How Organizational Cybernetics can help to organize debates on complex issues

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "How Organizational Cybernetics can help to organize debates on complex issues"

Transcription

1 How Organizational Cybernetics can help to organize debates on complex issues José Pérez Ríos Iván Velasco Jiménez Pablo Sánchez Mayoral INSISOC University of Valladolid E.T.S.I. Informática, Campus Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management. Valladolid, July 10-12, 2013

2 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making. Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

3 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

4 Introducción The need for a systemic approach has been accentuated due to the changes happening in the world in the last decades of the 20 th century and the beginnings of the 21 st. The qualification of the current crisis as systemic by analysts. concepts of systemic thinking and systemic management are needed. The quality of the decisions made by managers is limited by the quality of the models they use (Conant-Ashby Theorem).. The managers as governors of organizations (from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kybernetes, steersman, pilot, guide ), from κυβερνάω (kybernao, to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot )) need models adequate to the task (with requisite variety). The Systems Thinking field, in particular Organizational Cybernetics (OC), provide some models like the Viable System Model (VSM) and tools like Team Syntegrity (TS) that can help decision takers to tackle the complex problems facing them.

5 The new frontier of humanity is, at the end of the XXth century, not so much scientific or technological development as an understanding of the complex social systems in which we are immersed. Such understanding is fundamental for our being able to deal effectively with the problems of social tension facing mankind (Forrester, 1986) Fundamental challenges still not resolved in a satisfactory way as: The development of group-decision processes which are at the same time democratic, creative and efficient [ ] in which all points of view can be effectively taken into consideration (P. Ríos 2012). But, a whole new set of technological tools (ICT) became available. Increased use (Web 2.0, etc). New conceptual framework for the design of organisational structures and decision processes + ICTs allowing remote collective inter-communication OPENS new horizons for relations between individuals and institutions.

6 PURPOSE 1. Show how OC has been applied to help collective decisions making. 2. Expose two international pioneering experiences in which ICTs have been used in combination with OC concepts. - First case: to create a collective scientific book by a group of scientists working at distance and, - Second case: to organize a major academic international event. 3. Show an example of specific software developed in the Systems Thinking and Organizational Cybernetics Research Group through the last 15 years with the aim of helping any size of groups of people to organize debates on complex issues through Internet.

7 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

8 Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making Focus on Team Syntegrity Team Syntegrity is a methodology developed by Stafford Beer with the aim of offering a creative, synergetic and participative platform for studying complex problems a structured means of creating and communicating a group awareness (Pérez Ríos 2012) The goals of the TS application: 1. To generate a high level of participation among the individuals concerned 2. To provide a structure and a system of communication that guarantee the non-hierarchical nature of the process 3. To benefit from the variety and wealth of knowledge supplied by each individual within the group, putting into practice the synergies derived from the interaction among all its members 4. To create a collective awareness, if possible shared among all the members of the group, regarding the central issue being considered and analysed. (Pérez Ríos 2012)

9 The Main Phases of Team Syntegrity Opening question The TS application process starts when a question is asked concerning the issue to be studied or discussed. This question is normally (though not necessarily) of a general, open nature; Explosion of variety: Statements generation In this stage, each participant prepares statements he/she considers relevant to the central question. The only requirements regarding these statements are that they can be refuted and are not very extensive; Reduction of Variety and grouping (convergence): Aggregated Statements After issuing and grouping the statements, we go on to generate Aggregated Statements; Assigning topics to people. When the topics for discussion have been identified, it is necessary to determine which persons among the group are going to take part in the debate on each of them. We need therefore to find out their preferences. Once these preferences have been ascertained, this information is processed with the aid of a computerised assignment algorithm, which tries to maximise the degree of satisfaction in the group; Creation of teams and assignment of roles. Generation of content. In this phase the different teams which debate each of the main topics generates the information that clarifies the topic. Action plans. The more complex the issue the more useful Team Syntegrity

10 Figura 5.1: Basic structure (Syntegration) based on the Icosahedron: 30 persons and 12 Topics (Perez Ríos, 2008 and 2012). Courtesy Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen)

11 tse 5 Persons... study 1 Topic 30 Persons study 12 Topics Basic structure of a Syntegration Team (Perez Ríos, 2012) (Courtesy of Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen)

12 tse One Team: 1 Topic and 5 members (Perez Ríos, 2012). (Courtesy of Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen).

13 Facilitator Observers Team members Critics tse Figura 5.5: Un equipo: 1 Tema, 5 miembros, 5 críticos y observadores. (Perez Ríos, 2008d). (Cortesía de Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen). Reproducido con autorización.

14 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

15 Two pioneering examples: * The Stafford Beer Festschrift Project (SBFP): (25 September 1996-Liverpool John More University, U.K.) * The Horizonte 2000 Project (Iberforo98): (27 March 1998-University of Valladolid, Spain)

16 The Stafford Beer Festschrift Project (SBFP) ( ) (First application of TS in the world, using ICTs) Purpose: to create a collective scientific work, revealing the usefulness of S. Beer s different theories for all kinds of organisations and for society in general. To celebrate his 70th birthday, September 25 th 1996, at John Moore s University in Liverpool. Participants: 4 continents and 16 countries - 30 cyberneticians (Schwaninger, Espejo, Pérez Ríos et al.) - Institutions: (among others: Universities of Manchester, Toronto, Valladolid, Dublin, Los Andes/Bogotá, Mannheim, Humberside, John Moores/Liverpool, City University/London, St. Gallen, Bangor, Nayang Institute of Technology/Singapore). Time frame: October 1995 to July Team Syntegrity Form used: Icosahedron (12 chapters and 30 authors). Almost all of the work: Identify the chapters to include (12) and generate the content (more than 600 pages), was done remotely via Internet. Publication: To be and not to be that is the system: A tribute to Stafford Beer CD ROM (Espejo, Schwaninger et al., 1997) Carl-Auer-Systeme-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany

