The inductive thematic analysis (Williams & Moser,2019) helped us understand how students engaged with the portfolio during the course, how they perceived classroom dynamics, and the way they felt during class deliberations. Nine open codes emerged from this analysis: six codes that characterize the...
A related hobby involves reception ofNatural Radiosignals produced by atmospheric phenomena such as lightning and aurora. VLF (Very Low Frequency, less than 500HZ) signals from the magnetosphere can be detected from as far as 20000 miles above the earth. When these signals are converted to audio...
On the whole, this theme is associated with how students view and conceive their learning. Students in Space A mostly saw learning space simply as a physical site for learning, as they considered learning is ‘the increase of knowledge’ and ‘the acquisition of facts and skills’, which can...
The Social Justice Jam Spaces for Change is a short, fast-paced, cross-institutional online programme over three days co-designed by staff and students. It has received funding from the Horizons Institute at the University of Leeds to explore the theme “What comes after the Sustainable Developme...
Firstly, I often walk to school. It can reduce air pollution. Secondly, I always turn off the lights and fans when leaving the classroom. Thirdly, I always make full use of paper and other school things and never waste water. I wish more students to join me and make the earth more an...
For the most part, however, I found it futile to challenge the official notion that boredom and childishness were the natural state of affairs in the classroom. Often I had to defy custom, and even bend the law, to help kids break out of this trap. The empire struck back,...
'Flexibility of space' in Space B facilitates students' 'self-regulation', while a conventional classroom with 'fixed seating arrangement' like Space A engenders a feeling of tension and relates to 'external regulation'. Below are two examples: (A student in Space A) When I learn here, the...