student experience
New Perspective in Science Education
The “New Perspective in Science Education” conference has the aim to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for Science Education.
The conference is also an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current projects in the science field.
The aim of the “New Perspective in Science Education” conference is to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice and in the field of the application of innovation for Science Education.
The conference focuses on the following topics:
- Enhancing students’ motivation
- New Technologies for Science Teaching
- Science Communication
- Science Education and Disabled People
- Science Education Projects and Initiatives
- Science Education Resources and Activities
- Studies on Science Education
- Science Teaching Methods
- Training of Science Teachers
Please note that this is by no means an exhaustive list and other topics will also be considered.
Manual: ‘Make it work. Integrating Virtual Mobility in International Internships’
This manual is the main result of the EU-VIP project. This publication provides a framework for and a description of the conditions of success for integrating virtual mobility in international internships. Next to this it defines the context and definitions used in the EU-VIP project and it presents the conclusions regarding the perspectives from the different stakeholders: students, higher education institutions and companies.
Quick guide in English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian and Polish (pdf)
The Merchant of Venice
Game in which students learn the double-entry bookkeeping in a practical and fun way as they are trading goods, building houses, loaning. Their intrinsic motivation to win, enthuses them in their learning and helps with the practice of the fundamental double-entry bookkeeping principles. Students can play it in the classroom, under supervision of the lecturer, as well at home.
Students as learning designers: Using social media to scaffold the experience
The ‘students as learning designers’ approach challenges transmission models of pedagogy and requires teachers to relinquish some control to their students so that they might have the space to experiment and discover how to learn.
This paper outlines the findings of two studies that allowed students to explore new ways of learning, where they were encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning, and outlines what potential social media tools may have in facilitating this experience. These projects demonstrate that when students are empowered to design their own learning activities, they can deeply engage in the learning process.
Adolescents’ perception about their learning through their use of social media
There is no doubt that social media has become the utmost important “in thing” for adolescents. This study aimed to understand adolescents’ emic(self-reported) practices in social media, and the type of learning they think is possible there, through their perception of their own authentic experiences. The preliminary results showed that adolescents were not aware of the different instances of learning while experiencing them in social media.
Facebook: Supporting first year students
The First Seven Weeks programme aims to support first year students during their first seven weeks at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Through Facebook, students are provided with support on topics such as finding their way around campus; developing study skills; time management; health and well-being.
Lukio 2.0
Suomen Lukiolaisten Liiton keväällä teettämässä Lukio 2.0 -kyselytutkimuksessa lukiolaiset nostivat esiin tarpeen työelämä- ja yrittäjyysopetukselle lukioissa. Työelämään liittyvien tietojen ja taitojen omaksumista lukiolaiset pitivät tärkeänä lukiokoulutuksen tavoitteena, mutta katsoivat sen toteutuvan varsin kehnosti.
20th Annual EDEN Conference Best Research Papers
Student Perceptions and Preferences for Tertiary Online Courses: Does Prior High School Distance Learning Make a Difference? Dale Kirby, Dennis B. Sharpe, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada & Michael K. Barbour, Wayne State University, United States of America and Local Support for Online Learners with Possible Learning Disabilities Torstein Rekkedal, NKI Distance Educat
Flexible education: Analysing the changing demographic of online students at the UOC
Information and communication technology (ICT) offers new opportunities in the sphere of education to tap into the culture and experience of the digital generations, who demand a more customised learning system that can be accessed anywhere and at any time.
Faced with recent changes in the student body demographic at the UOC, this study set out to analyse the main reasons why people under the age of 21 choose to study at an online university, and to learn about what they think about their experience as virtual students.