Interaction in teacher communities: Three forms teachers use to express contrasting ideas in video clubs

Interaction and the expression of contrasting ideas are thought to be important components of teacher learning communities. However, criteria for identifying beneficial interactional practices are needed. In this paper we use the tools of conversation analysis to examine mathematics teachers' expressions of contrasting ideas in a video club setting. Using turn-by-turn analyses of talk, we describe criteria for distinguishing three forms for expressing contrasting ideas – open discussion, implicit critique, and serial turns. We consider potential implications of each form for teacher learning and conclude with suggestions to help teacher communities move between the three forms.     

学习型教练员团队建设研究——试论足球科研教练员培养

学习型教练员团队的建立是科技发展的必然结果,其内容更具时代特征,更接近我国竞技体育教练员发展的需要;建立学习型教练员团队是有价值且可行的。通过论述我国足球科技工作的现状以及国外教练员体制的发展趋势,建立足球科技教练员体系的总体思路,并明确科技教练员的工作任务,为提高我国足球的整体水平提供借鉴。     

应用"合作学习"方法提高太极拳教学效果的实验研究

太极拳是普通高校体育教育的重要内容。本文以普通高校传统体育教学中的太极拳教学为平台,以太极拳运动的特点和体育教育的固有规律为依托,开展应用合作学习的教学策略,提高普通高校太极拳教学效果的实验研究,探讨在中国传统体育教学中实施有效合作学习的基本途径与方法。     

我国田径教练员在Internet学习环境中的自我学习与能力培养

Internet学习环境是现代社会生活中人们获取信息、自我学习、相互沟通和提高能力的重要教育环境内容.通过运用问卷调查、访谈等方法,对我国约50位国家级和高级田径教练员现阶段利用Internet学习环境进行自我学习和能力提高的状况进行调查研究.结果表明,绝大多数教练员对通过互联网进行学习与提高持肯定态度;但受主、客观多种因素的影响,Internet学习环境还未发挥其应有的作用.完善Interne学习环境需要多方长期不懈的努力.     

基于社会性软件的青少年四结合教育博客圈学习共同体的建构与实践

针对当前青少年教育、教师专业发展模式存在的问题,提出了四结合教育博客圈学习共同体的新概念,讨论了其理论基础、意义、运行机制,并且给出了一个四结合教育博客圈的案例。     

Do our engineering students spend enough time studying?

In higher education one of the most important learning goals is deep understanding. Achieving this goal needs time and effort. The authors discuss their observations of student time use on the basis of several case studies which they have conducted in the field of engineering education in Finland. The time that the students spend studying is clearly less than has been stipulated in curricula. Also other time-use studies reveal controversy between the curriculum and actual studying. The authors raise questions dealing with reasons for this problem such as is the workload too high or are the courses too easy. The observations and discussion will hopefully motivate courses to be dimensioned more realistically when taking the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) in use.     

Learning to teach across the boundary: A cultural historical activity theory perspective on a university-school partnership in Vietnam

Featuring a fundamental component in initial teacher education (ITE), the practicum also presents pre-service teachers (PSTs) with challenges arising in the process of crossing the boundary between the university and school. This paper draws on the Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) to analyse case study data on a university-school partnership in Vietnam. Findings reveal a ‘separatist’ partnership, characterised by marked division of labour, and insufficient communication between the partners. In light of CHAT, the paper offers a renewed understanding of partnership, whereby contradictions are viewed as valuable for learning as consistent ideas and values held by the partners.     

The state of play of Associate Deans,learning and teaching,in Australian universities, 30 years on

ABSTRACT

Learning and teaching leadership by Associate Deans has struggled for effective acceptance in universities for decades. Various Government reviews, policy changes, and reward and recognition systems have been implemented to encourage universities to focus on learning and teaching leadership, and to assure quality outcomes in a changing global landscape. The role of the Associate Dean was created to lead learning and teaching strategically in local university contexts. Despite many recommendations to support the role, it has been reported for almost three decades that Associate Deans struggle to bring about change in the enhancement of learning and teaching. So, have things changed for the Associate Deans, are they more equipped to lead learning and teaching in university contexts now? In this article, through interviews with 25 Associate Deans, and through a Bourdieusian lens, we explore the Capital they possess in their leadership roles. Such Capital is considered against 35 Hallmarks identified in the literature as key to fully equipping Associate Deans as learning and teaching leaders. Both individual Capital and Capital deriving from how the Field is enabling or inhibiting Associate Deans are explored. It is revealed that many Associate Deans may not have the Capital necessary to fully equip them for their leadership of learning and teaching role, and that the traditional university culture, or Field in which they operate, either purposefully or unconsciously may be contributing to inhibiting their leadership. This article provides a timely opportunity to pause and contemplate the Capital that is required for Associate Deans in their role. It highlights for university administrators and leaders what is required for Associate Deans to be fully equipped to fulfil the role and to lead the learning and teaching change that is necessary for universities to thrive.     

沉浸理论对网络环境下的研究性学习平台构建的指导——基于《教育技术学研究方法》学习平台的实践

构建网络环境下的研究性学习平台已经成为当前教育探索的热点之一,本文在分析沉浸理论的要素和研究性学习的特点的基础上,找出了两者之间的契合点,以此为依据尝试建立了沉浸理论下网络研究性学习的模型,提出了相应的设计策略和应用反思,并通过展示实例来证明其应用价值。