ABSTRACT: Teaching practices have recently witnessed certain improvements. Today’strend is to switch from traditional to modern methodologies that could enhance English Language Teaching Pedagogy (ELTP). This switch is meant to positively affect learning practices and lead to better academic achievements. To this effect, the article at hand finds it crucial, especially, for Non-Native English Speakers (NNESs) to go for a mixed mode of education that merges both face-to-face (F-t-F) instruction and e-learning (EL).Two parts are encompassed in this regard: F-t-F instruction and EL. Although both perspectives have their own pros and cons, they can converge in ELT to proffer a more cogent picture about the latest innovative practices in this field. From this angle, the current paper seeks to introduce blended learning (BL) as an incentive for hybrid teaching and a way whereby to flip the English language classroom (ELC). It equally targets to model BL and anchor it in the 21st century ELTP while unveiling its main strengths and limitations. Last but not least, the present work aims to proffer BL with an ecological perspective that focuses on improving ELC’s physical and emotional settings. This is per se a drive toinnovate teaching and make the classroom more conducive to learning.
Blended learning presentation to the Board of Education wrandolph2013
Blended learning emerged in the 1990s from e-learning and has grown significantly since then. It combines online digital media with traditional classroom methods. Blended learning is effective for personalizing learning to each student's needs and motivating students. While it was slow to adopt initially, the rate of blended learning adoption has increased substantially over the past two decades as its benefits have become clear. Key factors that influence adoption include how easy the tools are to use, observing successful examples, and support from early adopters who spread knowledge to others.
Models of Blended Learning Webinar_June2011Blackboard
This document discusses different models of blended learning and examples of their implementation. It begins by outlining the challenges districts face in meeting student demand for online learning. It then discusses two models of blended learning implemented at Deltona High School and Kamehameha Schools, focusing on their approaches, lessons learned, and next steps. These include integrating online curriculum, providing professional development for teachers, and expanding hybrid and online course offerings. The document concludes by providing contact information for people involved in these programs and resources for learning more about blended learning.
This document discusses the merits of blended learning, which combines both online and face-to-face instruction. It defines blended learning as strategically integrating live classroom activities and online learning to maximize benefits. Blended learning allows for pedagogical richness, access to knowledge, social interaction, personal agency, cost effectiveness, and easy revision. It increases active and peer learning while remaining learner-centered. The author argues blended learning should be more widely adopted by teachers to help students learn and collaborate in a dynamic, flexible environment that increases engagement and motivation.
This document provides a literature review on blended learning. It defines blended learning as combining online and in-class learning activities to meet student needs. The review discusses benefits like differentiation and filling gaps, as well as barriers like resources and training. It also examines different blended learning models and case studies from places that implemented blended learning successfully and unsuccessfully. Key lessons highlighted include the importance of proper teacher training and having a clear vision.
Slidesets from a UK teacher training course
Aims:
To consider the benefits and issues associated with collaborative learning tasks, and to effectively manage collaborative assessment
Outcomes:
To identify the reasons to get students to undertake assessed work in groups
To identify ways to plan and manage group assessment tasks effectively
To be aware of the obligations placed on teachers managing collaborative assessment
As learning organizations are continually tasked with making their training programs more efficient, better performing and more economical, many turn to the convenience and cost savings of virtual learning. But this often comes at the expense of the learning experience and overall effectiveness of training – leaving training professionals feeling like they have to choose between the superior learning experience of classroom training and convenience of virtual learning.
This webinar discusses how to bridge the gap between classroom and virtual training by using hybrid learning. Join to learn:
What hybrid learning is
Best practices of using hybrid learning to provide a better overall learning experience
How to get started with hybrid learning
This document discusses pedagogical approaches to blended learning. It begins by outlining some core values of lifelong learning and continuing education. It then provides an overview of Athabasca University as an example of a fully online university. The document proposes two principles: that learning evolves from past technologies, and different social structures determine effective technology use. It outlines three generations of online pedagogy: cognitive/behaviorist, social constructivist, and connectivist. Each generation is associated with different social structures and technologies. The document advocates empowering students to create their own learning networks and interactions through open educational resources and social platforms. Overall, it argues blended learning works best when pedagogy, technology and outcomes are appropriately matched to
Blended learning presentation to the Board of Education wrandolph2013
Blended learning emerged in the 1990s from e-learning and has grown significantly since then. It combines online digital media with traditional classroom methods. Blended learning is effective for personalizing learning to each student's needs and motivating students. While it was slow to adopt initially, the rate of blended learning adoption has increased substantially over the past two decades as its benefits have become clear. Key factors that influence adoption include how easy the tools are to use, observing successful examples, and support from early adopters who spread knowledge to others.
Models of Blended Learning Webinar_June2011Blackboard
This document discusses different models of blended learning and examples of their implementation. It begins by outlining the challenges districts face in meeting student demand for online learning. It then discusses two models of blended learning implemented at Deltona High School and Kamehameha Schools, focusing on their approaches, lessons learned, and next steps. These include integrating online curriculum, providing professional development for teachers, and expanding hybrid and online course offerings. The document concludes by providing contact information for people involved in these programs and resources for learning more about blended learning.
This document discusses the merits of blended learning, which combines both online and face-to-face instruction. It defines blended learning as strategically integrating live classroom activities and online learning to maximize benefits. Blended learning allows for pedagogical richness, access to knowledge, social interaction, personal agency, cost effectiveness, and easy revision. It increases active and peer learning while remaining learner-centered. The author argues blended learning should be more widely adopted by teachers to help students learn and collaborate in a dynamic, flexible environment that increases engagement and motivation.
This document provides a literature review on blended learning. It defines blended learning as combining online and in-class learning activities to meet student needs. The review discusses benefits like differentiation and filling gaps, as well as barriers like resources and training. It also examines different blended learning models and case studies from places that implemented blended learning successfully and unsuccessfully. Key lessons highlighted include the importance of proper teacher training and having a clear vision.
Slidesets from a UK teacher training course
Aims:
To consider the benefits and issues associated with collaborative learning tasks, and to effectively manage collaborative assessment
Outcomes:
To identify the reasons to get students to undertake assessed work in groups
To identify ways to plan and manage group assessment tasks effectively
To be aware of the obligations placed on teachers managing collaborative assessment
As learning organizations are continually tasked with making their training programs more efficient, better performing and more economical, many turn to the convenience and cost savings of virtual learning. But this often comes at the expense of the learning experience and overall effectiveness of training – leaving training professionals feeling like they have to choose between the superior learning experience of classroom training and convenience of virtual learning.
This webinar discusses how to bridge the gap between classroom and virtual training by using hybrid learning. Join to learn:
What hybrid learning is
Best practices of using hybrid learning to provide a better overall learning experience
How to get started with hybrid learning
This document discusses pedagogical approaches to blended learning. It begins by outlining some core values of lifelong learning and continuing education. It then provides an overview of Athabasca University as an example of a fully online university. The document proposes two principles: that learning evolves from past technologies, and different social structures determine effective technology use. It outlines three generations of online pedagogy: cognitive/behaviorist, social constructivist, and connectivist. Each generation is associated with different social structures and technologies. The document advocates empowering students to create their own learning networks and interactions through open educational resources and social platforms. Overall, it argues blended learning works best when pedagogy, technology and outcomes are appropriately matched to
Blended learning is an approach to teaching and learning that combines online and in-person learning. It involves using electronic and online media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching. Blended learning provides flexibility, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. However, it can also overwork teachers and students if not implemented properly.
