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A.R. Ovbiagbonhia; Bas Kollöffel; Perry Den Brok – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
The competence to innovate is critical for engineering students, as work environments and society are constantly changing. However, innovation competence is often not (explicitly) part of teaching, and teachers struggle to teach students this competence. To address this problem, a course to train undergraduate engineering students' innovation…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Student Attitudes, Self Concept
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Laakkonen, Juha; Muukkonen, Hanni – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2019
Collaborative learning has been used in anatomy courses to support students' learning of challenging topics but the success of group work depends significantly on the students' ability to communicate in a professional manner. Veterinary students' experiences with tasks related to collaborative learning and professional conduct were studied by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Anatomy, Veterinary Medical Education, Communication Skills
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Wang, Xueyu; Wang, Jian – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The newborn MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) program in China is a new platform that induces abundant opportunities for translator training, meanwhile poses methodological and professional challenges. Thus, an interactive teaching and learning model is proposed. This study is devoted to finding out whether the interactive model…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Translation, Teaching Methods, Language Tests
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Faulconer, Emily; Dixon, Zachary; Griffith, John; Faulconer, Laura – Journal of General Education, 2020
This article reports the development of a "course trailer" video series that communicates the professional and academic value of general education courses' core competencies and describes the results of a survey measuring the impact of those videos on student perception. Although general education programs represent a staple of U.S.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Video Technology, Position Papers, General Education
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Kannikar, Phudit; Wannapiroon, Panita; Nilsook, Prachyanun – International Education Studies, 2022
The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a multicultural competency training model for digital publicists. It is research and development which the researchers have divided the research process into 3 steps. Step 1: Developing a multicultural competency training model for digital publicists. Step 2: Evaluating the suitability of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Public Relations, Models, Competence
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Weathers, Danny; Aragón, Oriana – Marketing Education Review, 2019
As organizations become increasingly dependent on marketing analytics, universities are adapting their curricula to equip students with skills necessary to operate in data-rich environments. We describe six competencies that students need to become proficient with analytics: (1) assessing data quality, (2) understanding measurement, (3) managing…
Descriptors: Marketing, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis
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Lutsenko, Galyna – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
The analysis of the current state of the Ukrainian system of engineering education indicates the prevalence of traditional teaching-learning approaches in contrast to the modern needs of the labour market. Many universities across the world use the problem/project-based learning (PBL) which is an effective approach for the development of design…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
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Ustav, Sirje; Venesaar, Urve – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of metacompetencies in entrepreneurship education through students' expressions of metacompetencies in their learning processes, aiming to provide assistance embedding metacompetencies in entrepreneurship education. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical study is based on qualitative…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology
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Stowell, Jeffrey R.; Addison, William E.; Clay, Samuel L. – College Teaching, 2018
The technology policies included on instructors' syllabi vary greatly and, in some cases, may unfavorably influence students' perceptions of the instructor. To examine this hypothesis, we randomly assigned college students enrolled in psychology courses at two different institutions (N = 163) to groups in which they viewed different syllabi for a…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Student Attitudes, Policy, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Russell-Bowie, Deirdre E. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
Arts education research over the years has highlighted the situation of non-specialist preservice primary arts teachers as having little confidence in their own artistic ability and their ability to teach the arts to children. Added to this, problems such a lack of resources, confidence, priority, time, knowledge and experience appear to inhibit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Courses, Art Education, Competence
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Ziyaeemehr, Ali; Kumar, Vijay; Abdullah, Mohd S. Faiz – English Language Teaching, 2011
A substantial body of research emphasizes the importance of humor in teaching/learning processes; however, research on the reasons for non-use of humor in academic contexts has enjoyed scant attention. Addressing this gap, this study examines the reasons for instructors' humor avoidance taking into account student perceived benefits of using humor…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning