Didactica Danubiensis

The Rainbow between the GeoGebra Platform and the New Innovative Digital Education Era

Valerian Antohe — 2023-10-31

The development of information technology has radically changed our way of living, of communicating with the others, of transferring the information. In the future, it is expected that the role of computers in our life become essential. Any student will have to master this field to achieve easily what he wishes. In a new paradigm of learning, one strategy can start with a come-back to any selective tasks of learning proposed to be resolved some time ago and reconsidered by using the new platforms or dedicated software. The old stages of any geometry problem could be: "Draw, build, unite, and investigate properties, change shape and size. Properties remain the same. Why? Can you formulate the theorem from this investigation? A last, prove it rigorously!". The experience should not only be lived but shared. With any of these actions, any paradigm of teaching-learning can develop up to the new superior stage. To be useful in this technology of teaching-learning, any software must be dynamic in time and to accept his own development base in his daily using. GeoGebra it is an example of this kind of software-platform which connect people and their Edu-actions and the development of the new technologies of learning.

Pedagogical Erothetics or the Logic of Asking Questions in the Context of Digital Pedagogy

Doinița Popa — 2023-10-31

The paper addresses a topical issue regarding the intelligent use of pedagogical erothetics as an essential component in digital pedagogy that can significantly contribute to increasing the effectiveness of online learning and teaching. By formulating and using relevant and challenging questions, educators can improve student engagement and enhance the quality of the educational experience in the digital environment. Pedagogical erothetics, or the logic of asking questions in the context of digital pedagogy, are essential aspects of practical and interactive education in the digital age. In digital environments, where information can be accessed quickly and from diverse sources, the logic of questions becomes crucial to assess students' knowledge and skills correctly.

Outcomes of Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence in Education

Andrada-Iulia State — 2023-10-31

The recent development in Artificial Intelligence, specifically with the advent of large language models like GPT-4, is transforming educational paradigms. This literature review investigates the implications of AI and large language models in education, outlining a vision for personalized, on-demand and interactive learning. This research examines how these technologies can function as virtual tutors, encourage real-time examination, support lifelong education, and function as teachers' resources by automating administrative tasks. The paper also addresses the ethical concerns of utilizing AI in educational frameworks and advocating for a complement rather than a replacement of teachers. Additionally, it investigates their ability to promote real-time assessment, enabling students to receive immediate feedback and adapt their learning strategies accordingly. Moreover, this review highlights the potential of AI and large language models to support improving knowledge, competencies and new skills development. By providing learners access to vast knowledge repositories, these technologies empower individuals to pursue continuous learning beyond traditional classroom settings. By enabling a general understanding of the arising paradigm, the aim is to design a framework for future education systems where AI plays a constructive role.

Strategic Development in Secondary Education – A Quality Management Framework for Hybrid and Digital Educational Projects

Diana-Victoreta Croitoru — 2023-10-31

Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze the applicability of project management conceptual frameworks and previous research, in implementing digital and hybrid educational projects for secondary schools. Prior work: Services and products quality management represents an intrinsic component of the digital educational project implementation process, a defining stage in creating the identity of the curricular products and enhancing the operational flow. The Project Management Manual and Methodology, elaborated by Dick Michael and Loo Henry, in 2011, integrates the quality management stage during the implementation process, as a pivotal strategy preventing potential risks, inadequacies and facilitating change and performance optimization. According to Harvard experts, the Project Management Manual describes the optimization of the implementation parameters of the project (the quality management stage) as a subsequent phase that is inherent to planning and the operationalization of the project objectives (Harvard Business School, 1997). As mentioned in the quoted Harvard reference manual, the quality management stage implies a systematic and creative strategy for reorganizing resources and processes, therefore being defined as the essence of project management. The hybrid approach in designing and implementing educational projects integrates continuously quality parameters and evaluation criteria as a processual and structural framework, therefore pertaining to the pragmatic perspective of a continuously changing educational environment. Approach: The present study represents a theoretical approach to project management in education, analyzing the relationship between previous reference frameworks and the phenomenon of digitalization. Results: Digital educational projects imply strategic actions that open the organizational environment to dialogue, value transfer and interaction with external partners, identified within academic and socio-professional communities. Their long-term impact affects the quality of learning results, as well as the organizational culture and climate, constituting an unquantifiable variable of the organizational development process. Implications: The relevance of the analysis is demonstrated by the continuous change of perspective reflected by educational policies and reforms and it benefits from a comprehensive scientific literature that synthesizes multiple theoretical approaches to project management. Value: The present analytical study outlines the change of paradigm in education and the profound impact that the transition towards new learning approaches manifests in relation to the strategic management of schools.

Application of the Fibonacci Series in Natural Language Processing

Radu Bucea Manea Tonis — 2023-10-31

The article investigates some possibilities of using the new Javascript programming language for generating parsing trees and histograms for natural language processing (NLP). At the same time, we are trying to break away from the AI-type paradigm ("stochastic parrot") applied in language theory considering it too limited and focusing more on the rational approach, exploring the functional characteristics of Javascript language in the key of predicate logic.

How Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence can Contribute to Increasing Academic Performance

Corina Simionescu — 2023-10-31

In the increasingly advanced information age we live in, data is a precious resource in all fields, and education is no exception. The use of data mining methods and techniques and artificial intelligence in education can contribute to improving the learning process and the academic performance of students. The objective of data mining is to discover patterns from large volumes of data for the personalization of learning, the prediction of student performance, the prevention of school dropout, the evaluation of the effectiveness of educational programs, the creation of automated learning systems, the improvement of teaching processes, and innovation in education. In our paper, we aim to analyze the impact of the use of data mining and artificial intelligence to identify opportunities for their use to improve the educational system. In a future project, we propose to apply data mining techniques and methods to original data sets that lead to the best possible quality of pre-university education in Romania.

The Role of Digital Competence in the Educational System of the 21st century

Mirela Curca — 2023-10-31

This paper is the result of a synthesis about the role of digital competence in pre-university and university education in an era where digitization has transformed and reformed society. In the context of the pandemic, the importance of digital competence has become vital for education systems all over the world , which is talked about to this day about technology facilitated teaching.

Integrated Educational Platforms in Modern Higher Education

Aurelia Glavan — 2023-10-31

The article addresses a current issue focused on the influence of new information technologies on the didactic process in modern higher education. The content of the article includes interpretations of the concepts such as constructivist learning, digital competence, informational society, information and communication technologies, etc., being additionally highlighted some fundamental characteristics of these concepts. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of information technologies by trainees and trainers are presented. A series of integrated educational platforms and software are proposed for the teaching-learning-assessment process of students.

Family- the Privileged Environment for the Child’s Development

Lacramioara Mocanu — 2023-10-31

Family is considered the first environment, as well as the closest one to the child, in order to gain life experiences in their own rhythm of growing and developing. Through family, the child may establish a connection with the surrounding world, will exercise their senses, intelligence, convictions and attitudes, which will be polished within the extrafamilial social life.

Innovative Teaching of Physics in the Digital Technology Era

Gabriela Tudor — 2023-10-31

Digital technology has been gradually introduced into the Romanian education system in recent decades, with reluctance and hesitant steps at first, but with growing confidence and enthusiasm nowadays, leading to promising results in the future. Open educational resources illustrate that physics, a practical science par excellence, can study real-world phenomena in a creative and active way, using virtual tools. In this paper we illustrate the multiple possibilities and options that digital resources can offer to the physics teacher and highschool students. We also present some of our own contributions to modernizing physics lessons, emphasizing the importance of digital skills as integral part of learning.

Cocoa and Chocolate, Antioxidant Actions and Neuro-Psycho-Emotional Protective Actions, a Short Review

Ramona-Niculina Jurcău — 2023-10-31

Cocoa and chocolate is a subject of interest in daily lives of many people, but especially in recent years, and research topic due to their beneficial effects already proven on health. The aim of this paper is to present some information on cocoa and chocolate from the perspective of some of their antioxidant and neuro-psycho-emotional actions. The method is based on the structure of a mini narrative review. Cocoa and chocolate have been recognized as a rich source of flavonoids, mainly flavones, important for the beneficial effects on the body. Cocoa has also been found to have effects on the oxidative stress, lipidis, carbohydrates, neurocognition, mood, and behavior. Cocoa and chocolate have multiple beneficial effects, among them, the antioxidant, metabolic and neuro-psycho-emotional ones are very important.

Ginseng, Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Cortisol, a Short Pubmed Approach of their Relationship

Ramona-Niculina Jurcău — 2023-10-31

Introduction. Ginseng (G) is an Asian plant used as an adaptogen, that has the ability to normalize bodily functions compromised by stress. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) is the main effectors of the stress response and cortisol (C) is the most used marker of stress. Materials and method. In order to highlight the relationship between G and stress, the keywords selected for analysis were G+HPA and G+C. The time periods analyzed were from 1970 to 2021. The Pubmed filters selected were: Species and Sex. Results. For G+HPA: publications with An were the most numerous and had the greatest numerical rise; reserch dynamic for the sex filter had a lower increase in time. For G+C: publications with H were the most numerous and had the greatest numerical rise; dynamic researches with HF had the lowest increase in time. Conclusions. 1) The research on the combination of the keywords G+HPA and G+C falls under the theme of the relationship between G and stress. 2) Research on animals predominated, compared to those on human subjects. 3) Research with subjects from both genders was preferred. 4) The research related to Ginseng and HPA, respectively to Ginseng and Cortisol, although numerically reduced, proves a continuously growing interest of researchers for this subject.