17

18 tse 12 Topics 30 Persons Figura 5.1: Basic structure (Syntegration) based on the Icosahedron: 30 persons and 12 Topics (Perez Ríos, 2008 and 2012). Courtesy Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen)

19 The Horizonte 2000 Project (Iberforo98) University of Valladolid, Spain ( ) (First application of TS in Spain, using ICTs) Presented in "I Encuentro de Rectores de Universidades Hispano-Americano-Filipinas Organized by the University of Valladolid. In Valladolid (Spain) on march Purpose: to promote the cooperation among the universities from Iberoamérica, Filipinas and those of Spanish influence in the U.S.A. To identify and to start new ways of relationships among the various Spanish speaking universities. It intends, from 1998 on, to open a new historical period of relationships based upon the equality, democracy and mutual trust. To make it possible and to foster this process the new information and communication technologies will be used. (Almuiña, Pérez Ríos et al, 2000, pp.14-15). Participants: More than 65 universities (mostly Rectors) coming from all spanish speking world countries. Time frame: October 1997 to March Almost all of the work, was done through Internet. The debates system used was based on TS and it used a new software tool created for this event (Iberforo-98 Project)..

20 The Horizonte 2000 Project (Iberforo98) University of Valladolid, Spain ( ) Publications: Key note speech. Book Pérez Ríos J (1998) La sintegración en equipos y el aprendizaje en las organizaciones. El caso de IBERFORO-98. I Reuniónde Rectores de Universidades Hispano-Americanas-Filipinas. Marzo 1998, Valladolid, Spain. Almuiña C, Martín R. y Pérez Ríos J (eds.) (2000) Las Universidades iberoamericanas en la sociedad del conocimiento. Universidad de Valladolid. Valladolid. Book Chapter (Sintegration process) Pérez Ríos J (2000) Nuevas formas organizativas en sociedades complejas. In Almuiña C, Martín R, Pérez Ríos J (eds.). Las Universidades Iberoamericanas en la sociedad del conocimiento. Universidad de Valladolid: Valladolid, Spain;

21

22 Network for Ibero-American universities (precursor of UNIVERSIA)

23 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

24 Group Decision-Making software tools Debates Organizer Based on OC principles and in some elements of TS approach Initiated in 1997 in the UVA (ST and OC Research Group) The development of Two Groups of Software Tools to support: - Knowledge capturing - Organization of debates The first group: software tools for Application of TS protocols. The second group: software tools for Collective knowledge capturing and study of complex issues, Realization of debates through Internet. These set of tools were presented in Liverpool 2006 in: Fourth Metaphorum Conference (Pérez Ríos, 2006).

25 First group of tools (based in Team Syntegrity ) Software to configure and organize groups sessions in different size options (number of persons: 30, 24, 28, 12, 6). Software to optimize (maximize participants satisfaction) the assignments (persons to issues) in the physically organized sessions. Software to facilitate through Internet the visualization in 3D of the various TS configurations (view of Topics and Participants, as vertex and struts respectively, in figures corresponding to various groups sizes/configurations as represented by the icosahedron-30, octahedron-12, tetrahedron-6, etc.). TS 3D

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35 Second group of tools (Study complex issues through Internet) -Two software applications: (Col-KCap) Creation through Internet of a causal map of the complex problem and classification of variables (Pérez Ríos 1999) (Debates Organizer) ( Allows to any number of people the realization of debates through Internet around complex issues.

36 CSCW Internet based Knowledge capturing and interactive modelling work

37 Debates Organizer To facilitate the organization of debates around complex issues to any number of persons through Internet: ( Advantages versus physical meetings (i.e.: meetings organized with TS) - The persons who compose the group can be located anywhere in space and can intervene at the time that best fits their needs or availability. - A person is not limited to belong only to two specific teams (Topics), A person can participate virtually in as many Teams/Topics as she/he likes.

38 Debates Organizer The first version of this software was used by the rectors in the Project Horizonte 2000 to organize the: I Encuentro de Rectores de Universidades Hispano-Americano-Filipinas (Pérez Ríos 1998, 2000) Project Horizonte 2000 financed in part by the BSCH, was the precursor of Universia (BCSH, 2000). The ICT based software tools used in this project constituted the Iberforo-98 (Iberfora-2000). Main component was the software to facilitate the organization of debates: The initial version of this software included the three main phases of the Internet based debate. An advanced version of this software was presented in the 2006 Metaphorum Conference in Liverpool (Pérez Ríos, 2006). Since then we have been using successive versions of it continuously in our teaching activity in the UVA with engineering students (Information Science, Telecommunications etc.).

39 Software Debates Organizer STEPS Identification of the people who is going to intervene in the process Configuration of the debate. In Figure 1 (screenshots from the software Debates Organizer) we can see some of the menu options for the administrator to configure the application. Question that expresses the issue to be clarified/answered (manifesto to the group). Example: a) Case 1: "I Encuentro de Rectores de Universidades Hispano-Americano-Filipinas" the question was: How to organize (now and in future) the relationships between the various Universities Hispano-Americano- Filipinas, based on a common language and culture, in order to get the maximum benefit for our societies? b) Case 2: Students of Information Science Engineering: What do you think are the effects of the current financial crisis for society and what role ICTs can play in this new scenario? Generation of statements/ideas in response to the issue/question proposed (Figure 2). Example of Idea (Figure 3) Aggregation of statements (see Figure 4). The purpose of this phase is to consolidate related ideas into a more elaborated Aggregated Statement. Example of AS (Figure 5) Final topics which condense the answer of the group to the question/issue under study. This process (generation of ideas, aggregation and final consolidation) is enriched with the comments (visible to the group) to all ideas made by the group members through time. Debate management (Figure 6). Generation of Content for each of the Final Topics.