This document discusses the e-learning tool Moodle. Moodle is an open-source learning management system that allows educators to create online courses. It has many features like forums, chats, calendars, lessons, wikis and more. Moodle runs on many platforms and has been translated into over 100 languages. It is used for blended and distance learning. Moodle is highly customizable through plugins and themes. It is a flexible and widely used e-learning tool.
Tools for Administrators of Blended Learning ProgramsiNACOL
iNACOL, in partnership with the New York City Schools iLearnNYC program, developed administrative tools to assist administrators in support of blended learning teachers.
Trends in Digital Learning 2015 (ISTE 2015)Julie Evans
Release of the 2015 report, Trends in Digital Learning: Empowering Innovative Classroom Models for Learning. This latest report from Blackboard and Project Tomorrow details how schools and districts are using new technologies to create the ultimate learning experience. Report highlights how:
Educators are using new technologies to engage students in and out of school
Blended and digital learning translate directly to student confidence and success
Students are reacting to these evolving and innovative classroom models
GippsTAFE conducted a literature review to identify strategies for successful online teaching. The review found that online teachers require strong communication, organization, and flexibility skills. Specifically:
1) Teachers must engage and interact with students to create online communities, not just provide content.
2) Teachers need to adapt resources and provide feedback, communication, and motivation to support online learners.
3) Organizing content, activities, and timelines while providing individualized feedback are important.
The literature identifies best practices for online teaching that rely on these three skills. GippsTAFE aims to support its online teachers' development of communication, organization, and flexibility.
MuLLLTi_Blended learning for lifelong learners in a multicampuscontextYves Blieck
This document discusses blended learning for lifelong learners in higher education. It defines blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and online learning that focuses on active learning through authentic tasks linked to real-world contexts. Blended learning can increase accessibility for lifelong learners by allowing flexible scheduling and reducing travel time. It also enables tailored instruction to meet learners' specific needs. However, blended learning presents challenges for institutions to design effective blends and support faculty adoption of transformative pedagogies.
Blended Learning is being promoted as a “disruptive innovation” in education. Supporters suggest that this model has the potential to reach all learners in new exciting ways. What exactly is blended learning and how might this “look” in the middle level classroom? How can teachers begin to implement blended learning models in their classrooms? Sun West School Division shares the journey and findings of its year-long action based research project aimed at exploring the impact of blended learning on student engagement and comprehension.
HE Blended Learning - Charles Darwin UniversityBlackboard APAC
This document discusses blended learning programs implemented at Centralian Senior College and Kormilda College in the Northern Territory of Australia. It aims to support secondary students so they complete Year 12 and transition to university, targeting low socioeconomic, indigenous, and remote/rural students. The programs provide students and teachers access to Charles Darwin University's online learning platform Learnline. Challenges in implementing blended learning included attendance issues, teacher time constraints, technology access, and measuring outcomes. Solutions involved online access to materials, paid teacher training/development time, laptop distributions, and surveys. The programs showed mixed results in addressing challenges and positively impacting student learning.
This document provides an overview of online teaching for new online instructors. It discusses that online students can perform as well or better than face-to-face students, and outlines objectives like online learning theory, instructional design, quality assurance, and accessibility. Key aspects of online teaching include engaging students, clear communication, and using a constructive approach. Successful online programs provide training, resources, and support for faculty.
Blended learning combines traditional in-person classroom methods with online and digital learning. It allows incorporating different teaching methods and technologies to optimize learning. Blended learning mixes self-paced online learning with live virtual or in-person classroom sessions, allowing a gradual transition from traditional to online. When used for architecture education, blended learning transforms the design studio into a collaborative online and in-person space where students work on project-based learning and receive feedback from peers and instructors in various formats.
How can you use opportunities afforded by technology to improve the learning experience?
The whitepaper describes the blended classroom concept which is the thoughtful integration of the at-school, at-home and online learning arenas. The combination is a powerful theory that helps all teachers using itslearning (and teachers using web 2.0 tools) to frame their work in the context of 21st-century teaching.
The whitepaper looks at some of the possibilities offered by technology and shows how two teachers are applying them in a pedagogical setting, in something refered to as the blended classroom.
The ideal blended classroom is about using available technology to put learning first by combining blended learning, visible learning and formative assessment; three of today’s most popular teaching strategies.
Designing and Teaching Effective Online PDDiana Benner
This document provides an overview for developing and teaching effective online professional development courses. It discusses key aspects of course design such as writing objectives, presenting content in modules, engaging learners, and using technology tools. The document also covers facilitation strategies like promoting interaction and building learning communities. It emphasizes using assessments that match course objectives and providing rubrics or criteria. Finally, it offers resources for online course evaluation and emphasizes designing courses around desired outcomes.
The blended classroom- El aula Semi presencial
Como pueden los maestros usar el aprendizaje semipresencial para hacer evaluaciones formativas y el aprendizaje visible posible?
1) Heutagogy is a self-determined approach to learning where students take responsibility for determining what and how they learn. It emphasizes flexibility, empowering students, and developing lifelong learning skills.
2) The online classroom is well-suited for heutagogy through its flexibility, 24/7 access, and emphasis on collaboration. However, it also requires strong time management and independence from students.
3) While heutagogy may not be right for all students, it is becoming a preferred approach for adult learners and prepares students for 21st century skills of knowing how to learn.
The document discusses flexible learning and assessment design at Charles Sturt University. It outlines the university's focus on flexible learning options for its regional campuses across multiple locations in Australia. The author advocates for learning-oriented assessment that places learning at the center and involves students. Key aspects of learning-oriented assessment include tasks that are also learning activities, student involvement in the assessment process, and forward-looking feedback. Challenges to this approach include designing authentic real-world tasks and developing trust and accountability in flexible learning environments.
5 Creative Ways to make Online Trainings InteractiveRaptivity
The document discusses challenges with online trainings such as lack of engagement and disconnect between trainers and learners. It proposes interactivity as a solution, noting how interactivity can bridge gaps and create an experiential learning process. Five creative ways to make online trainings interactive are presented: character dialogs, interactive eBooks, role-based simulations, explorative learning, and game-based learning. Each approach is described as engaging learners and promoting retention of knowledge.
This proposal from J/P Haitian Relief Organization outlines their approach to a social accountability pilot project in primary education in Haiti. J/P HRO will target 25 schools in the Delmas 32 school district and implement activities to improve education quality and parental involvement. They will create parental school management committees, provide training to these committees, and conduct literacy classes for parents. J/P HRO has extensive experience managing education projects in Haiti through initiatives like L'Ecole de l'Espoir primary school and teacher training programs. Their proposed methodology aims to strengthen school governance and parental capacity to support children's education.
Blended learning combines traditional in-person classroom learning with online learning. It allows students to learn both in a structured classroom environment with an instructor and through independent online learning. Blended learning accounts for different learning styles and preferences by offering flexibility. It provides benefits like increased engagement, opportunities for personalized learning, lower costs compared to only in-person instruction, and the ability to quickly adopt new learning trends. Common blended learning models include rotations between online and in-person activities, a primarily online model with in-person support, and fully online models with instructor interaction through messaging. Blended learning shifts the teacher's role to a coach and mentor and increases student autonomy, engagement, and opportunities for personalized learning.
This document discusses blended learning, which combines face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning. It describes four common models of blended learning: rotation, flex, a la carte, and enriched virtual. The rotation model involves students rotating between learning modalities, including online learning. The document outlines the key characteristics and prerequisites of blended learning, including well-trained teachers who are proficient with both online and face-to-face instruction. It also discusses the roles and responsibilities of learners and teachers in a blended learning environment, as well as the advantages and disadvantages.
