Month: February 2022
Neoliberal Principles: Lecturers’ Perspective
Many researchers agree on the notion that neoliberalism is shaping the world today and some even argue that the economics …
Technology, Toucan, and Language Education
Globalization and computerization along with the limitations caused by the current pandemic have all moved us towards having more online …
Challenges and Potentialities of Using ICT in Initial Teacher Education: A Comparative Study With Students From Portugal and Spain
The use of digital technologies in a conscious, critical and creative way is one of the challenges proposed in initial …
The Freirean Legacy in Innovative Educational Practices: Maker Culture, Active Methodologies, Digital Technologies and Transdisciplinarity
Currently, the challenges of contemporaneity impose a new social contract for a fairer, more democratic and inclusive society. This idea …
Study Motivation in the Academic-Industrial Program of Southeast Asian Students in Taiwan
Since 2016’s “New Southbound Policy” in Taiwan, there are more and more Southeast Asian Students coming to Taiwan for study. …
Utilizing Natural Language Processing to Develop an Interactive Web Platform for Practicing Text-based Conversational English as a Foreign Language
In recent years, as people from around the world become more digitally connected, the importance of communication between people from …
Supporting Your Child in Sexuality Education: Negotiating the School/Immigrant Family Boundary
Many studies have documented an asymmetrical and hierarchical relationship between schools and immigrant families (Charette, 2019; Périer, 2017). The research …
Centralization of Academic Operations as a Pathway to Increased Efficiencies and an Improved Faculty Experience
There are many challenges associated with the management of adjunct faculty profiles and operations in an online, asynchronous environment. One …
Teacher Agency in the Context of Curriculum Reform: An International Scoping Review
In parallel with neoliberal curriculum reforms taking place over the globe, teacher agency is increasingly recognized as a worthwhile research …
Factors Contributing to Quality Performance in a Foundation English Course at a Higher Educational Institution
The knowledge of English language is important for the educational, economical, and national development of a country where the official …
Reimaging Academic Operations with APL nextED Faculty Management System/Portal
There are many challenges associated with the management of adjunct faculty profiles and operations in an online, asynchronous environment. One …
Quality of Life of Elderly With Vascular Illness and the Level of Depression in 4 Barangays in Malabon, Philippines
Seniors or elderlies are a growing number all over the world, and they also have sicknesses like diabetes, high blood, …
Real Men Fantasy: Explore The Media Representation of Effeminate Males in China
“Men should not shed tears” has been a deep-rooted motto for Chinese males. In Chinese culture, masculine men are honorable …
Combined GIS Based Spatial-Temporal Analysis Using Social Media Data of Wuhan, China
The development and growth of Internet technology with geo-location has promoted the development of China's Volunteered Geographical Information (VGI) Services. …
21st Century Education Model: We Need Museums Now More Than Ever
The accelerated development of digital technologies highlights the necessary transformation of educational models towards one based on competencies and capable …
Use of Infographics in Multilingual Writing: An Analysis From the Critical Digital Pedagogy Perspective
In this case study, we designed a workshop in a college writing course and introduced the principles of turning research …
(Re)framing Outdoor Play: ‘Snakes, Scorpions and Sand …oh My’
This paper is situated within the expanding body of research in Early Childhood Education (ECE), that suggests a shift away …
Grade Inflation: Comparison of Competencies Among Public Schools Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The aim of this study is to find traces of grade inflation during the pandemic on selected public schools in …
Learners’ Expectations and Satisfaction in an Intercultural Telecollaboration Project
The aim of this paper is to analyse the data collected in a six-week intercultural telecollaboration project between the Universitat …
What Kind of Consolation Do Students in Japan Who Have Seriously Failed Academically Really Want?
Failure is inevitable for students. The serious failures for students in Japanese schools are failure to pass exams and late …
Preparing Higher Education Teachers for Successful Online Teaching: Where Does Your Students’ Motivation Come From?
The present study aims to 1) discover the source of higher education (HE) students’ motivation and explore the basis of …
Is Paracetamol Prescribed Appropriately in Elderly Patients Admitted for a Fall? – A Geriatrician’s Perspective
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Paracetamol is a commonly used analgesic in older adults. There have been reports of adverse events with chronic paracetamol …
Semiotic Pedagogy and Students Cognitive Development: Does the Order of Multiple Representations Play a Role in Meaning Making?
The present doctoral research project studies what mental mechanisms are formed by students to understand scientific concepts and whether and …
Agrarian Capitalism and Later Life Loneliness: The Unheard Voices of Rural-dwelling Migrant Older Women of the Global South
Globally, feminised labour migration for agricultural work has increased. In the global south, agrarian capitalism has been associated with improved …
When Geopolitics Meet Design: -162ºC Trading Power – A Case Study
This paper chronicles and reflects upon a collaborative project between Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) and the Advanced …
The Role of Advanced Typographic Taxonomy Systems Vis-à-Vis Modular, Variable and Parametric Typography
Typographic taxonomy systems categorise and describe the vast corpus of typefaces, created over centuries, and are used in teaching, commercial …
TikTok and YouTube Videos in the Flipped Classroom Model to Improve the Learning Process and Motivate Students
Social media has become a very useful tool for learning in recent years. Millions of people access YouTube, TikTok, Instagram …
Multisensory Approaches From Interactive Art to Inclusive Design
In interactive art and multimedia installations, the public plays a fundamental part. Visitors change the meaning and the appearance of …
Profiling the Instructional Designer: Towards a Systematization of the Profession
In recent years, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to rethink learning experiences has become evident. Instructional design is …
Sonic Kinesthetic Forest: Listening to and Dancing With Trees
Sonic Kinesthetic Forest is an interdisciplinary research project and pedagogical investigation that uses sensory-based, creative methods of drawing, sound, and …
The Competitive Transformation of Business Based on Agile Innovation Methods That Engage Visual Creatives as Business Process Leaders
Humankind has been marked by profound transformations through the centuries. These transformations have led humanity to find answers and solutions …
Myriorama: Obsolete Technologies for a Contemporary Scenographic Practice and Thought
This article reflects on some of the conceptual, spatial, and narrative possibilities of the use of the Myriorama game, and …
Mechanical 2021: Educational Game Concept to Promote Sustainable Thinking and Cooperation in Basic Education in Brazil
This work aims to present the results of preliminary tests of the concept of a board game whose objective was …
Digital Transformation in Art Education for Pre-service and In-service Primary School Teachers: Potential and Challenges
The sudden disruption of normal classes caused by COVID-19 and the transition to Emergency Remote Teaching in Higher Education brought …
Teaching the SDGs: Content-Based Research and Virtual International Exchange via Multimedia
Virtually everyone currently living in the modern world with access to the global media is familiar with the United Nations …
Influence of Artefact, Activity and Design Value-Based Statements on Solution Outcomes
A design brief is usually set by the client which includes various types of information such as the needs or …
Digital Media and Sustainable Development Goals Breathe New Life Into the Artworks From the Soares Dos Reis National Museum
This paper describes a pedagogical exercise involving students from two Universities and the Soares dos Reis National Museum, all based …
A Collaborative Strategy for the Construction and Graphic Representation of A Cultural Ecosystem Involving Participatory Design in the Academic and Business Context
The main theme of this work is games as tools for promoting empathy, inclusion and teamwork in both academic and …
Students’ Perceived Barriers of the Use of OER: The Case of a South African Higher Education Institution
Access to Higher Education plays an integral role in social and economic development and transformation. In South Africa, not only …
Generative Design: Co-Creation Process Between Designer and Computational Thinking
Generative design is a projective tool that allows designers and creators from other areas of knowledge to have applied innovation …
The DAU Project: History of One of Russia’s Biggest and Most Controversial Film Production
The DAU project was a unique and colossal film experiment that lasted for several years and employed hundreds of people. …
Understanding Help-Seeking Behavior Among Filipino University Students
There is an increase of mental health concerns among university students, compared to previous generations, as relationships and academic demands …
Human-Centered Design as a Qualitative Research Methodology in the Area of Public Health
This paper builds a deeper understanding of human-centered design (HCD) as a qualitative research approach in the pursuit of generating …
Practical Exploration: Research Into the Strategies, Core Content, and Implementation of Transmedia Narrative Communication by the Palace Museum
This research focuses on the strategies and practices of the Palace Museum in relation to its use of transmedia narratives …
The Need for Socially Responsible Design in a Dynamic Society
In the light of social change diversification, the importance of shaping connections between people and products for more resilient ways …
Material Design and Audio-Visual Narratives for Pedagogy: Theoretical Premises and Evaluation Tools for Experimenting Stop-Motion Animation as Teaching Method
Since the early 1900s the pedagogical research has matured a materialist perspective, recognizing the essential contribution of creative practice and …
The Development of the Basic Arduino Test (BAT)
Educational robotics has a promising impact on students’ learning which triggers educational institutions around the world to include it in …
Does Motivation Break the Chains of Desistance?
