Introductory Physical Chemistry Lecture 2

These lectures are designed to show new students different lecturing styles they will encounter at Southampton University. This lecture is delivered using a Tablet PC. These lectures also teach students some of the fundamental parts of physics which are relevant to the Physical Chemistry course. This will be particularly useful for students who have forgotten their GCSE physics! To view the videos, download the zip file and 'extract' the contents by right clicking on the folder. Then double click on the file 'Play video.html'. Note that the video has been compressed heavily so it can be downloaded, which means there is a slight loss in quality. If you have a problem with this, please e-mail David Read (d.read@soton.ac.uk). NOTE: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT THE ZIP FOLDER BEFORE CLICKING ON 'Play video.html' OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK.

Introductory Physical Chemistry Lecture 3

These lectures are designed to show new students different lecturing styles they will encounter at Southampton University. This lecture is delivered using PowerPoint. These lectures also teach students some of the fundamental parts of physics which are relevant to the Physical Chemistry course. This will be particularly useful for students who have forgotten their GCSE physics! To view the videos, download the zip file and 'extract' the contents by right clicking on the folder. Then double click on the file 'Play video.html'. Note that the video has been compressed heavily so it can be downloaded, which means there is a slight loss in quality. If you have a problem with this, please e-mail David Read (d.read@soton.ac.uk). NOTE: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD AND EXTRACT THE ZIP FOLDER BEFORE CLICKING ON 'Play video.html' OTHERWISE IT WON'T WORK.

Developing agricultural education in the Republic of Croatia using UK examples

Based on comparisons with the UK and a survey of University level Croatian agricultural students, a model was developed to explore the influence of various factors on successful completion of courses. From a knowledge of significant factors, tutors could predict the probability that new students would be successful and so guide them accordingly. In Croatia, where oral examination methods predominate, many students avoid taking these examinations for several months. It is suggested that three key elements for improving the quality of agricultural studies in Croatia are (i) improving the confidence of the students in conjunction with (ii) a more rigorous, compulsory examination procedure and (iii) a supportive tutorial system.

Online and Hybrid Course Prioritization Guide: 10 Strategies for Promoting Enrollment Growth and Student Success

Institutions of all shapes and sizes are investing significant sums to expand their portfolio of online and hybrid courses without specific institutional priorities in mind, often resulting in a mix of arbitrary, sub-scale offerings. This creates an unsustainably expensive disconnect between the institution’s online portfolio (largely steered by unit-level interests and capacity) and its overarching interest in using technology to increase access, improve student success, and grow revenue. This guide is designed to help institutional leaders prioritize scarce resources devoted to online and hybrid course development toward the most promising available opportunities. By targeting specific curricular "gaps," institutions can improve retention, reduce time-to-degree, regain or expand their share of currently enrolled student credit hours, or even attract new students to existing programs.

Do "guarda pó" ao jaleco azul: caminhos de uma escola profissional: sua construção e seu impacto sobre os egressos

Este estudo tem com tema central recuperar a memória associada às relações, trajetórias e modos de vida de ex-alunos e sua instituição escolar de formação profissional: o Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca- Cefet-RJ. O objetivo é resgatar sociologicamente a influência deste espaço de ensino, à luz da percepção dos egressos de seus cursos técnicos das décadas de 1960 e 1980. O propósito foi realizar uma análise com o intuito de desvendar significados que a instituição denominada Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca tem na vida de alguns de seus alunos egressos. O trabalho foi feito a partir de entrevistas com ex-alunos com a finalidade de estabelecer pontos em comum e/ou divergentes no que diz respeito à formação que receberam; influência da escola em suas escolhas profissionais e/ou pessoais; constituição de suas carreiras; leitura que fazem das mudanças ocorridas na instituição até os dias de hoje e ainda a forma como a escola está presente em suas memórias. Esta investigação procura evidenciar aspectos do cotidiano escolar no período em que cada aluno entrevistado estudou; algumas peculiaridades sobre funcionamento e o andamento dos cursos na época e ainda, as lembranças de personagens que contribuíram na construção da história e da memória desta instituição.

O dia mais feliz da minha vida: a entrada na universidade segundo os alunos recém-ingressos no curso de Pedagogia da UFRN(2004.1)

