Workshop For Students Research Articles

What should be measured? Nursing education institutions performance: a qualitative study

ObjectivesIn this qualitative study, we specify important domains of a nursing education institution that need to be measured to represent its performance via students’ perspectives, one of the most important...

Microwave-Aided Reactions of Aniline Derivatives with Formic Acid: Inquiry-Based Learning Experiments

Abstract The synthesis of amides belongs to traditional experimental tasks not only in organic chemistry exercises at universities but also at chemically focused secondary schools or in special practices at general high schools. An example of such a synthesis may be the preparation of acetanilide via reaction of aniline with acetic acid or acetic anhydride. However, both of these reactions are associated with a rather long reaction time and certain hazards that limit their straightforward use in pedagogical practice. Conveniently, the reaction of aniline with acetic acid may be significantly optimised if it is performed under solvent-free conditions in the presence of microwaves, which reduces considerably the reaction time and provides very good yield, compared to traditional heating by a heating nest. In this study, the main pedagogical aim of the experimental design is elucidation of the influence of the structure of the amines on the course of the reaction with formic acid through inquiry-based learning. Specifically, the proposed experiments consist in investigation of the chemical yield achieved in microwave assisted reactions of aniline and its derivatives with formic acid in such a way that is adequate for constructive learning of undergraduate chemistry students. The selected series of amines involves aniline, 4-methoxyaniline, 4-chloroaniline, and 4-nitroaniline. In accordance with the chemical reactivity principles, students gradually realise that the influence of the substituent is reflected in the reaction yield, which grows in the following order: N-(4-nitrophenyl)formamide ˂ N-(4-chlorophenyl)formamide ˂ N-phenylformamide ˂ N-(4-methoxyphenyl)formamide. Therefore, the results of the experiments enable students to discover that stronger basicity of the amine increases the yield of the amide. In order to deepen the students’ chemical knowledge and skills, the concept of the experiments was transformed to support inquiry-based student learning. The proposed experiments are intended for experimental learning in universities educating future chemistry teachers, but they may be also utilised in the form of workshops for students at secondary schools of a general educational nature.

Variating and developing architectural and urban concepts in the workshop process of education of architects

This article discusses the process of architectural education in the form of an international student workshop aimed at developing variant urban and architectural concepts. The aim of this paper is to present the potential for the methodological development of the workshop as a form of university-level teaching creative architectural and urban design problem-solving with the use of the single-level activity cycle method. The analysis of the results obtained confirmed the effectiveness of the presented formula of design workshops.

EFL teachers’ attitudes towards online learning in Palestinian high schools during the COVID-19 pandemic

The purpose of this study is to identify teachers’ perceptions towards online learning in teaching English language during the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestinian schools. The study sample included 418 male and female EFL teachers working in the schools of the education directorates of the Palestinian Ministry of Education in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The researcher employed a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative methods. Teachers were asked to fill a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire, including 59 items and answer three open-ended questions. The researchers used the statistical analysis method. To analyze the three open-ended questions, the researchers employed the content analysis. Study findings have shown that EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards online learning in an emergency. Results also demonstrate that online learning developed students’ communicative competence. Moreover, the study has portrayed that both high and primary school EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards online learning as it offered many opportunities for teachers and their students. Findings also reveal that teachers and their students faced many challenges of online EFL learning. The study recommends improving the technological infrastructure and online educational applications. It also suggests holding sufficient training courses and workshops for teachers, parents, and students.

