Download or read book Mentoring and Tutoring by Students written by Sinclair (Director Goodlad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schemes involving students as tutors are in place in many countries. This work aims to stimulate and encourage the use of an educational technique through which teachers in tertiary and secondary education can amplify and extend their influence - through the deployment of students as tutors.

Download or read book Dilemmas of Difference Inclusion and Disability written by Brahm Norwich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book examines professional educators and administrators at national and local authority level in England, the USA and the Netherlands and questions how they recognise tensions or dilemmas in responding to student differences.

Download or read book A New History of the Humanities written by Rens Bod and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

Download or read book Complexity in Society From Indicators Construction to their Synthesis written by Filomena Maggino and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the many recent significant developments, and identifies important problems, in the field of social indicators. In the last ten years the methodology of multivariate analysis and synthetic indicators construction significantly developed. In particular, starting from the classical theory of composite indicators many interesting approaches have been developed to overcome the weaknesses of composites. This volume focuses on these recent developments in synthesizing indicators, and more generally, in quantifying complex phenomena.

Download or read book Everybody Belongs written by Arthur Shapiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evil prosthesis of Captain Hook, the comical speech of Porky Pig, and the bumbling antics of Mr. Magoo are all examples of images in our culture which can become the basis of negative attitudes and subliminal prejudice towards persons with disabilities. These attitudes influence and underlie discriminatory acts, resulting in negative treatment and segregation. A teacher's ability to recognize and counter such images may well determine the success of inclusion and mainstreaming programs in our schools and society. Well-researched and well-written, this book offers practical guidance as grounded in solid research to schools that are wrestling with how to mainstream children with disabilities.

Download or read book Designing for Learning in an Open World written by Gráinne Conole and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet and associated technologies have been around for almost twenty years. Networked access and computer ownership are now the norm. There is a plethora of technologies that can be used to support learning, offering different ways in which learners can communicate with each other and their tutors, and providing them with access to interactive, multimedia content. However, these generic skills don’t necessarily translate seamlessly to an academic learning context. Appropriation of these technologies for academic purposes requires specific skills, which means that the way in which we design and support learning opportunities needs to provide appropriate support to harness the potential of technologies. More than ever before learners need supportive ‘learning pathways’ to enable them to blend formal educational offerings, with free resources and services. This requires a rethinking of the design process, to enable teachers to take account of a blended learning context.

Download or read book Learning Creating and Using Knowledge written by Joseph D. Novak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today's knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiveness of schools and corporations to empower their people to be more effective learners and knowledge creators. Novak’s pioneering theory of education presented in the first edition remains viable and useful. This new edition updates his theory for meaningful learning and autonomous knowledge building along with tools to make it operational ─ that is, concept maps, created with the use of CMapTools and the V diagram. The theory is easy to put into practice, since it includes resources to facilitate the process, especially concept maps, now optimised by CMapTools software. CMapTools software is highly intuitive and easy to use. People who have until now been reluctant to use the new technologies in their professional lives are will find this book particularly helpful. Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge is essential reading for educators at all levels and corporate managers who seek to enhance worker productivity.

Download or read book Simplexity written by Alain Berthoz and published by Odile Jacob. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Simplexity, as I understand it, is the range of solutions living organisms have found, despite the complexity of natural processes, to enable the brain to prepare an action and plan for the consequences of it. These solutions are simplifying principles that enable the processing of information or situations, by taking into account past experience and anticipating the future. They are neither caricatures, shortcuts, or summaries. They are new ways of asking questions, sometimes at the cost of occasional detours, in order to achieve faster, more elegant, more effective actions.” A. B. As Alain Berthoz demonstrates in this profoundly original book, simplicity is never easy; it requires suppressing, selecting, connecting, thinking, in order to then act in the best way possible. And what if we, in turn, are inspired by the living world to process the complexity that surrounds us? Alain Berthoz is professor at the Collège de France where he is co-director of the Laboratoire de physiologie de la perception et de l’action. [Laboratory for the physiology of perception and action]. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and is the author of Le Sens du mouvement [The Brain's Sense of Movement] and La Décision [Emotion and Reason].

