Essential features of serious games design in higher education:linking learning attributes to game mechanics

This paper consolidates evidence and material from a range of specialist and disciplinary fields to provide an evidence-based review and synthesis on the design and use of serious games in higher education. Search terms identified 165 papers reporting conceptual and empirical evidence on how learning attributes and game mechanics may be planned, designed and implemented by university teachers interested in using games, which are integrated into lesson plans and orchestrated as part of a learning sequence at any scale. The findings outline the potential of classifying the links between learning attributes and game mechanics as a means to scaffold teachers’ understanding of how to perpetuate learning in optimal ways while enhancing the in-game learning experience. The findings of this paper provide a foundation for describing methods, frames and discourse around experiences of design and use of serious games, linked to methodological limitations and recommendations for further research in this area.

Crenças e experiências de professores no PIBID de Língua Inglesa : interação e ressignificação?

There are diverse studies about beliefs in Applied Linguistics since 1970 or so (BARCELOS, 2004), especially beliefs about teaching and learning Foreign Languages. The research about beliefs and experiences of English language teachers, who take part in a program of teaching incentive (Pibid), and, therefore, are immersed in public schools for elementary education, is relevant, once the (ac)knowledgment of these beliefs related to their teaching and learning experiences allows these teachers to reflect about the aspects that involve their teaching practice and their role as teachers of English language. The present work aims to investigate the interaction of beliefs and experiences related to foreign language teaching and learning of teachers who are participants of Pibid, in the subproject of English Language at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), in 2013. The objective is to identify the beliefs and experiences about teaching and learning that the pre-service teachers (PI), the coordinator teacher (PF) and the supervisor teachers (PS) of the program show and how their beliefs and experiences influence each other and can or cannot be redefined. This is a qualitative and interpretative master’s research, in which I analized one narrative of each PI, one interview of PF and another of each PS, and, also, two meetings – the first between the PF and the PIs, and the second between all the participants in the subproject. All the data was collected at the end of their participation in Pibid, approximately one year and six months later. Therefore, I raised some beliefs and experiences about English language teaching and learning present in the teachers’ discourse and analized excerpts in their speech that evidenced the interaction with other participants and its influence to the formation, confirmation, demystification and redefinition of their beliefs. The results of this analysis bring elements that may help the constant reflection of university teachers, teachers in practice and pre-service teachers about the aspects that involve the teaching experiences in public schools.

Processos de imitação-criação como constituidores da práxis pedagógica: uma intervenção didático-formativa com o formador de professores

The research deals with the constitution of the pedagogical praxis of a teacher trainer, understood as objectification of theoretical and practical unity in the teaching field. It was achieved by means of a didactic-training intervention. The research problem: as a teacher trainer in a continuous training process is a pedagogical praxis, outlined to the overall objective: investigate the establishment of the pedagogical praxis of teacher trainer in a continuous formation process. The specific objectives were: 1) outline principles and foundations theoretical-methodological course of intervention research on appropriate teaching assumptions of historical-cultural theory; 2) systematic principles of constitution of the pedagogical praxis of a teacher trainer and 3) synthesize foundations of continued training of teacher trainers in view of the historical-cultural theory, to collaborate with design of institutional policies for continuing training of university teachers. The research was developed at the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro University - UFTM, with teachers who work in their degree courses. It was developed in three stages: diagnosis, didactic-formative intervention and analysis of data. In the diagnostic step attended five teacher educators of degrees in: history, geography, physics, chemistry and letters. At this stage were used identification questionnaires, interviews, classroom observation and document analysis. In the next stage, with participation of a trainer, it was held educational-training intervention understood as the collective research-training process that is involved intervening in teaching with the development of interdependent and simultaneous actions trainings, planning and implementation of educational activities and study, classroom observation and evaluation from the perspective of dialectical unity in order to contribute to the integral development of teachers and students. The intervention were also held interviews and document analysis. The last stage of the research was the analysis of the data. In the diagnosis of education, among other analyzes, three references were found of the trainer's training-action: memorized references, empirical and praxis. It was the analysis of the references of the trainer's training-action that guided referrals ways of teaching-training intervention. As a result, it was concluded that the teacher educator is their pedagogical praxis in the dialectical units theoretical and practical appropriation of concepts and imitation-creation. Were the two principles analyzed in the research. It was also systematized some essential elements of the formation of the teacher educator: the needs of trainers are decisive in the choice of concepts that will be appropriate; the organization of the training process should take place hand in hand with planning and development classes; the theory need to be experienced in training so that appropriation/objectification of education come true, and also, participants must be strengthened as a collective studies, since we have not learned by linearity but connections. It is hoped that the research will create opportunities to deepen the debate on the continuing education of teacher educators and contribute to scientific production in the area.

