What Students Want: A Vision of a Future Online Learning Experience Grounded in Distance Education Theory

ABSTRACT

As online learning continues to evolve many have proposed that we think differently about our pedagogical approaches, to move beyond the replication of the face-to-face experience. Here we explore the student and faculty visions of the future using a Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation (ZMET) method that uses images to metaphorically represent how individuals feel or relate to particular concepts. Focus group interviews with a small sample of faculty and students suggest a desire for a more personalized learning experience, but one that is still highly social within learning communities.     

A nurturing and problem-solving approach for abuse-prone mothers

This paper reports on a series of treatment programs for abuse-prone mothers. The basic premise was that abusive mothers could not nurture their children because they had never been nurtured themselves. Therefore, the first requisite was that they be given to without being asked to give back. Hairdressing was chosen as a socially acceptable way to touch, and thus physically nurture adults, as it is considered neither infantile nor sexually questionable. The first group demonstrated that this type of nurturing was helpful in creating a prosocial support network for isolated mothers. However, when problem-solving activity was substituted for nurturing in an attempt to foster the mothers' coping skills, the group disintegrated. The second group was designed to maintain the nurturing element while using group-generated crises to teach problem-solving skills. Findings from the third and fourth groups confirmed the value of this combination, as it did the importance of providing support to staff (professionals and volunteers) in their work with people whose needs are “like bottomless pits” [3]. Expert consultation on the effective use of the small group process to meet these needs was also established as necessary.     

Baby carriage: infants walking with loads

Maintaining balance is a central problem for new walkers. To examine how infants cope with the additional balance control problems induced by load carriage, 14-month-olds were loaded with 15% of their body weight in shoulder-packs. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical loads disrupted alternating gait patterns and caused less mature footfall patterns. Walking was most severely compromised by back loads. Infants with less walking experience, lower levels of walking proficiency, and chubbier body proportions were more adversely affected. In addition, infants displayed a unique postural response to asymmetrical loads. In contrast to older children and adults, infants leaned with loads rather than in the opposite direction to the loads. Findings are discussed in terms of development from accommodation to compensatory strategies.     

大腕球星菜鸟经理

＂将一支鱼腩球队打造成为不败传奇,创造无数奇迹,这便是一个王牌的NBA经理人的能力。而我,便是这其中的佼佼者。＂相信在NBA里所有球队的老板都想要以前面的＂我＂自居,可又有几人有这样的资格呢？     

A self-determination approach to understanding students' motivation in project work

The use of project work (PW) or project-based learning has escalated in Singapore since its inception by the Ministry of Education in the year 2000. There is however little information on students' motivation, and their experience of PW over time. This study sought to identify homogeneous groups of students with distinct perceived locus of causality (PLOC) profiles using a cluster analytic approach, and to examine group differences in their perceived psychological needs, emotions, metacognition, and perceived skills learned in PW over time. Four distinct clusters of students were identified. The “high self-determined/low controlled” group was the most adaptive cluster, and the “low self-determined/high controlled” group was the least adaptive cluster. The study affirms that the self-determination theory (SDT) can provide important insights into the motivational processes in PW. It establishes that students' motivational regulations and their perceived needs satisfaction at the start of PW are related to their experience of and learning in PW.     

海水也分层

光合作用带 这里聚集了大部分的光与热,藻类能充分进行光合作用.大多数海洋生物都生活在这个区域,其中包括浮游生物、软体动物、 中层带 光合作用带之下,200～1000米深的水层,虽有微弱的光线透入,却不足以促使藻类进行光合作用,因此,人们常将此水层形象地称为"暮光区",这里的水深1000～4000 米的区域,又被称为宁静...     

酵母吹气球

<正>几千年前,人类就开始用酵母来发酵制作面包和酒类。在现代食品工业中,它依然作为一种优良的发酵剂,被广泛应用。其实除了烘焙,酵母还有许多独门绝技,比如今天要介绍的这项本领——它可以一边"畅饮"可乐一边吹起气球。快跟随我们的讲解,一探究竟吧!【材料大搜集】你需要准备:干酵母粒、可乐、清水、两个完全相同的细口玻璃瓶、两个形状相同的气球。【步骤全纪录】为了增加实验的趣味性,我们决定举办一场吹气球比赛,分为"可乐组"