El Trabajo colaborativo como método de aprendizaje y evaluación. Un estudio aplicado al primer curso de los títulos de grado de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad de Alicante

Estudiamos el grado de implementación del trabajo colaborativo en los distintos títulos de Grado de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad de Alicante. A través del empleo de una metodología descriptiva, profundizaremos en los distintos aspectos de interés relativos al trabajo colaborativo que se recogen en las fichas oficiales de cada asignatura. Los resultados del estudio nos permitirán conocer cómo se ha implementado el trabajo colaborativo como método de aprendizaje y evaluación, tanto a nivel particular para cada una de las asignaturas analizadas, como a nivel global para las distintas titulaciones que integran nuestra Facultad

Tutorías académicas grupales evaluables (TAGE) para el seguimiento del trabajo en equipo: un análisis comparativo

La comunicación aborda el diseño y puesta en marcha de Tutorías Académicas Grupales Evaluables (TAGE), para el desarrollo del trabajo en equipo en entornos que incluyen autoaprendizaje. Dichas TAGE se dirigen a los grupos de trabajo de la asignatura Análisis del Mercado Turístico (Grado en Turismo), en la titulación en castellano y en inglés, durante el curso 2010/2011. Se expone el diseño, organización y contenido de las TAGE y el esquema de rúbricas de evaluación, para concluir con la importancia de su aplicación, como reflejan los resultados obtenidos por los estudiantes. Se realiza un análisis comparativo de los resultados obtenidos por los estudiantes de la misma asignatura durante el curso anterior, en el que no se aplicó un sistema TAGE, así como una comparación entre la titulación bilingüe y la no bilingüe

Taller d'iniciació al treball cooperatiu dins el marc de l'EEES

Aquest treball es centra en descriure i explicar la realització d'un Taller d'iniciació al treball cooperatiu de l'assignatura Fonaments de Cognició Humana. Aquesta assignatura té assignada la competència de treball en equip concretada en 'Capacitat de col-laborar amb els demés i de contribuir a un projecte comú'. Per tal d'iniciar als estudiants en el treball cooperatiu es porta a terme un taller en el qual, a partir de tres dinàmiques de grup (el joc dels colors, el quadres esquerdats i construïm ponts) es mostren aspectes clau del treball en equip com la formació de grups, l'assignació i el repartiment de rols i la distribució de les tasques i responsabilitats. L'aplicació d'aquesta taller aporta molts beneficis per tal d'assentar les bases per al treball en equip dels grups i la cooperació entre els seus membres

Participación en competiciones internacionales como experiencia para dinamizar la universidad

Durante los años 2008-2010 en la Universidad Cardenal Herrera-Ceu de Valencia, se desarrollo el Proyecto SML House para participar el Concurso Internacional Solar Decathlon, que junto 19 universidades de todo el mundo pretende fomentar el diseño y construcción de viviendas autosuficientes, que utilicen solo energía procedente del sol y que hagan un uso eficiente de los recursos naturales. Durante estos años, la Universidad formo un equipo multidisciplinar con alumnos y profesores de diferentes áreas de conocimiento, y definió diversas estrategias para involucrar a los alumnos ofertando formación tanto en las propias escuelas como con empresas externas a la Universidad

Nou rumb per als estudis d’Arquitectura de Girona

L’any 2011 s’ha graduat la primera promoció dels estudis d’Arquitectura de la UdG. Tot i la crisi que afecta la construcció, cada curs un bon nombre d’estudiants tria aquesta especialitat. Els responsables del grau, però, consideren que és un bon moment per donar un nou enfocament a la matèria

Els Ensenyaments d'ordenació del territori i urbanisme a les universitats catalanes: Societat Catalana d'Ordenació del Territori-Institut d'Estudis Catalans (setembre de 2000-juny de 2001)

Over the academic year 2000-2001, the Societat Catalana d'Ordenació del Territori organised, together with other departments of Catalan public universities, a debate on the teaching of regional and urban planning within the following disciplines: environmental science, geography, architecture, engineering, economy, law and landscape management. Moreover it was considered that attention should be paid to urban and regional planning related to postgraduate degrees. The aim was on one hand to analyse present situation, and on the other, to propose future strategies

Discovering a history : the school of art at the University of Denver

Discovering a History: The School of Art at the University of Denver explores the early history of art education in Denver, and the significance of visual art education at the University of Denver within that history beginning in 1865, when the first classes in art were offered, and ending in 1929 when the University acquired the Chappell School of Art—an independent art school—and appointed Vance Kirkland as director. This paper also explores competing art institutions, which at times posed great hindrances to the University. Further, it illustrates how the artists who taught at the University of Denver School of Art, such as Ida De Steiguer, Preston Powers, Emma Richardson Cherry, and Henry Read, were amongst the great contributors to Denver’s burgeoning artistic culture.

Student notebook of James Blake on Hebrew grammar, 1767

A small paper notebook containing eight-pages of English notes on Hebrew grammar and Hebrew script written by Harvard undergraduate James Blake in 1767. The title of the first page, "Of Nouns," is annotated with the note, "Benj'm Wadsworth, 1767" and the recto of the back cover contains a personal note to "Rev'd Mr. Wadsworth" signed "J. B.," presumably referring to Benjamin Wadsworth (1750-1826; Harvard AB 1769).