Blended learning is an approach to teaching and learning that combines online and in-person learning. It involves using electronic and online media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching. Blended learning provides flexibility, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. However, it can also overwork teachers and students if not implemented properly.
This document discusses the e-learning tool Moodle. Moodle is an open-source learning management system that allows educators to create online courses. It has many features like forums, chats, calendars, lessons, wikis and more. Moodle runs on many platforms and has been translated into over 100 languages. It is used for blended and distance learning. Moodle is highly customizable through plugins and themes. It is a flexible and widely used e-learning tool.
Tools for Administrators of Blended Learning ProgramsiNACOL
iNACOL, in partnership with the New York City Schools iLearnNYC program, developed administrative tools to assist administrators in support of blended learning teachers.
Trends in Digital Learning 2015 (ISTE 2015)Julie Evans
Release of the 2015 report, Trends in Digital Learning: Empowering Innovative Classroom Models for Learning. This latest report from Blackboard and Project Tomorrow details how schools and districts are using new technologies to create the ultimate learning experience. Report highlights how:
Educators are using new technologies to engage students in and out of school
Blended and digital learning translate directly to student confidence and success
Students are reacting to these evolving and innovative classroom models
GippsTAFE conducted a literature review to identify strategies for successful online teaching. The review found that online teachers require strong communication, organization, and flexibility skills. Specifically:
1) Teachers must engage and interact with students to create online communities, not just provide content.
2) Teachers need to adapt resources and provide feedback, communication, and motivation to support online learners.
3) Organizing content, activities, and timelines while providing individualized feedback are important.
The literature identifies best practices for online teaching that rely on these three skills. GippsTAFE aims to support its online teachers' development of communication, organization, and flexibility.
MuLLLTi_Blended learning for lifelong learners in a multicampuscontextYves Blieck
This document discusses blended learning for lifelong learners in higher education. It defines blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and online learning that focuses on active learning through authentic tasks linked to real-world contexts. Blended learning can increase accessibility for lifelong learners by allowing flexible scheduling and reducing travel time. It also enables tailored instruction to meet learners' specific needs. However, blended learning presents challenges for institutions to design effective blends and support faculty adoption of transformative pedagogies.
Blended Learning is being promoted as a “disruptive innovation” in education. Supporters suggest that this model has the potential to reach all learners in new exciting ways. What exactly is blended learning and how might this “look” in the middle level classroom? How can teachers begin to implement blended learning models in their classrooms? Sun West School Division shares the journey and findings of its year-long action based research project aimed at exploring the impact of blended learning on student engagement and comprehension.
HE Blended Learning - Charles Darwin UniversityBlackboard APAC
This document discusses blended learning programs implemented at Centralian Senior College and Kormilda College in the Northern Territory of Australia. It aims to support secondary students so they complete Year 12 and transition to university, targeting low socioeconomic, indigenous, and remote/rural students. The programs provide students and teachers access to Charles Darwin University's online learning platform Learnline. Challenges in implementing blended learning included attendance issues, teacher time constraints, technology access, and measuring outcomes. Solutions involved online access to materials, paid teacher training/development time, laptop distributions, and surveys. The programs showed mixed results in addressing challenges and positively impacting student learning.
This document provides an overview of online teaching for new online instructors. It discusses that online students can perform as well or better than face-to-face students, and outlines objectives like online learning theory, instructional design, quality assurance, and accessibility. Key aspects of online teaching include engaging students, clear communication, and using a constructive approach. Successful online programs provide training, resources, and support for faculty.
Blended learning combines traditional in-person classroom methods with online and digital learning. It allows incorporating different teaching methods and technologies to optimize learning. Blended learning mixes self-paced online learning with live virtual or in-person classroom sessions, allowing a gradual transition from traditional to online. When used for architecture education, blended learning transforms the design studio into a collaborative online and in-person space where students work on project-based learning and receive feedback from peers and instructors in various formats.
How can you use opportunities afforded by technology to improve the learning experience?
The whitepaper describes the blended classroom concept which is the thoughtful integration of the at-school, at-home and online learning arenas. The combination is a powerful theory that helps all teachers using itslearning (and teachers using web 2.0 tools) to frame their work in the context of 21st-century teaching.
The whitepaper looks at some of the possibilities offered by technology and shows how two teachers are applying them in a pedagogical setting, in something refered to as the blended classroom.
The ideal blended classroom is about using available technology to put learning first by combining blended learning, visible learning and formative assessment; three of today’s most popular teaching strategies.
Designing and Teaching Effective Online PDDiana Benner
This document provides an overview for developing and teaching effective online professional development courses. It discusses key aspects of course design such as writing objectives, presenting content in modules, engaging learners, and using technology tools. The document also covers facilitation strategies like promoting interaction and building learning communities. It emphasizes using assessments that match course objectives and providing rubrics or criteria. Finally, it offers resources for online course evaluation and emphasizes designing courses around desired outcomes.
The blended classroom- El aula Semi presencial
Como pueden los maestros usar el aprendizaje semipresencial para hacer evaluaciones formativas y el aprendizaje visible posible?
1) Heutagogy is a self-determined approach to learning where students take responsibility for determining what and how they learn. It emphasizes flexibility, empowering students, and developing lifelong learning skills.
2) The online classroom is well-suited for heutagogy through its flexibility, 24/7 access, and emphasis on collaboration. However, it also requires strong time management and independence from students.
3) While heutagogy may not be right for all students, it is becoming a preferred approach for adult learners and prepares students for 21st century skills of knowing how to learn.
The document discusses flexible learning and assessment design at Charles Sturt University. It outlines the university's focus on flexible learning options for its regional campuses across multiple locations in Australia. The author advocates for learning-oriented assessment that places learning at the center and involves students. Key aspects of learning-oriented assessment include tasks that are also learning activities, student involvement in the assessment process, and forward-looking feedback. Challenges to this approach include designing authentic real-world tasks and developing trust and accountability in flexible learning environments.
5 Creative Ways to make Online Trainings InteractiveRaptivity
The document discusses challenges with online trainings such as lack of engagement and disconnect between trainers and learners. It proposes interactivity as a solution, noting how interactivity can bridge gaps and create an experiential learning process. Five creative ways to make online trainings interactive are presented: character dialogs, interactive eBooks, role-based simulations, explorative learning, and game-based learning. Each approach is described as engaging learners and promoting retention of knowledge.
This proposal from J/P Haitian Relief Organization outlines their approach to a social accountability pilot project in primary education in Haiti. J/P HRO will target 25 schools in the Delmas 32 school district and implement activities to improve education quality and parental involvement. They will create parental school management committees, provide training to these committees, and conduct literacy classes for parents. J/P HRO has extensive experience managing education projects in Haiti through initiatives like L'Ecole de l'Espoir primary school and teacher training programs. Their proposed methodology aims to strengthen school governance and parental capacity to support children's education.
Blended learning combines traditional in-person classroom learning with online learning. It allows students to learn both in a structured classroom environment with an instructor and through independent online learning. Blended learning accounts for different learning styles and preferences by offering flexibility. It provides benefits like increased engagement, opportunities for personalized learning, lower costs compared to only in-person instruction, and the ability to quickly adopt new learning trends. Common blended learning models include rotations between online and in-person activities, a primarily online model with in-person support, and fully online models with instructor interaction through messaging. Blended learning shifts the teacher's role to a coach and mentor and increases student autonomy, engagement, and opportunities for personalized learning.
