Using Social Media to Maximize Students’ Learning Outcomes
With the emergence of various types of educational technologies the teachers’ role has become more of the facilitator instead of machine of delivering lectures. Today students have access to various sophisticated digital technologies and its use gets appreciation since businesses and other organizations expect graduates to be expert in new technologies.Since the use of social media has changed many things the manner people communicate and interact, this article highlights the scope and efforts to use social media to enhance learning experiences of undergraduates at Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST).Students’ responses to the new technologies have been incorporated to guide future course of actions. Since use of social media into a teaching assignment requires considerable time and effort by the teacher, nonetheless, experience of faculty in their efforts to use social media in the teaching of traditional courses has also been focused upon.
The Use of PowToon As Media to Reduce Teacher’s Anxiety in Teaching EFL Class
In improving the quality of teaching, several factors must be to pay attention to. One of the factors at issue is anxiety, which is a significant problem in the classroom. Anxiety often occurs in inexperienced teachers. It makes teaching ineffective in terms of providing information to students. The consequences of anxiety in learning have an impact on discomfort in learning. With today's developing technology, this problem can be reduced, especially on the anxiety factor in the learning process. This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using the PowToon application in reducing teacher anxiety in teaching EFL classes. This literature study used eight papers studying the effect of the use of PowToon and similar E-media in teaching. The findings of this study indicate that PowToon provides many advantages in learning. Because PowToon is one of the media that can make it easier for teachers to teach and explain. With the help of PowToon, the application can also make students innovative because learning does not feel bored with monotonous learning situations. The findings show that using media with PowToon can reduce anxiety, increase teacher confidence, and make learning more enjoyable. Thus, this research can provide information for teachers who has less confidence in teaching
Occupational Therapy Graduate Education: The Scientist-Practitioner Model
The development of a scientific based practice is essential if occupational therapists are to defend their practice against scepticism and budget cuts. In order to equip the profession with the skills necessary to develop a scientific basis for practice, it is generally considered that graduate programs in occupational therapy should be initiated. This paper argues that to be most effective a specific kind of graduate program is required — one based on the scientist-practitioner model. This model provides for the dual education of professionals as clinicians and researchers. In occupational therapy the undergraduate curricula already provide excellent education in clinical interventions. Thus, it is the role of the graduate curricula to provide education in methods of scientific inquiry and their application to clinical practice. The composition of such a curriculum is described.