A constraint-led approach for PE teachers

The Game Sense coaching approach emphasises the modification of game elements or the development of modified games to achieve learning outcomes. In this article we will introduce the constraints-led approach to learning and demonstrate how the theory can underpin the design of games lessons ensuring that teachers give themselves the best chance of satisfying the skill acquisition and psychological needs of every child in PE.

Enhancing skill acquisition and expertise in high performance programmes

Our research programme with elite athletes has investigated and implemented learning design from an ecological dynamics perspective, examining its effects on movement coordination and control and the acquisition of expertise. Ecological dynamics is a systemsoriented theoretical rationale for understanding the emergent relations in a complex system formed by each performer and a performance environment. This approach has identified the individual-environment relationship as the relevant scale of analysis for modelling how processes of perception, cognition and action underpin expert performance in sport (Davids et al., 2014; Zelaznik, 2014). In this chapter we elucidate key concepts from ecological dynamics and exemplify how they have informed our understanding of relevant psychological processes including: movement coordination and its acquisition, learning and transfer, impacting on practice task design in high performance programmes.

Making geography mobile: using location aware technology to improve student performance in physical geography

With the increased availability of new technologies, geography educators are revisiting their pedagogical approaches to teaching and calling for opportunities to share local and international practices which will enhance the learning experience and improve students’ performance. This paper reports on the use of handheld mobile devices, fitted with GPS, by secondary (high) school pupils in geography. Two location-aware activities were completed over one academic year (one per semester) and pre-test and post-test scores for both topics revealed a statistically significant increase in pupils’ performance as measured by the standard national assessments. A learner centred educational approach was adopted with the first mobile learning activity being created by the teacher as an exemplar of effective mobile learning design. Pupils built on their experiences of using mobile learning when they were required to created their own location aware learning task for peer use. An analysis of the qualitative data from the pupils’ journals, group diaries and focus group interviews revealed the five pillars of learner centred education are addressed when using location aware technologies and the use of handheld mobile devices offered greater flexibility and autonomy to the pupils thus altering the level of power and control away from the teacher. Due to the relatively small number of participants in the study, the results are more informative than generalisable however in light of the growing interest in geo-spatial technologies in geography education, this paper offers encouragement and insight into the use of location aware technology in a compulsory school context

Instrumentos Orff : unidade de aprendizagem baseada no modelo IMS-LD

O objectivo desta dissertação é a exploração da aplicabilidade do modelo IMS – Learning Design, e respectivas ferramentas de suporte, através da criação e desenvolvimento de uma unidade de aprendizagem sobre Instrumentos Orff, baseada neste modelo, para professores do 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico. A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo de caso de índole exploratória. Foi efectuada uma revisão da literatura que incidiu essencialmente sobre o e-learning e o IMS – Learning Design, seguindo-se a criação das estratégias didácticas e da planificação de toda a Unidade de Aprendizagem sobre Instrumentos Orff. O passo seguinte foi a criação e desenvolvimento da Unidade de Aprendizagem, que culminou com a implementação dos pacotes IMS/SCORM finais do aluno e do professor. A avaliação dos materiais desenvolvidos foi efectuada através de questionários a que responderam um grupo de alunos e de professores. Como forma de conclusão deste trabalho de investigação, foi realizada uma reflexão sobre o modelo IMS – Learning Design e as actuais ferramentas de apoio à implementação. ABSTRACT: The purpose of this dissertation is the exploration of the model IMS – Learning Design and supporting tools applicability, through the creation and development of a learning unit on Orff Instruments based on the model for 1st Basic Teaching Cycle. Method used was an exploratory case study. A complete overview of relevant literature has been done, essentially on elearning and IMS – Learning Design, followed by the building of learning and planning strategies for the whole Learning Unit on Orff Instruments. The following step was the creation and the development of the Learning Unit, that leaded to the final version IMS/SCORM of student’s and teacher’s final package. The evaluation of the materials developed has been done through an inquest targeted to teachers and students. As a conclusion of this investigation, a complete reflection and overview of the IMS Model-Learning Design and its Current supporting tools to it implementation is presented.