This document discusses blended learning, which combines face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning. It describes four common models of blended learning: rotation, flex, a la carte, and enriched virtual. The rotation model involves students rotating between learning modalities, including online learning. The document outlines the key characteristics and prerequisites of blended learning, including well-trained teachers who are proficient with both online and face-to-face instruction. It also discusses the roles and responsibilities of learners and teachers in a blended learning environment, as well as the advantages and disadvantages.
This document discusses blended learning, which combines face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning. It describes four common models of blended learning: rotation, flex, a la carte, and enriched virtual. The rotation model involves students rotating between learning modalities, including online learning. The document outlines the key characteristics and prerequisites of blended learning, including well-trained teachers who are proficient with both online and face-to-face instruction. It also discusses the roles and responsibilities of learners and teachers in a blended learning environment, as well as the advantages and disadvantages.
The document discusses blended learning, which combines traditional face-to-face classroom methods with online digital learning. It defines blended learning as integrating online and classroom learning to enhance the student experience. The document outlines characteristics of blended learning like two modes of learning, teacher expertise in both modes, and developing student skills. It also discusses prerequisites for blended learning and different models like rotational, flex, self-blended, and enriched virtual models.
Blended learning combines online and in-person learning experiences. It allows students to learn about the same topics both online and in class, with the online and in-person experiences complementing each other. There are various models of blended learning, including the flipped classroom model where instructional content is accessed outside class and class time is used for projects and help. Blended learning has benefits like extending reach, optimizing costs, and allowing students to learn at their own pace, but critics question whether students get enough guidance and supervision without teachers.
This study investigated the effectiveness of the flipped classroom model on English performance and engagement among grade 7 students in the Philippines. Students were assigned to either the experimental group, which used flipped learning, or the control group, which used traditional instruction. Both groups took a pre-test on English skills and a student engagement survey. The experimental group watched instructional videos for homework and did activities in class, while the control group had lectures in class and homework. After two weeks, both groups took a post-test and engagement survey. Results showed the flipped learning group performed better on the post-test, but there was no significant difference in engagement between the groups. The study suggests flipped learning can improve academic performance.
Blended learning combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities. There are four main models of blended learning: rotation, flex, a la carte, and enriched virtual. The rotation model involves students rotating between learning modalities, including online learning. Blended learning provides benefits like flexibility in learning modes, developing technology skills, and facilitating both in-person and online interaction. It requires trained teachers, appropriate facilities and infrastructure, and formative assessment practices.
The whole aim of a learning process is to help the learner move from Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) to Zone of Achieved Development (ZAD). Most of us are aware of these terms from Lev Vygotsky's theory of learning and development. From unknowing to known, the distance between the current developmental level and potential development can be covered through guidance as per Lev Vygotsky’s theory.
But how do we know that this distance has been traversed by the learner?
The answer is performance assessment.
This document discusses various approaches to integrating new literacies into the curriculum, including multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary integration. It also describes specific methods like project-based learning, service learning, learning centers, theme-based approaches, and fusion. Each method includes an implementation outcome, such as improved student achievement, engagement, collaboration skills, and making real-world connections. The document concludes by suggesting new literacies can be integrated across K-12 subjects through various learning outcomes, strategies and assessments.
This document discusses educational technologies that instructors use to teach students. It describes a framework with five principles for developing collaborative learning designs: 1) teachers design learning, 2) design worthwhile work, 3) design assessment, 4) foster relationships, and 5) improve practice with peers. The document provides examples of technologies like G Suite and gamification software. It also contrasts teacher-centered methods like lectures with student-centered approaches and the use of high-tech vs low-tech tools. Overall, the document advocates for innovative pedagogies and tailoring instruction to different learner needs.
Flipped Classroom and blended learning, pros, cons, similarities and differencesROSA CALZADO
The document discusses flipped classrooms and blended learning. A flipped classroom reverses traditional teaching by delivering instructional content online outside of class and using class time for hands-on work and projects. Blended learning combines online and in-person learning, such as students attending a traditional classroom and also completing online coursework. Both approaches integrate technology into teaching. While both use online and in-person elements, blended learning uses them together, whereas flipped learning separates the online instruction and in-class application of knowledge. The document also outlines pros and cons of each approach.
Blended learning - Online Learning and Traditional LearningArpit Srivastava
Blended learning can increase flexibility for learners in several ways:
- It allows learners to access course content and materials online, so they can learn anywhere at any time, not just during scheduled class meetings. This provides more flexibility over when and where they learn.
- The online components allow learners to review lectures, lessons, and materials at their own pace. They aren't constrained by the pace of the entire class.
- By moving some content online, it frees up class time that can then be used for more interactive, applied, and personalized learning activities like discussions, projects, labs, etc. This shifts the focus to applied, active learning during face-to-face meetings.
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This document provides an overview of blended learning models. It defines blended learning and distinguishes it from general classroom technology use. It then describes the main models of blended learning: Rotation model, Flex model, A La Carte model, and Enriched Virtual model. The Rotation model involves students rotating between online and offline activities. The Flex model uses online learning as the backbone with flexible face-to-face support. The A La Carte model involves students taking entirely online courses alongside their regular classes. The Enriched Virtual model includes required face-to-face sessions with optional remote online work. Examples are provided to illustrate how different learning scenarios fit within these models.
This document discusses various teaching strategies and pedagogies including differentiated instruction, active learning, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, blended learning, flipped classrooms, cooperative learning, and constructivist, collaborative, integrative, reflective, and inquiry-based learning methods. It explains the benefits of each approach and provides examples of related activities and strategies to engage students in the learning process. Effective pedagogy is important as it can improve teaching quality, encourage cooperative learning, make learning less monotonous, allow students to learn in different ways, and enhance teacher-student communication.
Blended learning combines online and in-person learning where students learn through digital and online media as well as traditional classroom methods. It involves using different modes of delivery and teaching styles in an interactive learning environment. There is no set formula for a blended learning model, but common approaches include the rotation model where students rotate between online and classroom settings, and the flex model where online learning is the backbone of student learning. Blended learning provides benefits to both educators and learners by increasing flexibility, personalizing instruction, and optimizing resources. While it requires strong technical resources and support, blended learning models are expected to continue evolving with new technologies.
Innovative approaches for Teaching and Learningjagannath Dange
This document discusses education and teaching approaches. It begins by outlining the session objectives, which are to discuss the background and status of education, teaching approaches, and the shifting role of teachers. It then discusses how education increases capabilities and economic outcomes. It also examines factors like poverty that lead to disparities in education. The document outlines that schools often struggle due to issues like unprepared learners, ineffective teaching, and poor management. It then discusses characteristics of learners and different teaching approaches like teacher-centered, learner-centered, and constructivist approaches. The document concludes by explaining collaborative and cooperative learning.
The document discusses learner-centered instructional strategies and flexible teaching approaches. It provides a list of various learner-centered strategies such as cooperative learning, presentations, panels/experts, and games/gamification that promote student responsibility, development, problem-solving and critical thinking. The document also discusses the differences between traditional teacher-centered models and learner-centered models, and benefits of student-centered learning such as empowerment and independence. Additionally, it covers flexible learning and teaching approaches that customize learning pace, place and mode to improve student access and experience.
