Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Development Needs: Motivators and Barriers Associated With Participation in Educational Development

This study investigated instructor perceptions of motivators and barriers that exist with respect to participation in educational development in the postsecondary context. Eight instructors from a mid-size, research intensive university in south-western Ontario participated in semistructured interviews to explore this particular issue. Data were analyzed using a qualitative approach. Motivation theory was used as a conceptual framework in this study, referring primarily to the work of Ryan and Deci (2000), Deci and Ryan (1985), and Pink (2009). The identified motivators and barriers spanned all 3 levels of postsecondary institutions: the micro (i.e., the individual), the meso (i.e., the department or Faculty), and the macro (i.e., the institution). Significant motivators to participation in educational development included desire to improve one’s teaching (micro), feedback from students (meso), and tenure and promotion (macro). Significant barriers to participation included lack of time (micro), the perception that an investment towards one’s research was more important than an investment to enhancing teaching (meso), and the impression that quality teaching was not valued by the institution (macro). The study identifies connections between the micro, meso, macro framework and motivation theory, and offers recommendations for practice.

Visuo-motor and cognitive procedural learning in children with basal ganglia pathology.

We investigated procedural learning in 18 children with basal ganglia (BG) lesions or dysfunctions of various aetiologies, using a visuo-motor learning test, the Serial Reaction Time (SRT) task, and a cognitive learning test, the Probabilistic Classification Learning (PCL) task. We compared patients with early (<1 year old, n=9), later onset (>6 years old, n=7) or progressive disorder (idiopathic dystonia, n=2). All patients showed deficits in both visuo-motor and cognitive domains, except those with idiopathic dystonia, who displayed preserved classification learning skills. Impairments seem to be independent from the age of onset of pathology. As far as we know, this study is the first to investigate motor and cognitive procedural learning in children with BG damage. Procedural impairments were documented whatever the aetiology of the BG damage/dysfunction and time of pathology onset, thus supporting the claim of very early skill learning development and lack of plasticity in case of damage.

Aula de música : desarrollo de contenidos en una herramienta de e-learning para la asignatura de música en Educación Primaria.

Aula de música es una herramienta e-learning para el desarrollo del aprendizaje de la música para niños con edades comprendidas entre los 6 y 12 años, edades correspondientes a las de los alumnos de la etapa de la Educación Primaria. En esta herramienta destaca el uso de estándares y especificaciones como LOM, IMS, etc. que van a facilitar la tarea de reutilizar la documentación incluida para compartir conocimiento. El proceso de elaboración del contenido ha sido fundamental y en relación con el entorno de trabajo debe mencionarse que se ha primado la construcción de una GUI que sirva para aprender y que motive a los alumnos a aprender música de una forma diferente, en contraposición a realizar una diseño estético que fuera incapaz de adaptarse a las capacidades de cada tipo de usuario, para lo que se han tenido en cuenta criterios de usabilidad y accesibilidad (WAI).

Development of Database for Distributed Information Measurement and Control System

The purpose of this work is the development of database of the distributed information measurement and control system that implements methods of optical spectroscopy for plasma physics research and atomic collisions and provides remote access to information and hardware resources within the Intranet/Internet networks. The database is based on database management system Oracle9i. Client software was realized in Java language. The software was developed using Model View Controller architecture, which separates application data from graphical presentation components and input processing logic. The following graphical presentations were implemented: measurement of radiation spectra of beam and plasma objects, excitation function for non-elastic collisions of heavy particles and analysis of data acquired in preceding experiments. The graphical clients have the following functionality of the interaction with the database: browsing information on experiments of a certain type, searching for data with various criteria, and inserting the information about preceding experiments.

