{"title":"Examining female characters in children picture books: an international teachers’ perspective","authors":"Ibtesam Hussein, Maysoun Ali","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.14","url":null,"abstract":"Books have a great influence on children’s self-esteem, behavior and thinking (Southard et al, 2014). Accordingly, when children picture books present stereotypical images of gender roles, children might be misled. Thus, the present study examines whether American males and females are equally portrayed in children’s literature or not. The purpose of this research paper is to examine the Caldecott Medal and Honor winners of children books in the 1940’s and the children picture books in 2000’s as they could have the greatest influence on how children would perceive stereotypical issues related to gender roles. Thus, the researchers carried out a close analysis of how the characters are exhibited in those picture books based on their gender roles, and whether this perspective has changed over time. The rationale for choosing these books is that they were bestsellers that time and also because of their impact on kids. The results show that female characters were presented less and with less important and more stereotyped roles than males.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121265365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The challenges of feedback in higher education. A brief discussion paper based on a review of selected literature","authors":"S. Meiras","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.13","url":null,"abstract":"Feedback is integral to the process of education but is not a simple process and in mass education and global systems presents numerous additional challenges. This paper, which is intended as an informative awareness-raising paper, provides a review of recent literature on the challenges that educators and students face when feedback is given and received. It conceptualizes feedback as a process that requires multiple inputs and should support the partnership between educators and students through dialogue and engagement. Feedback literacy that incorporates the role of emotion is seen as a key aspect of professional and student development to motivate and engage students.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130358550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case teaching note: Designing a multiple sting, digitally focussed, marketing communications campaign plan for Cirque du Soleil’s next London show. Group role play seminar activity.","authors":"Justin O'Brien, Anastasios Siampos","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.12","url":null,"abstract":"This armchair created case is based on the events marketing challenge of selling a perishable service, seats for a Cirque du Soleil winter show series, located temporarily at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall venue. A real-world advertising agency client campaign brief format is used as the core case body content to provide a concise and rich problem statement. Preparing initially individually and then working in small groups, students are invited to address the campaign brief, building a digitally focussed, integrated marketing communications plan. Students are required to use their marketing knowledge of the RACE and AIDA frameworks, tentpole and content marketing and to apply their understanding of personas and segmentation. The role play format also offers the opportunity for students to reflect on their team working skills.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134400356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Group role play case: Designing a multiple sting, digitally focussed, marketing communications campaign plan for Cirque du Soleil’s next London show.","authors":"J. O'Brien, Anastasios Siampos","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.11","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing on the magic of Cirque du Soleil, this armchair case study invites you to make an imaginary step into the world of digital advertising agencies. Flexing your communication skills and applying your marketing knowledge, this real world, hands-on activity challenges you to collaborate together to create a digitally focussed campaign that addresses the author-developed client brief. This case is designed for use in digital marketing and marketing communication (marcom) modules on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130819147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Hawley, J. Thrivikraman, Noemi Noveck, T. Romain, M. Ludy, Lucy Barnhart, W. Chee, Min Jung Cho, M. Chong, C. Du, J. Fenton, P. Hsiao, Richard Hsiao, L. Keaver, HeeSoon Lee, W. Shen, Chang-Chi Lai, Kuo‐Wei Tseng, Wei-Chin Tseng, R. Tucker
{"title":"Concerns of College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thematic Perspectives from the United States, Asia, and Europe","authors":"S. Hawley, J. Thrivikraman, Noemi Noveck, T. Romain, M. Ludy, Lucy Barnhart, W. Chee, Min Jung Cho, M. Chong, C. Du, J. Fenton, P. Hsiao, Richard Hsiao, L. Keaver, HeeSoon Lee, W. Shen, Chang-Chi Lai, Kuo‐Wei Tseng, Wei-Chin Tseng, R. Tucker","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.10","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the landscape of higher education, forcing institutes across the globe to lock down campuses and shift instructional methods. To determine the impact of these changes on students, 644 currently enrolled higher education students across seven countries (USA, the Netherlands, Ireland, South Korea, China, Malaysia, and Taiwan) were asked to report their pandemic-related concerns. Qualitative responses were translated and indexed by theme, with students reporting major concerns in the areas of education, safety, mental health, employment stability/finances, future, and relationships. Minor themes of travel/getting out, politics, economy, and misinformation were also reported. The results of this study provide broadly endorsed international information on student needs for support and continuity of learning. These findings can be used by institutes of higher education to inform policy and procedure, including but not limited to mental health and risk communication, during the present pandemic and future emergency or disaster situations.