40 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

41 Conclusions In this paper we presented some examples of applications of OC concepts and tools to help managers to study complex issues in a collaborative way We commented two international projects (SBFP and Horizonte 2000) in which these have been applied in combination with ICT tools. We exposed as well several software developments done at the STOC (INSISOC/UVA) research group with the aim of facilitating the organization of debate sessions through Internet. We provide also some information about how one of those -the debates organizer software- works. This application can be used not only to help managers of companies to make group decisions but to all kind of organizations, no matter if they are public, private, big or small, for profit or non-profit etc. Current lines of research: to explore how evolved version of this tools can provide support to a more collaborative and efficient citizens participation in public affairs.

42 Content 1. Introduction 2. Organizational Cybernetics and Group Decision Making 3. Communication and Information technologies and Group Decision-Making: Two cases 4. Group Decision-Making software tools. Debates Organizer 5. Conclusions 6. References

43 References Almuiña C, Martín R. y Pérez Ríos J (eds.) (2000) Las Universidades iberoamericanas en la sociedad del conocimiento. Universidad de Valladolid. Valladolid. Beer S (1994) Beyond Dispute. The Invention of Team Syntegrity. Wiley. Chichester. Espejo R, Schwaninger M et al. (1997) To be and not to be that is the system: A tribute to Stafford Beer. CD ROM, Wiesbaden; Carl Auer-Systeme Verlag. Pérez Ríos J (1998) La sintegración en equipos y el aprendizaje en las organizaciones. El caso de IBERFORO-98. Key note speech. I Reunión de Rectores de Universidades Hispano-Americanas-Filipinas. Marzo 1998, Valladolid, Spain. Pérez Ríos J (2000) Nuevas formas organizativas en sociedades complejas. In Almuiña C, Martín R, Pérez Ríos J (eds.). Las Universidades Iberoamericanas en la sociedad del conocimiento. Universidad de Valladolid: Pérez Ríos, J. (2006) Information and Communication Technologies And Organizational Cybernetics. The Fourth Metaphorum Conference. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, U.K., MAY, 4th-5th, 2006 Pérez Ríos J (2012) Design and diagnosis for sustainable organizations: The viable system method. Springer: Heidelberg, New York.

44 GRACIAS

45 How Organizational Cybernetics can help to organize debates on complex issues José Pérez Ríos Iván Velasco Jiménez Pablo Sánchez Mayoral INSISOC University of Valladolid E.T.S.I. Informática, Campus Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management. Valladolid, July 10-12, 2013

46

47 Fig. 1 Debates Organizer main screens (Debate options) Return

48 Fig. 1 Debates Organizer main screens (Users options) J. Pérez Ríos, I. Velasco, P. Sánchez 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management Valladolid, July 10-12, 2013

49 Fig. 2 Debates Organizer (List of Statements/ Ideas) Return

50 Fig. 3 Debates Organizer (Example of Statement/ Idea and Comment) Return

51 Fig. 4 Debates Organizer (Example of Aggregated Statements) Return

52 Fig. 5 Debates Organizer (Example of Aggregated Statements with Ideas and Comments) Return

53 Fig. 6. Debates Organizer (Participation levels) Return

54 Fig. 2 Debates Organizer (List of Statements/ Ideas)

55 Fig. 4 Debates Organizer (Example of Aggregated Statements) Fig. 3 Debates Organizer (Example of Comment to a Statement and List of Aggregated Statements)

56 Fig. 3 Debates Organizer (Example of Agregated Statements and Comments) J. Pérez Ríos, I. Velasco, P. Sánchez 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management Valladolid, July 10-12, 2013

57 Fig. 3 Debates Organizer (Participation levels)

58

59

How Organizational Cybernetics Can Help to Organize Debates on Complex Issues

How Organizational Cybernetics Can Help to Organize Debates on Complex Issues How Organizational Cybernetics Can Help to Organize Debates on Complex Issues Pérez Ríos J 1, Velasco Jiménez I 2, Sánchez Mayoral P 3 Abstract In this paper we expose how concepts taken from the Systems

More information

Stafford Beer's Syntegration as a Renascence of the Ancient Greek Agora in Present-day Organizations

Stafford Beer's Syntegration as a Renascence of the Ancient Greek Agora in Present-day Organizations Journal of Universal Knowledge Management, vol. 0, no. 1 (2005), 59-66 submitted: 7/2/05, accepted: 18/4/05, appeared: 28/6/05 J.UKM Stafford Beer's Syntegration as a Renascence of the Ancient Greek Agora

More information

E-learning Strategies to Support Databases Courses: a Case Study

E-learning Strategies to Support Databases Courses: a Case Study E-learning Strategies to Support Databases Courses: a Case Study Luisa M. Regueras 1, Elena Verdú 1, María J. Verdú 1, María Á. Pérez 1, and Juan P. de Castro 1 1 University of Valladolid, School of Telecommunications

More information

Agent-Based Software Engineering

Agent-Based Software Engineering Agent-Based Software Engineering Learning Guide Information for Students 1. Description Grade Module Máster Universitario en Ingeniería de Software - European Master on Software Engineering Advanced Software

More information

EDITORIAL: ICT SUPPORT FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION

EDITORIAL: ICT SUPPORT FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION EDITORIAL: SUPPORT FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, Senior Research Scientist, VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland Sami.Kazi@vtt.fi http://www.vtt.fi Matti Hannus,

More information

PhD in Computer Science. Introduction. Dr. Roberto Rosas Romero Program Coordinator Phone: +52 (222) Ext:

PhD in Computer Science. Introduction. Dr. Roberto Rosas Romero Program Coordinator Phone: +52 (222) Ext: PhD in Computer Science Dr. Roberto Rosas Romero Program Coordinator Phone: +52 (222) 229 2677 Ext: 2677 e-mail: roberto.rosas@udlap.mx Introduction Interaction between computer science researchers and

More information

THE WEB 2.0 AS A PLATFORM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DESIGNER CAREER PROMOTION IN THE UNIVERSITY

THE WEB 2.0 AS A PLATFORM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DESIGNER CAREER PROMOTION IN THE UNIVERSITY THE WEB 2.0 AS A PLATFORM FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DESIGNER CAREER PROMOTION IN THE UNIVERSITY F. Felip Miralles, S. Martín Martín, Mª L. García Martínez, J.L. Navarro