Intervening on impostor phenomenon: prospective evaluation of a workshop for health science students using a mixed-method design

BackgroundUnaddressed impostor feelings that impede developing interest in science and self-efficacy in conducting research have a dispiriting effect that perpetuates unsatisfactory diversity in the health science workforce when such feelings are experienced more by those historically underrepresented in the workforce. This warrants effective interventions to reduce the impact of impostor feelings and related factors that diminish career resilience. We examined the effects of a 90-minute workshop on impostor perceptions and growth mindset to raise awareness of impostor phenomenon (IP) and develop skills to manage IP successfully for students attending a 10-week summer research experience program.MethodsUsing a convergent mixed-methods design, data were analyzed from 51 racially and ethnically diverse students who participated in an interactive IP workshop. Using students’ half-way and final progress reports about their summer experiences and pre- and post-summer online surveys, we identified how the workshop changed awareness of IP and helped students develop coping strategies.ResultsStudents strongly endorsed the workshop, remarking that its content and personal stories from peers validated their own IP experiences and relieved anxiety by revealing how common the experience was. Many reported applying mindset-changing solutions, including positive self-talk, focusing their thinking on facts about themselves and situation, and grounding themselves firmly against potentially persuasive and confidence-eroding impostor feelings. While students reported end-of-summer impostor feelings at levels similar to before the program, they described being able to manage their feelings better and persist towards goals and challenging tasks. One measure of IP appeared to be addressed through students’ activation of a growth mindset, potentially explaining a specific mechanism for intervention. Discrepancies between qualitative responses and quantitative IP measures demand additional work on IP instruments.ConclusionsA brief, theory-based IP workshop administered by research training programs, including those as short as 10-weeks, can have positive impact on subsequent IP experience and its successful management, with potential long-term impact on retention of a diverse biomedical research workforce.

Enrichment of Anti Hoax Competency among Secondary School Students


 Hoax and misinformation are common occurrences in the current era of social media. Nurturing critical thinking is necessary to combat the proliferation of hoaxes, especially in the younger generation. In this activity, we conducted a workshop for high school students and teachers to build awareness of hoaxes and how to identify them. This in-person workshop was held at Canisius College High School in a three-hour session. After taking part in the workshop, participants were expected to be able to explain the definition of a hoax, explain why hoaxes exist and are spread out among the community, and analyze the credibility of new information. For this purpose, the workshop consisted of three sessions. In the first session, the facilitators walked all participants through a lively discussion on what hoaxes are and how they get passed on from one person to another. In the second session, we introduced the concept of credibility to the participants. In the final session, the participants practiced evaluating the credibility of news. All sessions were delivered as paired or group discussions using authentic articles or postings from various social media platforms. The evaluation survey at the end of the activity showed that the participants agreed that the topic covered by this workshop was necessary and useful; however, they felt that the event was too short. This opportunity provided insights into how to improve similar hoax awareness-raising programs in the future.

Creation and evaluation of a participatory child abuse and neglect workshop for medical students

BackgroundSince child abuse and neglect (CAN) is prevalent worldwide, medical students should acquire basic knowledge, skills, and confidence in identifying and addressing CAN. Although significant educational efforts have been previously described, none has focused on using participatory methods to teach medical students CAN.PurposeTo: 1) develop a participatory educational workshop in CAN for medical students, 2) gather, train, and establish a peer-to-peer teaching group, and 3) assess the effectiveness of the workshop in gain of knowledge and improvement of self-confidence for participants.MethodsA two-hour workshop was created with role-playing, the use of mannikins and peer-to-peer teaching. A 15-item knowledge and a 9-item self-confidence questionnaire were used before, right after, and six months after each workshop.ResultsNine workshops in two academic pediatric departments with a total attendance of 300 6th year medical students were conducted. For the 69 students who completed the questionnaires at all three times, there were statistically significant gains in knowledge right after (p < .001) and six months after (p < .0001) the workshops. Similarly, self-confidence increased right after (p < .0001) and six months after (p < .001) the workshops. Self-selection bias testing indicated that these 69 students who completed all three questionnaires were representative of those who completed the pre-testing and the testing right after.ConclusionsWe successfully established a peer-to-peer teaching group to conduct nine participatory workshops that improved the participants’ knowledge and self-confidence in CAN. This feasible and novel active learning approach may help address inadequacies in medical curricula.

Dental Students' Experience, Impact, and Response to Patient Aggression in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Study.