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130579304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Use of Learning Management System (LMS): Are we ‘using’ it right?","authors":"K. Sim","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.8","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the rapid progress of the use of technologies in academic practices, higher education institutions around the world are investing heavily in various learning management systems (LMS). LMS, such as Blackboard, is considered among the most commonly used in the process of teaching and learning. This pilot study aimed to identify the academics’ assumptions and expectations of Blackboard use that had influences on their practices at a New Zealand university. Data were gathered through class observation sessions with photograph and video capture as well as individual discussions for a trimester (13 weeks). Focus of the thematic analysis was on the viewpoints expressed by the academic participants on their Blackboard courses and in their discussions, as well as in their classes about their ideas, practices, and beliefs in relation to their Blackboard use. The major findings that emerged from the data were the diverse perspectives of the roles of Blackboard in the process of teaching and learning that led to the questionable use of Blackboard in terms of “efficiency” and “effectiveness”. It is evident that explicit support needs to be provided to academics in order for them to understand the affordances of Blackboard and thus to use Blackboard pedagogically in the process of teaching and learning. The study advocates for a shift of Blackboard use in relation to a new understanding of teaching and learning schemas in higher education.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"262 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134503690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the campus climate on sexual misconduct: An opportunity for student-centered research","authors":"S. Cherry, M. Pate, Zoe Leonard","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.9","url":null,"abstract":"Campus climate surveys are effective ways to assess behaviors and attitudes regarding sexual misconduct. Undergraduate applied learning and research-centered projects are also integral to helping students apply textbook content to real-world dilemmas. In conjunction with the Collaboration for Assault Response & Education Office and the Office of Title IX and Clery Compliance, the researchers taught and mentored undergraduate students in co-facilitating a sexual misconduct assessment. The project proceeded in four phases: planning and training; focus group recruitment; focus group facilitation; and data analysis. This research highlights how university and college departments, as well as organizations, can collaborate to facilitate large-scale assessments. We also explain how these assessments can be integrated into applied learning and research projects for students. Opportunities for future research include more extensive training on qualitative data collection and analysis for undergraduate students; routine assessments of the campus climate related to sexual misconduct; and continued student-centered research opportunities that focus on current events.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117347654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phenomenological approach to applying reflective journaling to experiential learning","authors":"Michael J. D. Sutton, C. Jorge","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.s1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.s1.2","url":null,"abstract":"The application of unique approaches to experiential education, action learning, active learning, game-based learning, and problem/project-based learning provide an ample suite of examples for architecting reflective thinking and learning. These forms of learning occur to construct of new knowledge within the individual, the team, or the organization. This pursuit of new knowledge is not new but is based upon a new perspective of phenomenology. We need to credit the heritage of spiritually and philosophically grounded phenomenology, which suggests that the tools used today to achieve reflective learning can prove exceptionally valuable. \u0000This paper reviews the literature associated with phenomenology-based reflective learning, especially as it has been applied in spiritual communities. Additionally, experientially-based adult learning will be reviewed to establish how phenomenology has been integrated. Our purpose is to introduce an instructional tool that could be easily applied in online or face-to-face classrooms for creating new, useful knowledge from personal learning experiences narrated within reflective learning journals.","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124435688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic utopianism and the avoidance of dualisms: An interview with Martin Parker.","authors":"","doi":"10.37074/jalt.2021.4.s1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.s1.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131294606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Impact of Early Exposure to Research on Dual Enrollment Students: A Qualitative Single-Case Study","authors":"Kevin A. Adkins","doi":"10.37074/JALT.2021.4.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37074/JALT.2021.4.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":334920,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133953878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}