Writing to learn and learning to write across the disciplines: Peer-to-peer writing in introductory-level MOOCs

© Comer, Clark, Canelas.This study aimed to evaluate how peer-to-peer interactions through writing impact student learning in introductory-level massive open online courses (MOOCs) across disciplines. This article presents the results of a qualitative coding analysis of peer-to-peer interactions in two introductory level MOOCs: English Composition I: Achieving Expertise and Introduction to Chemistry. Results indicate that peer-to-peer interactions in writing through the forums and through peer assessment enhance learner understanding, link to course learning objectives, and generally contribute positively to the learning environment. Moreover, because forum interactions and peer review occur in written form, our research contributes to open distance learning (ODL) scholarship by highlighting the importance of writing to learn as a significant pedagogical practice that should be encouraged more in MOOCs across disciplines.

Contradictions regarding teaching and writing (or writing to learn) in the disciplines : what we have learned in the USA

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Writing-to-Learn Using Social Pedagogy and Technology

Accounting faculty from LaGuardia will share the structure and results of an initiative centered on using ePortfolio and social pedagogy to facilitate writing-to-learn for accounting students. Through a series of ePortfolio-based assignments that connected two classes, along with an in-class writing workshop conducted by non-discipline faculty, students worked together to understand the importance of writing in the accounting discipline and strengthened their writing abilities.

La escritura en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la historia : Aproximaciones desde una investigación didáctica

La lectura y la escritura, potentes herramientas para aprender, se han constituido en temas relevantes para la investigación didáctica como respuesta a las dificultades confrontadas por los alumnos de diferentes niveles educativos al leer y producir textos. El presente trabajo se enmarca en una investigación inter-didácticas desarrollada desde el año 2000 -a través de sucesivos proyectos UBACyT-, que se centró originalmente en el estudio de las situaciones de lectura para aprender contenidos de ciencias sociales y ciencias naturales y en la actualidad aborda también el análisis del papel de la escritura en el aprendizaje de estos contenidos. Sintetizaremos aquí avances recientes vinculados con el estudio del desarrollo en el aula de situaciones de escritura para aprender contenidos históricos, considerando los resultados de varios trabajos de campo centrados en la enseñanza de un contenido específico: la catástrofe demográfica de la población aborigen durante la conquista de América

La escritura en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la historia : Aproximaciones desde una investigación didáctica

La lectura y la escritura, potentes herramientas para aprender, se han constituido en temas relevantes para la investigación didáctica como respuesta a las dificultades confrontadas por los alumnos de diferentes niveles educativos al leer y producir textos. El presente trabajo se enmarca en una investigación inter-didácticas desarrollada desde el año 2000 -a través de sucesivos proyectos UBACyT-, que se centró originalmente en el estudio de las situaciones de lectura para aprender contenidos de ciencias sociales y ciencias naturales y en la actualidad aborda también el análisis del papel de la escritura en el aprendizaje de estos contenidos. Sintetizaremos aquí avances recientes vinculados con el estudio del desarrollo en el aula de situaciones de escritura para aprender contenidos históricos, considerando los resultados de varios trabajos de campo centrados en la enseñanza de un contenido específico: la catástrofe demográfica de la población aborigen durante la conquista de América

La escritura en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la historia : Aproximaciones desde una investigación didáctica

La lectura y la escritura, potentes herramientas para aprender, se han constituido en temas relevantes para la investigación didáctica como respuesta a las dificultades confrontadas por los alumnos de diferentes niveles educativos al leer y producir textos. El presente trabajo se enmarca en una investigación inter-didácticas desarrollada desde el año 2000 -a través de sucesivos proyectos UBACyT-, que se centró originalmente en el estudio de las situaciones de lectura para aprender contenidos de ciencias sociales y ciencias naturales y en la actualidad aborda también el análisis del papel de la escritura en el aprendizaje de estos contenidos. Sintetizaremos aquí avances recientes vinculados con el estudio del desarrollo en el aula de situaciones de escritura para aprender contenidos históricos, considerando los resultados de varios trabajos de campo centrados en la enseñanza de un contenido específico: la catástrofe demográfica de la población aborigen durante la conquista de América

A collection of hieroglyphs : a contribution to the history of Egyptian writing /

"Special publication of the Egypt Exploration Fund."

Positive emotional responses to hybridised writing about a socio-scientific issue

In order to understand better the role of affect in learning about socio-scientificissues (SSI), this study investigated Year 12 students’ emotional arousal as they participated in an online writing-to-learn science project about the socio-scientific issue of biosecurity. Students wrote a series of hybridised scientific narratives, or BioStories, that integrate scientific information about biosecurity with narrative storylines, and uploaded these to a dedicated website. Throughout their participation in the project, students recorded their emotional responses to the various activities (N=50). Four case students were also video recorded during selected science lessons as they researched, composed and uploaded their BioStories for peer review. Analysis of these data, as well as interview data obtained from the case students, revealed that pride, strength, determination, interest and alertness were among the positive emotions most strongly elicited by the project. These emotions reflected students’ interest in learning about a new socio-scientific issue, and their enhanced feelings of self-efficacy in successfully writing hybridised scientific narratives in science. The results of this study suggest that the elicitation of positive emotional responses as students engage in hybridised writing about SSI with strong links to environmental education, such as biosecurity, can be valuable in engaging students in education for sustainability.

I had gone to teach but stayed to learn: Geraldine MacKenzie at Aurukun Mission, 1925-1965

This article examines the missionary career of Geraldine MacKenzie who, with her husband Bill MacKenzie, served on the Presbyterian mission at Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula between 1925 and 1965. It focuses primarily on MacKenzie’s own interpretation of and reflection on her experiences, as described in her memoir, Aurukun Diary. While the memoir elides some of the more controversial features of the MacKenzies’ tenure at Aurukun, it provides insights into the changing nature of missionary theology and practice on Aboriginal missions in the early twentieth century, particularly as they relate to the role of women—both missionaries and mission residents.

"The X in balance", a serious game to learn how to solve mathematical equations

(Prefácio) This dissertation is submitted for the degree of Masters (Engenharia Informática) at University of Évora. Under the supervision of Professor Francisco Manuel Gonçalves Coelho, i have selected to work on game design. With the specific period of time and resources, an attempt has been made to make a serious educational game. While writing this thesis, the objective was to describe a math game for solving mathematical equations. Injecting learning factor in a game, is a main concern of this project. The document is about the description of ‘X in Balance’ game. This game provides a platform for school aged students to solve the equations by playing game. It also gives a unique dimension of putting fun and math in a same platform. The document describes full detail on the project. The first chapter gives an introduction about the problem faced by students in doing maths and the learning behavior of a game. It also points out the opportunities that this game might brings and the motivation behind doing this work. It describes the game concept and its genre too. Besides, the second chapter tells state of an art of serous educational game. It defines the concept of serious game and its types. Furthermore, it justifies the flexibility of serious games to adapt all learning styles. The impact of serious games on learning is also mentioned. It also includes the related work of other researchers.