Download or read book Second Nature written by Gerald M. Edelman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burgeoning advances in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness - the very centre of human concern - by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the related compelling question: does the latest research imply that all knowledge can be reduced to scientific description? Edelman's brain-based approach to knowledge has rich implications for our understanding of creativity, of the normal and abnormal functioning of the brain, and of the connections among the different ways we have of knowing. While the gulf between science and the humanities and their respective views of the world has seemed enormous in the past, the author shows that their differences can be dissolved by considering their origins in brain functions. He foresees a day when brain-based devices will be conscious, and he reflects on this and other fascinating ideas about how we come to know the world and ourselves.

Download or read book Handbook of Children and Youth Studies written by Johanna Wyn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alunni con BES Bisogni Educativi Speciali written by Dario Ianes and published by Edizioni Erickson. This book was released on 2013 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guarda il video di presentazione dell'opera (Libro + Software gestionale per i PDP e i PAI) Il 27.12.2012 è stata emanata la Direttiva Ministeriale “Strumenti d’intervento per alunni con Bisogni Educativi Speciali e organizzazione territoriale per l’inclusione scolastica”. In essa sono contenute alcune indicazioni e strategie precise che sono proprie della scuola italiana in ottica inclusiva, volte a consentire a tutti gli alunni, qualsiasi siano le loro difficoltà, il pieno accesso all’apprendimento. L’attenzione viene quindi estesa ai Bisogni Educativi Speciali nella loro totalità, andando oltre la certificazione di disabilità, per abbracciare il campo dei Disturbi Specifici dell’Apprendimento, lo svantaggio sociale e culturale, le difficoltà linguistiche per gli alunni stranieri, ecc. La direttiva sancisce quindi il diritto per tutti gli alunni che presentano queste tipologie di difficoltà/svantaggio di avere accesso a una didattica individualizzata e personalizzata. Le strategie, le indicazioni operative, l’impostazione delle attività di lavoro, i criteri di valutazione degli apprendimenti e i criteri minimi attesi trovano definizione all’interno del PDP – Piano Didattico Personalizzato dell’alunno. Questa nuova pubblicazione proposta da Erickson ha lo scopo di accompagnare i Dirigenti scolastici, gli insegnanti e i gruppi di lavoro interni alla scuola nella strutturazione di un percorso realmente inclusivo per il proprio contesto scolastico. Nel libro vengono quindi proposti, attraverso i contributi dei massimi esperti di didattica inclusiva: – suggerimenti utili per impostare percorsi educativo-didattici realmente inclusivi e volti a promuovere il pieno apprendimento di tutti gli alunni; – riflessioni di carattere teorico; – numerosi spunti di lavoro (anche inerenti la rilevazione dei BES e gli aspetti più strettamente legati alla valutazione e alle competenze in uscita); – proposte specifiche per alunni con Bisogni Educativi Speciali. Il nucleo centrale del testo è la stesura del PDP (Piano Didattico Personalizzato), che parte innanzi tutto da una visione di «classe inclusiva» per spostarsi solo successivamente sul singolo alunno, avendo sempre come cornice di riferimento la necessità di collocarsi all’interno di un ben preciso Piano Annuale per l’Inclusività. Il CD-ROM allegato contiene un software gestionale finalizzato a facilitare e velocizzare le attività gestionali di insegnanti e dirigenti, tramite preziose funzioni quali l'importazione, il salvataggio e il trasferimento dei dati mediante chiavetta USB. Il software è strutturato in due aree: 1. Creazione e gestione dei Piani Didattici Personalizzati degli alunni con BES L'area dedicata al Gruppo di Lavoro per l'Handicap Operativo (GLHO) o al Consiglio di classe per la scuola primaria, accedendo alla quale è possibile: - effettuare la valutazione dell'alunno (facoltativa) sulla base dell'approccio ICF-CY; - procedere alla stesura del PDP; - esportare le informazione immesse, realizzando così un documento sottoscrivibile dagli insegnanti, dal Dirigente e dalla famiglia. 2. Creazione/Gestione Piano Annuale per l'inclusività L'area che fornisce al GLI (Gruppo di Lavoro per l'Inclusione) le istruzioni per la redazione del Piano Annuale per l'Inclusività (PAI). Accedendo a questa sezione è possibile: - organizzare in maniera semplice ed efficace tutte le proposte per la programmazione inclusiva di classe avanzate dai GLHO che hanno utilizzato il software; - formalizzare la richiesta di risorse che il GLI deve presentare al Collegio docenti e all'Ufficio Scolastico Regionale. Requisiti di sistema per il CD allegato: - Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 - Processore 1GHz o superiore, min. 1 GB di RAM Guarda il video di Dario Ianes Verso la didattica inclusiva: i Bisogni Educativi Speciali su base ICF-OMS