Similar to The Asset to Effective Teaching Is Ecological Blended Learning (EBL) (20)
On the Use of the Causal Analysis in Small Type Fit Indices of Adult Mathemat...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Model evaluation is one of the most important aspects of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Many model fit indices have been developed. It is not an exaggeration to say that nearly every publication using the SEM methodology has reported at least one fit index. Fit is the ability of a model to reproduce the data in the variance-covariance matrix form. A good fitting model is one that is reasonably consistent with the data and doesn’t require respecification and also its measurement model is required before estimating paths in a covariance structure model. A baseline model of four constructs together with a combination of none, one, two, three or four additional constructs was constructed with latent variables: educational performance, socioeconomic label, self concept and parental authority using dichotomous digits 0 or 1 for each additional construct. 16 progressively nested models were considered starting with baseline model using the mathematics adult learners data from the modeling sample and employing some small fit indexes which are commonly used (AIC, CAIC, RMR, SRMR, RMSEA, 2 / DF among others) [1] to test the fitness of the model. The measures of model fit based on results from analysis of the covariance structure model are presented.
The Sov’reign Shrine of Veiled Melancholy- The Shadow of Consumption on La Be...QUESTJOURNAL
This document summarizes a research paper about John Keats' poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and how it reflects his struggle with tuberculosis. It provides historical context about tuberculosis in the early 19th century, when it was a major epidemic in Europe and seen as linked to creativity. It describes how Keats' life was affected by tuberculosis, with his mother and brother dying from it. Keats himself showed early symptoms of the disease in 1820. The paper analyzes how La Belle Dame Sans Merci can be seen as a representation of tuberculosis and Keats' preoccupation with mortality. It explores how themes of death and the briefness of life were central to Romantic poetry and sensibilities.
Recruitment Practices And Staff Performance In Public Universities: A Case St...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Recruitment, as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of any organization irrespective of its size and location. Public Universities, known to train professionals that exhibit transformative leadership and successfully run blue-chip companies have equally suffered from rampart industrial unrest and human resource malpractices across Kenya. Could it be a unique trend of organizational deviance that could be reflecting absence of a well executed staff recruitment practice? While it is understood and accepted that poor recruitment decisions continue to affect organizational performance and limit goal achievement, knowledge about this aspect in Public Universities remains scanty. The aim of this study was to address this gap by evaluating how recruitment practices affect performance of administrative staff in Public Universities using Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya as a case reference. A cross-sectional survey design was employed while sampling strategy was a blend of multiphase, stratified and purposive sampling. A sample size of 124 out of 1150 comprised mainly of administrative staff was used and that a questionnaire was the principal tool of data collection. Results were analyzed using frequency tables, mean, standard deviation and simple linear regression. The study found that a recruitment policy existed at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya and that both external and internal recruitment practices were used to recruit employees at the University. However, it was noted that most of the university employees are recruited through media advert, internal advertisement, through transfers and promotions. The results of the regression indicated that recruitment practices are a significant predictor of employee performance, which was explained by 32% of variance and a moderate relationship captured by beta weight value of 0.57. On effectiveness of the recruitment policy, only 30% rated it as effective while 62% were indifferent and 8% rated it ineffective. The study concluded that although a significant relationship between recruitment practices and employee performance existed, it’s effectiveness and therefore positive impact on employee performance depended on employees’ positive perception and rating. It’s recommended that the Universities should avoid biasness in the recruitment process as this will negatively impact on employee performance.
Pesse Na Siri’ Budgetary System: A Historiography Study of Luwu Kingdom in Is...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore the budgetary system of pesse na siri’ at Luwu kingdom in the Islamic period of 1593 to 1945. Through the historiography method, it showed the base existence of the spiritual sense sensitivity, i.e., pesse (empathy) and siri’ (shame) and Islamic law in budgetary system. In the resources management, it was carried out in four stages, namely planning, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. Operationally, the pesse na siri’ budgetary system on the mobilization mechanism of resources or budget (balanca) through the top down system (i.e., known as balanca pole riwawo) and bottom up system (i.e., known as balanca pole riawa). The top down system was a mobilization resource form from agricultural products of the king’s land (i.e., known in Buginese language as Tanana datue) and the palace logistic. Meanwhile, the bottom up came from the resource offer–i.e., known as makkasiwiyang–mechanism, consisting of makkasiwiyang lili’ (the lower government level), makkasiwiyang ale (personal/individual), and makkasiwiyang reso (labor). One of the Islamic impacts in this system was to direct the budgetary system based on the Shari’a or Islamic law.
Fabrication of Complete Dentures for A Patient with Resorbed Mandibular Anter...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The loose and unstable lower complete denture is one of the most common problems faced by denture patients with highly resorbed ridge. The management of such highly resorbed ridges has always posed a difficulty to the prosthodontist.Obtaining consistent mandibular denture stability has longbeen a challenge for dental profession. The simplest approach often is to extend the denture base adequately for proper use of all available tisues.To achieve this goal impression of the resorbed mandibular ridge is very important. The objective is to develop a physiologic impression with maximum support of both hard and soft tissues.In such cases, an innovative technique of impressionmaking by using a close fitting tray and anelastomeric impression material tomake a proper impression to achieve maximum retentionand stability.This article describes an impression technique used for highly resorbed mandibular ridge using an all green impression technique, to gain maximum retention andstability
Steganographic Technique Using Instant Messaging Conversation DynamicsQUESTJOURNAL
This document discusses a steganographic technique for hiding secret messages in instant messaging conversations. It proposes encoding messages in the time stamps of messages and the order they are sent. The technique was tested using a custom instant messaging web service. Tests showed it was possible to encode short messages in real conversations with minimal impact on conversation flow, but transmission speed was relatively slow, with a few hundred characters sent per hour. The technique allows for one-way or two-way hidden communications within a conversation.
Simple Obfuscation Tool for Software ProtectionQUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the issue of source code obfuscation and also the creation of a tool for automatic obfuscation of source code written in C language. The result is a tool that performs both data flow and control flow obfuscation and allows the user to configure the applied transformation algorithm. For easier and better usability the tool provides a graphical user interface, which brings possibility to control and configure transformation process.
Block Hybrid Method for the Solution of General Second Order Ordinary Differe...QUESTJOURNAL
The document is a research paper that proposes a block hybrid method for solving general second order ordinary differential equations. It derives a 3rd order uniform block hybrid method based on Hermite polynomial basis functions. The method is obtained by interpolating and collocating a continuous formulation at certain points to form a system of equations. The method is then applied in block form as a simultaneous integrator. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the new method.
Modeling – Based Instructional Strategy for Enhancing Problem Solving Ability...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The modeling-based instructional framework accommodates the physics modeling mechanism in which the learner apply the fundamental principles in physics and develop an idealized physics model of the real world situation by means of assumptions and approximations. The present study was intended to find out the effectiveness of Modeling-based instructional strategy for enhancing physics problem solving ability of students at secondary school level. The investigator adopted a quasi-experimental method with two group pretest post-test design for the study. The sample selected for the study consisted of 242 IX standard students from three different schools of Palakkad district. The tools used for collecting the data were the Problem Solving Ability Test in Physics, lesson designs based on Modeling-based instructional strategy and activity oriented method. The findings of the study concluded that the Modeling-based instructional strategy enhanced the problem solving ability of students of secondary school level. And also the strategy scaffolded the formation of mental models of problem representations with in the cognitive structure of the learner.