Vágyott kultúra és reális értékítélet - Tudásmenedzsment-rendszer kiépítésének előfeltétele egy felsőoktatási intézményben (Desired culture and real value judgement – Precondition of development a knowledge management system in a higher education institution)

A tudásmenedzsment-rendszerek kiépítése és működtetése egyre népszerűbb vállalati cél. A legnagyobb igyekezet ellenére is kudarccal végződhet egy ilyen változás megvalósítása, ha a szükséges feltételek nélkül próbálkozunk ezzel a beavatkozással a szervezet életében. Az egyik legfontosabb előfeltétel a bizalomra, közös tanulásra, fejlődésre épülő, nyitott szervezeti kultúra, mely a tanulószervezeti jellemzőkkel írható le. A szerzők kutatásukban arra voltak kíváncsiak, milyen elképzeléseik, vágyaik vannak a felsőoktatásban oktató kollégáknak az ideálisnak nevezett szervezeti kultúráról. Ezeket az elképzeléseket egy külső tanácsadó cég által végzett kérdőíves felmérésen alapuló vizsgálat segítségével tudták meg, melynek kiértékelésére a circumplex-módszer szolgált. Az eredményeket összevetették a tanulószervezeti jellemzőkkel, vizsgálva azt a hipotézist, miszerint az oktató kollégák tudat alatt is olyan ideális szervezetet képzelnek el, mely a tanulószervezeti kultúra jellemzőivel azonos. _________ To create and to operate a knowledge management system is becoming a more and more popular target of the companies. Realizing the changes above can result in a failure – in spite of the biggest will – if organizations lack certain prerequisites which are necessary in companies’ lives. One of the most important prerequisites is organizational culture which can be characterized by confidence, common learning, development and open atmosphere. This is called a learning organizational culture. In their research the authors would have liked to know what kind of dreams the colleagues have about their own organizational culture. They achieve these results from an investigation with questionnaires which were realized by an advisory team. To evaluating the results of this investigation circumplex method was used. These results were compared with the characteristics of learning organization to confirm our hypothesis. According to this idea colleagues have the same images about their successful organization as the characteristics of learning organizations.

Interactive Learning in Library Inductions at University for the Creative Arts

Large group library inductions in a lecture theatre at the beginning of term are considered to be one of the more challenging scenarios for delivery. This article describes an activity in which students in groups of 30-90 are introduced to the library and its resources, using an activity to engage them and to connect their ideas with the content presented. The work of several educational theorists embodied in the activity is then described. The session was conceived as a collaboration between the Learning and Teaching Librarian and the Learning Development Tutor, who is responsible for supporting students with their reading, writing and critical skills. This work was done at University for the Creative Arts, where the author formerly held post as Learning and teaching Librarian.

Perspectivas de atuação profissional : um estudo de caso das olimpiadas especiais

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educação Física

O desenvolvimento da leitura em crianças com dificuldades graves de aprendizagem

Projeto de Intervenção apresentado à Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa para obtenção de grau de mestre em Educação Especial, especialidade em Multideficiência

Inglês: atividade de enriquecimento ou disciplina curricular?

Mestrado em Ensino Precoce do Inglês

A função continente como capacidade de transformação para uma melhor expressão da criatividade

Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário

Relatório de atividade profissional

Relatório de atividade profissional de mestrado em Ciências – Formação Contínua de Professores (área de especialização em Biologia e Geologia)

Addictions [Addiction].

What's new in addiction medicine in 2012? The news are presented according three axes: first, in the field of neuroscience, the process of extinction of addiction memories. Then in the clinical field, a reflexion is reported on how to treat addiction in psychiatric hospitals. At last, in the area of teaching, an e-learning development with a virtual patient shows a great interest in addiction psychiatry.

