Práticas sócio-ambientais no espaço escolar: uma reflexão sobre a percepção dos usuários de duas escolas do ensino fundamental em João Pessoa, Paraíba

In the social-historical moment we live in, it is each time more evident the necessity of the people to learn to deal with the environment in conscientious way, taking care of themselves properly through it. In this direction, considering the school as a place where children, young and adolescents spend great part of their time, this work had as objective to examine the perception of school environment for students, professors and employees of two schools in João Pessoa city - Centro Estadual Experimental de Ensino-Aprendizagem Sesquicentenário and Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici (Experimental State Center of Learning-teaching Sesquicentenário and Basic and High State School Education Emilio Garrastazu Médici President). From the presupposed that the environments in which and with which people live reflect their daily practices, the field work searched to identify the social-environmental practices that characterize the relation of these users with the school and, from this understanding, to infer some of their concerns regarding the environment as a whole. To analyze the use of the available physical space in the two institutions it was opted the use of the After-Occupation Evaluation, one of the approaches that feed the process of building production or built set, rescuing aspects related to its use, operation and maintenance. Besides analyzing diverse school environments (such as classroom circulations/accesses, library, pedagogical and sportive spaces) in relation to the environmental comfort and the perceptions of the main users of the schools (pupils, professors and employees), the dissertation tried to inquire the care (ambient education) of these users with the school space. In general, it was verified that the two schools have evaluations and perceptions really different for four reasons: (i) management of the schools; (ii) the users perception; (III) localization of schools and (IV) feeling of place, territoriality and appropriation

A dinâmica da relação pedagógica em meio hospitalar

Dissertação de mest. em Observação e Análise da Relação Educativa, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Univer, do Algarve, 2004

Avaliação do desempenho das entidades gestoras dos serviços de resíduos urbanos em Portugal

Dissertação de Mestrado, Gestão Empresarial, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, 2016

Analysis of english teachers' perceptions related to strategies studied in a in-service course in Cuenca

El presente estudio describe las percepciones de los profesores fiscales de inglés en relación a las estrategias aprendidas durante una capacitación realizada en el año 2012 por un grupo de investigadores de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad de Cuenca. En el año 2014, este grupo de investigadores inició un proyecto para analizar el impacto de dicha capacitación. Este es el marco contextual en el cual se desarrolla el análisis de la percepción docente. La propuesta está basada en el método exploratorio. El instrumento de investigación fue la entrevista personal a diez profesores que participaron de la capacitación en el año 2012. Los resultados fueron analizados con la ayuda del Software Atlas ti. Se identificaron catorce códigos diferentes que fueron agrupados en cuatro grupos de familias: estrategias comunicativas, aprendizaje significativo, percepciones de las necesidades e inconsistencias. Todas estas familias de códigos convergieron alrededor del Aprendizaje Basado en Tareas (ABT), el cual permitía generar un outcome, cuyo significado específico es la generación de un producto a partir del uso del idioma inglés por parte de los estudiantes. Un hallazgo importante fue que casi todos los profesores recordaron varias estrategias aprendidas en la capacitación, mismas que sumaron un total de nueve, además la mitad de docentes estaba usando el outcome en sus clases, ello da cuenta de la percepción positiva que tienen los docentes sobre el curso, a pesar de haber transcurrido dos años de su clausura.

A eficiência técnica dos portos e terminais públicos e privados brasileiros marítimos no período de 2010 a 2014

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, 2016.

Climate change adaptation solutions for the green sectors of selected zones in the MENA region

In this paper, we propose climate adaptation solutions for the green sectors in three different zones of MENA: Egypt’s Delta (irrigated), Karak, in the highlands of Jordan (rainfed), and Lebanon’s Orontes basin (mixed: rainfed-irrigated). We analysed land use and crop intensification, and calculated the economic productivity of water – a critical scarce resource in MENA. By integrating the results with evidence from literature on the potential impacts of climate change and socio-economic factors, we could identify vulnerability levels of the three regions and propose adaptation measures relying of the concept of the “food-water-energy nexus.” While the vulnerability levels are found to be high in the Delta (Egypt) and Karak (Jordan), mainly due to water scarcity and poor adaptive capacity, the vulnerability level is moderate in the Orontes zone (Lebanon) due to a diversified agricultural sector and good market development, coupled with moderate water scarcity. Proposed adaptation solutions range from measures to improve technical efficiency, to measures that encourage economically efficient allocation by use of market forces. For both cases, the development of market opportunities is emphasized to make the proposed measures attractive to farmers.

Relatório no âmbito da unidade curricular prática de ensino supervisionada relativo ao ano letivo 2015/2016, na Escola Secundária/3 Rainha Santa Isabel, Estremoz

O presente relatório refere-se à Prática de Ensino Supervisionada incluída no Mestrado em Ensino de Português no 3º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e Ensino Secundário e de Espanhol dos Ensinos Básico e Secundário, que decorreu na Escola Secundária/3 Rainha Santa Isabel, em Estremoz. Conscientes da complexidade do processo de ensino-aprendizagem, tal como da parte central que os alunos ocupam no mesmo, este relatório faz uma reflexão crítica sobre algumas das áreas determinantes referentes ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem e sobre a Prática de Ensino Supervisionada realizada durante o ano letivo 2015/2016. Assim, o relatório organiza-se em seis capítulos, nomeadamente: preparação científica, pedagógica e didática; planificação e condução de aulas e avaliação das aprendizagens; descrição e reflexão das aulas lecionadas; análise da prática de ensino; participação na escola; e desenvolvimento profissional; Abstract: Report in the scope of the curricular unit of Supervised Teaching Practice This report refers to the Supervised Teaching Practice included in the Masters in teaching Portuguese in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and Secondary Education and of Spanish in the Basic and Secondary Education, developed in the Secondary/3 school Rainha Santa Isabel, in Estremoz. Aware of the complexity of the teaching-learning process, as well as the central part of the students in its development, this report makes a critical reflection of some of the main areas concerning the teaching-learning process as well as of the Supervised Teaching Practice that took place during the school year of 2015/2016. Therefore, the report is organized in six chapters, namely: scientific, pedagogical and didactic preparation; planning and teaching classes and learning evaluation; description and reflection on the classes; teaching practice analysis, school participation; and professional development.

Estrategias metodológicas para operacionalizar la práctica educativa transdisciplinaria, en conjunto con los actores universitarios, en las licenciaturas del Centro de Estudios Universitarios Arkos (CEUArkos) de Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México

Recibido 29 de noviembre de 2010 • Aceptado 09 de marzo de 2011 • Corregido 12 de abril de 2011 El artículo resume los procesos vividos y los resultados obtenidos a través de una investigación-acción con actores (profesores, estudiantes y directivos) de las distintas áreas del CEUArkos de Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México. Su propósito es construir y llevar a la práctica estrategias metodológicas para operacionalizar la transdisciplinariedad y la complejidad en el aprendizaje, la enseñanza y la investigación –como parte de la docencia– en las licenciaturas de la institución, a fin de sentar las bases para el paso de una formación universitaria que transite de la disciplinariedad hacia la transdisciplinariedad en todas las carreras que la Universidad oferta. Aborda, asimismo, el tema del currículo universitario.

Lenguaje: Algo más que un mecanismo para la comunicación

Recibido 04 de agosto de 2010 • Aceptado 31 de agosto de 2010 • Corregido 09 de octubre de 2010      El propósito de este artículo es reflexionar acerca de la importancia del lenguaje en el proceso de aprendizaje de las personas, en contraste con la visión tradicional con la que se ha orientado la enseñanza de la lengua y su incidencia en el campo educativo. Para ello, se hace un análisis desde distintas perspectivas y visiones que aportan diversos estudiosos, quienes han abordado el tema del lenguaje, sus implicancias en el aprendizaje escolar y en el que realizan los seres humanos a lo largo de su existencia. Ante este contexto, el artículo plantea la necesidad de establecer mecanismos pedagógicos que aborden una nueva visión de la enseñanza de la lengua en cualquiera de sus áreas, visualizando el lenguaje como herramienta para el aprendizaje y como vehículo para alcanzar la expresión integral en todas las modalidades de la educación.

ALT Strategy, February 2017 - January 2020

The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) represents individual and organisational Members from all sectors and parts of the UK. Our Membership includes practitioners, researchers and policy makers with an interest in Learning Technology. Our community grows more diverse as Learning Technology has become recognised as a fundamental part of learning, teaching and assessment. Our charitable objective is "to advance education through increasing, exploring and disseminating knowledge in the field of Learning Technology for the benefit of the general public". We have led professionalisation in Learning Technology since 1993. This strategy sets out our aims for 2017-2020: Increasing the impact of Learning Technology for the wider community, strengthening recognition and representation for the Membership at a national level and leading professionalisation for individual Learning Technology professionals in a broad range of roles.

