Interactive Educational Platform Research Articles

Understanding Teacher's Perspectives in Media Literacy Education as an Empowerment Instrument of Blended Learning in Early Childhood Classroom

Understanding Teacher's Perspectives in Media Literacy Education as an Empowerment Instrument of Blended Learning in Early Childhood Classroom

Модульная цифровая экспозиционно-образовательная платформа: концепция и внедрение в образовательный процесс по археологии на базе Новосибирского национального исследовательского государственного университета.

Purpose. The paper describes the experience of implementing a brand new interactive education platform at Novosibirsk State University (NSU). The purpose of the platform is to effectively use all potential communication channels between the object and the subject of knowledge in the system of higher professional education. The modular exposition and education project “Archaeology of Eurasia” developed by the education and research centre “New Archaeology” includes material sources and several digital stands designed following modern trends in education, latest information technologies and many years of experience in teaching archaeology at NSU. Results. The platform is based on primary principles of contemporary teaching approaches, such as brevity, imagery, diversity of sources, interactivity. Its active use in the educational process at the NSU Institute for the Humanities (IH) has shown to improve the quality of teaching and the level of learning skills. The project applies interdisciplinary methodology, which includes the best achievements in the field of educational and information technologies and archaeological science. Conclusion. For the NSU IH this project is a new experience to transfer from the usual classroom to a fundamentally different learning environment which provides an endless variety of opportunities for teaching and learning. Combination of the virtual exposition and real exhibits provides the opportunity to find the optimal algorithm of the interaction between the visitor and the expositional and educational space.

Open interactive education algorithm based on cloud computing and big data

In order to improve the self-learning ability of cloud computing and scheduling ability of big data resources in open interactive education, an open interactive education algorithm based on cloud computing and big data is proposed. An information flow model for open education big data is constructed, and big data mining is conducted to an open interactive education platform through the association rules mining method based on parallel scheduling to extract semantic ontology information feature quantity of interactive education; spatial attribute clustering is performed in the cloud computing environment according to the feature extraction results, and big data information is scheduled through the multi-feature weight allocation method. Simulation results show that in open interactive education, this method can cause relatively good output performance of big data mining, relatively high accuracy of feature information clustering of open interactive education and relatively strong feature resolution and recognition ability of data output, which meets the educational resource scheduling and allocation requirements of open education.

Open interactive education algorithm based on cloud computing and big data

In order to improve the self-learning ability of cloud computing and scheduling ability of big data resources in open interactive education, an open interactive education algorithm based on cloud computing and big data is proposed. An information flow model for open education big data is constructed, and big data mining is conducted to an open interactive education platform through the association rules mining method based on parallel scheduling to extract semantic ontology information feature quantity of interactive education; spatial attribute clustering is performed in the cloud computing environment according to the feature extraction results, and big data information is scheduled through the multi-feature weight allocation method. Simulation results show that in open interactive education, this method can cause relatively good output performance of big data mining, relatively high accuracy of feature information clustering of open interactive education and relatively strong feature resolution and recognition ability of data output, which meets the educational resource scheduling and allocation requirements of open education.

Features and Advantages of Using Websites in Teaching Mathematics (Interactive Educational Platform UCHI.ru)

The number of electronic educational resources is multiplying day by day. Though such resources can be used in teaching children, teachers are not aware of their effectiveness thus far. So as to include websites in educational process purposefully and methodologically profoundly, it is important for the teacher to have cognizance of educational tasks that can be solved with the help of electronic resources, methodological functions they perform, and types of training activities they support and initiate. The paper is aimed to reveal the effectiveness of the interactive educational platform UCHI.ru while teaching math to primary school students. The leading methods applied in the research are as follows: testing, observation and analysis of educational process aimed to teach Mathematics to children aged between eight and nine through the use of UCHI.ru interactive educational platform to specify the dynamics of mathematical skills development in primary school students. The paper proves the validity of primary school students’ mathematical training using UCHI.ru interactive educational platform; reveals features in teaching Mathematics to children aged 8-9 with the use of an educational website; identifies possible problem areas in teaching Mathematics using UCHI.ru interactive educational platform. UCHI.ru interactive educational platform, proposed in the paper, improves learners’ motivation, facilitates their search competence formation and identifies gaps in basic knowledge of “Mathematics” as a subject for each student in class. UCHI.ru interactive educational platform can be employed by primary school teachers as supplementary didactic material.

Roadmap for cardiovascular education across the European Society of Cardiology: inspiring better knowledge and skills, now and for the future.

