...NAME INSTITUTION Instructor Date REFLECTING ON PRACTICE: using learning journals in higher and continuing education. Introduction. The article by A.M Langer (2000) explores the effectiveness of applying study journals in enhancing students understanding of technical courses. The author acknowledges existence of other scholarly documents evaluating the influence of journals in improving students understanding of applied courses such as mathematics and physics. He builds on the existing literature to establish a theoretical background of the study in the literature review. The literature review also identifies the knowledge gap that the study carried out by Langer seeks to fill. Langer argues that there is a significant lack of literature exploring the use of journals in enhancing the study of technical courses by nontraditional students (Langer 2000). He carries out a research to establish the effect of using scholar journals by nontraditional students undertaking computer technology classes in the University of Columbia. The scope of the study covers a population of ten students. According to the article, the sampling technique is unbiased as it has equity in gender and utilizes a random sampling method that entails selection of every tenth student in alphephetical order as per the last name. The selected group was required to submit journals to the group of researchers. The researchers sort to meet discrete objectives defined by the study. The objectives included evaluation...
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...which method it should utilize? How does its choice affect the financial statements? Should companies standardize the method of depreciation to enhance comparability? Explain your answer. General Questions - General General Questions ACC 422 Week 1 Individual Assignment Disclosure Analysis Paper ACC 422 Week 1 WileyPLUS Week Two Assignment ACC 422 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 2 Learning Team Textbook Assignments 1 ACC 422 Week 3 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Three Assignment ACC 422 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Textbook Assignments 2 ACC 422 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 4 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Four Assignment ACC 422 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 5 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Five Assignment ACC 422 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 1-5 All DQ's As mentioned in the beginning of this article, a college education is essential for your future. Just going to college is not enough. You must take action to ensure that you get...
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...Reflecting on Practice: using learning journals in higher and continuing education Teachers College Reflecting on Practice: using learning journals in higher and continuing education Langer (2002) central focus is plainly stated in the introduction, which is “how the use of journals impacted the learning process of adult non-traditional students and how this impact compared to that of traditional students”. The purpose of this article critique is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Langer (2002) article. The body of the critique will develop the five major elements, which begin with the research question/problem to include the author’s purpose for writing the article. The next element is the conceptual framework, followed by the methodology, results/findings of the study, and lastly the discussion. Even though the research question is stated clearly in the third sentence, the use of the terms former and latter in the introduction was somewhat ambiguous because the two comparatives were used early in the paragraph. The article mentioned traditional students, but it was unclear if they too were adults. The reviewer eventually determined that the traditional students were adults because the article stated that the computer technology certification courses were designed for adult students interested in changing their careers. Langer (2002) gave a clear purpose of his study, which was to understand the immediate and extended effects of journals as learning...
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...University: UNV 501 May 29, 2013 The article Preparing Teachers for Special Education in the United States: A Reflection was interesting because it told the history of Special Education. It talked about how Special Education teachers should stand up for the kids in their class and do everything they could to help their students succeed. It discussed the high turnover rate among Special Education teachers and stated that support from principals, administrators, and even legislators are extremely important and much needed by Special Education teachers. The article was scholarly because it was written and researched by five professors in the Special Education Unit from the University of Nigeria. The second article Using Tablet Computers as Instructional Tools to Increase Task Completion by Students with Autism struck me because I am currently using an IPAD to do math and literacy with my Pre-K students. I wanted to see the findings in their case study to see if it was good or not for our students. I found that it is beneficial but the study showed mixed reviews. The study was done in a class of 7 in Maryland over a 4 week period. This article is considered scholarly because it was written by 3 women, all of whom are educators or directors of Special Education, which work at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The last article was The relationship between autism spectrum disorders and symptoms of conduct problems:...
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...clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of nursing process while obtaining a physical assessment. (POs 4 and 8) CO 3: Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual functioning. (PO 1) CO 4: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3) CO 6: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (POs 2 and 5) DUE DATE Please see the Course Calendar. TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 50 points PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT There are four graded parts to this assignment: (1) Obtain a health history and conduct a physical examination on an individual of your choosing (not a patient), (2) compile a health education needs...
