Using a Virtual Agency to Teach Research

ABSTRACT

Use of instructional technology in social work has grown rapidly in recent years. Despite this increase, there is limited empirical investigation of its impact. In this paper we describe the use of a virtual agency for the teaching of research methods and program evaluation at a school of social work. Evaluation of the virtual agency showed that students in general were satisfied with its use and that higher satisfaction led to higher satisfaction with the overall course. The authors also discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of using a virtual agency for teaching research and program evaluation.     

Using PowerPoint Animations to Teach Operations Management Techniques and Concepts

This article examines the value of using complex animated PowerPoint presentations to teach operations management techniques and concepts. To provide context, literature covering the use of PowerPoint animations in business education is briefly reviewed. The specific animations employed in this study are identified and their expected benefits to students and faculty are discussed. Evidence of their perceived value to students and faculty is then presented.     

宽带网络故障大搜索

让读者通过简单学习,初步对各种网络故障有一个较为清晰的认识,对各类故障按分类对号入座,找到相应的简单解决方法。对一般宽带网络经常出现各种典型问题、现象进行了汇总、分类、研究和探讨,并给出了常用的简单解决方法。实践证明,一般读者通过简单练习和实践,能够达到预期目的。     

应用播客进行教学探析

讨论播客的特点,通过苹果电脑公司教育播客的一个典型应用案例,分析播客对教学的促进作用,提出利用播客进行教学的方案和相关建议.     

Using Simulations to Teach Leadership Roles

This paper investigates the nature of informal learning through a study of children's (age 9-13) use of chatrooms and in a computer games class in an out-of-school-centre. The paper discusses contemporary policy interest in the concept but argues that it loses value for educationalists except as "critical lens" to explore formal learning. Key elements of informal learning are dissected and close analysis of children's talk in informal learning situations is analysed in terms of its pedagogic structure.     

从历史角度讲大学数学

将数学史与数学教学有机结合起来的新的教学方法有助于学生更加深刻地理解和掌握大学数学的基本理论与方法.在大学数学教学中运用数学史的教学方法的特点和具体做法有:用重要的问题组织教学和给出学习的动机,而不是作为点缀;历史方法所涉及的历史只能是粗线条的简化的历史;用具体简单的素材引出新内容,用数学的应用揭示理论的内涵.历史方法的局限与应注意的问题有:防止空泛谈论历史,应加强与相关课程的联系,不能忽视基本知识点的教学.     

使用结构图形进行英语教学

为了培养学生的语言实用能力,采用计算机的使用原理给学生设置一个框架图形,以语言填充,即设置视觉上的框架结构以此让学生有一个清晰的思路,从视觉方位来表达所获取的语言信息,可以调动学生的学习兴趣,进行语言交际能力的培养,从而达到语言交际的目的。     

Using the Jigsaw Method to Teach Abdominal Anatomy

This study evaluates a cooperative learning approach for teaching anatomy to health science students incorporating small group and peer instruction based on the jigsaw method first described in the 1970's. Fifty-three volunteers participated in abdominal anatomy workshops. Students were given time to become an “expert” in one of four segments of the topic (sub-topics) by allocating groups to work-stations with learning resources: axial computerized tomography (CT) of abdominal structures, axial CT of abdominal blood vessels, angiograms and venograms of abdominal blood vessels and structures located within abdominal quadrants. In the second part of workshop, students were redistributed into “jigsaw” learning groups with at least one “expert” at each workstation. The “jigsaw” learning groups then circulated between workstations learning all sub-topics with the “expert” teaching others in their group. To assess abdominal anatomy knowledge, students completed a quiz pre- and post- workshop. Students increased their knowledge with significant improvements in quiz scores irrespective of prior exposure to lectures or practical classes related to the workshop topic. The evidence for long-term retention of knowledge, assessed by comparing end-semester examination performance of workshop participants with workshop nonparticipants, was less convincing. Workshop participants rated the jigsaw workshop highly for both educational value and enjoyment and felt the teaching approach would improve their course performance. The jigsaw method improved anatomy knowledge in the short-term by engaging students in group work and peer-led learning, with minimal supervision required. Reported outcomes suggest that cooperative learning approaches can lead to gains in student performance and motivation to learn. Anat Sci Educ 00: 000–000. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.     

Using a Computer Animation to Teach High School Molecular Biology

We present an active way to use a computer animation in secondary molecular genetics class. For this purpose we developed an activity booklet that helps students to work interactively with a computer animation which deals with abstract concepts and processes in molecular biology. The achievements of the experimental group were compared with those of a control group by means of a written questionnaire, which the students received right after the molecular genetics instruction. Analysis of the post-test showed that the mean score of the experimental group was significantly higher than the mean score of the control group. This positive trend was also reflected in personal interviews.     

So What Does Dance Have to Do with It? Using Dance to Teach Students about Leadership*

Dance is a common metaphor in both the change and leadership literature. However, can dance, a movement art, actually be used to learn about leadership? The answer is yes and this exercise shows you how. Dance as an instructional strategy allows the instructor to tap the cognitive, affective, and conative components of the brain.     

Using Actuarial Exam Problems to Teach Probability

This article describes how practice problems for the actuarial examination in probability can be used to encourage active, collaborative learning.     

巧用多媒体技术构建高效数学课堂

应用电教手段改善和提高教学效果是当前教学改革的一个方向,一方面它提供外部刺激的多样性有利于知识的获取,另一方面人机对话有利于激发学生的学习兴趣和认知主体作用的发挥。随着现代科学技术的发展,计算机已进入教育领域,并得到迅速的发展。计算机在教育上的应用,使得教学手段、教学方法、教材观念与形式、课堂教学结构以至教学思想与教学理论都发生了变革。     

Using Spreadsheet Modeling to Teach Exchange Curves (Optimal Policy Curves) in Inventory Management

Inventory management is widely researched and the topic is taught in business programs across the spectrum of operations and supply chain management. However, the concepts are notoriously difficult for students to practice once they finish school and become managers responsible for inventory control. This article explains the structure and details of an inventory management class module designed to bridge the gap between learning inventory management theory and applying the learning to practice. Through an active learning exercise, groups of logistics management graduate students in two sections of an introductory inventory management class (in‐residence and online) are taught the exchange curve concept, introduced to its use in practice, and given a tool for implementing this learning in a variety of practical scenarios. The exercise is valuable as it is well suited for students with a limited math background because it allows the exchange curve concept to be taught and demonstrated without presenting complicated mathematics. A three‐tiered assessment of the exercise reveals its effectiveness in meeting the goals of providing an engaging and interesting use of learning time and giving the students an in‐depth practical understanding of the exchange curve concept. The exercise is designed to be equally useful for application in an undergraduate class.     

Using Paper Helicopters to Teach Statistical Process Control

This hands‐on project uses a paper helicopter to teach students how to distinguish between common and special causes of variability when developing and using statistical process control charts. It allows the student to experience a process that is out‐of‐control due to imprecise or incomplete product design specifications and to discover how the process can be brought into control through the use of standardized product specifications and associated construction procedures. It also allows the student to experience common causes of variability, to distinguish these from the special causes of variability resulting from the incomplete design specifications, and to discover how standardization reduces process variability. The project has been used in both undergraduate and MBA classes and demonstrates these concepts in a way that is easy for the student to understand and remember.     

论利用英语电影进行大学英语文化教学

英语电影直观生动,文化内涵丰富,是进行大学英语文化教学不可替代的工具.实践表明,英语电影课可以成为学生学习英语文化、提高跨文化交际能力的有效途径.