Patient aggression and violence comprise a wide range of behaviors and actions that may include verbal aggression and physical aggression. The aim of this study is to report dental students' experience with, impact from, and response to patient aggression in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among dental students from various health universities representing each region of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a self-administered, structured and validated questionnaire. A total of 375 participants responded to the questionnaire and 121 (32.3%) study participants reported experiencing patient aggression. Out of those, 91 (75.21%) experienced patients displaying anger or raising their voice toward them, 37 (30.58%) reported being insulted by a patient, 22 (18.18%) reported being threatened, 12 (6.2%) had experienced sexual harassment, and 65 (50.41%) had experienced verbal harassment. Furthermore, 91 (75.21%) participants reported being abandoned by patients because they were students. A total of 55 (45.45%) participants stated that aggressive patient behavior had an impact on their clinical performance, and 44 (36.36%) considered themselves stressed out. A total of 24 (19.83%) participants took time off due to incidents and 22 (18.18%) thought about quitting dentistry. Prevalence of patient aggression was significant among dental students in Saudi Arabia. These episodes of patient aggression negatively impacted students' academic performance and wellbeing, necessitating urgent attention. Educational institutions should conduct periodic workshops for students in order to address these issues. Policymakers should develop better policies in order to reduce violence and aggression against health care providers.

SETTLE DOWN: Preliminary investigations and development of an online toolkit to support student self-regulation in higher education

The impact of stressors on student wellbeing and academic performance is widely documented within the Higher Education (HE) sector, with student drop-out rates linked to poor wellbeing. Identified connections between attrition rates and the levels of support offered to students has led to concerted efforts to better support student wellbeing–particularly for those in the first year of study. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid and abrupt shift toward online learning has complicated how students manage stress by reducing students’ access to the very resources that might otherwise buffer them (e.g., social connection) exposing them to risk factors (e.g., isolation and greater uncertainty). Accordingly, empowering students to better self-regulate during stressful times is, more than ever, essential to supporting the transition to the adult learning environment. The development of students’ self-awareness and self-knowledge of the influences of being stressed on their engagement in study is an important adjunct to self-regulated learning. This nexus between psychology and education is a point for an interventive program that meets a gap in current support efforts, and that recognises the need for such endeavours that situate within the digital landscape of HE. In this paper we describe the groundwork of a single cohort case study that outlines a novel approach to student wellbeing. We discuss the design and development process of the SETTLE DOWN program; an evidence-based and clinically informed series of self-regulation workshops for undergraduate students, which aimed to foster student self-awareness about personal stress responses, facilitate a guided self-discovery of self-regulation techniques, and embed self-knowledge through reflection and practice. Preliminary pilot data is presented with respect to the intended purpose of assessing the suitability of the program material to achieve desired outcomes. The translation of these workshops into an online format to maximise accessibility for students and teachers is extrapolated in discussion of future-directions and next steps for the SETTLE DOWN program. The case study offers an example of the development of an evidence-based approach to ultimately support students with online availability of the necessary knowledge and skills to foster self-awareness and self-knowledge in the context of engaging in study under stress.

Catching up in Cologne – 31st Neurobiology Doctoral Students Workshop in Cologne

Catching up in Cologne – 31st Neurobiology Doctoral Students Workshop in Cologne

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KARAKTER KEPEMIMPINAN MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH KISAH KERTARAJASA JAYAWARDHANA

The name Kertarajasa College of Buddhism (STAB) was taken from the first king of the Majapahit Kingdom, namely Kertarajasa Jayawardana. It is hoped that the use of Kertarajasa’s name will enable STAB academics to emulate his leadership character. However, this name will lose its meaning if the younger generation, especially students, does not know and understand who he is. Therefore, this study aims to develop a character learning strategy through the example of a historical figure, Kertarajasa Jayawardhana, in a special workshop for STAB students. The research method used is a quasi-experimental method, using pre-test and post-test as a form of value internalization. Students who are research subjects directly experience the workshop activities (experiential learning). They were asked to confirm the values they learned from the character Kertarajasa Jayawardhana by self-reflection on nature and cooperative learning. Based on the pre-test and post-test scores, the study results did not show a significant difference in the character of STAB Kertarajasa students. There are values from Kertarajasa Jayawardhana's leadership that have inspired students to imitate him, for example: becoming a progressive leader. However, some matters are owned by the character but have not been able to be captured by students, and the only one is the visionary character.