More information

ATENEA UPC AND THE NEW "Activity Stream" or "WALL" FEATURE Jesus Alcober 1, Oriol Sánchez 2, Javier Otero 3, Ramon Martí 4

ATENEA UPC AND THE NEW Activity Stream or WALL FEATURE Jesus Alcober 1, Oriol Sánchez 2, Javier Otero 3, Ramon Martí 4 ATENEA UPC AND THE NEW "Activity Stream" or "WALL" FEATURE Jesus Alcober 1, Oriol Sánchez 2, Javier Otero 3, Ramon Martí 4 1 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) 2 UPCnet (Spain) 3 UPCnet (Spain)

More information

The University of Salamanca, Cursos Internacionales

The University of Salamanca, Cursos Internacionales Waseda University, Study Abroad 2018 CS-L (1S) Waseda Thematic Studies Abroad at The University of Salamanca, Cursos Internacionales Location: Patio de Escuelas Menores 37008 Salamanca, SPAIN Title: Spanish

More information

Improving the impact of development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa through increased UK/Brazil cooperation and partnerships Held in Brasilia

Improving the impact of development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa through increased UK/Brazil cooperation and partnerships Held in Brasilia Image: Brett Jordan Report Improving the impact of development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa through increased UK/Brazil cooperation and partnerships Thursday 17 Friday 18 November 2016 WP1492 Held in

More information

SHARED LEADERSHIP. Building Student Success within a Strong School Community

SHARED LEADERSHIP. Building Student Success within a Strong School Community SHARED LEADERSHIP Building Student Success within a Strong School Community School Community Network Core Beliefs A school community rests upon mutual respect, strong relationships, shared responsibility,

More information

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 93 ( 2013 ) rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership WCLTA 2012

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 93 ( 2013 ) rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership WCLTA 2012 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 93 ( 2013 ) 1169 1173 3rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership WCLTA 2012

More information

Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining

Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining Dave Donnellan, School of Computer Applications Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland daviddonnellan@eircom.net Claus Pahl

More information

Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining

Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining Evaluation of Usage Patterns for Web-based Educational Systems using Web Mining Dave Donnellan, School of Computer Applications Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland daviddonnellan@eircom.net Claus Pahl

More information

Software Maintenance

Software Maintenance 1 What is Software Maintenance? Software Maintenance is a very broad activity that includes error corrections, enhancements of capabilities, deletion of obsolete capabilities, and optimization. 2 Categories

More information

Scientific information management policies and information literacy schemes in Greek higher education institutions and libraries

Scientific information management policies and information literacy schemes in Greek higher education institutions and libraries Information Services & Use 34 (2014) 345 352 345 DOI 10.3233/ISU-140758 IOS Press Scientific information management policies and information literacy schemes in Greek higher education institutions and

More information

A comparative study on cost-sharing in higher education Using the case study approach to contribute to evidence-based policy

A comparative study on cost-sharing in higher education Using the case study approach to contribute to evidence-based policy A comparative study on cost-sharing in higher education Using the case study approach to contribute to evidence-based policy Tuition fees between sacred cow and cash cow Conference of Vlaams Verbond van

More information

On the Combined Behavior of Autonomous Resource Management Agents

On the Combined Behavior of Autonomous Resource Management Agents On the Combined Behavior of Autonomous Resource Management Agents Siri Fagernes 1 and Alva L. Couch 2 1 Faculty of Engineering Oslo University College Oslo, Norway siri.fagernes@iu.hio.no 2 Computer Science

More information

The recognition, evaluation and accreditation of European Postgraduate Programmes.

The recognition, evaluation and accreditation of European Postgraduate Programmes. 1 The recognition, evaluation and accreditation of European Postgraduate Programmes. Sue Lawrence and Nol Reverda Introduction The validation of awards and courses within higher education has traditionally,

More information

Institutional repository policies: best practices for encouraging self-archiving

Institutional repository policies: best practices for encouraging self-archiving Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 73 ( 2013 ) 769 776 The 2nd International Conference on Integrated Information Institutional repository policies: best

More information

School Inspection in Hesse/Germany

School Inspection in Hesse/Germany Hessisches Kultusministerium School Inspection in Hesse/Germany Contents 1. Introduction...2 2. School inspection as a Procedure for Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement...2 3. The Hessian framework

More information

E-Learning Using Open Source Software in African Universities

E-Learning Using Open Source Software in African Universities E-Learning Using Open Source Software in African Universities Nicholas Mavengere 1, Mikko Ruohonen 1 and Paul Nleya 2 1 School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland {nicholas.mavengere,

More information

COMPETENCY-BASED STATISTICS COURSES WITH FLEXIBLE LEARNING MATERIALS

COMPETENCY-BASED STATISTICS COURSES WITH FLEXIBLE LEARNING MATERIALS COMPETENCY-BASED STATISTICS COURSES WITH FLEXIBLE LEARNING MATERIALS Martin M. A. Valcke, Open Universiteit, Educational Technology Expertise Centre, The Netherlands This paper focuses on research and

More information

ACTION LEARNING: AN INTRODUCTION AND SOME METHODS INTRODUCTION TO ACTION LEARNING

ACTION LEARNING: AN INTRODUCTION AND SOME METHODS INTRODUCTION TO ACTION LEARNING ACTION LEARNING: AN INTRODUCTION AND SOME METHODS INTRODUCTION TO ACTION LEARNING Action learning is a development process. Over several months people working in a small group, tackle important organisational

More information

National and Regional performance and accountability: State of the Nation/Region Program Costa Rica.

National and Regional performance and accountability: State of the Nation/Region Program Costa Rica. National and Regional performance and accountability: State of the Nation/Region Program Costa Rica. Miguel Gutierrez Saxe. 1 The State of the Nation Report: a method to learn and think about a country.

