Knowledge management in higher education institutions: a framework to improve collaboration

The purpose of this paper is to present a framework that increases knowledge sharing and collaboration in Higher Education Institutions. The paper discusses the concept of knowledge management in higher education institutions, presenting a systematization of knowledge practices and tools to linking people (students, teachers, researchers, secretariat staff, external entities)and promoting the knowledge sharing across several key processes and services in a higher education institution, such as: the research processes, learning processes, student and alumni services, administrative services and processes, and strategic planning and management. The framework purposed in this paper aims to improve knowledge practices and processes which facilitate an environment and a culture of knowledge collaboration,sharing and discovery that should characterize an institution of higher education.

Gender differences in internet usage habits: a case study in higher education

The usage of information and communication technologies has been growing among students and teachers. In order to improve the use of the Internet as a tool to support teaching and learning it is necessary to understand the Internet usage habits of students. Thus, a study was conducted with 1397 students from five schools of the Polytechnic of Porto. The data was collected through an online questionnaire abd was analized by age range, gender and scientific field. In this paper,gender differences are analyzed and presented in 3 dimensions: type of Internet usage, communication tools and the role of the Internet tools in education.

ICT Tools for Teaching & Learning

Page 1. ICT Tools for Teaching & Learning G Santhosh Kumar Cochin University Page 2. Agenda • What is ICT? • Why integrate ICT in Education? • What are the Challenges? • What are the good resources? Page 3. Questions # “Despite the increasing use of ICT, the need for teachers is as great as ever” # “Placing ICT in schools will automatically improve the quality of education that children receive” #”The Internet is unsafe for children to use because there is so much dangerous material available on it” Page 4. What is ICT? • ICT is short for ..

Interactive Graphic Simulation: An Advanced Methodology to Improve the Teaching-Learning Process in Nuclear Engineering Education and Training

Nowadays, computer simulators are becoming basic tools for education and training in many engineering fields. In the nuclear industry, the role of simulation for training of operators of nuclear power plants is also recognized of the utmost relevance. As an example, the International Atomic Energy Agency sponsors the development of nuclear reactor simulators for education, and arranges the supply of such simulation programs. Aware of this, in 2008 Gas Natural Fenosa, a Spanish gas and electric utility that owns and operate nuclear power plants and promotes university education in the nuclear technology field, provided the Department of Nuclear Engineering of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid with the Interactive Graphic Simulator (IGS) of “José Cabrera” (Zorita) nuclear power plant, an industrial facility whose commercial operation ceased definitively in April 2006. It is a state-of-the-art full-scope real-time simulator that was used for training and qualification of the operators of the plant control room, as well as to understand and analyses the plant dynamics, and to develop, qualify and validate its emergency operating procedures.

Física e contemporaneidade no ensino secundário: um contributo no âmbito da formação de professores

O presente trabalho versa a problemática da abordagem da Física Moderna e Contemporânea (FMC) no Ensino Secundário no quadro dos desafios que se colocam à educação científica actual. Num mundo em mudança em que o futuro não está garantido, o esforço educativo deve incluir a dimensão da importância do conhecimento na transformação dos indivíduos com vista à intervenção. A literatura tem apresentado a transposição para a sala de aula da Física desenvolvida ao longo do século XX, como relevante neste domínio. Esta relevância prende-se com a actualidade do conhecimento, com a associação a grande parte da tecnologia actual e ainda com a ligação ao conhecimento mais profundo da natureza e, supostamente, ao sentido do universo. Porém, uma escola de cariz essencialmente transmissivo e desencorajadora de itinerâncias pessoais, tornará muito limitativa a referida transposição. Vários são os constrangimentos da abordagem da FMC neste nível de ensino. Trata-se de um conhecimento contra-intuitivo, que suscita interpretações diversificadas e que se desenvolve formalmente com base em ferramentas matemáticas, em grande parte, não acessíveis a alunos do Ensino Secundário. A formação de professores é uma vertente essencial dentro desta problemática, podendo ser considerada, em muitos casos, deficiente ou desadequada por via do mesmo tipo de constrangimentos referidos. Este trabalho propõe-se estudar as possibilidades e potencialidades da formação de professores no contexto apresentado, a partir de um cenário alternativo que consideramos inovador. Para isso foi concebido, implementado e avaliado um Círculo de Estudos no âmbito da formação em FMC. Utilizando uma estratégia de investigação/ acção/ formação, ensaiou-se a integração de uma certa transdisciplinaridade e multidimensionalidade humana num percurso de natureza complexa, procurando-se a emergência a partir da interacção. À partida eram procurados indicadores de construção identitária e desenvolvimento da profissionalidade. Era ainda esperada a participação dos professores formandos na construção de materiais didácticos. Utilizando uma metodologia de cariz qualitativo na tipologia de estudo de caso, os dados foram recolhidos a partir de instrumentos preparados para o efeito como questionários, mas também de outras fontes como textos reflexivos dos professores e materiais didácticos elaborados pelos mesmos. Os resultados obtidos são de dois tipos. Em primeiro lugar mostram que o percurso efectuado produziu alterações ao nível do discurso dos professores, que revela valorização da itinerância e abertura à incerteza na abordagem da FMC, bem como uma maior familiarização com os conceitos. Por outro lado, os materiais de utilização em sala de aula produzidos foram considerados de interesse como contributos didácticos para utilização futura. Pensamos ainda poder afirmar que são apresentados elementos importantes para a definição de um desenho de formação de professores em FMC, com vista a um ensino e a uma aprendizagem pertinentes.