The present work, based on the methodological principles of the Comprehensive Discourse Analysis, aimed, through the speech of twelve newly arrived students at the Pedagogy course of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, to understand the moment students start university. It also aimed to analyze the relationship between the schools they were coming from and university entrance as well as the relationship between university and their new students. In the first part of the work, which focused on school knowledge, a comprehensive listening of the speeches of the students led primarily to a distinction, established by the students, between public and private schools, a distinction especially based on the view of superiority of private schools against public ones. The abovementioned interpretation is found in the discussion of the structural duality of Brazilian education which, historically, offers different pedagogical appliances among students of more priviledged social classes and those who come from lower levels of society. The overcome of this duality, aspired by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, was stopped by the advent of a new economic model neoliberalism, which reinforced the differences between public and private when it prioritized the market on the economic, political and social relations, including educational projects. Impoverishment of public institutions and pauperization of the work of professors affected also the relationship between teachers and studens at the current institution. This is how the teacher becomes the greatest villain at the public management system. All of these references concerning differences in the quality of teaching at public and private schools, expressed by the students interviewed, however, were centered in the preparation for the entrance exam, called vestibular, thus showing a view that the relationship between the student and the school he came from is of a propedeutic kind and even so, reduced to a preparation for an entrance exam. In the second part of the work, which analyzed the relationship between newly arrived students and their university, it was noticed that the latter represents a whole new world. This world is seen as the change at the student´s social statute for now he is grown, takes more responsibilities and is socially respected. This change of attitude established by society and the discovery of a new world which requires more independence from the students, creates in them feelings of pride and fear and they feel insecure when it comes to making decision in the campus because now their decisions deliver a greater load of responsibility. This is when students understand they need to develop autonomy, which is seen, in this work, as the capacity to make conscious decisions. Nevertheless students expressed an understanding of autonomy as something that comes as a gift for those who enter university and not as a process that is constructed from social experiences. For these students, the need to be autonomous refers to the relationships with their teachers and the search for information. This search, however, is also related, according to interviews, to public school financial cuts, which penalize university, and to the lack of employers

Uso do jogo de empresas Bom Burguer para apoiar o processo ensino-aprendizagem com ênfase em empreendedorismo com alunos do ensino médio público

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A valorização de competências na formação e na atuação de engenheiros de produção: a visão de estudantes, professores e egressos de duas universidades

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG

Intervention to reduce C-reactive protein determination requests for acute infections at an emergency department

Introduction C-reactive protein (CRP) levels rise during inflammatory processes and have been ordered for rheumatic disease follow-up since the 1950s. The number of tests ordered in the emergency setting has increased, but without evident improvement in medical care quality. Objective To determine the pattern of CRP determinations in the emergency department (ED) of a university hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and to evaluate the effect of an intervention with staff and students about the best use of the test in the ED. Methods Data regarding CRP testing requests, related diagnoses and the number of monthly consultations in the hospital ED were analysed before and after the intervention. Because of an increase in CRP measurement requests from 2007 to 2009, the author started discussing the role of CRP determinations in the medical decision-making process in early 2010. Staff and faculty members openly discussed the pattern of requests in the hospital and related current medical literature. During 2010, the medical staff worked as multipliers to change the behaviour of new students and residents. The results of the first 4 months after the intervention were presented at another general meeting in July 2010. Results From 2007 to 2009, there were 11 786 CRP measurement requests with a clear exponential trend. After the intervention, during the calendar year 2010, there was a 48% reduction in adjusted annual CRP requests. Pneumonia, fever and urinary tract infections were the most common reasons for CRP requests. Discussion Inexpensive, well-directed, interactive educational interventions may affect professional behaviour and curb rates of laboratory tests.

Pilot Project: Use of Wikis to Supplement Student Orientation

Background: During the orientation process, new students are often inundated with manuals, maps, and other materials essential to their success as students. The experience can leave students feeling overwhelmed, unable to sift through the substantial amount of information that has been given to them. Wikis, in contrast, are well-suited for facilitating userinteraction with vast amounts of diverse information. [See PDF for complete abstract]

Lengua de señas argentina : una propuesta de diccionario digital

El presente artículo versa sobre de la realización de un diccionario digital de Lengua de Señas Argentina con la finalidad de obtener un medio que permita tanto el aprendizaje como el análisis de dicha lengua. A partir de la implementación de la Tecnicatura en Interpretación en Lengua de Señas en la Facultad de Educación Elemental y Especial en la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, se llevaron adelante diversas investigaciones relacionadas con la temática, por lo que este trabajo pretende continuar la línea de investigación realizada por el equipo constituido por los autores de este artículo. A partir de esta propuesta, se pretende profundizar en conceptos específicamente lingüísticos atendiendo a los elementos propios de la Lengua de Señas Argentina, de Argentina en general y de Mendoza en particular. Este proyecto es llevado a cabo en forma conjunta entre los diferentes actores involucrados: estudiantes, egresados, profesores y miembros de la Comunidad Sorda de Mendoza. La elaboración de dicho material contribuirá por un lado, a legitimar la Lengua de Señas Argentina revirtiendo la situación sociolingüística actual de la Comunidad Sorda de Mendoza en particular, por otro añadir información lingüística específica del estudio de la lengua. Esto permitirá preservar el patrimonio lingüístico de la comunidad hablante de la Lengua de Señas Argentina.

