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Tuesday 20 March 2018

GRDS Quatterly Newsletter- ADTEL(December 2017- March 2018)




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Greetings and sincere thanks for your patronage and support. ADTEL has now grown to 7059 followers and members from 47 countries.
We are glad to present to you our latest edition of newsletter. The newsletter showcases the associations current and upcoming endeavours.

Conferences Held:


 ADTEL has successfully organized following International conferences in the period of  December 2017- March 2018:


We thank all members, participants and supporting organisations for making these conferences successful.

  ADTEL Collaborations:

It is our constant endeavour to associate with academicians, researchers, students, professionals and organisations. This collaboration is the crux of our growth and contribution to the society. We are proud to have following organisational collaborations:

  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Venue Provider)
  • Yildiz Technical University, 34349 BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, Istanbul, Turkey (Venue Provider)
  • Rumah University, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Venue Provider)
  • Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK (Venue Provider)
  • Buein Zahra Technical University, Iran (Collaboration)
  • Research and Markets Limited, Dublin, Ireland (Collaboration)
  • CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), China (Collaboration)
  • International Journal of Computer Science and Business Informatics (IJCSBI), Mauritius (Collaboration)
  • Linton University College, KTG Group, Malaysia (Collaboration)
  • Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand (Venue Provider)
  • Peacful Mind Foundation, India (Partner)
  • Tresorix Ltd. Mauritius (Collaboration)
  • ResearchSEA, Asia Research News, UK (Media Partner)
  • International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, Mauritius (Collaboration)
  • International Journal of Supply Chain Management (Scopus indexed), London (Collaboration)
  • GTIS, Taiwan (Green Technology Invention Society, Taiwan) (Collaboration)
  • Tecnico (Universidade de Lisboa), Campus da Alameda, Lisbon, Portugal (Venue Provider)
  • Srishti International, Bangalore, India (Collaboration)
  • Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Venue Provider)
  • Kasetsart University, KU Home, Bangkok, Thailand (Venue Provider)
We will be glad to partner with your organisation. Please write to info@adtelweb.org for assistance. 

Job Openings

 ADTEL is searching for talented and energetic conference coordinators (part-time) who are working/ studying at following locations:
       
Dubai/ London/ Barcelona/ Lisbon/ Rome/ Kuala Lumpur/ Bali/ Singapore/ Bangkok

Its a golden opportunity to be a part of our global team, to interact and associate with International academicians, display your leadership and organising skills and earn handsome honorarium.

All interested and eligible candidates are requested to contact us with their CV, Photograph, Cover Letter on info@adtelweb.org


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Our GRDS International Conference began with opening remarks by Honourable Keynote speaker highlighting the main context on Social Issues.The main aim of this conference was:
  • To discuss latest challenges/researches being faced by the Society regarding Learning and teaching issues 
  • Generating academic and professional relationships 
  • Boosting morale and confidence of researchers in an international platform 
  • Networking among the participants 
  • Providing a holistic experience of academic tourism 
Our worthy Keynote speakers open up the conference enlightening participants with their speech.
Here are our List of keynote speakers who participated in our conference.

Dr Karen Pettit
(Campus Director, Middlesex University Mauritius Branch Campus, Mauritius)
2017 30th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Middlesex University Mauritius, Cascavelle, Coastal Road, Flic en Flac, Mauritius (New Campus)

Dr Nicky Torrance
(Associate Director Academic , Middlesex Maurit ius Branch Campus , Mauirit ius)
2017 30th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Middlesex University Mauritius, Cascavelle, Coastal Road, Flic en Flac, Mauritius (New Campus)



Anam Shahid
(Assistant Professor, Department of Academics, Faculty of Business Studies, Cromwell UK International Education, Ajman, UAE)
28th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


John Senior
(Department of Academics, English Enhancement Program, Amity University, Dubai, U.A.E.)
28th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. K. Ravichandran
(Director of Experiential Education, Associate Professor, School of Management, New York Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
2018 - 3rd International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), 18-19 Feb 2018, Dubai, UAE held at Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


Rossitsa M. Yalamova
(Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Canada)
2018 - 3rd International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), 18-19 Feb 2018, Dubai, UAE held at Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


William Sharpton
(College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human DevelopmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction,The University of New Orleans,New Orleans, LA USA)
2018 - 3rd International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), 18-19 Feb 2018, Dubai, UAE held at Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


In order to Promote Young Researchers, GRDS International conferences, Provides Young Research Scholarship (YRS) in the form of full Registration fee waiver to participate in such events.
In each, GRDS International conference, Best Paper award is given to Best Researches. In Association for Development of Teaching, Education and Learning (ADTEL), Best paper award is given to the participants with the best scholarly paper submitted and presented at the conference.