The provision of high-quality education allows the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to achieve its mission of better cardiovascular practice and provides an essential component of translating new evidence to improve outcomes. The 4th ESC Education Conference, held in Sophia Antipolis (December 2016), brought together ESC education leaders, National Directors of Training of 43 ESC countries, and representatives of the ESC Young Community. Integrating national descriptions of education and cardiology training, we discussed innovative pathways to further improve knowledge and skills across different training programmes and health care systems. We developed an ESC roadmap supporting better cardiology training and continued medical education (CME), noting: (i) The ESC provides an excellent framework for unbiased and up-to-date cardiovascular education in close cooperation with its National Societies. (ii) The ESC should support the harmonization of cardiology training, curriculum development, and professional dialogue and mentorship. (iii) ESC congresses are an essential forum to learn and discuss the latest developments in cardiovascular medicine. (iv) The ESC should create a unified, interactive educational platform for cardiology training and continued cardiovascular education combining Webinars, eLearning Courses, Clinical Cases, and other educational programmes, along with ESC Congress content, Practice Guidelines and the next ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. (v) ESC-delivered online education should be integrated into National and regional cardiology training and CME programmes. These recommendations support the ESC to deliver excellent and comprehensive cardiovascular education for the next generation of specialists. Teamwork between international, national and local partners is essential to achieve this objective.

Design and Development of a MOOC for Academic Institution in Iraq

Massive Open Online Courses, shortly MOOCs, are a phenomenon in online education nowadays because it supports teaching and learning processes in academic institutions. Therefore In this paper a new design of MOOC website have been developed for Iraqi academic institution; specifically for Informatics Institute of Higher Studies. The new website is designed and implemented as an interactive educational platform using PHP7 scripting language (back end code that control front end logic), MySQL to build the database, HTML language used to design the layout of website, CSS language is used to add style to the web page finally JavaScript programming language is also used to add dynamic elements and action to the web page. The result of the project is to establish MOOC website based on the general curriculum provided by the Iraqi ministry of higher education to spread usage of E-learning in Iraq and also establish the first E-Iraqi University.

Desenvolvimento de Plataforma Digital para Ensino de Graduação (Caso do ensino de atendimento ao paciente traumatizado)

O projeto apresentado permitiu o desenvolvimento de uma plataforma digital educacional interativa, de fácil manuseio, intuitiva, de modo a permitir a análise, o monitoramento e o seguimento do desempenho individual e coletivo. Utilizou o blended learning, que transmite a distância pela internet a maior parte dos conteúdos, e também conta com sessões presenciais, podendo ser estruturado com atividades síncronas ou assíncronas. Também utilizou o conceito de Sala de Aula Invertida (Flipped Classroom) como um modelo de aprendizagem que reorganiza o tempo gasto dentro e fora da classe, transferindo o protagonismo, no processo de aprendizado, dos educadores para os alunos, com o desenho didático de atividades programadas: estudo prévio, pré-teste, acesso aos vídeos, pós-teste, acesso aos casos clínicos como exercícios, fórum de dúvidas, chat e webfólio. Este projeto está sendo utilizado gradativamente pelos alunos do quinto ano da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto para o estudo do atendimento aos pacientes traumatizados, com oportunidade de discussão dos casos vivenciados durante os plantões na Unidade de Emergência do Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto. O uso da plataforma digital criada tem sido expandido para outras disciplinas de graduação e pós-graduação, além de projetos de pesqu

Use of an Online Education Platform to Enhance Patients’ Knowledge About Radiation in Diagnostic Imaging

PurposeThe aim of this study was to compare the impact of a digital interactive education platform and standard paper-based education on patients’ knowledge regarding ionizing radiation. MethodsBeginning in January 2015, patients at a tertiary cancer center scheduled for diagnostic imaging procedures were randomized to receive information about ionizing radiation delivered through a web-based interactive education platform (interactive education group), the same information in document format (document education group), or no specialized education (control group). Patients who completed at least some education and control group patients were invited to complete a knowledge assessment; interactive education patients were invited to provide feedback about satisfaction with their experience. ResultsA total of 2,226 patients participated. Surveys were completed by 302 of 745 patients (40.5%) participating in interactive education, 488 of 993 (49.1%) participating in document education, and 363 of 488 (74.4%) in the control group. Patients in the interactive education group were significantly more likely to say that they knew the definition of ionizing radiation, outperformed the other groups in identifying which imaging examinations used ionizing radiation, were significantly more likely to identify from a list which imaging modality had the highest radiation dose, and tended to perform better when asked about the tissue effects of radiation in diagnostic imaging, although this difference was not significant. In the interactive education group, 84% of patients were satisfied with the experience, and 79% said that they would recommend the program. ConclusionsComplex information on a highly technical subject with personal implications for patients may be conveyed more effectively using electronic platforms, and this approach is well accepted.