Aspiration of foreign bodies occur in infants and children frequently. Regarding hazards of this important accident that may sometimes lead to death and the necessity of an urgent management, knowledge of nursery instructors on this issue was studied. A questionnaire was designed by the investigators that included questions about methods for removal of foreign bodies and C.P.R and filled by all...

The aim of this study is to explore the CELTA course from perspective EFL instructors. A single case qualitative research methods employed in study. sample consists 6 instructors working for a private university Turkey. quantitative data was obtained through evaluation survey. Qualitative gathered by open-ended questions and interview forms developed researcher also with documents. Descriptive ...

The purpose of this study is to identify the main factors affecting the attitude of the seniors of faculty members towards using technology especially in their teaching activities. The study addresses the following questions: (1) Do senior instructors at Jordan universities have enough knowledge and skill to practice using ICTs in their teaching activities? (2) What is the degree of senior inst...

Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom [email protected] Abstract: Design reviews are common educational practice in design disciplines, where students meet with instructors and other stakeholders to discuss the progress of a project they are engaged in. Such reviews are tightly coupled with project-based learning approaches in the design studio. A n...

In this paper we describe the design and initial data analysis of an ongoing study that aims to determine the important elements, as perceived by faculty, of the learning and teaching of problem solving in the context of the introductory calculus based physics course. To elicit instructors’ beliefs that inform their instructional choices we designed an interview around three concrete situations...

There is a need to explore approaches in faculty development that will foster change in actual teaching practices. The literature suggests that there should be more deliberate use of theory in faculty development research. This study addressed this gap in the literature by exploring social learning theory in the context of communities of practice and applying this theory to a dental hygiene fac...

BACKGROUND Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) can be learned using high-fidelity virtual-reality platforms and low-fidelity models comprised of molded silicone or excised animal airways. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions and preferences of learners and instructors regarding the comparative effectiveness of low-fidelity and high-fidelity bronch...

Blended learning implementation has been extensively examined in literature. Most research questions center around how blended learning results in greater learning achievement, which HAS been measured from a student’s perspective. Whilst being recognized as existing in varied models, how blended learning design may be different in hard and soft disciplines is scarcely researched. In addition, t...