Electronic networks services have become essential tools for the academic community. One of the services provided has been academic electronic bulletin boards (EBBs), and the use of EBBs has increased dramatically during the last decade. One question concerns the possible application of EBBs as a means both for communication and for remote training. A series of experiments were conducted during 1991, 1992, and 1993 with the aim of examining the use of EBBs for these purposes. The first experiment was carried out to investigate whether users experience problems in using EBBs. The next extended this to see how students evaluated EBBs for communication and training purposes. The main focus of the work was BUBL. After this second experiment, modifications were made to the BUBL data and a further experiment was carried out. A different group of students looked at the modified material, and also compared it with US data using different software. The fourth experiment compared the usability of a menu-based interface (dBase III +) and a hypertext interface (HyperCard) from a student's viewpoint. It was followed by an investigation of icons to find out how well different icons could be recognised and the possibility of using them for language-independent instructions. Finally, the characteristics and problems of GULFNET users were examined. The evaluation has demonstrated the general acceptability of EBBs and their likely value for training purposes. This leads to a discussion of how an EBB might best be developed for use in communication and training on GULFNET.

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En el presente trabajo se realizará una startup para el curso de negocio sostenible implementación. Debido a la coyuntura que atraviesa nuestra sociedad se decidió crear un emprendimiento que consiste en la creación de una plataforma virtual que brinda un servicio de distintos tipos de entrenamientos para jóvenes que les gusta hacer deporte, ofreciéndoles la opción de entrenar cuando quieran y donde quieran. Nuestra marca tiene el nombre de “TrainIN” que en español significa entrena-dentro. Las fuentes de ingreso se establecerá con respecto a las suscripciones que realicen nuestros clientes, en este caso será de 35 soles mensuales. La publicidad de nuestra marca se realizará a través de las redes sociales, siendo Instagram la de mayor impacto. Para poder desarrollar el giro de nuestro negocio se tendrá que realizar un inversión de 20 mil soles, que será respaldado en base a los aportes de los fundadores ( 25 %) e inversionistas (75%). Misión: Contribuir con la buena condición física de nuestra comunidad a través de entrenamientos de calidad que podrán realizar desde la comodidad de sus hogares. Visión: Ser el centro de entrenamiento online líder en Perú, brindando un servicio de calidad a nuestros clientes, ofreciendo valor a nuestros colaboradores y promoviendo la vida saludable entre todos nuestros miembros. / This research attempts to develop a Start Up based on the needs that have raised because of the pandemic which is a digital training platform named TrainIN that offers multiple exercise options. This way the customers can train whenever and wherever they want. All marketing efforts will be carried out through social network with Instagram having the biggest impact on terms of awareness and reach. On one hand, our income source comes from the monthly subscriptions that have a cost of 35 soles. On the other hand, to get the business going, TrainIN will invest 20,000 soles which will be funded by the founders (25%) and investors (75%). Mission: Contribute with our community’s physical condition providing multiple exercise options for them to do from home or wherever they like. Vision: We dream of leading the online training market in Peru by offering high quality service to our clients and teachers. / Trabajo de investigación

Les enfants en situation de handicap ont souvent besoin de soutien supplémentaire pour favoriser leur intégration sociale et leur bien-être en camps de jour (Brookman, 2003; Edwards & Smith, 1989; Murphy et al., 2008; Siperstein, 2009). Pour répondre à ce besoin, les accompagnateurs d’enfants en situation de handicap doivent avoir une formation adéquate pour les préparer à leur rôle de soutien (Baldwin et al., 2010; Ko et al., 2012; Lawrence et al., 2006; Wahl-Alexander, 2017; Waller et al., 2017). Cette recherche avait pour but de comparer une formation synchrone et une formation autoguidée en ligne du point de vue des habiletés, de l’anxiété et de la détresse psychologique de 34 accompagnateurs dans le cadre d’un essai randomisé contrôlé. L’acceptabilité sociale de la formation autoguidée en ligne a aussi été comparée à celle de la formation synchrone. Les résultats indiquent qu’il n’y avait pas de différence dans les habiletés acquises, l’anxiété et la détresse psychologique des participants entre le pré-test et le post-test, peu importe leur modalité de formation. L’acceptabilité sociale était aussi la même dans les deux groupes de participants. D’autres études doivent être réalisées avec un plus grand échantillon, mais les résultats actuels suggèrent que la formation autoguidée en ligne serait au moins équivalente à la formation synchrone. Pour la pratique psychoéducative, cette conclusion soulève la possibilité de mettre en place de nouvelles modalités d’intervention. / Children with disabilities often need extra support to promote their social integration and well-being in day camps (Brookman, 2003; Edwards & Smith, 1989; Murphy et al., 2008; Siperstein, 2009). To meet this need, counsellors that support children with disabilities must have adequate training to prepare them for this role (Baldwin et al., 2010; Ko et al., 2012; Lawrence et al., 2006; Wahl-Alexander, 2017; Waller et al., 2017). The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a synchronous training and a self-guided online training on the skills and well-being of 34 counsellors using a randomized controlled trial. The social validity of the self-guided online training was also compared to the one of the synchronous training. The results show that there were no differences in the basic skills or the psychological well-being of the participants when comparing both training modalities. Social validity scores were also similar across both groups. The results of this Master’s thesis suggest that the self-guided online training would be at least equivalent to the synchronous training. However, studies with larger sample sizes are needed to replicate these findings. Implications for the field of psychoeducation include initial support for the use of new and diversified intervention methods.