Modeling and measuring organizational renewal capability

Globalization and new information technologies mean that organizations have to face world-wide competition in rapidly transforming, unpredictable environments, and thus the ability to constantly generate novel and improved products, services and processes has become quintessential for organizational success. Performance in turbulent environments is, above all, influenced by the organization's capability for renewal. Renewal capability consists of the ability of the organization to replicate, adapt, develop and change its assets, capabilities and strategies. An organization with a high renewal capability can sustain its current success factors while at the same time building new strengths for the future. This capability does not only mean that the organization is able to respond to today's challenges and to keep up with the changes in its environment, but also that it can actas a forerunner by creating innovations, both at the tactical and strategic levels of operation and thereby change the rules of the market. However, even though it is widely agreed that the dynamic capability for continuous learning, development and renewal is a major source of competitive advantage, there is no widely shared view on how organizational renewal capability should be defined, and the field is characterized by a plethora of concepts and definitions. Furthermore,there is a lack of methods for systematically assessing organizational renewal capability. The dissertation aims to bridge these gaps in the existing research by constructing an integrative theoretical framework for organizational renewal capability and by presenting a method for modeling and measuring this capability. The viability of the measurement tool is demonstrated in several contexts, andthe framework is also applied to assess renewal in inter-organizational networks. In this dissertation, organizational renewal capability is examined by drawing on three complimentary theoretical perspectives: knowledge management, strategic management and intellectual capital. The knowledge management perspective considers knowledge as inherently social and activity-based, and focuses on the organizational processes associated with its application and development. Within this framework, organizational renewal capability is understood as the capacity for flexible knowledge integration and creation. The strategic management perspective, on the other hand, approaches knowledge in organizations from the standpoint of its implications for the creation of competitive advantage. In this approach, organizational renewal is framed as the dynamic capability of firms. The intellectual capital perspective is focused on exploring how intangible assets can be measured, reported and communicated. From this vantage point, renewal capability is comprehended as the dynamic dimension of intellectual capital, which consists of the capability to maintain, modify and create knowledge assets. Each of the perspectives significantly contributes to the understanding of organizationalrenewal capability, and the integrative approach presented in this dissertationcontributes to the individual perspectives as well as to the understanding of organizational renewal capability as a whole.

Développement des connaissances et compétences alimentaires, culinaires et nutritionnelles chez les jeunes : le cas des Brigades Culinaires.

Contexte. Depuis quelques décennies, on constate une diminution des occasions d’observer et de transmettre le savoir-faire culinaire aux jeunes encourageant une évolution des compétences culinaires. Cette évolution a un impact sur les choix alimentaires des jeunes et probablement sur la santé de la population. Afin d’initier les adolescents des écoles secondaires du Québec à la cuisine et de les aider à développer leur autonomie alimentaire, un programme parascolaire de 24 ateliers culinaires, les Brigades Culinaires, a été initié par la Tablée des Chefs. Objectifs. L’objectif principal est d’évaluer l’atteinte d’objectifs spécifiques d’éducation nutritionnelle, culinaire et alimentaire visés par les ateliers, et de mesurer le potentiel des ateliers pour éveiller l’intérêt des jeunes pour un choix de carrière relié à la cuisine, à la nutrition ou à l’agriculture. Méthode. Lors du projet 2013-2014, une collecte de données à l’aide de deux questionnaires a été réalisée. Un questionnaire « pré », distribué en début d’année scolaire, a permis de mesurer les connaissances et l’intérêt de futurs participants à l’égard de l’alimentation, de la nutrition et de la cuisine. Un questionnaire « post », distribué aux participants des Brigades Culinaires à la fin des ateliers, a permis de mesurer l’atteinte des objectifs spécifiques en nutrition, cuisine et alimentation. L’intérêt des jeunes pour un choix de carrière relié à la cuisine, à la nutrition ou à l’agriculture a aussi été mesuré à deux reprises. Les données ont été analysées avec SPSS pour générer des statistiques descriptives. Le projet 2013-2014 regroupait 33 écoles à travers le Québec. Ce projet a reçu une approbation éthique par le Comité d’éthique de la recherche en santé de la faculté de médecine de l’Université de Montréal (CERES) et a reçu l’appui financier de Québec en Forme. Résultats. Les résultats des mesures d’évaluation colligées (325 questionnaires pré et 197 questionnaires post) auprès des jeunes participants aux Brigades Culinaires sont très prometteurs. Notamment, pour 68 % des objectifs de développement de connaissances en cuisine, la majorité des participants affichent des apprentissages. Il en est de même pour 82 % des objectifs de développement d’autres apprentissages alimentaires. Les participants ont un grand intérêt pour l’emploi dans des secteurs associés à la cuisine (67 %), la nutrition (39 %) et l’agriculture (25 %) et leur participation aux ateliers des Brigades Culinaires semble d’ailleurs avoir contribué à orienter leurs choix de carrières. D’autre part, les résultats suggèrent que la participation aux ateliers des Brigades Culinaires a un impact sur l’entourage. Conclusion. La participation aux ateliers des Brigades Culinaires contribue à élever le niveau d’implication des participants à l’égard de la nutrition, de la cuisine et de l’alimentation. Les résultats de cette étude permettent de cibler les forces du programme, de même que de proposer des pistes d’actions pour continuer à élever le niveau d’implication des jeunes Québécois à l’égard de leur alimentation.