More information

TEACHING IN THE TECH-LAB USING THE SOFTWARE FACTORY METHOD *

TEACHING IN THE TECH-LAB USING THE SOFTWARE FACTORY METHOD * TEACHING IN THE TECH-LAB USING THE SOFTWARE FACTORY METHOD * Alejandro Bia 1, Ramón P. Ñeco 2 1 Centro de Investigación Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hernández 2 Depto. de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática,

More information

ICT Strategy of Universities

ICT Strategy of Universities ICT Strategy of Universities Neven Pintari University of Zadar Department of Economy Mihovila Pavlinovia 2, 23000 Zadar, Croatia neven.pintaric@unizd.hr Abstract. The strategy of an organization defines

More information

Survey Results and an Android App to Support Open Lesson Plans in Edu-AREA

Survey Results and an Android App to Support Open Lesson Plans in Edu-AREA Survey Results and an Android App to Support Open Lesson Plans in Edu-AREA M. Caeiro-Rodríguez 1, R. Couselo-Alonso 1, L. Pereiro-Melón 1, M. Rodríguez- Bermúdez 1, R. Míguez-Vázquez 1, M. Llamas-Nistal

More information

An Industrial Technologist s Core Knowledge: Web-based Strategy for Defining Our Discipline

An Industrial Technologist s Core Knowledge: Web-based Strategy for Defining Our Discipline Volume 17, Number 2 - February 2001 to April 2001 An Industrial Technologist s Core Knowledge: Web-based Strategy for Defining Our Discipline By Dr. John Sinn & Mr. Darren Olson KEYWORD SEARCH Curriculum

More information

The CTQ Flowdown as a Conceptual Model of Project Objectives

The CTQ Flowdown as a Conceptual Model of Project Objectives The CTQ Flowdown as a Conceptual Model of Project Objectives HENK DE KONING AND JEROEN DE MAST INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM (IBIS UVA) 2007, ASQ The purpose

More information

European 2,767 ACTIVITY SUMMARY DUKE GLOBAL FACTS. European undergraduate students currently enrolled at Duke

European 2,767 ACTIVITY SUMMARY DUKE GLOBAL FACTS. European undergraduate students currently enrolled at Duke DUKE GLOBAL FACTS Europe ACTIVITY SUMMARY European scholars at Duke consider Europe s history, politics, society and culture as foundational for the West, but also view these themes critically and from

More information

Beyond the Blend: Optimizing the Use of your Learning Technologies. Bryan Chapman, Chapman Alliance

Beyond the Blend: Optimizing the Use of your Learning Technologies. Bryan Chapman, Chapman Alliance 901 Beyond the Blend: Optimizing the Use of your Learning Technologies Bryan Chapman, Chapman Alliance Power Blend Beyond the Blend: Optimizing the Use of Your Learning Infrastructure Facilitator: Bryan

More information

The International Coach Federation (ICF) Global Consumer Awareness Study

The International Coach Federation (ICF) Global Consumer Awareness Study www.pwc.com The International Coach Federation (ICF) Global Consumer Awareness Study Summary of the Main Regional Results and Variations Fort Worth, Texas Presentation Structure 2 Research Overview 3 Research

More information

Customer Relationship Management

Customer Relationship Management 1 - Curso 2015-16 PCA-27-F-01 Ed.00 COURSE GUIDE Universidad Católica de Valencia Universidad Católica de Valencia 2 COURSE GUIDE - CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ECTS MODULE Marketing 36 FIELD: Marketing

More information

Council of the European Union Brussels, 4 November 2015 (OR. en)

Council of the European Union Brussels, 4 November 2015 (OR. en) Council of the European Union Brussels, 4 November 2015 (OR. en) 13631/15 NOTE From: To: General Secretariat of the Council JEUN 96 EDUC 285 SOC 633 EMPL 416 CULT 73 SAN 356 Permanent Representatives Committee/Council

More information

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Introduction to Financial Accounting Universitat Pompeu Fabra Introduction to Financial Accounting Course 2013 2014 Grades: Administració i Direcció d Empreses (ADE) code: 20837 Economia (ECO) code: 20837 Ciències Empresarials - Management

More information

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. This syllabus replaces previous NSSC syllabuses and will be implemented in 2010 in Grade 11

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. This syllabus replaces previous NSSC syllabuses and will be implemented in 2010 in Grade 11 Republic of Namibia MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LIFE SKILLS SYLLABUS GRADES AND This syllabus replaces previous NSSC syllabuses and will be implemented in 00 in Grade Ministry of Education National Institute

More information

Interview on Quality Education

Interview on Quality Education Interview on Quality Education President European University Association (EUA) Ultimately, education is what should allow students to grow, learn, further develop, and fully play their role as active citizens

More information

Knowledge Synthesis and Integration: Changing Models, Changing Practices

Knowledge Synthesis and Integration: Changing Models, Changing Practices Knowledge Synthesis and Integration: Changing Models, Changing Practices Irvine, California March 16, 2009 Allan Best, Managing Partner, InSource University of British Columbia Diane Finegood, Simon Fraser

More information

A Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Power Electronics

A Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Power Electronics A Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Power Electronics Difficulties in the application of Project-Based Learning in a subject of Switching-Mode Power Supplies Diego G. Lamar, Pablo F. Miaja, Manuel

More information

Developing Flexible Dual Master s Degree Programs at UPAEP (Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla) and OSU (Oklahoma State University)

Developing Flexible Dual Master s Degree Programs at UPAEP (Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla) and OSU (Oklahoma State University) US-China Education Review A 2 (2012) 223-228 Earlier title: US-China Education Review, ISSN 1548-6613 D DAVID PUBLISHING Developing Flexible Dual Master s Degree Programs at UPAEP (Universidad Popular

More information

Using Virtual Manipulatives to Support Teaching and Learning Mathematics

Using Virtual Manipulatives to Support Teaching and Learning Mathematics Using Virtual Manipulatives to Support Teaching and Learning Mathematics Joel Duffin Abstract The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is a free website containing over 110 interactive online