Sweta Rout-Hoolash
(Department of International Education, Middlesex University, Mauritius)
2017 30th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Middlesex University Mauritius, Cascavelle, Coastal Road, Flic en Flac, Mauritius (New Campus)


Paper Title: Is Assessed Group work Troublesome Knowledge for students in International Higher Education?
Abstract
Contemporary British higher education curriculums inherently encompass the concepts of group work or collaborative learning into their study programmes. At Middlesex University Mauritius, the academic experience for the majority of students also includes group project work as an assessment tool - both formative and summative. However, almost everyone in the student population is an international student on this offshore British university campus. Within this multi-cultural setting, there is also large diversity among students in prior learning experiences at school.
This is a practice-based study that presents the concept of assessed, multi-cultural group project work within modern-day teaching, learning and assessment theoretical frameworks. By establishing group work as ‘troublesome knowledge’ (Meyer and Land 2003) for many students, this talk will serve as a reminder to university staff of the challenges faced by students as they navigate through this new learning environment.
Rout-Hoolash (2014) identified the important role that small group project work plays on the International Foundation Program (IFP). It used the student voice through their learning diary (reflective blog) entries and highlighted how former IFP students managed group work tasks. This study builds on that one to see if students’ reflective accounts support the theoretical framework that engaging in group work can be characterised as a threshold concept (Cousin, 2006).Similar to findings in Hassanien (2007) and Gatfield (1999), previous IFP students identified the group project phase as the single most satisfactory experience of the whole programme, despite initially approaching it with mainly negative feelings.
Keywords: Collaborative Learning; Group Project Work; Assessment; Troublesome Knowledge; Threshold Concepts.


Alan S. Weber
(Associate Professor of English, Premedical Department,Weill Cornell Medicine,Education City, Doha, State of Qatar)
2017 30th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Middlesex University Mauritius, Cascavelle, Coastal Road, Flic en Flac, Mauritius (New Campus)

Title: Cultural and Social Barriers in E-learning in the Developing World
Abstract:
The economic and sociocultural dimensions of e-learning are sometimes ignored in system and policy implementation in emerging nations. Many learning objects, systems, and courses (i.e. MOOCs) originate in Western developed nations and are presented in English, thus contain explicit and implicit cultural bias. Different cultures maintain different norms of ambiguity, power differentials, privacy and confidentiality, and gender relations. For example, Many Asian and Middle Eastern cultures exhibit high levels of deference to authority. This is an important consideration in designing online collaborative activity in deciding the level of peer direction and leadership, the level of instructor intervention, and the inclusion of older or more experienced students (who may dominate discussion forums). As another example, Eastern cultures are generally more group oriented and less individualistic, which has profound implications for how e-learning activities are structured (group versus individual work, and how group work can be assessed and individual effort determined). Culturally sensitive online learning materials obviously will result in better student outcomes and academic progress since social barriers to learning (for example, non-participation in online activities due to social discomfort) can have a profound effect on student motivation and student success rates.
Keywords: E-learning – developing nations; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); education--social factors



Binulal KR
(Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mount Tabor Training College, Pathanapuram, Kollam, Kerala, India,University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,India)
28th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Paper Title: EDMODO As A Self-Learning Platform And Its Impact OnICT Proficiency: Perception Of Student Teachers
Abstract
In the modern world of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), teaching learning process utilizes several innovative tools such as social networking, e-contents, video conferencing, learning management system, etc. It is imperative in the present system of education is to make use of social networking technologies to enable collaboration among the students. EDMDO is an online learning management platform facilitated by the teacher to enhance the interaction and collaboration among students. Also it helps to improve the competencies of the students to utilize promises of ICT in their learning. In the present study, the investigators used ‘EDMODO’ as a learning platform for the student teachers in their curriculum based learning. They were given opportunity to learn the e-content (prepared in Blendspace), take assignments and quizzes. Major purpose of the study was to find out the perception of student teachers towards the use of EDMODO as a self-learning tool. Survey method was adopted by the investigators for the present study and data were collected with the help of perception scale and ICT proficiency test. The analysis of the results revealed that the learning activities provided by EDMODO have enhanced their learning and improved the ICT proficiency. The study recommends that the implementation of EDMODO by the teacher educators as a learning platform for the students could become a powerful medium that extends responsible, self regulating learning environment beyond the boundaries of the classroom.
Keywords:  Information Communication Technology, Edmodo, Learning management system, Social Networking, self learning, ICT proficiency.   


Simon D. C. Townsend
(English Lecturer / ICT Administrator,Iwate University, Morioka City, Japan)
29th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Title:The Universal Access Framework: an architecture for uniting learning with mobile phones

Abstract:
Mobile applications (M-apps) are a billion-dollar industry, and applying this
technology to education is a rapidly growing market. In this study, we explore methods to
develop an educational app using an online commercial ‘no-code’ ‘app-builder’, which
represents a simple, easy to use approach to app design. We identify gaps in app utilization
in terms of a) the incorporation of language activities and b) enhancing student interactions
through the use of smartphones. We propose and test a new method using a Universal Access
Framework (UAF) model, which provides the architecture to unite app technology with
language learning pedagogy. We test the UAF concept by building an app to carry out
heuristic language activities in an ESL university class.

Keywords: Language learning, Communicative activities, app design and development, M-learning, Social Network Systems (SNS)


Shoba Macintyre
(Papar District Education Office ,Open University Malaysia, Sabah, Malaysia,Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
29th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL) held at
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Paper Title: The Art of Coaching Teachers to Share Their Work to the World
Abstract
Whether you are a School Improvement Specialist Coach, school leader, school administrator or head teacher, you’ve probably met ‘them’. Who’s ‘them’? Great teacher-innovators hiding in their schools not wanting to come out into the open world and share what they know. This paper charts the journey of 4 such teachers in primary and secondary schools in Papar, Sabah. They are actively involved in innovative research and have developed their own teaching innovations – but only for their students. The first research objective was to determine whether coaching as a strategy, could change teachers’ mindsets on sharing their innovations to a wider audience. A needs analysis done at the preliminary stages of this mixed method research revealed that majority of teachers chose Facebook as their preferred online platform due to familiarity. The results also revealed that lack of confidence was the main reason why they refrained from sharing their innovations. Their lack of confidence stemmed from poor self-belief, lack of management and procedural knowledge, lack of IT related skills and the inability to network extensively. Therefore, the second objective was to discover if using Facebook as a tool for sharing, could increase their confidence. In monitoring for change, comparisons were made between two groups of teachers within a span of 6 weeks. The experimental group was given interventions using coaching and mentoring strategies while the control group was left to complete their tasks independently but with instructions. The findings showed that the experimental group was able to develop online pages and showed increased levels of confidence especially after receiving positive feedback from stranger-teachers on Facebook. This study concludes that the coaching and mentoring interventions used increased teachers’ confidence to share their work on a global platform. Future applications pertaining this study can include school leadership, Open Educational Resources and teacher talent management.  


Jean Gabrielle Cruz  
(Business Management Department,De La Salle University - Dasmarinas,Dasmarinas City, Philippines)
2018 - 3rd International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), 18-19 Feb 2018, Dubai, UAE held at Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Paper Title: Solid Waste Management Practices Of Selected Lgus In Cavite
Abstract:
The study determined the existing solid waste management practices of the three fastest growing cities in the province of Cavite namely: Bacoor, Dasmarinas and Imus. Data were gathered through secondary sources and paid in-depth attention to published materials. Results show the lack of equipment and facilities to implement such practices mandated by law. In addition to this, regulatory and enforcement powers with public education, awareness and involvement campaigns are not properly implemented. Generally, the National Government must strengthen the Ecological Solid Waste Management law of 2000. It should be made known and published to all Local Governments and must adhere to the rules. Also, the Local Government Units should impose a Solid Waste Management Plan and build their own Solid Waste Management Board that can be sustained throughout the years to come.
Keywords: solid waste, solid waste management, Solid Waste Management Plan


Brian Beitzel
(Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education,SUNY Oneonta,Oneonta, NY, USA)
2018 - 3rd International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), 18-19 Feb 2018, Dubai, UAE held at Flora Grand Hotel, Near Al Rigga Metro Station, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


Paper Title: Creating Diagrams for Problem-Solving in Mathematics: Is it Worth the Effort?
Abstract
Diagrams are a commonly used device to assist problem-solvers in arriving at accurate solutions, particularly in the context of mathematics word problems. Creating such diagrams requires some attention to detail, thus raising the question of whether the additional mental effort results in improved problem-solving accuracy.  This paper re-analyzes data from a series of randomized, controlled experiments conducted over the past decade, examining the relationship between mental effort and performance on mathematics word problems.  The general methodology for these studies includes (a) pretest; (b) instruction/training; and (c) posttest.  Pretest scores were used to control for prior knowledge in all other analyses.  Three distinct types of probability were investigated in these experiments: conditional, joint, and total.  The training materials were either paper-based or computer-based and provided all instruction necessary for success on the posttest.  The posttest was a series of word problems; some experiments included a second posttest after a delay.  The findings from this analysis demonstrate two distinct patterns in the relationship between mental effort and problem-solving performance. First, for conditional-probability problems, when undergraduate students are trained to use only equations they report a higher level of mental effort and achieve lower performance on the posttest.  The reverse is true when students are trained to use tree diagrams to solve these same problems.  The second pattern is that for joint- and total-probability problems, when undergraduates are trained to use only equations they achieve higher posttest performance and report lower mental effort.  The reverse is true here also: students trained to use a diagram to solve these same problems report higher levels of mental effort and achieve lower performance.  The bottom line is counterintuitive yet borne out across this series of experiments: the mental effort undergraduates expend employing diagrams to help them solve mathematics problems is not consistently associated with superior performance.
Keywords: Mathematics representations, diagrams, problem solving, mental effort


About GRDS Publication:
PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning is an open access, single blind, peer reviewed and refereed international journal published by GRDS Publishing.
The main objective of ‘PUPIL’ is to provide an intellectual platform for the international researchers. ‘PUPIL’ aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in Teaching, Education and Learning and become the leading journal in this field. This journal is dedicated for the miracle called ‘learning’ that exists beyond the boundaries of human imagination and touches the super-consciousness called ‘God’.
This journal provides a forum for sharing timely and up-to-date publication of scientific research and review articles. ‘PUPIL’ publishes original laboratory methods, industrial design, related technical tools, and methods-oriented review articles on all aspects of biomedical and life sciences.