School and education in the digital age

Adrian Beteringhe — 2023-10-31

For the future, online training will gain a significant weight in terms of the instructional dimension (transmission of information) and, above all, it will address those segments of the population that have formed skills in the traditional training system. However, if for an adult it is more worthwhile to participate in an online training or professional conversion course, than an actual trip to a learning space, for those at the beginning of the educational process, presence in the classroom is indispensable. Change does not only mean technology and innovation, but, above all, communication, but also the teacher's ability to adapt and reinvent, to create an attractive and generous learning environment and in a virtual environment for his students, will contribute a lot to learning success.

Digital Competencies: Challenges or Opportunities for the Development of Social Intelligence in Teenagers

Lilia Turcan-Baltat — 2023-10-31

The extensive use of new information technologies can have a profound impact on personal and cultural aspects. The virtual world can affect one's social life, behavior, education, and values due to the temptations of games, inappropriate content, and unknown individuals with hidden motives. Understanding the relationship between the individual and his representation in the virtual environment requires in-depth comprehension of the virtual world inhabited by today's youth. Information technologies are a part of our daily lives, making it unquestionably important for adults, teenagers, and children to develop digital competencies. Systematic usage of these information resources can have positive and negative effects on the development of social intelligence.

First Impression- the Component of Social Perception

Lacramioara Mocanu — 2023-10-31

Social life involves a permanent interaction with others. The quantity of information goes secondary in relation with the importance of our impression about the other. The manner in which each individual creates a personal image for their peers, more or less complete, in accordance with reality, is a part from what they call social perception.

Project Method as a Pedagogical Technology for Stimulating Students’ Educational Activity in European Universities

Tetiana Soroka — 2023-10-31

The pedagogical technologies that allow organizing and stimulating the search activity of students of European universities include the project method. This method develops the ability to acquire new knowledge in the process of their own educational and cognitive activity. The project method is a set of techniques, actions of students in a certain sequence, aimed at achieving a task or solving a certain problem that is significant for students and designed as a final product. The project method, being an effective pedagogical technology, corresponds to all general didactic principles. The introduction of such projects into the educational process develops students’ skills of independent work, their self-organization and responsibility, helps to organize teamwork, teaches social activity, and educates responsibility. This method places high demands not only on the student, but also on the teacher, requires their mutual activity, determination and goal-setting to achieve results. The project method is an objective indicator of the transition in the study of a foreign language from the threshold to the threshold advanced, and then the professional level, when it is possible to state the development of linguistic and sociolinguistic competence. The use of the project method is an indicator of the advanced stage of learning a foreign language at a university. Combined with traditional methods, it meets modern requirements for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of a future specialist in various fields.

The Relationship between Stress – Coping – Resilience in Children with Diabetes

Corina Cucui — 2023-10-31

The article underlines the close connection between the stress associated with the chronic disease, the cognitive or behavioral strategies used to reduce the unpleasant emotions generated by the disease and resilience as an attitude and ability to overcome the disabling chronic disease condition in children with type I diabetes, considering the fact that the aim is to determine the child's well-being and normalcy without majorly affecting his functioning. Resilience involves the association of experiences, thoughts with the difficult situation and involves the action of all internal resources to restore balance and the state of adaptation in a positive way, so that the child with diabetes can face strong emotions, but also have a normal development. The environment with which they interact is particularly important for the child as it favors a series of adequate or inadequate coping strategies. As children grow, their cognitive strategies for emotional regulation improve and help determine their coping style in stressful situations. In order to be able to observe the effects of stress in children with diabetes, we must analyze their own way of adapting to the disease from the perspective of their psychosocial functioning. Diabetes and stress seem to be interconnected, so that stress can be both the cause and the direct consequence of diabetes-related problems. Emotional stress can affect hormone levels, disrupting insulin physiology. Thus, the triad of perceived stress - coping - resilience leads us to a state of well-being and to an increase in the quality of life.

Pedagogical Communication in the Digital Era

Maia Borozan — 2023-10-31

Competency-based education and interactive pedagogy integrated through modern educational technologies provide teachers with the opportunity to develop and use digital competencies. Teachers, like all citizens, must acquire digital competencies necessary for their personal and professional lives, and for participation in the digital society. Teachers are important role models for the next generation, and it's imperative that they are digitally competent and responsible. Nevertheless, teachers also require a set of specific skills to leverage digital technologies for better teaching and learning outcomes. Therefore, this article encompasses aspects of pedagogical communication in the digital age.

The Use of New Technologies in Crisis Communication within School Organizations

Cornelia Tureac — 2023-11-22

Living in an era where new technologies govern our entire activity, it goes without saying
that managers of educational institutions must rethink the ways of approaching crises that can affect
the organizations they lead. Rethinking communication in such situations will certainly be different
from the “classic” methods recommended by the supporters of traditional approaches.
Communication in the online environment is vital for any organization or person who wants to stay at
the top, to be successful, to promote their services, offers, and image as well as possible.