Susan M Zvacek

Susan M Zvacek
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This paper presents findings on participants of a massive open online course named "Educational Robotics for all" developed under Open edX platform. The document describes the organization and structure of the MOOC and some of its preliminary results. As an example, Module 2 about Gender and STEAM is presented and discussed.
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This book constitutes selected, revised and extended papers from the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2020, held as a virtual event in May 2020. The 25 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 190 submissions. The presented papers contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current...
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Robotics and computational thinking are valuable tools for developing the pedagogy of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), and for promoting the inclusion and integration of diverse groups of students. There is a multitude of robotic teaching tools at our disposal intended to promote innovation and motivation of students...
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The goal of the present work was to explore student perspectives about a course module designed with cognitivist and constructivist learning theories, the cognitive apprenticeship instructional model, and a T-shaped design, specifically the first module of a Computational Fluid Mechanics curricular unit within a Master of Computational Mechanics pr...
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2019, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in May 2019. The 30 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 202 submissions. The papers cover wide research fields including authoring tools and content...
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The Laboratory of Instrumentation for Measurement started its activities in September of 2000 and initially was intended to support the Instrumentation for Measurement course of the Mechanical Engineering Degree of Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. Since that time its multidisciplinary team has promoted and enlarged the scope o...
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2018, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in March 2018. The 27 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 193 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics: new educational environments,...
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in April 2016. The 29 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 164 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics: new educational environments, best practices a...
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This study examined possible relationships between self-assessment scores provided by students for a laboratory exam compared with the scores assigned by the instructor. Six years' worth of paired scores were analyzed, along with other variables such as time in the degree program, sex, test performance, final marks, and whether the student had enro...
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Why do some programs of study build lab work into the curriculum? Although courses across a wide variety of disciplines traditionally include lab work, there is little consistency in how those labs (even within the same discipline) are configured and even less conversation about the value of lab work to student learning. Generally speaking, labs ar...
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Engineering education is facing a changing world in which how one thinks is becoming more important than what one thinks; that is, our course content is important but constantly changing and we need to help students learn how to think about that content. Today’s students have grown accustomed to immediate rewards, multi-channel stimuli, and rapid-f...
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William G. Bowen. Higher Education in the Digital Age. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780691159300. $26.95.This slim volume comprises William Bowen’s 2012 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Stanford University, and includes responses from John Hennessy, President of Stanford; Howard Gardner, a Harvard University psychologist; An...
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Engineering education is facing a changing world in which how one thinks is becoming more important than what one thinks; that is, our course content is important but constantly changing and we need to help students learn how to think about that content. One instructional strategy that shows promise is the use of concept mapping, a learning activit...
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The importance of engagement for learning, specifically related to online coursework, is discussed in this paper. The cognitive basis for engagement and instructional strategies for integrating it into coursework are described, as well as the challenges that instructors face in creating robust learning environments. The roles of teacher and learner...
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The importance of engagement for learning, specifically related to online coursework, is discussed in this paper. The cognitive basis for engagement and instructional strategies for integrating it into coursework are described, as well as the challenges that instructors face in creating robust learning environments. The roles of teacher and learner...
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Describes the characteristics of guerrilla warriors and explains their tactics. Then discusses how these tactics can be successfully adopted by faculty development specialists attempting to promote the use of instructional technology among faculty members teaching in the higher education environment. (EV)
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In an arena known for its emphasis on research and publication, the College Teaching Workshops are a refreshing change. The value of quality teaching has been validated by the popularity of and demand for these faculty development activities. For additional information about the College Teaching Workshops, contact the Center for Instructional Servi...
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The learning environment, physical and psychological, in distance education programs challenges our most basic ‘school schemata’ and requires a new perspective on what we know about teaching and learning processes. Traditional education isn’t necessarily better or worse than distance education, but students know how to ‘do’ traditional school. If d...
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The Triad Perspective Model of Distance Education (TPMDE) guides researchers in developing research questions, gathering data, and producing a comprehensive description of a distance education program. It was developed around three theoretical perspectives: (1) curriculum development theory (Tyler's four questions, 1949); (2) systems theory (Banath...
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A research project was conducted to develop a narrative description of the strengths and weaknesses of the distance education component of the Zimbabwean teacher education program. The Triad Perspective Model of Distance Education (TPMDE), which resulted from the study's emergent design, combines three theoretical perspectives on education: systems...
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The teaching of writing has never been more important than in this “age of information.” Teachers of composition realize this and have begun to avail themselves of technological innovations to facilitate the writing process and prepare their students to be effective communicators. One of these innovations is the word processor. This article describ...

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