Aprendiendo matemática con Bradford : Propuesta metodológica de enseñanza de uso de los elementos básicos de la matemática en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información [ByCI]

Se propone una estrategia pedagógica para la introducción de temas no propios, en este caso matemáticos, en las Escuelas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de Ia Información (ByCI) a partir de un ejemplo centrado en un tema propio, su extensión a otros temas propios y la articulación del conjunto, con el objeto de alcanzar el máximo de "dilución" del tema matemático en temáticas pertinentes de ByCI. La propuesta se centra en la creación de un ambiente de aprendizaje a partir de las zonas de desarrollo próximo del estudiante. Se tratará de mostrar que discutiendo temas propios con enfoque cuantitativo, como la distribución de la literatura científica a partir de un modelo didáctico del difundido artículo de Bradford de 1934 se logra aprender, desde la ByCI, con el máximo de naturalidad y el mínimo de trauma psicológico, un conjunto de temas matemáticos elementales pero fundamentales para la mayoría de los Estudios Métricos de la Información. Se completa con propuestas de manejo del tema en las Escuelas, dirigidas a estudiantes, graduados, investigadores y docentes

Aprendiendo matemática con Bradford : Propuesta metodológica de enseñanza de uso de los elementos básicos de la matemática en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información [ByCI]

Se propone una estrategia pedagógica para la introducción de temas no propios, en este caso matemáticos, en las Escuelas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de Ia Información (ByCI) a partir de un ejemplo centrado en un tema propio, su extensión a otros temas propios y la articulación del conjunto, con el objeto de alcanzar el máximo de "dilución" del tema matemático en temáticas pertinentes de ByCI. La propuesta se centra en la creación de un ambiente de aprendizaje a partir de las zonas de desarrollo próximo del estudiante. Se tratará de mostrar que discutiendo temas propios con enfoque cuantitativo, como la distribución de la literatura científica a partir de un modelo didáctico del difundido artículo de Bradford de 1934 se logra aprender, desde la ByCI, con el máximo de naturalidad y el mínimo de trauma psicológico, un conjunto de temas matemáticos elementales pero fundamentales para la mayoría de los Estudios Métricos de la Información. Se completa con propuestas de manejo del tema en las Escuelas, dirigidas a estudiantes, graduados, investigadores y docentes

Aprendiendo matemática con Bradford : Propuesta metodológica de enseñanza de uso de los elementos básicos de la matemática en Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información [ByCI]

Se propone una estrategia pedagógica para la introducción de temas no propios, en este caso matemáticos, en las Escuelas de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de Ia Información (ByCI) a partir de un ejemplo centrado en un tema propio, su extensión a otros temas propios y la articulación del conjunto, con el objeto de alcanzar el máximo de "dilución" del tema matemático en temáticas pertinentes de ByCI. La propuesta se centra en la creación de un ambiente de aprendizaje a partir de las zonas de desarrollo próximo del estudiante. Se tratará de mostrar que discutiendo temas propios con enfoque cuantitativo, como la distribución de la literatura científica a partir de un modelo didáctico del difundido artículo de Bradford de 1934 se logra aprender, desde la ByCI, con el máximo de naturalidad y el mínimo de trauma psicológico, un conjunto de temas matemáticos elementales pero fundamentales para la mayoría de los Estudios Métricos de la Información. Se completa con propuestas de manejo del tema en las Escuelas, dirigidas a estudiantes, graduados, investigadores y docentes

Sistemas de aprendizaje colaborativo móvil en realidad aumentada

La realidad aumentada educativa es una tecnología que actualmente está mejorando la calidad de enseñanza, la utilización de dispositivos móviles permite que el estudiante sea protagonista de su aprendizaje sin estar confinado a un espacio o tiempo específico para aprender. Aplicaciones colaborativas con realidad aumentada están siendo empleadas cada vez más en la educación, de tal forma que fomentan el trabajo en grupo donde los estudiantes comparten conocimiento, dudas, opiniones logrando un mejor nivel cognitivo que trabajando individualmente. En este trabajo se presenta el estado de la cuestión de Aplicaciones Educativas con Realidad Aumentada en dispositivos móviles, y Aplicaciones Educativas colaborativas con Realidad Aumentada, desarrolladas desde el 2002 e implementadas en instituciones educativas. Así mismo se realiza un estudio sobre la Realidad Aumentada, Realidad Aumentada móvil y Aprendizaje Móvil. Además, a partir de las características del estudio de las aplicaciones con Realidad Aumenta, se realiza un análisis y diseño de una Aplicación Móvil para el proyecto de inicio de los alumnos de nuevo ingreso de la UPM. Así como también una herramienta de autoría para las gestiones de las actividades propuestas por los docentes de la UPM. Finalmente se presenta un caso de prueba en el que se implementa parte de la propuesta de este trabajo, logrando construir un parte funcional para el proyecto inicial denominado PIANI – UPM. ---ABSTRACT---Educational Augmented reality is a technology that is improving the quality of teaching, use of mobile devices enables the student to be protagonists of their learning without being confined to a specific space or time to learn. Collaborative augmented reality applications applied in education are being used gradually encourage group work where students share knowledge, doubts, opinions so they achieve better cognitive level than working individually. In this paper the description of educational applications is presented with Augmented Reality using mobile devices, and collaborative educational Augmented Reality applications, developed since 2002 and implemented in educational institutions. Also a study on Augmented Reality, Mobile Augmented Reality and Mobile Learning is performed. Furthermore, from the study of the characteristics of Reality applications increases, an analysis and design of a mobile application for the proposed start of new students of UPM is performed. As well as an authoring tool for the efforts of the activities proposed by the teachers of the UPM. Finally a test case is presented in which part of the proposal of this work is implemented, obtaining building an initial prototype called PIANI - UPM.