More information

Swinburne University of Technology 2020 Plan

Swinburne University of Technology 2020 Plan Swinburne University of Technology 2020 Plan science technology innovation Swinburne University of Technology 2020 Plan Embracing change This is an exciting time for Swinburne. Tertiary education is undergoing

More information

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG RTD

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG RTD EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG RTD SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME THEME 7 TRANSPORT - SST SST.2007.4.1.2: Human physical and behavioral components GA No. 218740 COVER Coordination of Vehicle and Road Safety Initiatives,

More information

A Study on professors and learners perceptions of real-time Online Korean Studies Courses

A Study on professors and learners perceptions of real-time Online Korean Studies Courses A Study on professors and learners perceptions of real-time Online Korean Studies Courses Haiyoung Lee 1*, Sun Hee Park 2** and Jeehye Ha 3 1,2,3 Department of Korean Studies, Ewha Womans University, 52

More information

Strategy and Design of ICT Services

Strategy and Design of ICT Services Strategy and Design of IT Services T eaching P lan Telecommunications Engineering Strategy and Design of ICT Services Teaching guide Activity Plan Academic year: 2011/12 Term: 3 Project Name: Strategy

More information

Connect Communicate Collaborate. Transform your organisation with Promethean s interactive collaboration solutions

Connect Communicate Collaborate. Transform your organisation with Promethean s interactive collaboration solutions Connect Communicate Collaborate Transform your organisation with Promethean s interactive collaboration solutions Promethean your trusted partner in interactive collaboration solutions Promethean is a

More information

Beneficial Assessment for Meaningful Learning in CLIL

Beneficial Assessment for Meaningful Learning in CLIL Universidad Internacional de La Rioja Facultad de Educación Trabajo fin de máster Beneficial Assessment for Meaningful Learning in CLIL Presentado por: Patricia Ortiz Castro Tipo de TFM: Investigación

More information

Activity Analysis and Development through Information Systems Development

Activity Analysis and Development through Information Systems Development Activity Analysis and Development through Information Systems Development Mikko Korpela In this position paper we propose theses without proofs that touch some fundamental issues of Information Systems

More information

Unit 7 Data analysis and design

Unit 7 Data analysis and design 2016 Suite Cambridge TECHNICALS LEVEL 3 IT Unit 7 Data analysis and design A/507/5007 Guided learning hours: 60 Version 2 - revised May 2016 *changes indicated by black vertical line ocr.org.uk/it LEVEL

More information

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 1 Awarding Institution Newcastle University 2 Teaching Institution Newcastle University 3 Final Award MSc 4 Programme Title Digital Architecture 5 UCAS/Programme Code 5112 6 Programme

More information

ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA

ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA EXPECT THE BEST 3+3+ + + +9+A THE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE The ESSEC & MANNHEIM Executive MBA offers you a fast-track solution to career advancement through an international program

More information

On the Open Access Strategy of the Max Planck Society

On the Open Access Strategy of the Max Planck Society On the Open Access Strategy of the Max Planck Society Theresa Velden in the Max Planck Society OAI3 Workshop, CERN 12-14 Feb 2004 Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science 80 Institutes (D, NL,

More information

SINTHESY Synergetic new thesis for the European Simera

SINTHESY Synergetic new thesis for the European Simera SINTHESY Synergetic new thesis for the European Simera Mirca Ognisanti Abstract in English SYNTHESI is a European Project leaded by Greece which has two fundamental aims: the promotion of an active European

More information

THE 2016 FORUM ON ACCREDITATION August 17-18, 2016, Toronto, ON

THE 2016 FORUM ON ACCREDITATION August 17-18, 2016, Toronto, ON THE 2016 FORUM ON ACCREDITATION August 17-18, 2016, Toronto, ON What do we need to do, together, to ensure that accreditation is done in a manner that brings greatest benefit to the profession? Consultants'

More information

ONTARIO FOOD COLLABORATIVE

ONTARIO FOOD COLLABORATIVE ONTARIO FOOD COLLABORATIVE Strategic Plan 2016-2018 Table of Contents Introduction and Background... 3 Collaborative Members... 3 Vision and Mission... 3 Statement of Core Principles... 3 Collaborative

More information

GALICIAN TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS ON THE USABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE ODS PORTAL

GALICIAN TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS ON THE USABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE ODS PORTAL The Fifth International Conference on e-learning (elearning-2014), 22-23 September 2014, Belgrade, Serbia GALICIAN TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS ON THE USABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE ODS PORTAL SONIA VALLADARES-RODRIGUEZ

More information

2013/Q&PQ THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

2013/Q&PQ THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 2013/Q&PQ THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY Policy and Criteria for the Registration of Qualifications and Part Qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework Compiled and produced by:

More information

Lectora a Complete elearning Solution

Lectora a Complete elearning Solution Lectora a Complete elearning Solution Irina Ioniţă 1, Liviu Ioniţă 1 (1) University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti, Department of Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Bd. Bucuresti, No.39, 100680,

More information

Envision Success FY2014-FY2017 Strategic Goal 1: Enhancing pathways that guide students to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals

Envision Success FY2014-FY2017 Strategic Goal 1: Enhancing pathways that guide students to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals Strategic Goal 1: Enhancing pathways that guide students to achieve their academic, career, and personal goals Institutional Priority: Improve the front door experience Identify metrics appropriate to

More information

Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge

Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge Evaluation Report 2014/15 Supported by Young Enterprise Our vision we want every young person in the UK to leave education with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to

More information

Team Dispersal. Some shaping ideas

Team Dispersal. Some shaping ideas Team Dispersal Some shaping ideas The storyline is how distributed teams can be a liability or an asset or anything in between. It isn t simply a case of neutralizing the down side Nick Clare, January

More information

ISSN X. RUSC VOL. 8 No 1 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Barcelona, January 2011 ISSN X

ISSN X.  RUSC VOL. 8 No 1 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Barcelona, January 2011 ISSN X Recommended citation SIEMENS, George; WELLER, Martin (coord.) (2011). The Impact of Social Networks on Teaching and Learning [online monograph]. Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (RUSC).