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Immersive applications, such as computer gaming, computer vision and video codecs, are an important emerging class of applications with QoS requirements that are difficult to characterize and control using traditional methods. This thesis proposes new techniques reliant on execution-time variance to both characterize and control program behavior. The proposed techniques are intended to be broadly applicable to a wide variety of immersive applications and are intended to be easy for programmers to apply without needing to gain specialized expertise. First, we create new QoS controllers that programmers can easily apply to their applications to achieve desired application-specific QoS objectives on any platform or application data-set, provided the programmers verify that their applications satisfy some simple domain requirements specific to immersive applications. The controllers adjust programmer-identified knobs every application frame to effect desired values for programmer-identified QoS metrics. The control techniques are novel in that they do not require the user to provide any kind of application behavior models, and are effective for immersive applications that defy the traditional requirements for feedback controller construction. Second, we create new profiling techniques that provide visibility into the behavior of a large complex application, inferring behavior relationships across application components based on the execution-time variance observed at all levels of granularity of the application functionality. Additionally for immersive applications, some of the most important QoS requirements relate to managing the execution-time variance of key application components, for example, the frame-rate. The profiling techniques not only identify and summarize behavior directly relevant to the QoS aspects related to timing, but also indirectly reveal non-timing related properties of behavior, such as the identification of components that are sensitive to data, or those whose behavior changes based on the call-context.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:35:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5068.pdf: 5385850 bytes, checksum: 1ffb52e70c7105109032abba43f61689 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-01 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / The present study lies in discussions about teacher education and investigated the learning and teachers professional development by making use of teaching cases and case methods, while training tool and investigative processes driving reflective about the knowledge of teaching. The teaching cases are narratives of episodes usually extracted from real data and daily school experiences that give visibility to the teachers experiences, that when analyze them and build them, articulate and relive experiences, establishing relationships between theory and practice. The research and intervention process took place through the Teachers Portal - UFSCar in progress: "Casos de Ensino e Teorização de Práticas Pedagógicas - professores alfabetizadores [Cases of Teaching and Theorizing Pedagogical Practices - literacy teachers], the prospect of continued training of sixteen teachers in the same stage of elementary school (Early Years - 1st, 2nd and 3rd year), which act as literacy. To accomplishment this study, of qualitative approach, the research aimed to analyze episodes of the professional development process experienced by literacy teachers to make use of teaching cases in the virtual environment, while the possibility formative and investigative. Thus, were worked in cases depict events related to the daily lives of literacy. The achieved results in the research indicate the potential of teaching cases in / for learning and for professional development of teaching. In general, the strategies of analysis and preparation of teaching cases enabled knowledge related to the teaching and learning of language were explained and (re) assessed by literacy. The use of teaching cases and case methods allowed reflections if they were present and provided evidence of the doubts, certainties and contradictions that characterize and guide the professional practice of literacy. These results indicated that it is possible to highlight points deserve highlights and others who deserve to be reconsidered for future training and investigative processes with teaching cases. / O presente estudo se situa nas discussões sobre a formação de professores e investigou a aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento profissional de docentes ao fazerem uso de casos de ensino e de métodos de casos, enquanto ferramenta formativa e investigativa propulsora de processos reflexivos sobre os conhecimentos da docência. Os casos de ensino são narrativas de episódios extraídos geralmente de dados reais do cotidiano escolar e que dão visibilidade às vivências dos professores que, ao analisá los ou construí-los, articulam e revivem experiências, estabelecendo relações entre a teoria e a prática. O processo de pesquisa e intervenção realizou-se por meio do Portal do Professores UFSCar, no curso: Casos de Ensino e Teorização de Práticas Pedagógicas professores alfabetizadores , na perspectiva de formação continuada de dezesseis docentes da mesma etapa do Ensino Fundamental I (Anos Iniciais 