Exploring the Effectiveness of the Arabic LanguageTeaching Methods in Indones...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The aim of this research work is to identify the effectiveness of the Arabic language teaching methods in Indonesia(National University of Malang for Sample)in terms of making use of Arabic as a medium of communication among the students in the light of the modern approaches in teaching and learning of Arabic language. This research is methodologically characterized as a descriptive, analytical, evaluative and field research work. In order to arrive at the purpose of this study, a questionnaire has been designed and carried out on a specimen from the teachers of the concerned university. Eventually, the study has arrived into a finding that the method used in the university is the Eclectic Method (i.e. Selective Method), except that translation is utilized extensively with it, and it might influentially cause the depreciation of the communication skill of the students, and the major intermediary language for the Arabic language teaching is the Indonesian language. However, its uncontrolled over-usage in the Arabic language teaching procedure may negatively cause the weakness of the students in the listening and speaking skills, since they could not get enough opportunity to practice them during language learning, in addition to the fact that the teachers might be employed as Arabic language teachers on the basis of their high conversance with the grammatical rules of Arabic language and not on their skills in the Arabic language communication medium.
The Teller & The Tales: A Study of The Novels of Amitav GhoshQUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The paper re-visit the plot and setting of the novels of Amitav Ghosh. The paper has two parts – (i)The Teller & (ii) The Tales. In the first section the text tries to give a brief sketch of the life of Amitav Ghosh to chornicle the life of the visionary commentator of life and the social anthroplogist , the most prominent among the Indian writers of English. In the second part the theme and storyline of the novels were revisted along with characters and narrative technique. The first section has been introduced to give an overview of the prolificness of the author and the second part is the testimony of his logocentricism. The paper aims to present the plot and theme of all Ghosh’s novels
ABSTRACT: The purpose of Larkin as literary artist was to convey his ultimate message that man has to transcend the gross environment for the attainment for final goal. His poem opens with important question which prompt us to scrutinize ourselves. According to Philip Larkin “when you come to talk about once duty as writer then ones can say that his duty is to write for harmony”. In this paper there an urge in Larkin’s poem to attain transcendental knowledge by which everything is known. The meaningful change in environment through literature result from the development of qualities and attitude that foster constructive pattern of human interaction through literature. In an age of highly industrialized and mechanized structure of our society where we have 'given our hearts away a sordid boon' and where all spiritual values have been thrown overboard, the relevance of selecting this topic "Spiritual Quest in Philip Larkin" becomes important. In Larkin's poetry there is invariably, an element of spiritual crises, a note of subsequent struggle to step out of it. This inner conflict to proceed forward in the path of Divine realization lends magnificence to his poetic and spiritual personality.
The Influence of Religiosity on Marital Satisfaction and Stability AmongChris...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Various studies indicate that religious couples are more likely to enjoy stable and happy marriages. They are also less likely to experience conflict and violence, or to divorce perhaps because religion offers couples theologically grounded guidelines on how to handle marital conflicts when they arise. The present qualitative study was conducted using face to face interviews with nine participants in Kenya who had been identified as practicing Christians. The aim of the study was to explore how religiosity impacted the participant’s marital satisfaction. Results indicated that specific attributes related to religiosity like individual and partner prayer, reading the Bible, church attendance, impacted participants and their spouses lives positively and in turn their experiences in marriage. Engaging in religious practices was reported by the participants as eliciting qualities like perseverance, forgiveness and humility which in turn assisted them in keeping their marriages stable and thus resulting in marital satisfaction
The SA0 Group Reservoir ’S Compositive Evaluation In The Central Developing P...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Using the data from logging in a net of high density, the sand core from a airtight well, and the testing data for oil and gas , and then according to the experiment of exploitation, we studied the deposit visage in macroscopical way, the physical characteristics of the reservoir, and the partition of the oil and gas’s border. It is clear that the zero group of Sa’s oil floor is mainly deposit in the foreside of a delta under the background of lake incursion, and the ventro-delta express a character that there were some sandstones which was transited for two times. Make a certain that the oil and gas’s border of zero group in Sa is maybe 600m underground, and demarcated the maximal square is 26.8km2 about this reservoir, and tell us that it lies in the top of the anticline. Of course, this production can be used in the designing of the zero group of Sa’s exploitation
Down the Purgatory of Memories:The Pain of Remembering in M alayalam Naxal Ci...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT:Keralam, the southern most state in India is known for its cinema and politics. It is in Kerala that Communist Party came to power through Parliamentary election process for the first time in history. The political consciousness nurtured by the Communist movement found its reflections in Malayalam (language being spoken by the people of Keralam) Cinema as well. As a result films produced during the formative years of Malayalam Cinema were characterized by their political content. Having said this it should also be added that since those films are produced within the dominant production system with a view to garner profit they fail to politically stimulate the audience. But the situation had been changed after the Naxalite (radical left movement ideologically inclined to Maoism) uprising in 1969 during which both the feudal/bourgeois value orientations and the alleged degeneration of the Communist Party were challenged by the educated radical youths who fought for an immediate revolution. The state promptly intervened and contained Naxalite uprising with an iron fist. The repressive machinery of the state intervened whenever instances of resistance occurred. The Emergency declared in 1975 exposed the inhuman face of government that unleashed series of tortures against its citizens. The post -1980 political films, otherwise called as Naxalite films, try to recapture the tormenting experience of being political during the time of such mass oppression. Those movies resort to memory to expose the stark experience of the past.Remembering is a way of representing the past with all its nuances as it situates the remembering subject at close proximity with the past. At the same time Naxalite movies explored the possibility of forgetting also to unveil the subtle complexities of individual's relationship with the past. Here I consider two Malayalam films-AmmaAriyan(1986) directed by John Abraham and Margam (2003) directed by Rajeev Vijayaraghavan- to investigate how memory and oblivion are meticulously used by the filmic narratives to politicize a society already under the grip of political amnesia.
Professional Competences: An Integrative Approach for Defining The Training C...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This paper offers an integrative proposal for Business Administrationcurricular programs. For that purpose, we have carried out a survey with teachers from upper Business Administration courses so as to select a group of key competences for the contemporary Administrator, which has allowed us to elaborate an integrative proposal of curricular program for the Business Administration scholars in Brazil. As a qualitative research, it consists of a multiple case study with empirical approach and a triangular analysis based on Moraes (2014).Its main objective has been to analyze the curricular programs from five higher education institutions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and two other foreign institutions in South America. At first, we have asked ourselves the following question: How to adapt the Business Administration curricular program to the contemporary needs as far as the vocational training competences of Administrators are concerned?In order to answer it, we have analyzed the National Curriculum Guidelines (DCN) and the Political-Educational Projects of Business Administration Courses (PPC/CSA). After that, we have compared the Curricular Components (CC) of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) under analysis. After performing the triangular textual analysis of the DCN, PPC/CSA and CC of all HEIs under study, we have carried out a survey with 35 teachers from Business Administration upper courses through a computerized online questionnaire.We have sent a Survey Monkey link for a total of 40 teachers, however, only 35 answered it (87.5%); we have considered 100% valid answers. Previously, based on the doctrine of competences and curriculum according to the most renowned authors – suchas Vygostsky, Freire, Sacristán, Piaget, Saviani, Bloom, Libâneo (curriculum); Fleury & Fleury, Zarifian, Perrenoud, Lisboa (competences), among others – wehave concluded that implementing the integrative proposal will providemore well-prepared graduates from the Business Administration course right to the competitive and globalized labor market.