Sermon notes compiled by Warham Williams, 1716-1718

Parchment-bound notebook containing notes kept by Warham Williams on sermons he attended between May 20, 1716 and April 20, 1718, while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. The notebook includes two chronological tables, at the front and end of the volume, that list the town, lecturer (generally Harvard tutors), biblical text, year, month, day, and part of the day of sermons attended by Williams. The volume contains one-to-two page entries on specific sermons and provides the biblical text and related questions and conclusions. From the front of the volume, the pages contain entries for sermons attended between May 20, 1716 through February 13, 1717. Sermon entries for April 7, 1717 to April 20 1718 are written tête-bêche from the other end of the volume.

al- Sawāniḥ al-jāzimah fī al-taʻārīf al-lāzimah

li-muʼallifihā Muḥammad ʻAlī ibn Ḥusayn.

An Empirical Study on Faculty Perceptions and Teaching Practices of Wikipedia

Some faculty members from different universities around the world have begun to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool in recent years. These experiences show, in most cases, very satisfactory results and a substantial improvement in various basic skills, as well as a positive influence on the students' motivation. Nevertheless and despite the growing importance of e-learning methodologies based on the use of the Internet for higher education, the use of Wikipedia as a teaching resource remains scarce among university faculty.Our investigation tries to identify which are the main factors that determine acceptance or resistance to that use. We approach the decision to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool by analyzing both the individual attributes of faculty members and the characteristics of the environment where they develop their teaching activity. From a specific survey sent to all faculty of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), pioneer and leader in online education in Spain, we have tried to infer the influence of these internal and external elements. The questionnaire was designed to measure different constructs: perceived quality of Wikipedia, teaching practices involving Wikipedia, use experience, perceived usefulness and use of 2.0 tools. Control items were also included for gathering information on gender, age, teaching experience, academic rank, and area of expertise.Our results reveal that academic rank, teaching experience, age or gender, are not decisive factors in explaining the educational use of Wikipedia. Instead, the decision to use it is closely linked to the perception of Wikipedia's quality, the use of other collaborative learning tools, an active attitude towards web 2.0 applications, and connections with the professional non-academic world. Situational context is also very important, since the use is higher when faculty members have got reference models in their close environment and when they perceive it is positively valued by their colleagues. As far as these attitudes, practices and cultural norms diverge in different scientific disciplines, we have also detected clear differences in the use of Wikipedia among areas of academic expertise. As a consequence, a greater application of Wikipedia both as a teaching resource and as a driver for teaching innovation would require much more active institutional policies and some changes in the dominant academic culture among faculty members.

DNA for nano-bio scale computation of chemical formalisms using Higher Order Logic (HOL) and analysis using an interdisciplinary approach

Bio-molecular computing, 'computations performed by bio-molecules', is already challenging traditional approaches to computation both theoretically and technologically. Often placed within the wider context of ´bio-inspired' or 'natural' or even 'unconventional' computing, the study of natural and artificial molecular computations is adding to our understanding of biology, physical sciences and computer science well beyond the framework of existing design and implementation paradigms. In this introduction, We wish to outline the current scope of the field and assemble some basic arguments that, bio-molecular computation is of central importance to computer science, physical sciences and biology using HOL - Higher Order Logic. HOL is used as the computational tool in our R&D work. DNA was analyzed as a chemical computing engine, in our effort to develop novel formalisms to understand the molecular scale bio-chemical computing behavior using HOL. In our view, our focus is one of the pioneering efforts in this promising domain of nano-bio scale chemical information processing dynamics.

Total quality management in English language teaching:a case study in Turkish higher education

The need to improve the management of language learning organizations in the light of the trend toward mass higher education and of the use of English as a world language was the starting point of this thesis. The thesis aims to assess the relevance, adequacy and the relative success of Total Quality Management (TQM) as a management philosophy. Taking this empirical evidence a TQM-oriented management project in a Turkish Higher Education context, the thesis observes the consequences of a change of organizational culture, with specific reference to teachers' attitudes towards management. Both qualitative and quantitative devices are employed to plot change and the value of these devices for identifying such is considered. The main focus of the thesis is the Soft S's (Shared Values, Style, Staff and Skills) of an organization rather than the Hard S's (System, Structure, Strategy). The thesis is not concerned with the teaching and learning processes, though the PDCA cycle (the Action Research Cycle) did play a part in the project for both teachers and the researcher involved in this study of organizational development. Both before the management project was launched, and at the end of the research period, the external measurement devices (Harrison's Culture Specification Device and Hofstede's VSM) were used to describe the culture of the Centre. During the management project, internal measurement devices were used to record the change including middle-management style change (the researcher in this case). The time period chosen for this study was between September 1991 and June 1994. During this period, each device was administered twice within a specific time period, ranging from a year to 32 months.

Perceptions of learning and teaching quality in Higher Education:developing a culture of co-creation of value

Perceptions about the quality of learning and teaching in Higher Education has for many years focused upon the application of market based principles. This includes the notion of students as “customers” of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) service. We argue that the application of the customer analogy is unhelpful however, as students this approach is likely to affect student expectations about the service and their judgements about its quality. The purpose of this paper is to propose a study consisting of a series of interventions to develop a culture of value co-creation at a UK based HEI. By introducing CCV principles, it is hoped to steer students away from seeing themselves as “customers”, and passive recipients of in the learning and teaching process, to one where they take responsibility for their own learning experience, to be explored and acted upon in partnership with their lecturers and other stakeholders.