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...‘A serious proposal to the ladies’ and ‘Some reflections upon marriage’ deal with the social problems that women had to live with at the time, and how they were constantly subdued by men. Being considered mentally and socially inferior, Astell argued that this social ranking between the sexes was unjust and unnatural. However, ‘Custom’, (or tradition) considered it for some time normal for a woman to be under the dominance of Man at all times. Astell tried arguing against this, as her protofeminist pieces were one of the first works which dealt with the matter head on. She fought for equality between the sexes, and questioned the morals behind believing women to be inferior to men. Many would be able to compare her to ‘The New Woman’; an image created in order to describe the modern feminist woman that was being introduced to society in the late 19th century. However, many would argue that, although Astell was a leading feminist of her time, as she was considered “The first major English feminist for her defiant praise of women” by Joan K. Kinnard, she was still strongly conservative and some of her views differed from the modern feminist ones of today. She still considered a woman to have her rightful place or role in the household and in society, and believed that a social ranking was simply inevitable and a ‘work of God’; so many of these beliefs were directed at the upper class and richer women of the time. In ‘Some reflections upon marriage’, Astell describes men as being...
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...onlne. acton/ournalnf m aton?j nal I or i our Code=cj 20 em D ow nl oad by:[ i esex U ni siy] M ddl ver t D at 02 Febr e: uary 2016,At 11: : 17 Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 36, No. 2, June 2011, 169–188 A learning design for student-generated digital storytelling Matthew Kearney* Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Received 16 December 2010; accepted 7 January 2011) CJEM_A_553623.sgm Taylor and Francis Downloaded by [Middlesex University] at 11:17 02 February 2016 shirleya@uow.edu.au Dr 0 3000002011 36 ShirleyAgostinho Taylor 2011 & (print)/1743-9892 (online) Original Article 1743-9884Media Learning,Francisand Technology 10.1080/17439884.2011.553623 The literature on digital video in education emphasises the use of prefabricated, instructional-style video assets. Learning designs for supporting the use of these expert-generated video products...
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...JASMINE STIEKEMA. S00169720. 0431681838. HLSC 120: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND HEALTH. REFLECTIVE WRITING ESSAY. 2751, WORDS. Step 1: Carefully choose one question from the Reflective Learning and Writing section of eModule 1 or 2 to guide your reflection: 1.2 Reflect on and discuss some of the underlying causes of world hunger? * Historical Factors * Cultural Factors * Structural Factors * Critical Factors (Germov, 2014, p. 7, 8). During this assessment I am going to be using the factors from Germovs Sociological Imagination template. Step 2: Reflect upon and analyse your experiences in relation to the topic of the question from step 1, using factors from Willis’ Sociological Imagination Template. There are many factors that are involved in the underlying causes of world hunger some factors include: environmental conditions such as climate change, high temperatures and humidity, natural disasters, land rights, lack of democracy and ownership, crop insect infestations, famine, war and corruption, economic causes, socio cultural causes, microbial growth, excessive food wastage, political and governmental factors, limited access to education and educational supplies and a lack of infrastructure and thus no way to manufacture products or ship them to the rest of the world (Holland, 2013). World hunger and the underlying causes are advertised in various ways on a daily basis through social media. These charity organizations primarily target the impacts and effects world...
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...Learning Journals in Higher and Continuing Education Zaidoon Almassad Writing 7000 Argosy University Marilyn Malarz, Ph. D. January 17, 2014 The propose for writing this paper is to critique the article “reflecting on practice: using journals in higher and continuing education”. The study was presented by Columbia University's Computer Technology program in Continuing Education. The author of this article is Arthur M. Langer and it was published in 2002 in Columbian University. My critique based on the five elements which are research question and problems, literature review, methodology, results and findings, discussion. After I read entire article carefully I identified how the article was organized. What author’s thought patterns, his way of thinking, evaluated Strengths and Weaknesses, how can findings be used in practice? This article explained that students should use journals in their studies for their researches. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of learning journals as vehicles for encouraging critical reflection among non-traditional students and to compare variances with studies among traditional students. An objective of the study was to understand how students in a technical computer class reacted to the requirements for learning journals. Qualitative method focused on whether learning journals show to be an effective teaching tool in science-based, adult learning. The purpose of this article critique is to analyze the strengths and...
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...the journal article titled A Case Study Examining the Impact of Cognitive Load on Reflection and Pre-service Teachers' Transfer of Specific Teaching Behaviors and was authored by Thomas W. Broyles, Cory M. Epler, and Jessica W. Waknine, who are all from Virginia Tech University. The article goes into detail about a study in which twenty seven pre-service teachers in Career and Technical Education were examined. It showed how reflection and transfer of certain teaching behaviors are impacted by cognitive loads. Once all the teachers were selected, they were broken up into fourteen teams. The teachers were videotaped while teaching a lesson that was pre-written. After their teaching session was over, the different groups were then asked to reflect what they taught and how they taught it. From there, the groups were divided even further as seven groups were asked to be in an experimental group that was to have their reflective experience create a cognitive load that was higher than that of the other group. The second group was then placed into a control group that was designed to have a lesser cognitive load than their counterparts. Following the second round of teaching, focus groups were then used to engage the participants in discussion. Following the focus groups concluded their discussions; the individuals who were researching this subject came up with a conclusion of the higher cognitive load of the first group had a greater impact on the depth of reflection and transfer...