1º, 2º e 3º ano), que atuam como alfabetizadoras. Para realização deste estudo, de abordagem qualitativa, a pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar episódios do processo de desenvolvimento profissional vivido por professoras alfabetizadoras ao fazerem uso dos casos de ensino, em ambiente virtual, enquanto possibilidade formativa e investigativa. Para tanto, foram trabalhados casos que retratavam eventos relacionados ao cotidiano das alfabetizadoras. Os resultados alcançados na pesquisa sinalizam a potencialidade dos casos de ensino na/para a aprendizagem e para o desenvolvimento profissional da docência. De modo geral, as estratégias de análise e elaboração de casos de ensino permitiram que conhecimentos referentes ao ensino e aprendizagem da linguagem fossem explicitados e (re)avaliados pelas alfabetizadoras. A utilização de casos de ensino e de métodos de casos permitiu que as reflexões se fizessem presentes e que evidenciassem as dúvidas, as certezas e as contradições que orientam e caracterizam a prática profissional das alfabetizadoras. Com esses resultados apontados é possível evidenciar pontos que merecem destaques e outros que merecem ser repensados para futuros processos formativos e investigativos com casos de ensino.

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It is a set of issues related to teachers of basic education, both teachers' trainers (TT) and beginning teachers (BT). The questions are related to training needs and professional learning (and consequently professional development) of these educators. The central questions were: Considering the development of PFOM, TT mobilized what knowledge, from those indicated in the literature as appropriate to their role? These professionals have presented training needs related to activities concerning the mentorship process? Which were them? Do these needs relate to those reported by the BT followed up? The main objective was: identify the training needs of the TT of PFOM and understand the relation between the knowledge mobilized in their acting as mentors. Methodological design was carried out through qualitative approach having as research object narratives produced by TT and by BT during the participation in the PFOM. Data were analyzed using the content analysis techniques supported by the ATLAS.ti software. Results evidenced that, although the guiding principles of PFOM were the same, each trainer has developed his own interpretations about mentorship processes. Such interpretations were influenced by realities and contexts of individual performances, as well as by tasks performed by these teachers. We identified that during their performance as mentors, TT mobilized the following set of knowledge: i) being able to understand the demands of BT; ii) know to analyse the steps of the training process; iii) know to seek information and make partnerships; iv) know to organize reflections and communications on training practices; v) knowledge of experience, the ability to act in the face of educational practices; vi) know to organize training strategies; vii) know to learn from the relationship between trainer and BT; viii) know to have a good interpersonal relationship. Apparently, TT and BT have presented different training needs. Training needs voiced by TT while performing the role of mentors were configured in the context of management and establishment and organization of strategies in the face of adult education. BT training needs were linked to: indiscipline, literacy, classroom management, inclusion and curriculum of early childhood education. Mentorship contributed to disruption of difficulties faced in the continuing training in-school, allowing a more horizontal formation with the participation of both parties (trainer and subject) in the structuring of the processes. It also met the real needs of participants. Since it is very difficult for a single professional to handle working alone in the training of teachers, it was clear the importance of mobilizing partnerships within the networks and/or educational systems and within school itself. Establishment of support networks proved to be fundamental to meet the training demands presented and favour the processes of continuing training in-service. / A problemática deste estudo está inserida em um contexto de formação continuada (FC) centrada na escola desenvolvida no âmbito do Programa de Formação Online de Mentores (PFOM). Trata-se de um conjunto de questões relacionadas aos professores da educação básica, sejam eles formadores de professores (FP) e professores iniciantes (PI). São indagações referentes às necessidades formativas (NF) e à aprendizagem profissional (e, consequentemente, ao desenvolvimento profissional) desses educadores. Elencamos como questionamentos centrais: Considerando o desenvolvimento do PFOM, os FP mobilizaram quais saberes daqueles indicados na literatura como próprios do papel do formador? Estes profissionais apresentaram NF relacionadas às atividades concernentes aos processos de mentoria? Quais foram elas? Tais necessidades possuem relação com as que foram relatadas pelos professores iniciantes acompanhados? Como objetivo geral, definimos: identificar as NF dos FP participantes do PFOM e compreender a relação entre os saberes mobilizados em sua atuação como mentores. O delineamento metodológico foi realizado por meio da abordagem