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Configurations of Collaborations Based on Learning Orientations amongst Medical Students
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Han, Feifei; Ellis, Robert A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021
While collaboration is an important and key attribute for medical students in order to prepare them to perform well in health care teams, how to effectively develop and assess such skills is challenging. The current widespread practice of using Likert-scale questionnaire only to measure the quantity of collaboration at course and/or program level…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork
Researching Learning Environments and Students' Innovation Competences
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Keinänen, Meiju Marika; Kairisto-Mertanen, Liisa – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an example of pedagogical strategy, called innovation pedagogy, and study whether its learning environments (activating teaching and learning methods, working life orientation and research, development and innovation (RDI) integration, multidisciplinary learning environments, flexible curricula,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Students
The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Course: Refinements, Reflections, and the Introduction of Earth Sciences
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Laflamme, Marc; Krull, Ulrich J.; deBraga, Michael; Piunno, Paul A. E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory (AIRLab) is a team-based multidisciplinary research course that focuses on the development of advanced skills including critical thinking, limits of knowledge awareness, metacognition, autonomy, professional capacity, and decision making in complex environments. For many students, AIRLab…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientific Research, Science Laboratories
The Nature of Learning at Forest School: Practitioners' Perspectives
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Harris, Frances – Education 3-13, 2017
This paper investigates forest school practitioners perceptions of learning at forest school to identify the topics covered, the learning styles, and the philosophies underpinning its delivery, based on interviews with experienced forest school practitioners. Practitioners identified the focus of learning at forest school as social development:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Forestry, Forestry Occupations, Environmental Education
Promoting Higher Order Thinking Skills via IPTEACES e-Learning Framework in the Learning of Information Systems Units
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Isaias, Pedro; Issa, Tomayess; Pena, Nuno – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
When developing and working with various types of devices from a supercomputer to an iPod Mini, it is essential to consider the issues of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability. Developers and designers must incorporate HCI, Usability and user satisfaction in their design plans to ensure that systems are easy to learn, effective,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Information Systems, Skill Development, Units of Study
Beyond the Four Walls: Community-Based Learning and Languages
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O'Connor, Anne – Language Learning Journal, 2012
At a time when languages in universities are under pressure, community-based learning language courses can have many positive benefits: they can increase interest in language learning, they can foster greater engagement with learning, and they can encourage active learning, creativity and teamwork. These courses, which link the classroom and the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Agents, Student Experience, Second Language Learning