87 research outputs found
Lexical markers of unity in Russia's state programmatic documents: Words with the morpheme -edin-
No full textThe paper explores lexicon derived from the Russian stem morpheme -edin- as markers of the semantics of unity. The author reveals how these lexical units function and codify social categories. The data include legal-political discourse, i.e. state strategies and concepts that codify social processes, including association and disassociation of social actors. Methodologically, the paper draws on lexical semantics, semantic syntax, discourse analysis and social constructionism assumptions. A set of research operations involves defining the list of the lexical units, discovering their syntagmatic relations, describing their semantics in context, as well as disclosing functional resources of this lexical group. Eleven words with the stem morpheme -edin- (used 80 times altogether) have been identified. These words are surrounded by their derivatives and other words that carry the semantics of unity, which predetermines promoting the ideas of unity through the texts. The lexemes are used discriminately in different contexts and realize the set of their meanings in a distinctive way. In terms of language system, the words with the stem morpheme -edin- have a neutral or positive axiological status; however, negative semantics can be constructed in context, through the attributes with negative connotations. Structurally different word combinations allow for varying conceptualizations of unity: as a quality that characterizes subjects of activities, and as an object that is regulated by the state. Unity is conceptualized as a characteristic of four various dimensions: materialistic (unity of the country's infrastructure), spacial (territorial unity), axiological (unity of social values) and temporal (historical and generation continuity). © 2023 Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta, Yazyk i Literatura. All rights reserved.Russian Science Foundation, RSF, (20-68-46003)The study was funded by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 20-68-46003 “The Semantics of Unity and Animosity in Russian Vocabulary and Phraseology: Language Data and Discourse”)
An investigation of students' experiences of using virtual learning environments: implications for academic professional development.
No full textIntroduction
Because virtual learning environments (VLEs) are amongst the most widely adopted
technologies in higher education, and to justify the widespread investment in VLE
technology, it is important to study patterns of actual student VLE use and student
satisfaction (Naveh et al., 2010). This chapter presents the work of a multi-institutional
group of educational developers who have collaborated since 2008 to gather students’
views on the use of VLEs across higher education in Ireland. The project has now developed
into a longitudinal study, open to participation by any educational institution, and is
currently integrated in the research strategy of the Irish Learning Technology Association
(ILTA). Surveys of students have been undertaken since 2008 using a common set of
questions. Participating institutions, on condition of anonymity, pooled their results for
comparison. The survey data provided each institution with useful information on how
VLE uptake and usage patterns compared with other institutions, in a framework which
prevented abuse of the findings for marketing or public benchmarking. The institutions
who have participated, thus far, represent a diversity of organisational histories and VLE
systems, and results to date include the responses of more than 15,000 students. The
resulting database constitutes the largest collection of information on student experience
related to technology enhanced learning in Ireland. We have presented and published
our methods and some of our earlier results (Cosgrave et al., 2008; Cosgrave et al., 2009;
Cosgrave et al., 2011). In this chapter, we will give an overview of the research methods
and findings, but will focus on the implications for academic professional development
and capacity building. We also describe our working processes as a self-sustaining
collaborative group. Like other chapters in this publication, where the collective voice
influences pedagogical practice, our contribution is driven by the desire to allow the
student voice to inform the continuous improvement of their learning experiences.
This chapter demonstrates how a sustainable collaborative project has contributed to
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Angelica Risquez, University of Limerick; Claire McAvinia, Dublin Institute
of Technology; Damien Raftery, IT Carlow; Fiona O’Riordan, Griffith College
Dublin; Nuala Harding, Athlone Institute of Technology; Robert Cosgrave,
independent professional; Theresa Logan-Phelan, Trinity College Dublin;
Tom Farrelly, Institute of Technology Tralee
Corresponding author: [email protected]
• EMERGING ISSUES IN HIGHER 100 EDUCATION III
VLE capacity building, through offering insight from lessons learned across institutions.
The drivers for change at national level will be discussed first with a brief overview of
other existing research on the use of VLEs. Following a summary of research methods,
the findings will be presented and discussed. The main themes we are going to explore
throughout this chapter are the student experience in using VLEs in HE and the implication
of this for academic professional development for lecturers. The results speak to issues
of capacity building in the sector, in terms of the relationship between staff and student
use of the VLE. We will conclude with plans for future research which include the impact
of supporting teaching and learning in higher education.ye
Assessment of self-consumption strategies for prosumers and energy communities in local energy systems
No full textAssessment of self-consumption strategies for prosumers and energy communities in local energy systems
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Advanced peak shaving control strategies for battery storage operation in low voltage distribution network
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A review of business models for small prosumers in a post-RES subsidy and post-priority dispatch world
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