Information and communication technologies in education – a web-based intelligent tutoring system on teaching and learning electrical project

Electrical activity is extremely broad and distinct, requiring by one hand, a deep knowledge on rules, regulations, materials, equipments, technical solutions and technologies and assistance in several areas, as electrical equipment, telecommunications, security and efficiency and rational use of energy, on the other hand, also requires other skills, depending on the specific projects to be implemented, being this knowledge a characteristic that belongs to the professionals with relevant experience, in terms of complexity and specific projects that were made.

Technical and Didactical Scenarios of Student-centered Teaching and Learning

In this paper we envision didactical concepts for university education based on self-responsible and project-based learning and outline principles of adequate technical support. We use the scenario technique describing how a fictive student named Anna organizes her studies of informatics at a fictive university from the first days of her studies to make a career for herself.(DIPF/Orig.)

The use of computer-based learning tools for teaching and clinical purposes: Interactive computing strategy for Iraq

Medical universities and teaching hospitals in Iraq are facing a lack of professional staff due to the ongoing violence that forces them to flee the country. The professionals are now distributed outside the country which reduces the chances for the staff and students to be physically in one place to continue the teaching and limits the efficiency of the consultations in hospitals. A survey was done among students and professional staff in Iraq to find the problems in the learning and clinical systems and how Information and Communication Technology could improve it. The survey has shown that 86% of the participants use the Internet as a learning resource and 25% for clinical purposes while less than 11% of them uses it for collaboration between different institutions. A web-based collaborative tool is proposed to improve the teaching and clinical system. The tool helps the users to collaborate remotely to increase the quality of the learning system as well as it can be used for remote medical consultation in hospitals.

Predicting academic success of engineering students in technical drawing from working memory

Tests on spatial aptitude, in particular Visualization, have been shown to be efficient predictors of the academic performance of Technical Drawing stu-dents. It has recently been found that Spatial Working Memory (a construct defined as the ability to perform tasks with a figurative content that require si-multaneous storage and transformation of information) is strongly associated with Visualization. In the present study we analyze the predictive efficiency of a bat-tery of tests that included tests on Visualization, SpatialWorking Memory, Spatial Short-term Memory and Executive Function on a sample of first year engineering students. The results show that Spatial Working Memory (SWM) is the most important predictor of academic success in Technical Drawing. In our view, SWM tests can be useful for detecting as early as possible those students who will require more attention and support in the teaching-learning process.

Traces, Patterns, Texture: In Search of Aesthetic Teaching/Learning Encounters

This inquiry reveals the crucial guidance of teachers toward surveying the capacity and needs of students, the formation of ideas, acting upon ideas, fostering connections, seeing potential, making judgments, and arranging conditions. Each aesthetic trace causes me to wonder how teachers learn to create experiences that foster student participation in the world aesthetically. The following considerations surface: • Given the emphasis in schools on outcomes and results, how do we encourage teachers to focus on acts of mind instead of end products in their work with students? • Given the orientations toward technical rationality, to fixed sequence, how do we help teachers experience fluid, purposeful learning adventures with students in which the imagi¬nation is given room to play? • Given the tendency to conceive of planning in teaching as the deciding of everything in advance, how do we help teachers and students become attuned to making good judgments derived from within learning experiences? • How do we help teachers build dialogical multivoiced conversations instead of monolithic curriculum? • What do we do to recover the pleasure dwelling in subject matter? How do we get teachers and students to engage thoughtfully in meaningful learning as opposed to covering curriculum7 • A capacity to attend sensitively, to perceive the complexity of relationships coming together in any teaching/learning experience seems critical. How do we help teachers and students attend to the unity of a learning experience and the play of meanings that arises from such undergoing and doing? The traces, patterns, and texture evidenced locate tremendous hope and wondrous possibilities alive within aesthetic teaching/learning encounters. It is such aliveness I encountered in the grade 4 art classroom that opened this account and continues to compel my attention. Possibilities for teaching, learning, and teacher education emerge. I am convinced they are most worthy of continued pursuit.