qualitativa, tendo, como objeto de investigação, as narrativas produzidas pelos formadores de professores e pelos professores iniciantes durante a participação no PFOM. Os dados foram tratados por meio das técnicas de análise de conteúdo com o suporte do software ATLAS.ti. Nos resultados, ficou evidente que, embora as bases de orientação do PFOM tenham sido as mesmas, cada formador desenvolveu suas próprias traduções sobre os processos de mentoria. Tais interpretações foram influenciadas pelas realidades e contextos de atuação individuais, assim como pelas funções exercidas por estes professores. Identificamos que, ao longo da sua atuação na mentoria, os FP mobilizaram o seguinte conjunto de saberes: i) saber entender as demandas de professores iniciantes; ii) saber analisar as ações do processo formativo; iii) saber buscar informações e fazer parcerias; iv) saber organizar reflexões e comunicações sobre as práticas formativas; v) o saber da experiência, o agir diante das práticas educativas; vi) saber organizar estratégias formativas; vii) saber aprender com a relação entre formador e professor iniciante; viii) saber ter uma boa relação interpessoal. Ao que tudo indica, os FP e os PI apresentaram NF distintas. As NF manifestadas pelos FP ao desempenharem a função de mentores configuraram-se nos âmbitos da gestão e do estabelecimento e organização de estratégias ante a formação de adultos. Já as NF dos PI foram ligadas a: indisciplina, alfabetização, manejo da sala de aula, inclusão e currículo da educação infantil. A mentoria contribuiu para o rompimento de dificuldades enfrentadas na FC, possibilitando uma formação mais horizontal e com o envolvimento de ambas as partes (formador e sujeito a ser formado) na estruturação dos processos. Também atendeu às reais necessidades dos professores participantes. Por ser muito difícil um único profissional dar conta de atuar sozinho na formação de professores, ficou clara a importância da mobilização de parcerias dentro das redes e/ou sistemas de ensino e na própria escola. O estabelecimento de redes de apoio mostrou-se fundamental para atender às demandas formativas apresentadas e favorecer os processos de formação continuada em serviço.

A comparative evaluation framework of instructional interventions for implementation of online training for public library staff would enable a better understanding of how to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy of training in certain training environments. This dissertation describes a quasi-experimental study of a two-week, asynchronous online training course that was provided at four levels of instructional intervention to public library staff in the United States. The course content addressed the complex issues of difficult patron policy development and situational coping techniques. The objective of the study was to develop and demonstrate a theoretically grounded, evidence-based impact evaluation framework. The framework was used to assess the relative impact of an online course for public librarians at four levels of instructional intervention. The researcher investigated the relationships between the type of e-Training instructional interventions and the short- and long-term impacts on participants' knowledge, self-efficacy, and workplace performance. The study used a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design that included a pretest, posttest and three-month delayed posttest with follow-up survey. 194 participants completed all three phases of the study. The evaluation tools measured course content related knowledge and self-efficacy at all three phases (pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest) and assessed workplace application of training at 3-month follow-up. The results of this study contributed to evaluation theory and learning theory literature applied to the online learning environment and informed public library staff online training practices and evaluation methodologies.

Cette recherche qualitative est une étude de cas sur la construction du discours pédagogique dans un processus de développement de formations en ligne. Les données furent recueillies lors d’une série d’entretiens semi-dirigés avec différents acteurs du processus de développement de ces formations en ligne et analysées à l’aide des trois règles du concept de dispositif pédagogique de Basil Bernstein, soit les règles distributives, de recontextualisation et d’évaluation. Nous relevons certaines problématiques inhérentes au processus en lien avec la qualité de l’éducation produite dans un tel contexte, la condition des travailleurs qui y œuvrent, la légitimité d’un logiciel enseignant et l’éventuel impact de tels processus sur la nature des savoirs enseignés. / This qualitative case study focuses on how pedagogical discourse is developped in an online course development process. Data was collected during a series of semi-directed interviews with different actors of this process and analyzed using the three rules of Basil Bernstein’s pedagogical device : distributive rules, recontextualisation rules and evaluation rules. We present certain problems inherent to this online course development process, including questions relating to the quality of education, the conditions of workers, the legitimacy of a teaching program and the eventual impact of such a process on the nature of knowledge which is taught.