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Exploring the mobile learning needs amongst performing arts students
Purpose
This paper aims to study the information needs and online information-seeking behaviors on mobile platforms of performing arts students at a college level.
Design/methodology/approach
Survey instruments were used to collect data from performing arts students at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (HKAPA), a metropolitan’s major performing arts tertiary institution. Data collected were analyzed through descriptive statistics and other statistical methods, and the music-related students were compared with the production-related students.
Findings
The result reveals that performing arts students all owned their mobile devices and often used mobile apps for non-academic purposes, but they did not often use mobile library services or read online academic contents with their mobile devices. The participants considered inadequate signal coverage, slow loading time, difficulty in reading on a mobile device and the lack of specialized mobile apps as more significant barriers affecting their usage. There are some significant differences between the music-related and production-related student groups in that music-related students watched lectures on the library websites and used electronic music scores more often than the production-related students.
Practical implications
This study contributes to the input for enhancements and policies to future mobile services and facilities of performing art libraries.
Originality/value
There have been scant studies on the mobile learning needs of performing arts students, especially in Asia.
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A New Model of Vocal Music Teaching in the Context of Internet Distance Learning
As Internet technology evolves, distance learning emerges as a pivotal mode of education. In music education, vocal teaching faces limitations in traditional face-to-face methods. This paper explores the advantages of Internet-based remote vocal music teaching and proposes a new mode leveraging an online platform, multimedia technology, and real-time interaction. The study assesses its impact on theoretical knowledge, vocal skills, singing proficiency, satisfaction, and improvement. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of Internet-based remote teaching, overcoming geographical barriers and providing flexible learning opportunities. Multimedia tools enhance skill demonstration, making learning more intuitive. The study reveals that Internet distance vocal teaching rivals traditional methods in improving singing skills and outperforms in teaching music theory. Moreover, students express higher satisfaction with this innovative approach, establishing it as a promising mode in vocal music education.
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Out-of-School Exposure to English in EFL Teenage Learners: Is It Related to Academic Performance?
Learning a Foreign Language (FL) beyond the classroom has become common practice thanks to advances in technology and the use of English as a Lingua Franca. This study explores the types and amount of out-of-school informal exposure to English that Spanish secondary school students typically receive in their daily lives. Informed by recent literature on the influence of extramural activities on FL proficiency, the second aim of this study is to investigate the potential relationship between out-of-school exposure and academic performance, as measured by English school grades. Data were obtained from a questionnaire answered by secondary school students aged 12–16 (N = 2015) regarding the different types and amounts of activities they perform in English outside school. Findings revealed that teenage learners were most frequently exposed to English through audiovisual input. Social media interaction, along with reading and writing (with or without digital support), were closely associated with their English marks. Other popular activities, such as listening to music or playing video games, were not found to be related to proficiency or even showed a negative correlation with it, while less popular activities, such as watching subtitled movies and series, could have greater potential for language learning. This study contributes to the understanding of informal practices in FL learning settings and provides insights that can help bridge interactive language practices and formal curriculum to create holistic learning experiences for language learners.
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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $4 million grant to support a collaboration between […]
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Learning through talking: Web forum conversations as facilitation for instrumental teacher professional development
Web-based social networking technologies have been shown to effectively facilitate interactions between learners who are separated by distance however instrumental music teachers have been slow to adopt these tools. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to investigate the use of an asynchronous online forum among 39 studio music teachers over a seven-month period. In doing so, it sought information on how an asynchronous web-based discussion platform could assist shared reflection and problem-solving for teachers discussing their teaching. The study also sought to determine whether such a medium might be a viable means by which studio teachers could develop their practice through informal and collaborative means. A case study approach was used with data collected through online discussion transcripts and email correspondence between the participants and researcher. Findings suggested that participants offered real-world strategies born from concrete experience as initial responses to pedagogical questions. The subsequent reflection and discussion on these initial responses allowed participants to build these strategies into a broader framework of community and culture creating personal meaning for both teacher and student.
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A New Video Editing Technology in Practical Teaching for Animation Specialty
The animation practical teaching system was designed by using the multimedia interaction technology – generation of animation with pictures as well as video stitching and synthesis technology. Besides, the teaching effect of the system was analyzed through an experiment and questionnaire. As shown in the result of analysis, the multimedia interaction teaching system, which has attained a good effect in practical teaching for animation specialty, is very popular with the vast students. In addition, the system enhances students’ learning interest and efficiency through an intelligent way, helps students to get rid of the space-time restriction and increases students’ time in autonomous learning. This paper is in order to improve the effect of the animation professional practice teaching.
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Successful teaching practices in action. New media in the classroom: podcasting
This video follows a high school music teacher as he effectively brings technology into the classroom through a podcasting project, and as a result demonstrates how to creatively challenge and motivate students to learn material, while strengthening important research and language skills.
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Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas
Boris Berman, renowned concert pianist and teacher, is one of the world's foremost authorities on Sergei Prokofiev. In this book, he draws on his intimate knowledge of Prokofiev's work to guide music lovers and pianists through the composer's nine piano sonatas. These cherished works, composed between 1910 and 1951, are today considered an indispensable part of the repertoire of every serious concert pianist.
The book, written with a deep appreciation of Prokofiev's style and creativity, looks at the sonatas within the context of Prokofiev's complete oeuvre. For each sonata, Berman provides general information about the work and a discussion of the composition's details and features, and in a section entitled \"Master Class\" he offers suggestions for interpretation and specific advice for performing. Berman also corrects for the first time various misprints in published scores and includes a helpful glossary of musical terms.
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