Introdução de serviços Web 2.0 no ensino superior moçambicano: desenvolvimento de uma proposta no contexto da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

O uso de ferramentas Web 2.0 em educação, concretamente em contexto universitário, tem crescido de forma generalizada impulsionado por benefícios nas áreas pedagógica, científica e mesmo de administração universitária. Estas ferramentas caraterizam-se por serem de uso livre, de manipulação facilitada, e pela disponibilidade em diversos meios ou suportes e por não precisarem (a maioria delas) de elevada largura de banda, fator decisivo para os públicos dos países em desenvolvimento como Moçambique. A Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) encontra-se num processo de massificação do uso de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) entre as quais se destacam as ferramentas Web 2.0. Este documento descreve uma investigação aplicada que compreendeu o desenvolvimento e implementação de estratégias para a introdução e disseminação destas ferramentas para apoio às áreas pedagógica, científica e de gestão universitária. Identificam-se os desafios e oportunidades decorrentes dos constrangimentos particulares deste tipo de iniciativas aplicadas a uma instituição de ensino superior de um país como Moçambique, em termos de infraestruturas tecnológicas e de literacia digital. Os resultados alcançados permitem evidenciar um caminho muito positivo com várias iniciativas de utilização das ferramentas implementadas e ativas no terreno.

Climate and more sustainable cities: climate information for improved planning and management of cities (producers/capabilities perspective)

In the last two decades substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the scientific basis of urban climates. These are reviewed here with attention to sustainability of cities, applications that use climate information, and scientific understanding in relation to measurements and modelling. Consideration is given from street (micro) scale to neighbourhood (local) to city and region (meso) scale. Those areas where improvements are needed in the next decade to ensure more sustainable cities are identified. High-priority recommendations are made in the following six strategic areas: observations, data, understanding, modelling, tools and education. These include the need for more operational urban measurement stations and networks; for an international data archive to aid translation of research findings into design tools, along with guidelines for different climate zones and land uses; to develop methods to analyse atmospheric data measured above complex urban surfaces; to improve short-range, high-resolution numerical prediction of weather, air quality and chemical dispersion through improved modelling of the biogeophysical features of the urban land surface; to improve education about urban meteorology; and to encourage communication across scientific disciplines at a range of spatial and temporal scales.

Training courses for teachers through the distance learning: practice reports used virtual environment TELEDUC

This paper describes the experiences of long-distance courses, it focused on the continuing education of basic education teachers in all Brazilian territory. Such courses were offered by CECEMCA (Center for Continuing Education in Mathematics Education, Science and Environment), linked to the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho - Campus de Rio Claro during 15/01/2009 to 30/11/2009. The subjects report to the theme of Education, Geography and Environment, it was organized in four courses: "Introduction to Cartography," Environment and climate change - thinking a new paradigm of sustainable green planet "," Remote Sensing in environmental studies Environment "and" Methodological Alternatives for Inclusive Classroom: Experimenting with visual and hearing impairments". So, we show here, the feasibility and importance of distance learning tools for education, specifically teacher training, based on the results obtained in these courses.

A visual tool for building synchronous generator capability curves

Synchronous generators are essential components of electric power systems. They are present both in hydro and thermal power plants, performing the function of converting mechanical into electrical energy. This paper presents a visual approach to manipulate parameters that affect operation limits of synchronous generators, using a specifically designed software. The operating characteristics of synchronous generators, for all possible modes of operation, are revised in order to link the concepts to the graphic objects. The approach matches the distance learning tool requirements and also enriches the learning process by developing student trust and understanding of the concepts involved in building synchronous machine capability curves. © 2012 IEEE.

Análise de instrumentos de avaliação da competência informacional voltados para a educação superior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Integração de tecnologias e webtecnologias no ensino de língua inglesa: concepções teóricas, crenças e interações na prática docente

Pós-graduação em Estudos Linguísticos - IBILCE

Uma análise das manifestações docentes sobre o uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação nas escolas públicas de nível médio da cidade de Taquaritinga-SP

Pós-graduação em Educação Escolar - FCLAR

Os Fundamentos da Física Aplicados em Situações Cotidianas: Um Estímulo para Aumentar o Interesse dos Alunos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Taking an Endemically Infected Bovine Tb Area Through to Livestock Clearance. A Case Study of West Taupo, New Zealand

The Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis (Tb) in New Zealand aims to achieve efficient freedom from Tb by 2013 and to eradicate the disease from livestock and wildlife. The West Taupo area, in the central North Island of New Zealand, was chronically infected with Tb in both domestic livestock herds (cattle and deer) and within wildlife populations (brushtail possum, ferret, feral deer and pigs). Through the development and implementation of a technically innovative management plan, this area is now approaching Tb free status. The case study / management plan reported here discusses the operational techniques and strategies that were implemented to achieve Tb clearance in the livestock herds and the possibilities of eradication from wildlife species. It particularly identifies the variations in control strategies that are required as population densities reduce and the challenges of maintaining strong effective control at low densities of some wildlife species, whilst not needing to control other species that were initially clinically diagnosed with Tb control. Use of diagnostic tools and education as an area moves through the cycle towards Tb freedom are as essential as the physical control activities. The use of intensive monitoring of both livestock and wildlife species as trend and performance indicators and the need to educate farmers, hunters and other land use groups become increasingly important.

A Socioeconomic Approach to the Development of E-Learning

A multitude of products, systems, approaches, views and notions characterize the field of e-learning. This article attempts to disentangle the field by using economic and sociological theories, theories of marketing management and strategy as well as practical experience gained by the author while working with leading edge suppliers of e-learning. On this basis, a distinction between knowledge creation e-learning and knowledge transfer e-learning is made. The various views are divided into four different ideal-typical paradigms, each with its own characteristics and limitations. Selecting the right paradigm to use in the development of an e-learning strategy may prove crucial to success. Implications for the development of an e-learning strategy in businesses and educational institutions are outlined.