Caminhos da professoralidade no Curso de Dança da UFU: impasses e desafios na construção da identidade profissional

Teacher identity is a subject of study and discussion in the academic world whichhas become an object of attention of researchaddressing teaching and teacher formation. Life history, initial and continuing formation, the meaning of teaching to the teacher, and also pedagogical practice are all contributing factors to teachers’ professional identity. The present study is a proposal developed in the research field of Educational Knowledge and Practice, and its main focus lies in university teaching. Higher education teaching in the context of a dance course, and the issues and challenges of constructing teachers’ professional identity are presented. Thus, my main questions were: what is the teaching path followed by newly hired dance teachers in the Federal University of Uberlândia? How is teaching identity developed in these new teachers’ professional socialization process? What kind of educational knowledge is (re)produced and mobilized by teachers when they join university teaching? In order to answer these questions, my objectives are: to analyze the teaching path of the newly hired dance teachers of the Federal University of Uberlândia; to investigate how their teaching identity is built within their professional socialization process; and identify the kinds of educational knowledge they (re)produce and mobilize as soon as they become university teachers. The present research comprises a qualitative data analysis from previous studies on the subject, having as starting point relevant bibliographic research, followed by an identification questionnaire and an interview conducted with the newly hired dance teachers. The construction of teaching identity is related to objective and subjective conditions involving a teaching job and how the teacher perceives this identity as constantly evolving. Hence I understand the importance of personal and institutional incentives to prepare studies which raise or problematize issues specific to this area, contributing to extend the debate over higher education professionals’ formation, in particular that of dance course teachers on national scope.

Building bridges for future sustainability? Breaching the research-teaching nexus in engineering education

The relationship between research and learning and teaching represents what has been described as amongst the most intellectually tangled, managerially complex and politically contentious issues in mass higher education (Scott, 2005, p 53). Despite this, arguments that in order to achieve high quality scholarly outcomes, university teachers need to adopt an approach to teaching similar to that of research (founded upon academic rigour and evidence), has long been discussed in the literature. However, the practicalities of promoting an empirical and evidence-based approach to teaching in engineering education make dealing with the research / teaching nexus a somewhat challenging proposition. Using a phenomenographic approach, bringing together and applying the findings of a mixed methodological study, the workshop will adopt an activity based, interactive approach to encourage staff to consider the challenges and benefits of adopting an evidence-based approach to learning and teaching through the utilisation of research to inform their own practice. © 2009 Authors.

Kontinuierliche Karrieren - diskontinuierliches Denken? Entwicklungslinien der pädagogischen Wissenschaftsgeschichte am Beispiel der Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik nach 1954

Die Frage des Neubeginns pädagogischer Wissenschaft in Deutschland wird hier im Blick auf die gesellschaftliche Funktion von Wissenschaft gestellt und am Beispiel einer Teildisziplin, der Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (BWP), vorläufig beantwortet. Basis dafür sind die Berufsbiographien sowie die Theorie- und Wissensproduktion samt der Diskursform von 23 Hochschullehrern der BWP, dem vermutlich vollständigen Personenkorpus dieser Disziplin und der ersten Generation ihrer Vertreter in Westdeutschland nach 1945. Danach zeichnet sich die BWP durch personale Kontinuität, theoretische Homogenität und diskursive Selbstreferentialität aus und zeigt sich dieser Konstanz nach als ein geschlossener Wissenschaftsprozeß seit 1930 bis 1960. Der war freilich politisch offen; gesellschaftlich gesehen war und verhielt sich die Disziplin funktional. (DIPF/Orig.)

Vorwort: Vom Medienprojekt zur nachhaltigen Mediennutzung auf dem Digitalen Campus

