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Fernández-Sánchez, Gonzalo; Bernaldo, María Olga; Castillejo, Ana; Manzanero, Ana María – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a new educational paradigm that allows Universities to lead and respond to social needs towards a more sustainable life. The ESD is a global preparedness and complex phenomena in relation to the effects of human activity on the environment, society and economy in spatial (global, regional and local)…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Barriers, Teaching Methods
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Ortega, Ryan A.; Brame, Cynthia J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
Concept mapping was developed as a method of displaying and organizing hierarchical knowledge structures. Using the new, multidimensional presentation software Prezi, we have developed a new teaching technique designed to engage higher-level skills in the cognitive domain. This tool, synthesis mapping, is a natural evolution of concept mapping,…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Teaching Methods, Cancer, Biology
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Karkouti, Ibrahim Mohamad – Education, 2016
This paper examines the effects of negligence toward diversity issues on campus racial climate, describes how exclusionary practices affect minority students' (i.e., Asian American, Hispanic, Black, and Native American) educational experiences, and addresses faculty issues relevant to diversity. In addition, the paper identifies the factors that…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Higher Education, Organizational Culture, College Faculty
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Andujar, J. M.; Mejias, A.; Marquez, M. A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
Augmented reality (AR) provides huge opportunities for online teaching in science and engineering, as these disciplines place emphasis on practical training and unsuited to completely nonclassroom training. This paper proposes a new concept in virtual and remote laboratories: the augmented remote laboratory (ARL). ARL is being tested in the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Online Courses, Laboratories
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Wimpenny, Katherine; Savin-Baden, Maggi; Mawer, Matt; Steils, Nicole; Tombs, Gemma – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
In the changing context of globalised higher education, a series of pedagogical shifts have occurred, and with them, a number of interactive learning approaches have emerged. This article reports on findings taken from a large-scale study that explored the socio-political impact of virtual world learning on higher education in the UK, specifically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation
Higgs, Bettie, Ed.; Kilcommins, Shane, Ed.; Ryan, Tony, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2010
In this volume the authors document examples of programmes/courses/activities that are designed intentionally to build students' capacity to be integrative thinkers and learners. In doing so they try to analyse and name the learning that is taking place, and so make it visible to the reader. The work is intended as a resource for all those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Curriculum Design, Holistic Approach
Turk, Frederick G.; Rodgers, Mary C. – 1970
This handbook reviewed various teaching methods used in the matrix of the Greco-Christian-Roman tradition and generally recognized as pedagogically important. The 28 methodologies presented in the handbook were adapted to secondary teaching, but could also be applied to teaching on the college level. The general roles of the methodologies were:…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Methods, Secondary Education
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Moran, Charles – Computers and Composition, 1991
Offers a detailed lesson plan for a computer-equipped writing class, featuring the Daedalus Interchange program and a set of goals and activities for teaching synthesis, generalization, and the value of multiple "voices." (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Networks, Computers, Generalization
Frey, Linda; Reigeluth, Charles M. – 1981
In order to investigate the effects of sequence and synthesis in the teaching of taxonomically-related concepts, a study was conducted in which 27 students from Syracuse University were asked to examine printed instructions dealing with kinds of sailboats and then to respond to a test based on those instructions. The synthesizing structure…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Concept Teaching, Higher Education
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Sill, David J. – Journal of General Education, 1996
Argues that current practices for teaching integrative thinking skills are inadequate partly because no model exists to understand such efforts. Proposes a model for teaching integrative thinking based on existing models of creativity and synthesis. Discusses implications of the model for interdisciplinary studies. (32 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, General Education
Downs, Judy R. – 1993
Critical thinking and creative thinking are explored. Critical thinking is the process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, or evaluating information. It includes affective strategies such as thinking independently and developing intellectual perseverance. Certain teaching behaviors can encourage critical…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Higgs, Bettie, Ed.; McCarthy, Marian, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2008
This book presents a wide selection of issues currently of interest and concern in higher education institutions in Ireland. The chapters are snapshots of the intersection between theory, practice and research in particular settings; they are not meant to be comprehensive. Nevertheless, they present practice approaches, new theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Curriculum Design
Clements, Andrea D. – 1991
This study was designed to demonstrate whether students attain a higher level of learning when they are required to synthesize information through a process of inquiry and believe they will be evaluated with essay questions. The control section of an introductory educational psychology class was taught about accommodating student differences,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Education Courses, Education Majors, Educational Psychology
Toiviainen, Hanna; Hoynalanmaa, Mikko; Lallimo, Jiri; Moen, Anne; Smordal, Ole; Morch, Anders; Toikka, Seppo – Online Submission, 2006
This deliverable has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practice Laboratory (KP-Lab) project, which is aimed at facilitating innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and professional networks. This deliverable is a synopsis of the first experiences encountered during the first 6 months of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers