What is collaborative learning? Collaborative learning is an instructive way to deal with teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to tackle an issue, finish a task, or make a product. According to Gerlach (1994), collaborative learning is “based on the idea that learning is a naturally social act in which the participants talk among themselves.” When collaborative learning strategies are utilized to support instruction, students have tendency to be more engaged, retain
Assignment “Current hospital based learning for nurses and continuing education for professional development” Introduction Patients’ needs and care environments are becoming more complex and it demands nurses to attain requisite competencies to deliver a high quality care. These increasing demands can be entertained educating them in new ways. The nurses who are able practice across multi specialties are demand of time. This paper discusses the set of methods and practices
Learning is a step by step, progressive and most vital activity where individuals build, develop and improve knowledge.” Learning is not consumption, it is knowledge production” (Day, 2004, p 105). Learning is a lifelong process that makes human species different from other species on earth. According to John Locke, human mind at birth is a blank slate, tabula rasa. People learn differently, at different times and circumstances, so I believe children learn through observation and imitation, which
each other. This principle lies in the very essence of improving college students attitude toward learning English in Riyadh. The aim of this research is to show the efficiency of the social media on improving college students attitudes towards learning English in Riyadh colleges. The questionnaire has presented to have a positive and advisable effect on improving college students attitudes towards learning English and on the enhancement of teaching productivity. Introduction Social media can be one
techniques to learning they potentially have to improve students’ construction of understanding and promote student interaction [3, 2&4]. An additional benefit of social technologies provided on the internet is that they are frequently free or require marginal investment, eliminating a potential barrier to adoption [1]. There has been various overview and opinions which recognized four major advantages of social media use in higher education. These include, enhancing relationship, improving learning motivation
In this paper a framework for theorizing about mobile learning to complement theories of formal and informal learning are presented. As such, activity theory will form the main theoretical lens through which the elements involved in formal and informal learning for mobile learning will be explored, specifically related to context-aware mobile learning application. The author believes that the complexity of the relationships involved can best be analyzed using activity theory. Activity theory, as
focus attention of Children with Special Needs to calm the fear of their parents. The Definition of the Term 'Special Needs' The terms of 'special needs' or 'additional needs' are interchangeable and mean any health condition that may hinder the learning ability or physical development of children such as: • Amputation, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or other physical disability • A mental disability • Communication disorders or problems •
schools is provided for educating both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students to be prepared for their collaborative future engagement and for more general understanding of the knowledge, cultures, histories and contemporary concerns of Australia’s First People. Philip (2012) discussed how a curriculum can include the perspectives of Australian Indigenous cultures across all aspects of learning including literacy, numeracy, science, and the arts. He explained that the curriculum content should “value
Collective diary keeping. This form of diary keeping involves a collaboration by a group of teachers in writing journals (Richards, 1995; Xu, 2009). Collaborative diary keeping has been found to be instrumental in developing a critical reflection on teaching (Xu, 2009). Studies conducted on collaborative diary keeping have associated the same practice with several benefits to self-development among second language teachers (Orem, 2001; Richards, 1995; Xu, 2009). Firstly, the awareness of classroom
countries that always aspire for competence and excellence. Who would like to be left behind in upgrading one’s learning when in the first place the educational arena is very dynamic and fast-changing nowadays? Unlike in the first-world countries, the quality of education among the third world countries just like the Philippines, is relatively poor due to inadequate if not dilapidated learning facilities and infrastructures, lack of support and funds to cater the needs of school communities, and less