Digitale Medien haben sich durch verschiedene Initiativen als ein selbstverständlicher Bestandteil im Hochschulalltag etabliert, wie z.B. bei der Literaturrecherche und -beschaffung, bei der Dokumentbearbeitung und -distribution ebenso wie bei der Präsentation und Kommunikation und im weitesten Sinne: als Medien des Lehrens und Lernens. Die Entwicklung lässt dabei nicht erkennen, dass sich traditionelle Hochschulen auflösen und vermehrt „virtuellen Universitäten“ Platz machen, wie noch vor wenigen Jahren von manchen Enthusiasten vorhergesagt wurde.Mit den zunehmend verfügbaren Erkenntnissen aus einer Vielzahl von Projekten und Aktivitäten an Hochschulen geht es heute vorrangig nicht mehr um die Erprobung „neuer“ Ansätze mediengestützten Lernens, sondern um die (Weiter-) Entwicklung von Strukturen und Prozessen, um bestehende Ansätze auf der Basis solcher Erkenntnisse konsequent zu erweitern und die aufgezeigten Potenziale digitaler Medien in der Lehre gezielt zu nutzen. Zentrale Aufgaben werden die Umsetzung von Konzepten des Medieneinsatzes in der alltäglichen Lehre und deren dauerhafte Integration in den Hochschulalltag, in Studienrichtungen und Studiengänge.Dieser Band gibt einen Einblick in aktuelle Bemühungen an Hochschulen, diese Prozesse der Hochschulentwicklung mit und durch Medien zu gestalten. Er beinhaltet die Vorträge der GMW03 – Conference on Media in Higher Education, der 8. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V., die vom 16.-19. September 2003 an der Universität Duisburg-Essen stattgefunden hat. (DIPF/Orig.)

Lessons learned: Moderation und Gestaltung netzbasierter Diskussionsprozesse in Foren

Der Einsatz netzbasierter Diskussionsforen ist in vielen E-Learning-Szenarien zu finden: In ‚blended learning‘-Arrangements wird beispielsweise versucht, zwischen Präsenzsitzungen durch den Einsatz von Foren netzbasierte Diskussionsprozesse zu initiieren. Foren werden auch begleitend zur traditionellen Präsenzlehre eingesetzt, um z.B. der Besprechung von solchen Themen Raum und Zeit einzuräumen, welche in den wöchentlichen Präsenzsitzungen zu kurz kommen würden. Doch vor allem in rein virtuellen Lernszenarien spielen netzbasierte Foren eine besondere Rolle: Hier dienen sie als virtuelles Plenum der Kommunikation zwischen allen Teilnehmenden und bilden damit eine wichtige Funktion im Rahmen der Veranstaltung ab. Doch trotz dieser vielfältigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten lässt sich im Alltag der Hochschullehre immer wieder das Problem beobachten, dass Studierende die Option Foren zu nutzen nicht ausreichend aufgreifen. Oftmals werden Rolle und Aufgabe der Foren im Rahmen der gesamten Veranstaltung nicht transparent. Viele Hochschullehrende stellen sich die Frage, wie sie den Einsatz von Foren und damit die zusätzlichen Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten attraktiv gestalten können. Dieser Beitrag widmet sich diesem Problem, indem Einsatzszenarien netzbasierter Foren vorgestellt und aus den Erfahrungen mit mehreren virtuellen Konferenzen Gestaltungsoptionen und Moderationsstrategien für Foren abgeleitet werden.(DIPF/Orig.)

Digitaler Campus: Vom Medienprojekt zum nachhaltigen Medieneinsatz in der Hochschule

Mit den zunehmend verfügbaren Erkenntnissen aus einer Vielzahl von Projekten und Aktivitäten an Hochschulen geht es heute vorrangig nicht mehr um die Erprobung „neuer“ Ansätze mediengestützten Lernens, sondern um die (Weiter-) Entwicklung von Strukturen und Prozessen, um bestehende Ansätze auf der Basis solcher Erkenntnisse konsequent zu erweitern und die aufgezeigten Potenziale digitaler Medien in der Lehre gezielt zu nutzen. Zentrale Aufgaben werden die Umsetzung von Konzepten des Medieneinsatzes in der alltäglichen Lehre und deren dauerhafte Integration in den Hochschulalltag, in Studienrichtungen und Studiengänge. Dieser Band gibt einen Einblick in aktuelle Bemühungen an Hochschulen, diese Prozesse der Hochschulentwicklung mit und durch Medien zu gestalten. Er beinhaltet die Vorträge der GMW03 – Conference on Media in Higher Education, der 8. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V., die vom 16.-19. September 2003 an der Universität Duisburg-Essen stattgefunden hat. (DIPF/Orig.)