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...the article discussed the examination of the thought processes of ten pharmacists when working in a community setting. From the qualitative data that was collected, the researchers derived seven core thinking processes and find these processes essential to emphasize while teaching and in pharmacy practice. The seven core thinking processes were considering prescription in context, retrieving information, identifying medication-related issues, processing...
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...Anne Sawka EDUC 320 Smith,R.R.,(2006). Reflections of an american educator on the teaching of language arts in france. Young Children,61,94-99 In the article,Reflections of an American Educator on the Teaching Of Language Arts in France, the author, Robin Smith, decides to travel to France to compare first hand the differences and similarities between the French and American systems of education in Early Childhood. While reading this article I observed that there are many more similarities than differences in the teaching of language arts. When comparing the two educational systems Smith found that both the French and American system expect children to learn how to communicate orally during group time where they can share ideas and express their opinions. The difference here is French students are expected to memorize and recite poems to the rest of the class. This rote memorization is no longer as emphasized in the American system. Other similarities include that the teaching of reading and writing be included throughout the day and the sequence of teaching these skills is the same. For example in both systems children are first taught alphabet reorganization and then to associate sounds with the letters. Phonemic awareness is considered very important in both systems of education. One difference here is the use of tactile production of sounds and the use of nonsense words to measure phonemic awareness. These strategies are used more in American classrooms. I feel...
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...Article Review Jose C Romero July 2, 2015 MGT/426 Elyse Polokoff Article Review: “Is Yours a Learning Organization?” In their article, "Is Yours a Learning Organization?" Garvin, Edmondson and Gino develop a list of standards that companies can use to measure the efficacy of their learning organization (2008). They emphasize the importance of a company being an innovative learning organization to handle competition, technological advancements, and unpredictable changes in their markets. The authors make the process of creating a learning organization clear by naming three building blocks of an effective learning organization. These include creating a supportive work environment, creating concrete learning processes and practices, and maintaining leadership that reinforces learning. This article defines what a learning organization is, explains how organizations can put this definition into practice, and gives organizations a tool to identify any areas in need of improvement. The article begins with a concise definition of a learning organization. According to the authors, this is an organization in which "employees continually create, acquire, and transfer knowledge" (Garvin, Edmondson, & Gino, 2008). It is not enough to simply tell employees the company's vision or give them a lot of training; they must also be encouraged to be tolerant, open to discussion, and to think holistically. Employees exposed to such practices have the ability to adapt more quickly to changes...
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...in my paper without reservation. Drury, V., Francis, K., & Chapman, Y. (2008). Where have all the young ones gone: Implications for the nursing workforce. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 14(1). doi: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol14No1PPT03 Retrieved from http://gm6.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol142009/No1Jan09/ArticlePreviousTopic/YoungOnesandNursingWorkforce.html Three educators in Australia who identify and discuss the expanding nursing shortage on the undergraduate and graduate levels wrote this article. It shows how a lack of nursing instructors is directly influencing the need for nurses in the workforce. There are data regarding age and salaries, as well as a great list of resources for further study. The authors’ credentials are listed. I could use this article to show some of the recommendations to improve recruitment and retention in education. Hinshaw, A.S. (2001). A Continuing Challenge: The shortage of educationally prepared nursing faculty. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 6(1). Retrieved from http://ana.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/workforce/NurseShortageStaffing/NursingShortage/Resources/ShortageofEducationalFaculty.aspx This author discusses the shortage of nurse educators....
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...which method it should utilize? How does its choice affect the financial statements? Should companies standardize the method of depreciation to enhance comparability? Explain your answer. General Questions - General General Questions ACC 422 Week 1 Individual Assignment Disclosure Analysis Paper ACC 422 Week 1 WileyPLUS Week Two Assignment ACC 422 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 2 Learning Team Textbook Assignments 1 ACC 422 Week 3 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Three Assignment ACC 422 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Textbook Assignments 2 ACC 422 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 4 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Four Assignment ACC 422 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 5 Individual Assignment WileyPLUS Week Five Assignment ACC 422 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Weekly Reflection ACC 422 Week 1-5 All DQ's As mentioned in the beginning of this article, a college education is essential for your future. Just going to college is not enough. You must take action to ensure that you get...
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