TCRIO: tecnologia de criatividade relacional inteligente on-line

No âmbito dos contextos de aprendizagem de projeto em Design, nas instituições de Ensino Superior, é cada vez mais frequente a utilização de plataformas de gestão das aprendizagens on-line (LMS) no suporte às atividades curriculares à distância. Contudo estes sistemas apesar de darem um precioso contributo através da gestão de conteúdos, das funcionalidades ligadas à avaliação dos alunos e da comunicação entre pares, respondem de forma ineficiente a outras necessidades específicas de alunos e professores no desenvolvimento de unidades curriculares de Design ligadas à aprendizagem de projeto. Este fato contribuiu para que recorrêssemos às tecnologias móveis e sociais na procura de uma solução que melhor se ajuste à aplicação das novas metodologias de e-learning adaptadas a este tipo de contextos. Partindo dessa constatação desenvolvemos e testámos um modelo tecnológico que julgamos introduzir vantagens bastante significativas na definição de novas metodologias de suporte on-line a contextos de aprendizagem personalizada (PLE) em disciplinas ligadas à aprendizagem colaborativa de projeto em Design. Através do levantamento de necessidades detetadas no terreno e da análise da oferta tecnológica existente, reunimos um conjunto de requisitos que nos permitiu desenvolver o protótipo de um sistema tecnológico que fundamenta a totalidade do modelo teórico que propomos em resposta aos pressupostos equacionados no início deste relatório.

Proposta do modelo 6C Loop Back I/D para o ensino da engenharia no ensino politécnico em modalidade elearning : um estudo exploratório

Trabalho de projecto de mestrado, Educação (Especialização em Educação e Tecnologias Digitais), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2014

Adaptive integral assessment package for the A2UN@ project

This paper presents a first approach of Evaluation Engine Architecture (EEA) as proposal to support adaptive integral assessment, in the context of a virtual learning environment. The goal of our research is design an evaluation engine tool to assist in the whole assessment process within the A2UN@ project, linking that tool with the other key elements of a learning design (learning task, learning resources and learning support). The teachers would define the relation between knowledge, competencies, activities, resources and type of assessment. Providing this relation is possible obtain more accurate estimations of student's knowledge for adaptive evaluations and future recommendations. The process is supported by usage of educational standards and specifications and for an integral user modelling

Cloudworks

Cloudworks allows you to find other people's learning and teaching ideas, designs and experiences as well as sharing your own. You can also get access to many learning design tools and resources to help you create learning designs.

Diseño instruccional en los lenguajes de modelado educativo.

Resumen tomado del autor. Artículo seleccionado de SINTICE (Simposio Nacional de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones en la Educación), VI Congreso Nacional de Informática Educativa (Granada 2005), extendido y revisado para su publicación en IE Comunicaciones. El Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia ha contribuído a este trabajo a través del proyecto 'MetaLearn: metodologías, arquitecturas y lenguajes para sistemas E-learning adaptativos' TIN 2004-08367-C02-01

PILT Threshold 1

Files used for and during the Threshold 1 workshop

PILT Threshold 2

Files used for and during the Threshold 2 workshop

Apoyo adaptativo basado en IMS-LD y estrategias psicoeducativas para la familiarización de estudiantes con discapacidad con su entorno virtual de aprendizaje.

Monográfico con el título: 'Adaptación y accesibilidad de las tecnologías para el aprendizaje'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Unidades de Aprendizaje, una propuesta de complemento a los Objetos de Aprendizaje.

Monográfico con el título: 'Estado actual de los sistemas e-learning'. Resumen basado en el de la publicación

Modelado de procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje reutilizables con XML, UML e IMS-LD.

El artículo está incluido en un número monográfico especial con los trabajos del I Simposio Pluridisciplinar sobre Diseño, Evaluación y Descripción de Contenidos Educativos Reutilizables (Guadalajara, Octubre 2004).Resumen tomado de la publicación

Valoración de la calidad de unidades de aprendizaje.

El artículo está incluido en un número monográfico especial con los trabajos del I Simposio Pluridisciplinar sobre Diseño, Evaluación y Descripción de Contenidos Educativos Reutilizables (Guadalajara, Octubre 2004).Resumen basado en el de la publicación