More information

EUROPEAN STUDY & CAREER FAIR

EUROPEAN STUDY & CAREER FAIR 3 rd of April 2013 MANNHEIM, GERMANY EUROPEAN STUDY & CAREER FAIR EUROPEAN STUDENTS FORUM Partners: The EUROPEAN STUDY AND CAREER FAIR, which takes place in Mannheim, Germany on 3rd of April 2012, brings

More information

I. Proposal presentations should follow Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) format.

I. Proposal presentations should follow Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) format. NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CRITERIA POLICY NUMBER ED 8-5 REVIEW DATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 AUTHORITY PRIMARY CONTACT SENATE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES POLICY The criteria

More information

Higher education is becoming a major driver of economic competitiveness

Higher education is becoming a major driver of economic competitiveness Executive Summary Higher education is becoming a major driver of economic competitiveness in an increasingly knowledge-driven global economy. The imperative for countries to improve employment skills calls

More information

Programme Specification

Programme Specification Programme Specification Title: Accounting and Finance Final Award: Master of Science (MSc) With Exit Awards at: Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Science (MSc)

More information

Understanding Co operatives Through Research

Understanding Co operatives Through Research Understanding Co operatives Through Research Dr. Lou Hammond Ketilson Chair, Committee on Co operative Research International Co operative Alliance Presented to the United Nations Expert Group Meeting

More information

P. Belsis, C. Sgouropoulou, K. Sfikas, G. Pantziou, C. Skourlas, J. Varnas

P. Belsis, C. Sgouropoulou, K. Sfikas, G. Pantziou, C. Skourlas, J. Varnas Exploiting Distance Learning Methods and Multimediaenhanced instructional content to support IT Curricula in Greek Technological Educational Institutes P. Belsis, C. Sgouropoulou, K. Sfikas, G. Pantziou,

More information

Rule discovery in Web-based educational systems using Grammar-Based Genetic Programming

Rule discovery in Web-based educational systems using Grammar-Based Genetic Programming Data Mining VI 205 Rule discovery in Web-based educational systems using Grammar-Based Genetic Programming C. Romero, S. Ventura, C. Hervás & P. González Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Universitario de

More information

The development and implementation of a coaching model for project-based learning

The development and implementation of a coaching model for project-based learning The development and implementation of a coaching model for project-based learning W. Van der Hoeven 1 Educational Research Assistant KU Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Heverlee, Belgium E-mail:

More information

Lirio del Carmen Gutiérrez Rivera

Lirio del Carmen Gutiérrez Rivera Lirio del Carmen Gutiérrez Rivera Address: desigualdades.net Research Network Freie Universität Berlin Bolzmannstr. 1 14195 Berlin Email: lirio.gutierrez@fu-berlin.de EDUCATION 2005-2009 Dr. phil. Political

More information

EMBA 2-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM. Department of Management Studies. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

EMBA 2-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM. Department of Management Studies. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai EMBA 2-YEAR DEGREE Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 EMBA DEGREE EMBA program equips mid-career working professionals with: Deep functional and broad

More information

STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EES) 2016/2017. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EES) 2016/2017. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EES) 2016/2017 Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences University of Groningen Editor: Michiel Berger Contents

More information

FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY

FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY STRATEGY 2016 2022 // UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN STRATEGY 2016 2022 FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY 3 STRATEGY 2016 2022 (Adopted by the Faculty Board on 15 June 2016) The Faculty of Psychology has

More information

Process improvement, The Agile Way! By Ben Linders Published in Methods and Tools, winter

Process improvement, The Agile Way! By Ben Linders Published in Methods and Tools, winter Process improvement, The Agile Way! By Ben Linders Published in Methods and Tools, winter 2010. http://www.methodsandtools.com/ Summary Business needs for process improvement projects are changing. Organizations

More information

Top US Tech Talent for the Top China Tech Company

Top US Tech Talent for the Top China Tech Company THE FALL 2017 US RECRUITING TOUR Top US Tech Talent for the Top China Tech Company INTERVIEWS IN 7 CITIES Tour Schedule CITY Boston, MA New York, NY Pittsburgh, PA Urbana-Champaign, IL Ann Arbor, MI Los

More information

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF ECOMPETENCE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF

UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF ECOMPETENCE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF ECOMPETENCE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF Dirk Schneckenberg and Johannes Wildt Center for Research on Higher Education and Faculty Development University of Dortmund Germany Introduction

More information

22/07/10. Last amended. Date: 22 July Preamble

22/07/10. Last amended. Date: 22 July Preamble 03-1 Please note that this document is a non-binding convenience translation. Only the German version of the document entitled "Studien- und Prüfungsordnung der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg

More information

Davidson College Library Strategic Plan

Davidson College Library Strategic Plan Davidson College Library Strategic Plan 2016-2020 1 Introduction The Davidson College Library s Statement of Purpose (Appendix A) identifies three broad categories by which the library - the staff, the

More information

PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification Exam Training - Brochure

PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification Exam Training - Brochure PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification Exam Training - Brochure The Credential that makes you a Project Management Specialist Course Name : PRINCE2_P Version : INVL_PRINCE2P_BR_02_035_1.2 Course ID : PMGT

More information

Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA)

Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA) United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA) Regional Conference on Higher Education in Africa (CRESA) 10-13 November 2008 Preparatory

More information

E-Learning project in GIS education

E-Learning project in GIS education E-Learning project in GIS education MARIA KOULI (1), DIMITRIS ALEXAKIS (1), FILIPPOS VALLIANATOS (1) (1) Department of Natural Resources & Environment Technological Educational Institute of Grete Romanou

More information

Three Strategies for Open Source Deployment: Substitution, Innovation, and Knowledge Reuse

Three Strategies for Open Source Deployment: Substitution, Innovation, and Knowledge Reuse Three Strategies for Open Source Deployment: Substitution, Innovation, and Knowledge Reuse Jonathan P. Allen 1 1 University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., CA 94117, USA, jpallen@usfca.edu Abstract.