Internationalising the Curriculum: Benefits and Challenges in a Swedish Case

Global experience and internationally enriched learning environments are increasingly valued in today’s higher education. To meet these demands, a curricular reform was initiated to internationalise the Master’s Programme at the Department of Criminology at Malmö University. International research collaborations were already well established and bilateral exchange agreements existed but were used to a limited extent due to language obstacles. Swedish students went abroad, but this was not reciprocated. English was therefore introduced as the medium of instruction. This paper describes the plan to implement this internationalisation process and its subsequent effectuation. The process included an external market analysis, support seminars and workshops for both students and teaching staff, and a brief process evaluation. Finally, the paper presents post-process reflections and concluding remarks from a group of domestic and international students in the programme, as well as from an external review panel that assessed the educational quality of the programme.

Historical development of SIRGAS

Abstract The Geodetic Reference System for the Americas (Sistema de Referencia Geodésico para las Américas, SIRGAS) was initiated in 1993 for South America at an international conference organised by the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the Pan-American Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH), the Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI), and the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) in Asunción, Paraguay. The corresponding South American reference network was observed in 1995 by a ten-day GPS campaign at 58 stations. The network was extended to Central and North America in 2000 and immediately afterwards converted to a frame of continuously observing GNSS stations instead of short-term campaigns. The linear station position changes (velocities) were estimated by a multi-year least squares adjustment of weekly solutions, the first being published in 2002. The total set of station velocities served for the computation of continuous surface deformation models, the first over South America was published in 2005. Today, SIRGAS is accepted by most of the American states as the official geodetic reference frame. Besides the product generation (station positions, velocities, and surface deformation), SIRGAS is active in education and training offering schools and workshops for students, surveyors, and other stakeholders.

Improving Trainees' Confidence and Participation in Serious Illness Communication: Testing the Serious Illness Care Program With Early Learners.

Purpose: Early conversations about patients’ goals and values improve care, but clinicians struggle to conduct them. 1 The systems-based Serious Illness Care Program (SICP) 2 helps clinicians have more, better, and earlier conversations. 3–6 Central to this approach is a clinician conversation guide for patient encounters. 2 While the SICP works for practicing clinicians, it has not been tested with medical trainees. The goal of this training is to enable future physicians to conduct effective serious illness discussions and provide goal-concordant care for patients. Approach: We adapted the SICP training to emphasize assessing prognostic awareness and responding to emotion. We developed a 2.5-hour SICP workshop for medical students and medical interns that included large- and small-group work, practice with an actor, and interdisciplinary clinician facilitators. We trained 81 students and 156 interns and obtained anonymous quantitative and qualitative feedback. Outcomes: Eighty-six percent of students and 91% of residents rated the session as “very good” or “excellent” and > 90% of all learners would either recommend this training or intended to apply this to their practice. Post-session learner confidence increased in all communication skills. Learners said the training provided a helpful framework and useful language for these conversations. Resident documentation of serious illness conversations in the medical record increased dramatically during the year following training commencement. Discussion: Grounded in principles of adult learning theory, this training was rated highly by trainees and resulted in demonstrable practice change, with significant increases in resident-documented serious illness conversations in the electronic health record. These early learners were more flexible and willing to try this approach than practicing clinicians who tend to resist or revert to old habits. Significance: A conversation guide represents a new paradigm for teaching communication skills and is valued by early learners. Our study is the largest report of SICP training for medical trainees and the only one to demonstrate behavioral change. The SICP training is a critical step to improving clinician confidence and perceptions of inadequate training in serious illness communication. Acknowledgments: The authors wish to thank the Massachusetts General Hospital Continuum Project for its support of this teaching effort.

