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Fake news e consapevolezza critica: un’indagine esplorativa
Full text linkThis contribution presents the results of a training course carried out at the University of Palermo on the topic of fake news. The study involved 191 students enrolled in the Primary Education Degree Program, aiming to assess their understanding and familiarity with this phenomenon. Before introducing theoretical concepts and media analysis activities, a questionnaire was administered regarding their opinions, sources of information, and the amount of time spent using such tools. The findings of this research provide insights into the students' comprehension of fake news and their ability to distinguish between true and false information. This study contributes to the field of education by offering valuable data for the development of educational programs addressing the issue of fake news and enhancing critical awareness among university students
Il Service Learning per promuovere soft skills comunicative e di cittadinanza nei futuri insegnanti.
Full text linkIl contributo si propone di presentare il lavoro di ricerca, svolto nel corso dell’anno accademico 2021/2022, presso l’Università degli Studi di Palermo, sull’implementazione di attività di Service Learning (SL) per la promozione di competenze comunicative e di cittadinanza attiva nei futuri insegnanti.
In particolare, si riportano i principali risultati ottenuti utilizzando le scale del Soft Skills Inventory (SSI) (La Marca & Longo, 2018) per la valutazione dell’area delle competenze comunicative, indispensabili per i futuri insegnanti in quanto favoriscono, all’interno di una relazione educativa, la reciproca comprensione dei contenuti che si intendono trasmettere. I risultati emersi dall'analisi quantitativa dei dati e del materiale raccolto consentono di evidenziare la ricaduta positiva delle attività di service learning sulle competenze comunicative dei futuri insegnanti.The aim of this contribution is to present the research activities performed during the academic year 2021/2022, at the University of Palermo, related to the implementation of Service Learning (SL) activities for promoting communication skills and active citizenship in future teachers.
In particular, the contribution presents the main results obtained by using the Soft Skills Inventory (SSI) parameters (La Marca & Longo, 2018) for the evaluation of the communication skills necessary for future teachers as they favor the mutual understanding in educational relationship. The results obtained from the quantitative analysis of the data and materials collected highlight the positive impact of service-learning activities on the communication skills of future teachers
L’innovazione tecnologica e il Faculty Development.
No full textLa crisi pandemica ha accelerato la diffusione di ambienti di apprendimento caratterizzati dall'uso intensivo della tecnologia. Questa novità rappresenta un obiettivo trasversale della professionalizzazione del docente universitario, con una particolare declinazione sul versante pedagogico-didattico-valutativo quale questione strategica per lo sviluppo dell’alta formazione.
Il contributo illustra i risultati di una ricerca condotta con 119 docenti universitari neoassunti e 20 Direttori di dipartimento. La finalità della ricerca è stata, da una parte, rilevare la percezione dei docenti neoassunti relativa alle proprie competenze didattiche, metacognitive e valutative, con riferimento alla didattica a distanza, per evidenziare caratteristiche specifiche che potrebbero aver favorito o ostacolato l’adattamento a questa nuova condizione, dall’altra, attraverso l’indagine qualitativa si è teso a penetrare in profondità le sfide poste dalla rivoluzione digitale in Università mediante la realizzazione di 20 interviste a testimoni privilegiati che rappresentano, nel panorama nazionale, agenti di cambiamento istituzionali. Dai risultati è emersa una certa consapevolezza rispetto alla necessità di integrare nuovi modi di fare didattica per incrementare interesse, partecipazione ed entusiasmo nei confronti della tecnologia
Formare gli studenti universitari alla Cittadinanza Digitale
Full text linkToday digital media are configured as social environments that expand our personal, cultural, social and educational reality, therefore measuring citizens’ activities in online environments is of fundamental importance. In the last decade, different scholars have proposed different definitions of the digital citizenship and different measurement tools. Most definitions focus on two conceptions of digital citizenship, some more inherent in digital skills and others centered on critical aspects and civic engagement. In this study, we present the translation and Italian adaptation of two scales: the Digital Citizenship Scale by Al-Zahrani (2015) and the Digital Citizenship Scale by Choi, Glassman, and Cristol (2017). These two scales, consisting of a total of 72 items, were administered to 198 undergraduate students attending to the LM-85bis Master’s Degree Course at University of Palermo. We then proceeded with the reliability analysis by calculating the Alpha of Cronbach and the correlation between individual items and the total scale. The goal was to determine which profile, dimensions and digital citizenship needs characterize the participant university students. The results show that participants have good levels of digital citizenship in terms of respect and education for themselves and for others and in the self-assessment of technical skills in the digital field. Lower levels are recorded in participation and collaboration on cultural, social, political and economic issues
Nessuno resta indietro: un progetto di service learning
No full textLa chiusura delle scuole ha provocato un incremento significativo della povertà educativa ha sollecitato l’opportunità di progettare interventi integrati di service learning per favorire il recupero e il potenziamento dei minori in difficoltà. 869 studenti del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze della Formazione Primaria dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo, sono stati coinvolti nella progettazione e nella realizzazione di percorsi didattici mirati, rivolti agli alunni “fragili” di 33 scuole palermitane. Complessivamente sono state erogate 60.000 ore in DAD di attività di recupero e di potenziamento dell’apprendimento di alunni della scuola primaria di Palermo. Le attività didattiche sfidanti hanno favorito la stimolazione cognitiva e lo sviluppo della motivazione per l’apprendimento. Il progetto di service learning ha così portato allo sviluppo
delle soft skills.School closures due to COVID-19 have brought significant disruptions to education. Service-learning interventions have offered significant opportunities to reduce and reverse the long-term negative effects and to empower the recovery process of pupils in difficulty. The study was carried out with 869 students enrolled in the Primary Education Sciences master’s degree course at the University of Palermo. The participants have been involved in the planning and implementation of targeted educational courses designed for the “fragile” pupils from 33 different schools in Palermo. The primary level pupils were provided with a total of 60,000 hours of recovery and learning enhancement activities in remote mode. Challenging teaching activities fostered cognitive and learning development of the pupils. The service-learning project led to the development of soft skills
Innovative Approaches to University Course Design: Leveraging ChatGpt for Enhanced Educational Impact, in Book of Abstract 4th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online
No full textEducazione alla cittadinanza digitale e Intelligenza Artificiale nella formazione iniziale dei futuri insegnanti
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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