Aprendizagem de um gênero de discurso e de atividade de autoconfrontação em ações de formação docente continuada na educação superior

The objective of this text is to discuss a central question in a doctorate study, in progress, about the learning of the speech genre in self-confrontation situations. This consists of a procedure, which a worker observes your own images, video recorded at the time it performs activities related to their craft; It requests that he comment on what he was doing on the images in order to clarify matters for himself and another - be it a intervenant (simple self-confrontation) or a coworker (crossed self-confrotation). (CLOT, 2008/2010). In the context of this research, the confronted workers are university teachers and students who participate in an action of teacher continuing education. The object of the research is the process of speech genre of learning self-confrontation situation, having as subject a person who conducts self-confrontations training, which initially observed the conduct of dialogues and reflections, and will gradually participating in the self-confrontation activity and becoming also forming another. The theoretical foundations of the research seeks an articulation between sciences such as the Psychology of Labor, the Cultural-historical Psychology and Linguistics. The concepts that are employed come from Clot´s theory of the Psychology of Labor, that is, from the Clinic of Activity and from the activity genre studies (CLOT, 2008/2010); they also come from the Vygotskian theory of human development, with the concepts of thinking and speech (VIGOTSKI, 1934/1998); and from the Bakhtinian dialogic principle (BAKHTIN, 1979/2011). We believe that the formation of the person conducting self-confrontation occurs through learning a gender of speech and a genre of activity.

Una aproximación para la descripción semántica de requisitos para categorización docentes de investigadores Ecuatorianos

La nueva generación de la Web, la Web Semántica, plantea potenciales oportunidades para dotar de significado a los contenidos Web. Las ontologías constituyen una de las principales herramientas para especificar explícitamente los conceptos de un dominio concreto, sus propiedades y sus relaciones; de manera que la información se publique en formatos que sean inteligibles automáticamente por agentes máquinas que pueden localizar y gestionar de forma precisa la información. En este trabajo se presenta un marco de trabajo para una red de ontologías para representar conceptos, atributos, operaciones y restricciones, en relación a los ítems curriculares que se usan en procesos nacionales de categorización de docentes universitarios ecuatorianos. En una primera parte se muestra el contexto del dominio, trabajos relacionados, luego se describe el proceso seguido, la abstracción del modelo ontológico y finalmente se presenta una ontología. Es una ontología de dominio debido a que proporciona el significado de los conceptos y sus relaciones dentro del dominio de ítems curriculares producidos por docentes universitarios, que son requisitos de los proceso de categorización docente universitaria en Ecuador.

La implicación del docente en el trabajo fin de grado: responsabilidades y reconocimiento académico

El presente trabajo analiza el Trabajo Fin de Grado como asignatura obligatoria del último curso del Grado. Lo hace desde la perspectiva descriptiva y crítica pero centrada en la experiencia de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y más en concreto del Departamento de Derecho constitucional, ya que cada experiencia es única. De los muchos aspectos susceptibles de análisis se incide de manera especial en las responsabilidades del Tutor/docente de esta asignatura TFG y en el reconocimiento académico que otorga la Universidad a los profesores de la misma. Se utilizan como experiencias alternativas otras Facultades y se proponen sugerencias de cambio o mejora en el diseño del TFG.

Adicción al trabajo en el contexto Colombiano

Este estudio aborda el fenómeno de la Adicción al trabajo (AT) en el contexto de los sistemas de producción y de los escenarios del trabajo en Colombia como un país de economía emergente, donde el trabajo hace parte esencial de la cultura, es considerado un valor central de la sociedad y un medio para alcanzar la movilidad social y reducir las desventajas sociales propias de este tipo de economías. De modo que, el trabajo es esencial y determinante en la calidad de vida de las personas por su implicación física, psicológica, emocional y social (Polo, Briñez, Navarro, & Alí, 2016). De esta manera la AT extiende su impacto a la vida privada y familiar, por ello se profundiza en la comprensión de este fenómeno en el marco especifico de economías en donde la intensificación de tareas es un recurso clave para garantizar la eficiencia competitiva de las empresas y en el marco legal Colombiano.

Perfil del docente en el enfoque basado en competencias

Recibido 03 de noviembre de 2010 • Aceptado 09 de marzo de 2011 • Corregido 13 de mayo de 2011 La educación basada en competencias contiene el potencial para convertirse en un plan eficaz tendiente a mejorar el aprendizaje del estudiantado y, de esta manera, prepararle para abordar el trabajo futuro. Pero este enfoque requiere de un largo proceso de reformas, lo que implica, necesariamente, la transformación de los actores educativos: docentes y estudiantes. Ya que grupo de docentes constituye uno de los pilares de la educación basada en competencias, en este artículo se presentan las necesarias características o perfiles de docentes universitarios para abordar este enfoque.

Utopía universitaria

Universities are facing numerous changes, dilemmas and challenges in this new millennium, and it must get ready to face them by keeping a utopian thought. In this context all the actors of the university must insist on the right to envision and dream the future. A utopian thought allows us to imagine a university that is different, one that can guide our activities as teachers, students, administrative personnel and authorities with a view to achieve the university dreamed by all of us. This has motivated us to state our university utopia as a contribution to the reflection on the topics that involve the university.