Resisting Total Marginality: Understanding African-American College Students’...QUESTJOURNAL
This document summarizes a research paper that explores how African American students attending predominantly white institutions (PWIs) develop their racial identity and achieve academic success despite facing marginalization. The paper examines how total marginality, defined as the cumulative dissonance Black students face on campus, impacts identity development and success. It reviews literature on racial identity and oppositional culture theories. The study was conducted through interviews at a Midwestern state university to understand how successful Black students resisted total marginality and developed their racial identity. The findings provide insight into how peer groups, environment, and embracing their racial identity can help Black students graduate from PWIs.
“To the Truthful Death, From the Shining Life” By Joe VargheseQUESTJOURNAL
1. The document contains 5 poems by Joe Varghese exploring themes of death, mortality, and the realization that death proves one's life was real.
2. The poems cover topics like capturing moments through photography, writing love letters to one's dead body, being inspired by a heavenly muse, being shaped by life experiences like failures and betrayals, and viewing one's grave as the greatest monument ever built.
3. Overall, the poems reflect on death as enlightening humans to the reality of their existence and that death is what proves a person was truly alive.
Alternative dispute resolution and civil litigation barriers to access to jus...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Civil law is the predominate system of law in the world. Civil law as a legal system is often compared with common law. The main difference that is usually drawn between the two system is that common law drawn abstract rules from specific cases, whereas civil law with abstract rules which judges must then apply to the various cases before them. Civil law has its roots in Roman law, Common law and the Enlightenment, alongside influence from other religious laws such as Islamic Law. The legal system in many civil law countries are based around one or several codes of law which set out the main principles that guide the law. On the other hand, Criminal Law as offences and prescribes punishment for them. It not only precludes or prevents crimes but also punish the offender. It is necessary for the maintenance of law, order and peace within state. In criminal cases, it is the state which initiates proceeding against the offender. Laws relating to the Civil Proceeding as the Code of Civil Procedure 1908; the Civil Courts Act 1887; the Suit Valuation Act 1887; the Limitation Act 1908; the Registration Act 1908; & the Specific Relief Act 1877.
Challenges to Traditional Gender Norms in Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication...QUESTJOURNAL
Mary Wollstonecraft challenged traditional gender norms of the late 18th century in her work A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She argued that women deserved equal rights to education and independence as men, as they possessed the same rational capacities. Wollstonecraft criticized views that saw women's purpose as pleasing men and focused solely on domestic duties. She believed women should have the opportunity to develop their minds through education instead of being limited by their gender. Wollstonecraft's radical arguments for women's rights and education still resonate today in discussions of gender equality.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
ScyllaDB is making a major architecture shift. We’re moving from vNode replication to tablets – fragments of tables that are distributed independently, enabling dynamic data distribution and extreme elasticity. In this keynote, ScyllaDB co-founder and CTO Avi Kivity explains the reason for this shift, provides a look at the implementation and roadmap, and shares how this shift benefits ScyllaDB users.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
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Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
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"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
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How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
The objective of the presentation is to propose a technical approach and a way forward to achieve this goal.
The key concept is to enable users to express their search queries in natural language, which the LLM then enriches, interprets, and translates into structured queries based on the Solr index’s metadata.
This approach leverages the LLM’s ability to understand the nuances of natural language and the structure of documents within Apache Solr.
The LLM acts as an intermediary agent, offering a transparent experience to users automatically and potentially uncovering relevant documents that conventional search methods might overlook. The presentation will include the results of this experimental work, lessons learned, best practices, and the scope of future work that should improve the approach and make it production-ready.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
2. The Asset to Effective Teaching is Ecological Blended Learning (EBL)
*Corresponding Author: Afeerakhanam1
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II. MODELING BLENDED LEARNING
Blended learning model increases the ability and individuality of the learners and also allows teachers
to expand their time as facilitators of learning. Educators have developed six models under Blended learning
which are effectively used in the institutions based on their unique student population. Learners benefit from
these models using their own creativity, learning experience, and individual strengths.
2.1 Face-to-Face Driver Model
Face-to-Face Driver model works excellently for diversified classrooms where learners are performing
at various levels of ability and mastery in skills. In this model, instructors deliver most of the course considering
technology as a secondary approach. These instructors create online resources as a continuation or revision of
the course material which the learners can review at home, in the classroom or in the technological lab.
This model helps the learners to master the language, who sometimes are incapable of understanding
the concepts. Depending on their grade levels, learners can proceed at a more rapid pace in the activities or
challenges to prevent themselves from boredom. Even a low-level student is given remedial classes online in
this model to practice and master language and digital skills and techniques to improve their abilities at a rapid
pace. Digital technology is used to supplement learning experience.
2.2 Rotation Model
In this form of blended learning, students rotate between various locations on a fixed schedule – either
functioning online or face-to-face with the instructor. This model is widely used in the education program these
days. Learners are encouraged to face more challenges and learn material that had not yet been introduced in the
classroom. Students have a set schedule to where they move from the face-to-face traditional session to online
session. In this model, learners are divided basing upon their skillsand levels in the language. Thus, students
who are stronger in one skill and weaker in the other may have face-to-face session with their instructors for that
skill before moving on or rotating to the online learning for another skill. Instructors assist the weaker students
individually to help them master language skills. This model is further classified as Station Rotation, Lab
Rotation, Flipped Classroom and Individual Rotation for the benefit of the learners.
2.3 Flex Model
In this approach, even though the instructor is present for assistance, the course is primarily delivered
online. Here learners learn independently and practice new theories, the process is self-guided. Instructors are
just facilitators who provide help as needed. In this model, online learning is the strength of student learning.
Students and teachers have control over how they use the time. Instructors give individual attention to the
learners as when required. This model works for group projects, small group instructions, and individual
tutoring, as it gives learners more autonomy in making decisions about their learning path. This model along
with its benefits also has some drawbacks in regard to learners. Students tend to misuse their autonomy due to
which they have a higher absence rate in a tutorial session. Some students even lack motivation and dedication
in the skills or sessions.
2.4 Online Lab Model
Online Lab Model deals with entire course online in a brick and mortar lab environment. Instructors
interact with the students through recorded videos, audio and video conferences or forums and email. This
model is helpful for the learners in the rural areas. Teachers supervise the lab to mark their attendance but they
are not trained course teachers. This model is helpful for learners who need the flexibility of scheduling due to
other responsibilities of life. It has its own drawback as there is no certified course instructor to assist the
learners.
2.5 Self - Blend Model
Self - Blend Model gives exciting opportunities to the students to learn beyond traditional classrooms.
In order to be successful, learners need to be highly motivated to take additional courses of interest in the
subject area. This self-blend is a supplement to their traditional learning experience. This model is beneficial for
highly motivated and independent learners, as it adds to their credits in the institutions. It also tackles the
problem of the courses which are not provided in the colleges due to various reasons. These courses are
designed in a way to be affordable for the learners and help them develop professionally. This model enhances
their classroom learning and also sharpens their digital skills.
“Self – blending refers to courses in which individual students or groups of students take the initiative
to add or supplement learning experiences in a course with digital and / or face-to-face learning activities.” [3]
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2.6 Online Driver Model
Online Driver Model is in contrary to the Face-to-Face driver model. It is a form of blended learning
where learners operate from distant areas. The material is provided via an online program. Learners can clarify
their doubts with the instructors online. This model is ideal for students who demand more flexibility and
individualization in their schedules. Learners operate online and come to the institution if required. This
education program benefits students with persistent illness or for students who demand more autonomy due to
their job conditions. Even students who are highly motivated and want to progress faster can benefit from this
type of model. Instructors serve only as facilitators of learning in this model.
As every coin has two sides in the same way this Blended Learning approach has its own advantages
and disadvantages.