More information

AUTOMATED TROUBLESHOOTING OF MOBILE NETWORKS USING BAYESIAN NETWORKS

AUTOMATED TROUBLESHOOTING OF MOBILE NETWORKS USING BAYESIAN NETWORKS AUTOMATED TROUBLESHOOTING OF MOBILE NETWORKS USING BAYESIAN NETWORKS R.Barco 1, R.Guerrero 2, G.Hylander 2, L.Nielsen 3, M.Partanen 2, S.Patel 4 1 Dpt. Ingeniería de Comunicaciones. Universidad de Málaga.

More information

The role of virtual laboratories in education

The role of virtual laboratories in education 135 The role of virtual laboratories in education Authors: Oleg Cernian University of Craiova, Computer Science Department, Romania e-mail: Oleg.Cernian@comp-craiova.ro Ileana Hamburg Institut Arbeit und

More information

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES LOOKING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE PRAGUE DECLARATION 2009

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES LOOKING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE PRAGUE DECLARATION 2009 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES LOOKING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE PRAGUE DECLARATION 2009 Copyright 2009 by the European University Association All rights reserved. This information may be freely used and copied for

More information

Grade Band: High School Unit 1 Unit Target: Government Unit Topic: The Constitution and Me. What Is the Constitution? The United States Government

Grade Band: High School Unit 1 Unit Target: Government Unit Topic: The Constitution and Me. What Is the Constitution? The United States Government The Constitution and Me This unit is based on a Social Studies Government topic. Students are introduced to the basic components of the U.S. Constitution, including the way the U.S. government was started

More information

AGENDA LEARNING THEORIES LEARNING THEORIES. Advanced Learning Theories 2/22/2016

AGENDA LEARNING THEORIES LEARNING THEORIES. Advanced Learning Theories 2/22/2016 AGENDA Advanced Learning Theories Alejandra J. Magana, Ph.D. admagana@purdue.edu Introduction to Learning Theories Role of Learning Theories and Frameworks Learning Design Research Design Dual Coding Theory

More information

University of Toronto

University of Toronto University of Toronto OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST Governance and Administration of Extra-Departmental Units Interdisciplinarity Committee Working Group Report Following approval by Governing

More information

Ph.D. Computer Engineering and Information Science. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH, 1986

Ph.D. Computer Engineering and Information Science. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH, 1986 Victor Matos Address: 4984 Farnhurst Rd. Lyndhurst OH 44124 Phone: (216) 382-2264 (Home) Email: matos@cis.csuohio.edu Web-Page: http://cis.csuohio.edu/~matos Education Ph.D. Computer Engineering and Information

More information

Characteristics of Collaborative Network Models. ed. by Line Gry Knudsen

Characteristics of Collaborative Network Models. ed. by Line Gry Knudsen SUCCESS PILOT PROJECT WP1 June 2006 Characteristics of Collaborative Network Models. ed. by Line Gry Knudsen All rights reserved the by author June 2008 Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy,

More information

Curriculum Policy. November Independent Boarding and Day School for Boys and Girls. Royal Hospital School. ISI reference.

Curriculum Policy. November Independent Boarding and Day School for Boys and Girls. Royal Hospital School. ISI reference. Curriculum Policy Independent Boarding and Day School for Boys and Girls Royal Hospital School November 2017 ISI reference Key author Reviewing body Approval body Approval frequency 2a Director of Curriculum,

More information

Towards a Collaboration Framework for Selection of ICT Tools

Towards a Collaboration Framework for Selection of ICT Tools Towards a Collaboration Framework for Selection of ICT Tools Deepak Sahni, Jan Van den Bergh, and Karin Coninx Hasselt University - transnationale Universiteit Limburg Expertise Centre for Digital Media

More information

Different Requirements Gathering Techniques and Issues. Javaria Mushtaq

Different Requirements Gathering Techniques and Issues. Javaria Mushtaq 835 Different Requirements Gathering Techniques and Issues Javaria Mushtaq Abstract- Project management is now becoming a very important part of our software industries. To handle projects with success

More information

Simulated Architecture and Programming Model for Social Proxy in Second Life

Simulated Architecture and Programming Model for Social Proxy in Second Life Simulated Architecture and Programming Model for Social Proxy in Second Life Cintia Caetano, Micheli Knechtel, Roger Resmini, Ana Cristina Garcia, Anselmo Montenegro Department of Computing, Fluminense

More information

The 21st Century Principal

The 21st Century Principal THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY: DODEA The 21st Century Principal 21st Century Teaching, Learning, and Leading 21st Century Technical Work Group 1/7/2014 This document contains the four leadership

More information

Lincoln School Kathmandu, Nepal

Lincoln School Kathmandu, Nepal ISS Administrative Searches is pleased to announce Lincoln School Kathmandu, Nepal Seeks Elementary Principal Application Deadline: October 30, 2017 Visit the ISS Administrative Searches webpage to view

More information

How to Develop and Evaluate an etourism MOOC: An Experience in Progress

How to Develop and Evaluate an etourism MOOC: An Experience in Progress How to Develop and Evaluate an etourism MOOC: An Experience in Progress Jingjing Lin, Nadzeya Kalbaska, and Lorenzo Cantoni The Faculty of Communication Sciences Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI)

More information

TRAINEESHIP TOOL MANUAL V2.1 VERSION April 1st 2017 * HOWEST.BE

TRAINEESHIP TOOL MANUAL V2.1  VERSION April 1st 2017 * HOWEST.BE WWW.HOWEST.BE/STAGE VERSION April 1st 2017 * STAGE@ HOWEST.BE TRAINEESHIP TOOL MANUAL V2.1 Guidelines for the use of the Howest traineeship tool elaborated for an external organisation: stage.howest.be

More information