single use/single class materials. Materials should be flexible, adaptable and multipurpose. In this talk we reflect on our experience
of developing and releasing an award-winning EAP course we believe achieves that.
Develop EAP: A Sustainable Academic Skills Course was designed in 2016 with flexibility in mind. It is based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), a rich resource which can be revisited with different cohorts of students, and which can engage them emotionally, intellectually and academically. The
design and flexibility of the course contribute to its sustainability as it is easy to update so the content retains currency.
Once we had developed the course for one EAP English Medium Education setting in Asia, we recognised its potential utility in other teaching contexts. Rather
than pursuing commercial publication, we elected to make the course available for free download in 2018. Sharing materials electronically with fellow EAP
practitioners is not only environmentally friendly, but also socially just in a world where educational resources are unequally distributed.
This document summarizes strategies for online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interactive online activities like H5P, Padlet, Kahoot and Mentimeter were used to replace face-to-face activities and maintain student engagement. Live Zoom sessions helped educators and students quickly adapt to online learning, using breakout rooms and polls. Formative assessment through case studies and quizzes replaced exams. Teachers monitored student progress through Moodle analytics and check-ins. Support services were available online, and teachers collaborated virtually to support students and each other's professional development.
Development of a multidisciplinary assignment - a first year engineering pilo...LearningandTeaching
Multidisciplinary teaching is a contemporary education strategy implemented by various tertiary institutions to stimulate students’ critical thinking, develop inter-disciplinary understanding, and enhance students’ problem solving skills. In this presentation, Dr Saad Odeh and Dr Muhammad Qureshi summarise the steps taken, as well as findings from a pilot study that investigated the development and implementation of a combined assignment from two first year units in the Engineering curriculum: “Foundation Mathematics” and “Introduction to Programming”.
The suggested assignment aimed to help students understand the link between these two disciplines. Case studies from the mechanical and civil engineering industry were selected to develop the pilot assignments. The mathematical rules applied in this assignment were introduced in brief in the assignment information sheet to give students guidelines to carry out further online research. The preliminary statistical results show improvement in students’ multi-disciplinary knowledge in the different units and enhancement in their industrial experience.
Wondering where you belong on the spectrum between a technophobe and technophile? Curious as to how this affects your teaching? More tech-savvy generations of learners are entering our classrooms bringing not only their rich cultural contexts, but also new preferences of learning and engaging both with each other, and their educators. However, incorporating ed-tech strategies effectively into teaching can seem daunting to many educators.
Our experience shows that the development of digital capabilities in educators is highly dependent upon empowering, developing and enhancing the educators’ mindset. This presentation presents theoretical considerations for developing an educator’s digital capabilities and reviews examples of ed-tech professional development models to support and empower educators to successfully implement technology-enhanced teaching practices.
Do you ever feel out of your depth or overwhelmed with trying to manage students who come to you emotionally distressed? Does this affect your own stress levels?
Whether you are a teacher or support staff, it is essential for your own health and well-being and the well-being of your students that you feel resourced with strategies to manage these situations effectively.
In this presentation, Jane Daisley-Snow will help you recognize the signs of mental health issues; respond appropriately with ‘mental health first aid’; and refer students on to receive the professional support they need.
ANZAC perspectives: Strategies, leading indicators and busting international ...LearningandTeaching
This webinar is a unique collaboration between agencies that promote New Zealand and Australian international education – Education New Zealand and Austrade. Kadi Taylor also throws into the mix the perspective of an education provider that straddles both sides of the Tasman, Navitas.
The presenters bring together disparate data sets from both destinations to illuminate the lead indicator data trends, compare these trends and provide qualitative context to how these played out in these major international education destinations.
Raise your voice: Creating community for international studentsLearningandTeaching
Singing together is powerful. It helps us express our emotions, teaches us to harmonise our differences, and makes us feel part of a community. It also provides an opportunity for language learners to improve pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary and confidence in speaking. For international students living in Australia, a choir can become a family, and a home away from home. It’s a safe place to make friends, improve English, and explore a range of feelings.
In 2018, the first annual Raise Your Voice choir festival for international students was held in Brisbane. In these slides, Vicki Bos and Donna Cook share some of the goals, benefits and outcomes of the 2018 festival, and let you know all about the upcoming 2019 festival. Tune in to the recording if you’re interested in singing with your students, setting up a choir at your language school, or getting involved in the 2019 festival (and beyond).