III. THE IMPORTANCE OF F-T-F INSTRUCTION IN ELT
3.1.Better focus for more practice
It is generally acknowledged in literature that F-t-F instruction has its strengths in ELT. This
particular type of instruction allows teachers and students to act and react through a give-and-take
process.Choudhury (2005) confirms that “the best way to learn to interact is through interaction itself” [4]. This
can ensure better focus from both parties. Students are more able to concentrate on what is being taught, so there
is less risk of distraction and more potential for Teacher-Student (T-S) and Student-Student (S-S) interaction. F-
t-F instruction can proffer learners with more opportunities to practice a bundle of receptive, productive, social,
thinking, and critical thinking skills. To this effect, the teacher can use different simulation strategies to enhance
T-S and S-S interactions. Students can in turn be exposed to miscellaneous techniques, get involved in the
resolution of different tasks, and be more engagedin practicing the targeted skills. Owing to F-t-F instruction,
students have more chances to practice English, as their Target Language (TL) collaboratively. Miliszewska
(2007) underscores this importance of F-t-F tuition by considering it at the heart of the educational system and a
catalyst for improving it.
3.2.Casting moreheed to students’ needs
F-t-F instruction entails F-t-F communication that can be exchanged between the teacher and the
student (T-S) or among the students themselves (S-S). Both teachers and students can ask questions that can be
answered immediately; that is, on the spot, which can increase the response rate. This means the provision of
direct feedback, which can, in turn, pave the way for the establishment of dialogues. The latter, mutually shared
between T-S and S-S, can add value to the in-class exploration of key issues. F-t-F instruction can provide the
teacher with the chance to test the syllabus and tailor the content of the course to the needs of his/her students in
ELC. Being on the spot, the teacher can diagnose these needs and notice who is facing problems regarding the
use of TL in the specific context of a situation. The teacher can check whether there is a mismatch between TL‟s
production and comprehension to intervene for remedy if any. She can even offer help after class sessions or
during breaks. Thus, “teachers, through face-to-face interaction, can play an important role contextualizing and
interpreting the content of study materials to make it useful for their students.” [5]
3.3. More interaction for better socialization
F-t-F instruction can allow teachers and students to dialogue, which “not only allows students to
assess their learning but also to develop a sense of community with other students; this sense of community can
alleviate the problem of isolation often reported by distance students.” [5]By dialoguing and conversing with
one another, both teachers and students can express their views freely and fairly. They can use not only the
verbal but also the non-verbal component to communicate what they intend to and clarify what they find
ambiguous. What is said can be upheld via eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, tone and voice modulation
etc. By doing so, both parties can establish social contact, build interpersonal relationship, and foster social
interaction in ELC.They can reach “teacher-learner congruence.” [6]Such „zone of congruence‟ (C-zone) is built
on mutual trust, negotiation, coaching, scaffolding. It isa serious step to get both parties socialize into ELC.
IV. THE IMPORTANCE OF EL IN ELT
4.1. Introducing technology for better use of TL
With the latest boom in information technologies, a revolution has resulted in today‟s education.
Needless to say, “Distance education is an increasingly common educational alternative as well as a key
contributor to the newly competitive landscape in higher education.” [5]Cyber boom has changed the
educational system from traditional to modern. Introducing EL into ELC has become an urge for both teachers
and students alike. Integrating technology into the classroom is meant to enrich the teaching and learning
experience. Introducing students to language through the assistance of the computer can take part in enhancing
their language and computer skills. This can for sure positively impact their English language use. The more
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exposure students get to innovative technology, the more proficient they become in using TL.Besides,
“advanced technologies, such as streaming media technologies, are very capable of supporting voice and video
and afford the possibility to emulate face-to-face interaction.” [5]Beauchamp &Kennewell (2010) even confirms
that “investigating how technology can be harnessed to facilitate orchestration by teachers and learners will
guide teachers‟ efforts to improve learning through the use of ICT.” [7]
The acronym “ICTs” (Information and Communication Technologies) tagged in plural is a common
core. It encompasses various technologies that are used for facilitating communication such as Cellular Phones,
radio, video, television, computers, and satellite systems among others. [8]
Inculcating ICTs into higher education has recently become a necessity, and especially a way
whereby to tailor teaching with the needs of the contemporary society.
4.2. Integrating online courses for more consolidation of the traditional ones
Online courses, which can also be labeled E-courses, can represent an appropriate consolidation for
what is being studied in ELC. The integration of web-based online learning can expose teachers and learners to
a variety of resources, programs, and databases at lower costs, which can, in turn, enhance their skills. This will
complement the teaching and learning landscape as the information provided by the teacher and the learner for a
certain period of time can be consolidated further through the Internet, which can save them much time to direct
focus to other syllabus-based concerns. What is delivered through an online platform and lectures can merge to
help both the teacher and the learner allocate the classroom time for more practice of activities and tasks in
accordance with the curriculum objectives? Such an “online delivery” [5] can blur spatial and temporal barriers
to offering teachers and learners more interactivity, flexibility, and affordability of teaching and learning
materials.
4.3. Self-regulation for more independent instruction
EL can be deemed a self-paced type of learning that can allow the learner to complement what is
being studied in class following a specific rhythm that can suit them and at a flexible time schedule. They can
regulate their own pace of learning and feel independent to add to the course delivered inside ELC what they see
crucial. In this regard, they self-direct their learning, which makes them more autonomous. In the same vein,
they can develop their thinking, critical thinking, hence researchskills, which can foster independent
instruction.The latter can be a drive for teachers to innovate their practices in ELC and update their
methodologies accordingly. Needless to say, the more independent tuition is, the more teachers themselves can
delve into action teaching by redefining their roles and embracing more coaching. This is achieved by
empowering the learner and seeking how to facilitate the teaching and learning processes.
V. BL AND THE ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Merging F-t-F and online instruction will result in BL. The latter can bridge between both types of
tuition and evenprovide it with more assetsfor more effectiveness. The position supported in the current study is
that BL can be approached ecologically. That is, the more positive the learning environment is, the more
effective teaching becomes. Instructional effectiveness can be fulfilled if both physical and emotional settings in
ELC are made suitable for learning. Both settings are the main components of classroom ecology (CE).Sussman
(2012) and Hannah (2013) argue that CE can provide an appropriate environment for the fulfillment of BL.
Being on the same wavelength with Sussman (2012) and Hannah (2013), Cordall (2014) maintains
that effective teaching is the one that merges approach, method, and technique that are applied to a classroom
setting that is in turn based on the amalgamation of both interaction and interactivity. In other words, classes
should be physically well furnished: decorations, exploitation of the wall space, suitable arrangement of desks
etc. This can pave the way for both teachers and learners, being the human resources of the classroom, to feel
relaxed and motivated to share knowledge and experience.
An ecological perspective is by excellence a humanistic and social one. It takes into consideration not
only the physical environment of ELC but also the emotional one. In other words, by feeling relaxed, teachers d
students can form a social learning community. This implies redefining the role of the teacher who should be a
facilitator who contributes to the creation of a new safe and hybrid ELT methodology.BL can localize, socialize,
and personalize teaching, which goes on par with Brown‟s (1998) Principle of the Integrated Whole according
to which ELCis viewed not only a social but also an ecological context where the feelings of fear and frustration
are substituted for by those of relaxation and motivation.Crouse (2013) emphasizes the vital role of the learning
space as one “of the 21st
century support systems” [9] and action steps “necessary to ensure student mastery of
21st
century skills” [9].
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