Professional and Academic Digital Identity Workshop for Higher Education Students

Public virtual profiles arose with the evolution of the web and its related technologies. The individual virtual profiles leave a digital footprint that serves as a showcase of the individual. The analysis and management of what is known as digital identity should be an element to be mastered within the digital competencies of future professionals and current university students. This work describes the research carried out over four years through the Digital Identity Workshop, whose public is higher education students. The research has a double objective; first, to study the student’s self-analysis and self-reflection based on his presence on the web; second, to learn strategies for correctly managing his digital identity from the professional and academic point of view. The result has been a success in meeting these objectives after the various editions of the workshop. Pre and post-tests show a significant increase in the students’ digital skills in this field of personal branding.

An Outreach/Learning Activity for STEAM Education via the Design and 3D Printing of an Accessible Periodic Table

Through K-12 student workshops in 3D-printing technology at the Michigan State St. Andrews 3D-printing lab, a collaborative STEAM outreach project was initiated with the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities of the American Chemical Society to design and build an accessible Periodic Table of the Elements to celebrate the 2019 International Year of the Periodic Table. This project supported the education of students in 3D-printing technology and promoted their interests in learning about science while bringing awareness to the obstacles faced by individuals with disabilities. The project lessons, which included tile designs using CAD software, conformed to both the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards by defining problems, developing models, carrying out investigations, and designing solutions. Students acquired basic skills in 3D modeling and broad general knowledge of the Periodic Table. In Fall 2019, this Periodic Table, which included ASL hand-signing and Braille on each element tile, was displayed at the National American Chemical Society Meeting in San Diego.

The Effect of University Students Readiness in Online Science Learning toward Learning Motivation

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of student readiness in online class on learning motivation. The population in this study were all 4th semester students with a sample of 80 students who were taken purposively. This research was conducted at Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) in Yogyakarta. The time of this research was carried out for four months, namely from March to June 2021. The method used in this study was quantitative with a survey research design. The results of this study explain that the UAD PGSD Department students are ready to participate in online science learning during this pandemic, but it still has an impact on their enthusiasm or motivation to learn so that improvements are still needed from all parties to create a better online learning atmosphere. Improvements that can be made are in the form of providing online training or workshops for lecturers and students, improving e-learning management, providing education and motivation from lecturers to students regarding the positive side of e-learning, as well as increasing lecturer innovation so that e-learning implemented is more attractive to students. In addition, in the implementation of online-based learning, it is necessary to pay attention to the principles of learning, both for content and other activities prepared for online learning must be able to represent learning in the classroom, so that it becomes a challenge for lecturers in preparing online learning.

Time structures in ethnomethodological and conversation analysis studies of practical activity

Time is regarded as the immanent dimension for the social experience. This phenomenologically informed perspective of time is built into the ethnomethodological programme jointly proposed by Garfinkel and Sacks as they set out to uncover social orders through examining the temporal sequence in practical activity. However, Garfinkel and Sacks took different paths from this initial proposal in their separate development of Ethnomethodological Studies of Work and Conversation Analysis. Focusing on different forms of data, the two programmes adopted different approaches to time and action in constructing the time structures in their sociological description of activity. However, the difference has seldom been subjected to discussion and much less attempt to explore a possible synthesis of the two programmes from there. This article attempts to address this gap by proposing a perspective of multi-layered temporality in social interaction. The analysis examines three extracts from a university communication workshop for students and explicates different modes of how simultaneous sequences can constitute participants’ action in situ: (1) simultaneous sequences by different actors; (2) simultaneous sequences by the same actor; (3) simultaneous sequences within a participatory framework. Contending the social actors’ phenomenological potential to perceive simultaneous sequences in different time frames, we conclude that the ‘situational time’ in EM and ‘conversational time’ in CA can be commensurable. Interweaving different layers of temporality into an ethnomethodological description, practitioners can better reconstruct a ‘reasonable total picture’ of social activity to manifest its complex, seen-but-unnoticed endogenous social order. Beyond ethnomethodology, the multi-layered perspective of time provides the basis for a holistic approach to time, allowing the enquiry of broader social time through studying social life in vivo.