Desistance, educational mobility, and social theory are fields that aim to promote social mobility and encourage the eradication of delinquency …
A Chronological Review on the Development of Computer-assisted Language Learning Research: Studies from 1990 to 2020
The purpose of this study is to chronologically review computer-assisted language learning (CALL) research. This review is organized in terms …
Demand for and Supply of Trade/Entrepreneurship Subjects Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
The study investigated the demand for and supply of trade/entrepreneurship subjects’ teachers in public senior secondary schools in Oyo State, …
Intercultural Attitudes, Preferences for World Music and Artworks From Different Cultures in the Context of Contemporary Music Pedagogy and Art Pedagogy
This research examines the influence of age / year of study on intercultural attitudes of students, their preferences for world …
Map-Making and the Adoption Atlas in ‘Killing Karoline’ by Sara-Jayne King
The recent proliferation of adoption narratives in mainstream media provides fertile narrative soil for sowing the seeds of adoption activism, …
Students’ Experience Two Years Into the Pandemic at a Bulgarian University
After the pandemic began in March 2020, universities in Bulgaria suspended in-person learning. In the current 2021-22 academic year, schools …
Enhancing Students’ Global, Cultural and Social Awareness in East Asian Language Curricula Through the Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
Foreign language pedagogy in the US is facing a paradigm shift, i.e., from communicative language teaching to the emerging Transformative …
Ａ Problem-solving Course Designed Based on Micro: Bit to Prevent Mosquitos
In Taiwan, as the temperature rose, mosquitoes came out, causing Dengue Fever. National Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control Research Center reported that …
The Psychology of the Other; Narrating Diaspora Identity and Psychic Trauma in Leila Halaby’s Once in a Promised Land
The word diaspora invokes trauma. Being positioned in the in-between space and the struggle to assert identity, attempting to rearticulate …
Resilient Modelling for Sustainability Communication: Developing an Adaptive Organization Sustainability Communication Model (OSCM)
This paper reports on the development of a theoretical model for understanding corporate communication about sustainability issues to address the …
Using Peer-Assisted Problem-Based Learning to Develop Business Systems Analysis Skills: An Experience Report
This paper reports on the experiences of using peer-assisted problem-based learning (PAPBL) in a very large class of postgraduate students …
Motivation in Learning English as a Second Language Among the Grade 10 Students at Imus National High School
Learning a language is most likely to occur when second language students “want to learn.” Gardner and Lambert (1959) proposed …
Understanding Pain by Working It Out: Teaching Literature Interactively to Build Resilience
Young people have to face a range of different kinds of stress in their journey of physical and emotional growth. …
A Content Analysis of YouTube Videos on Older Indians
The importance of media portrayals on perceptions and constructions of reality, including our views of old age, has been underlined …
Criminal Trials of Parents Claiming “Sibling Abuse” How Do Midwives Address Such Cases?
This study aimed to investigate criminal cases in which parents have claimed injury to an abused child was inflicted by …
Dialogue Between Religion and Technology: Case Study of Fo Guang Go
The use of technology to recreate and enhance religious experiences has been increasingly present nowadays. An important Buddhist organization based …
Effectiveness of Bite-Sized Learning for Organisations: The Certis Continuing Professional Development Case Study
Bite-sized learning has been touted to be the next best thing for Learning & Development professionals in large organisations. With …
Teaching Real-Time Programming for Embedded Microcontrollers by Using Cloud-Based Simulator
In "normal" times, students of electronic department enrolled in the course "Real-Time Digital Signals Processing" (RT-DSP) use real hardware – …
Self-Care Plan of College Freshman Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Philippines
The covid-19 pandemic affects not only physical health but also mental health and wellbeing. Loss of loved ones, fear of …
How Effective is Duolingo in Learning a Language?
The spread of the MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) has been widely studied by linguistics, however, the continuous evolution of …
New Models of Representing Reality in Digital Journalism: The Case of News Games
In this paper we analyze a new model of journalistic reporting that aims to overcome the traditional dichotomy between the …