Download or read book The Architecture of Intelligence written by Derrick De Kerckhove and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A refreshingly unconventional look at architecture and the World Wide Web. Using Vitruvius' classical text De Arquitectura as a starting point, De Kerckhove begins a journey into the exciting world of the Internet. On the one hand he explores the architecture of this revolutionary medium, on the other, he considers the wide-ranging opportunities which the IT world offers for architectonic design, revealing how this new medium for communication is as much based on tradition as on innovation. Derrick de Kerckhove is the Director of the McLuhan Institute and Professor at the University of Toronto. His research into the effects of innovative technology on human communication, of new media on traditional culture have gained worldwide recognition.

Download or read book Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age written by and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a critical discussion of the issues surrounding the design, sharing and reuse of learning activities, the second edition of Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age examines a wide range of perspectives on effectively designing and delivering learning activities to ensure that future development is pedagogically sound, learner-focused, and accessible. This powerful book: • examines the reality of design in practice • shares tools and resources to guide practice • analyses design within complex systems • discusses the influence of open resources on design • includes design principles for mobile learning • explores practitioner development in course teams • presents scenarios for design for learning in an uncertain future Illustrated by case studies from across disciplines and supported by a helpful appendix of tools and resources for researchers, practitioners and teachers, the second edition of Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age is an essential guide to designing for 21st Century learning.

Download or read book Learning How to Learn written by Joseph D. Novak and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-09-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost a century, educational theory and practice have been influenced by the view of behavioural psychologists that learning is synonymous with behaviour change. In this book, the authors argue for the practical importance of an alternate view, that learning is synonymous with a change in the meaning of experience. They develop their theory of the conceptual nature of knowledge and describe classroom-tested strategies for helping students to construct new and more powerful meanings and to integrate thinking, feeling, and acting. In their research, they have found consistently that standard educational practices that do not lead learners to grasp the meaning of tasks usually fail to give them confidence in their abilities. It is necessary to understand why and how new information is related to what one already knows. All those concerned with the improvement of education will find something of interest in Learning How to Learn.

Download or read book Working Better with Age written by OECD and published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, Japan has the highest old-age dependency ratio of all OECD countries, with a ratio in 2017 of over 50 persons aged 65 and above for every 100 persons aged 20 to 64. This ratio is projected to rise to 79 per hundred in 2050. The rapid population ageing in Japan is a major challenge for achieving further increases in living standards and ensuring the financial sustainability of public social expenditure. However, with the right policies in place, there is an opportunity to cope with this challenge by extending working lives and making better use of older workers' knowledge and skills. This report investigates policy issues and discusses actions to retain and incentivise the elderly to work more by further reforming retirement policies and seniority-wages, investing in skills to improve productivity and keeping up with labour market changes through training policy, and ensuring good working conditions for better health with tackling long-hours working culture.

Download or read book The psychology of meaningful verbal learning written by David P. Ausubel and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teaching as a Design Science written by Diana Laurillard and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the twenty-first century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design professionalsaOCo architects, engineers, programmers OCo teachers have to work out creative and evidence-based ways of improving what they do. Yet teaching is not treated as a design profession. Every day, teachers design and test new ways of teaching, using learning technology to help their students. Sadly, their discoveries often remain local. By representing and communicating their best ideas as structured pedagogical patterns, teachers could develop this vital professional knowledge collectively. Teacher professional development has not embedded in the teacherOCOs everyday role the idea that they could discover something worth communicating to other teachers, or build on each othersOCO ideas. Could the culture change? From this unique perspective on the nature of teaching, Diana Laurillard argues that a twenty-first century education system needs teachers who work collaboratively to design effective and innovative teaching."