Education Research: Enhancing Medical Student Interest in Careers in the Clinical Neurosciences Through a Hands-on Procedure Workshop

Background and Objectives It is predicted that the current shortfall of neurologists will continue to grow beyond current training rates. It is well documented that medical students often possess stigmatizing beliefs toward neuroscience-based careers. Preclerkship medical education is where many medical students lay the foundation for specialty interests, and at some medical schools, it may be their only direct exposure to neurology. Providing preclerkship students with exp osure to the unique aspects of clinical neuroscience such as procedures is a possible avenue for increasing student interest. Methods and Curriculum Description We sought to assess the influence of a procedure workshop on student specialty interest. We organized a hands-on procedure workshop for preclerkship medical students to learn examination skills and procedures used by adult/pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists. Twelve different stations were run by faculty, trainees, and technicians. Attendance was optional, and students were free to move between stations according to their time and interests. Most stations involved some brief education and time for students to practice or take part in the procedure. Attendees completed an exit survey on their retrospective interest in the relevant specialties before attending the workshop, prospective interest after attending the workshop, and the helpfulness of each station in understanding the procedure. Statistical analyses were performed on the survey responses to determine change in specialty interest resulting from the workshop. Results and Assessment Data A total of 111 students attended the workshop, and 104 (94%) filled out the postsurvey. Most were from the second-year medical student class. Approximately 41% of the second-year class attended. There was an increase in student interest (d = 0.6346) in the clinical neurosciences by the Fisher exact test (p &lt; 0.0001). Thirty-three attendees (32%) reported an increased interest in the specialties. Of the students who reported having no prior interest in the clinical neuroscience specialties, 82% (18/22) had an increased interest as a result of the workshop. Discussion and Lessons Learned A hands-on procedure workshop improved medical student interest in the clinical neurosciences. Although its effect on future specialty choice is unclear, preclerkship experiences such as a procedure workshop may be a useful addition to medical school curricula to foster interest in neurology and the clinical neurosciences.

Knowledge and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Among Pharmacy and Clinical Nutrition Students at King Saud University.

BackgroundInterprofessional education (IPE) in healthcare specialties is important to optimize patient outcomes and shape professional image toward teamwork and collaboration among healthcare professionals. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of IPE on pharmacy and clinical nutrition students’ knowledge in food–drug interactions and readiness for interprofessional learning.MethodsThis pre-post study was conducted at King Saud University between February and March 2020. We held an interprofessional workshop for pharmacy and clinical nutrition students. After we introduced the faculty members who would deliver the food–drug interactions session, the students took a seven-question quiz (total score = 7) to assess their knowledge about the basic concept of food–drug interactions before the session. After that, a 45-minute lecture was provided by a clinical pharmacy faculty member. Students from both disciplines worked on three clinical scenarios. After completing the assigned scenarios, the students retook the quiz to assess their knowledge after the workshop. In addition, student readiness was assessed using the 19-item Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS).ResultsA total of 48 students were included in this study. Overall, students’ mean scores in both colleges significantly increased after the workshop (p < 0.01). The mean RIPLS total scores (SD) for pharmacy students and clinical nutrition students were 80.6 (7.48) and 81.26 (6.96), respectively, out of a maximum possible score of 95. These scores indicated positive attitudes toward interprofessional learning in both groups.ConclusionPharmacy and clinical nutrition students’ knowledge regarding food–drug interaction improved after implementing the IPE session. Students also reported higher scores for interprofessional learning. This indicates their willingness to participate in future interprofessional learning activities. Roles and responsibilities domain scores were slightly lower among both groups. Simulation-based activities including profession role exchange can be added to traditional IPE sessions to improve this domain.