Search results for " learning communities"

THE IMPACT OF HEADMASTER’S LEADERSHIP PRACTICE ON THE FORMATION OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AT SCHOOL

2019

In the context of general education content reform initiated in Latvia, which also provides change of teaching approach, the issue of the role of headmaster has raised. The introduction and implementation of competence approach requires strengthening and development of cooperation between teachers in professional learning communities (PLCs) at school, in order to address didactic issues, regularly analyze pupils` learning outcomes and find best ways to increase the learning outcomes of each pupil, and give an opportunity for teachers to improve their teaching by sharing good pedagogical practice. The change of teaching approach prompts a revision of school management practices as well. In o…

eTwinning Collaborative Learning Environment in Initial Teacher Education

2018

This paper aims to describe the eTwinning Teacher Training Institutes Pilot (TTI)1experiment during academic year 2014/15 with 550 undergraduate students from first and second year of Educational Technologies degree courses. The research was given start with the purpose of preparing tomorrow's teachers for a future where the use of ICT and is in everyday teaching, to promote their digital skills and communication skills, and their use of English as a foreign language within a cross-cultural context. The teaching presence was proved through proper supervision and the emergence of mutual support from 36 tutors and 550 students. The results of the research contributed to our understanding of h…

Profesionālās mācīšanās kopienas Latvijas vispārējās izglītības sistēmā

2017

Maģistra darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, vai Latvijas vispārējā izglītības sistēmā pastāv profesionālās mācīšanās kopienas un, ja šādas kopienas pastāv, tad noskaidrot, kā tās tiek organizētas. Pētījuma teorētisko ietvaru veido I. Illiča sabiedrības “atskološanas” koncepts, kā arī mācīšanas un mācīšanās funkcijas. Maģistra darbs tika īstenots kā individuāls darbības pētījums, izmantojot jaukto metožu pētījuma stratēģiju, tā ietvaros veicot padziļinātas daļēji strukturētas intervijas ar izglītības ekspertiem, kā arī pedagogu un vecāku aptauju. Pētījumā tika secināts, ka Latvijas vispārējā izglītības sistēmā pastāv profesionālās mācīšanās kopienas, un tās tiek organizētas izmantojot “no apakšas u…

Building a professional learning community in a conflict and post-conflict environment : a case-study of a high school in Liberia

2014

Educació Intercultural i TIC: claus pedagògiques de la innovació i el canvi social en el segle XXI

2012

Aquest article planteja la necessitat d'oferir claus pedagògics de la innovació i canvi social a les universitats i institucions de formació del segle XXI. Per tant, el que subratlla és la importància de promoure l'educació intercultural a través de les TIC (tecnologies de la informació i comunicació) com a element d'innovació i projecció positiva de la diversitat cultural. Cooperació en xarxa des d'una perspectiva intercultural i la promoció d'habilitats Interculturals són elements fonamentals per a transformar una societat formació escenaris en permanent canvi social.

Understanding the sense of community and continuance intention in virtual communities: The role of commitment and type of community

2019

Virtual communities (VCs) have become essential in current organizations and society, and so their sustainability is a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners. We focus on the sense of virtual community (SoVC) and commitment as relevant antecedents in achieving the success and maintenance of different types of VCs (communities of interest, virtual learning communities, and virtual communities of practice). Specifically, this study examines a moderated mediation model in which the type of virtual community moderates the indirect effect of a SoVC on the intention to continue through the perceived commitment of the users of the VC. The sample consists of 299 members of Virtual comm…