Providing effective feedback for students can be a time-consuming and often frustrating experience for both student and teacher. In an attempt to identify a method for providing feedback that is both engaging for students and time-efficient for staff, a study comparing audio with written feedback was carried out at Curtin College.
Analysis of students' results indicates that while different types of feedback did not result in any significant difference in grades, the evidence from the study's survey indicates an overwhelmingly positive response by most staff and students to audio feedback.
In these slides, Gemma Clarke shares the results of her study and highlights some of the advantages and disadvantages of using audio feedback with a particular focus on Audacity.
Navigating the academic culture in the U.S. by international students Part 2LearningandTeaching
This document summarizes interviews conducted with 5 graduate students from the Balkan region about their experiences navigating academic culture in the U.S. The interviews explored their initial interactions, challenges faced, socialization strategies, and support received. Key findings include: students initially held stereotypical beliefs about life in America from movies; developing relationships with professors was important for support and collaboration; attending campus events and socializing with other international students helped with language and cultural adjustment. The study highlights the importance of inclusive programs to support international students' academic and social integration.
Navigating the academic culture in the U.S. by international students Part 1LearningandTeaching
The document discusses some of the challenges international students face in navigating academic culture in the U.S. It notes that language proficiency is just one factor, and cultural differences can exist in concepts like learning and teaching styles, teacher-student relationships, and expectations around class participation. The document reviews several studies on international students from China, India, and Japan that highlight issues around socializing into new academic discourse communities and negotiating identities within those communities. It cautions against overgeneralizing experiences and provides tips for international students to better understand concepts like critical thinking expectations in U.S. education.
Confidence is key: a successful approach to teaching statisticsLearningandTeaching
Teaching statistics has increasingly been regarded as a complex mission to accomplish as it consists of many different mathematical components with many variables. Despite extensive research work in developing education in statistics, this discipline still requires significant improvement in how it is taught. Most students at university have a lack of interest in undertaking statistics courses due different factors - some of them are related to teaching techniques and others are related to method of assessment.
In these slides, Saad Odeh presents an effective teaching technique in statistics developed by SIBT teachers. Rather than enabling the cohort by providing them with extra help to progress in statistics, the idea was to improve their confidence when they do the major assessment, 'the final exam'.
Co-designing a global pd program for 120 Navitas collegesLearningandTeaching
Transforming the student learning experience relies on the capabilities of our exceptional teachers. Learning and Teaching Services has launched Teaching Excellence at Navitas (TEN) - a strategic and innovative approach to the delivery and management of professional development at Navitas.
In these slides, Pauline Farrell and Christina Del Medico outline the co-design process of TEN.
Assessment can have a profound influence on student learning. Some students only seek to engage with that which is to be assessed. In other cases, assessment approaches can inhibit learning by assessing inappropriate things. Authentic assessments provide the means for teachers to influence learning in all the right ways and provide learning experiences that connect students with practical applications of the course materials. These type of assessments also involve active learning where students are motivated to make decisions and judgments and to learn by doing.
In these slides, Ron Oliver discusses how teachers can design and use authentic assessments in their classroom settings. He demonstrates various forms of authentic assessment that can be applied to develop and assess differing levels of learning outcomes.
Lead indicators for international education: What are the latest trends telli...LearningandTeaching
In these slides, Kadi Taylor and Darragh Murray take you through a snapshot of what the latest international education lead indicators are currently showing for the Australian international education sector, including analysis of offshore student visa grants and international student commencements.They examine sector and market trends, highlight emerging differences and give views around what these trends may mean for the medium-term outlook for international education in Australia. Throughout the webinar they provide data-driven answers to questions such as:How are offshore international student visa grants performing in the first half of FY19?How are our major source markets are performing and where might there be growth?What are the implications for any shifting trends in Australian international education?There will be an opportunity to ask questions and engage with the data.
In these slides, Anselm will unravel the mysteries of active learning. Bloom’s Taxonomy and ‘flipped learning’ are presented as theoretical lenses through which active learning may be better understood. Specifically, he argues that active learning consists of two components: ‘active’ and ‘learning’. In designing for engaging and meaningful student learning experiences, there should be an equal emphasis placed on both elements.
Lessons from intercultural communication for university classroomsLearningandTeaching
This document discusses lessons from intercultural communication that are relevant for university classrooms. Intercultural communication refers to verbal and non-verbal communication between people from different cultures. The document provides tips for instructors on communicating effectively with international students, such as being careful with wording, repeating ideas, and making expectations clear. It also discusses challenges with group work and leadership roles due to cultural differences, and suggests strategies like assigning roles and turn-taking procedures to mitigate issues. While instructors can't change students' cultural views, following these tips can help address common communication problems in mixed-classroom settings.
In this presentation, Bronwyn Mortimer and Gemma Clarke share how they achieved a complete redefinition of traditional group oral presentations using the S.A.M.R model.
A shift in mindset: How to embrace students' growing use of mobile devicesLearningandTeaching
Students’ mobile devices have become a prevalent sight in the classroom which will not soon abate. The presence of mobile devices has long been the cause of much frustration for teachers due to the necessity of repeating instructions and an overall drop in classroom participation.
In these slides, Paul Gregory shares his reflections on how a shift in mindset helped improve his attitude towards students and their non-academic use of mobile devices in the classroom.
By putting his theory to the test over an entire semester, Paul found that shifting the blame from the students empowered the instructor to incorporate change and made for a more productive and cohesive classroom experience.
In their shoes: Understanding the international student perspective LearningandTeaching
The document discusses cultural awareness and the perspectives of international students. It provides background on barriers to learning for international students, such as different expectations around class participation and communication challenges. Student responses from La Trobe College in Australia identified language barriers, difficulty with accents/speed of speaking, and lack of confidence as issues. The document recommends that educational institutions provide additional language and cultural support for international students. It also recommends that educators limit diversions from lecture slides, use plain English, and review materials to ensure clear links between topics.
Following a needs and impact assessment at Simon Fraser University, a curriculum focused on developing job search skills for EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners emerged. This curriculum has now been trialled with new international students in a pilot program at Fraser International College.
The findings of the impact assessment show that the curriculum has not only resulted in students having a better understanding of how to prepare for the job market post-graduation, but there has also been a positive impact on these students' motivation for academic study.
In this recording, Sharla Reid and Heather Williams discuss and share results from a pilot program. This program highlights the collaborative efforts between FIC and partner institution, Simon Fraser University to find new ways to adapt curriculum for new purposes while increasing student retention and engagement.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
Denis is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a distinguished career spanning information systems analysis and technical project management. With a proven track record of spearheading the design and delivery of cutting-edge Information Management solutions, he has consistently elevated business operations, streamlined reporting functions, and maximized process efficiency.
Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of reporting, database, and web development applications, underpinned by an exceptional grasp of data storage and virtualization technologies. His proficiency in application testing, database administration, and data cleansing ensures seamless execution of complex projects.
What sets Denis apart is his comprehensive understanding of Business and Systems Analysis technologies, honed through involvement in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). From meticulous requirements gathering to precise analysis, innovative design, rigorous development, thorough testing, and successful implementation, he has consistently delivered exceptional results.
Throughout his career, he has taken on multifaceted roles, from leading technical project management teams to owning solutions that drive operational excellence. His conscientious and proactive approach is unwavering, whether he is working independently or collaboratively within a team. His ability to connect with colleagues on a personal level underscores his commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive workplace environment.
Date: May 29, 2024
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Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
A Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two HeartsSteve Thomason
These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
This presentation was provided by Rebecca Benner, Ph.D., of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
9. Co-designing learning: A video you’ll want
to interact with! [ACAP]
January
Creating a simple online welcome video –
come on in! [L&T]
February
Building a dedicated module for critical thinking [EIC]
March & April
10. Recap: Augmented and Virtual Reality, an
alternative platform for education? [SAE]
May
Writing, stranger than fiction: Getting
English language students writing [ELICOS]
June
‘The Psychosis Experience’: A case study
using virtual reality to transform
psychology education [ACAP & SAE]
July
Using Art Therapy to promote student
mental health and wellbeing [FIC]
August
11. Introducing Swivl, our little robot
cameraman! [AMEP]
September
Designing spaces for collaboration,
community and diversity [L&T]
October
A student leadership program empowering
international students [ISSP at UMass ]
November
Navitas wins ‘best paper’ at annual TEQSA
Quality conference [L&T]
December
12. Thank you!
To everyone who shared a story, ran an event,
gave a presentation, or joined the
conversation.
And to the quiet ones (you know who you are)
who contributed behind the scenes.