scholarly journals Towards a pre-teen typology of digital media

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mick Grimley ◽  
Mary Allan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

<span>Whilst prior research has identified children as avid users of new technologies, insufficient studies have explored their patterns of use. This paper investigates how New Zealand pre-teens use technology out of school and identifies a typology of technology use. Two hundred and twenty four children between 10 and 12 years of age completed a comprehensive questionnaire about their use of technology. Results indicated that children of this age were immersed in technology related activities. A principal components factor analysis revealed a typology with five distinct factors underlying pre-teen digital behaviour. Two factors showed some differentiation by gender but differences were not evident for socio-economic factors.</span>

scholarly journals Evaluation of Pre-Service English Teachers’ Integration of Educational Technology into their Lesson Plans

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Document Review

The emergence of technology has shifted so many aspects of people‘ lives including but not limited to the way they interact with each other and accomplish almost all activities. In education context, use of technology has impacted teachers and students‘ interactions both in and outside classroom. For decades now, there has been research on technology use and its‘ benefits on teachers‘ instructional practices and students‘ learning. However, a study specifically looking at the integration of technology into teachers‘ lesson plans is still under research. Therefore, the paper was an attempt to investigate how pre-service English teachers integrated technology in the preparation stage of the instructional activities. The study focused on the evaluation of 22pre-service English teachers‘ lesson plans. It employed a qualitative approach with a document review method. It revealed that the pre-service English teachers have incorporate deducational technology including mobile devices and digital recording. Besides, the most frequently and commonly digital media used were Power Points, audios, videos and online resources downloaded from YouTube. In addition, they made use of communication and collaborative resource such as blogs. Finally, implication for further research is presented

scholarly journals Cell phone and technology use by octogenarians

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Astrid Atlas ◽  
Marama Muru-Lanning ◽  
Simon Moyes ◽  
Ngaire Kerse ◽  
Santosh Jatrana
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chronic Obstructive

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONMany countries, including New Zealand, have an aging population and new technologies such as cell phones may be useful for older people. AIMTo examine cell phone and technology use by octogenarians. METHODSTe Puawaitanga O Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu- Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study In New Zealand (LILACs NZ) cohort study data of Māori (aged 80–90 years, 11-year age band) and non-Māori (aged 85 years, 1-year age band) followed for 3 years was used to describe the prevalence among study participants of the use of the internet, cell phones and watching pay-per-view television. Association of these activities with living arrangement, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive respiratory disease and participants’ cognition were examined. RESULTSTechnology use was relatively low among study octogenarians. Fewer Māori used cell phones and the internet (16% and 6%) than non-Māori (30% and 19%). Māori participants supported only by a pension were less likely to use cell phones than Māori with more income. More men watched pay-per-view television (e.g. SKY) than women. Living alone and having chronic lung disease were associated with not watching pay-per-view television. Participants who used the internet had higher cognition scores than others. Non-Māori women were less likely to watch pay-per-view television and non-Māori on a pension only were less likely to watch pay-per-view television than people on a higher income. Participants who lived alone were less likely to watch pay-per-view. CONCLUSIONRelatively low use of technology may limit potential for health technology innovation for people of advanced age. Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities will amplify this.

Evaluating rates of technology adoption and milking practices on New Zealand dairy farms

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 702 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Edwards ◽  
B. T. Dela Rue ◽  
J. G. Jago
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Significant Potential ◽  
Attitudes Towards Technology ◽  
On Farm

This study assessed technology use and evaluated rates of technology adoption and milking practices on New Zealand dairy farms. Industry surveys were conducted in 2008 and 2013, when farmers were asked a series of questions relating to their physical farm details, their role in the business, their attitudes towards technology, the technologies they had on-farm and their levels of satisfaction. In total, 532 and 500 respondents were questioned in the two surveys, respectively, with a similar representation of rotary and herringbone dairies. Questions relating to attitudes towards new technologies were subjected to a cluster analysis using the 2013 dataset. Farmers were classified into two categories, ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ adopters. Fast adopters are more likely to have a rotary, with a larger farm and more cows. The most common technology in herringbone dairies is automatic vat washing and in rotary dairies automatic cluster removers (ACR). Rotary dairies equipped with ACR, automatic drafting and automatic teat spraying achieve greater labour utilisation (cows/labour unit). Around half of farmers with herringbone dairies sometimes or always wait for slow-milking cows to milk out and 85% of farmers do not know the their ACR settings, highlighting significant potential to improve milking efficiency. Overall, technology is associated with greater labour utilisation. However, the benefits of each technology should be scrutinised to ensure appropriate investment decisions are made by farmers.

scholarly journals Intergenerational Effects on the Impacts of Technology Use in Later Life: Insights from an International, Multi-Site Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Freeman ◽  
Hannah R. Marston ◽  
Janna Olynick ◽  
Charles Musselwhite ◽  
Cory Kulczycki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Intergenerational Support ◽  
Use Of Technology

As the use of technology becomes further integrated into the daily lives of all persons, including older adults, it is important to investigate how the perceptions and use of technology intersect with intergenerational relationships. Based on the international multi-centered study Technology In Later Life (TILL), this paper emphasizes the perceptions of older adults and the interconnection between technology and intergenerational relationships are integral to social connectedness with others. Participants from rural and urban sites in Canada and the UK (n = 37) completed an online survey and attended a focus group. Descriptive and thematic analyses suggest that older adults are not technologically adverse and leverage intergenerational relationships with family and friends to adjust to new technologies and to remain connected to adult children and grandchildren, especially when there is high geographic separation between them. Participants referenced younger family members as having introduced them to, and having taught them how to use, technologies such as digital devices, computers, and social networking sites. The intergenerational support in the adoption of new technologies has important implications for helping older persons to remain independent and to age in place, in both age-friendly cities and in rural communities. The findings contribute to the growing literature in the fields of gerontology and gerontechnology on intergenerational influences and the impacts of technology use in later life and suggest the flexibility and willingness of older persons to adopt to new technologies as well as the value of intergenerational relationships for overcoming barriers to technology adoption.

scholarly journals Aboriginal Youth Experiences with Cyberbullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Sam ◽  
Katherine Wisener ◽  
Nahannee Schuitemaker ◽  
Sandra A. Jarvis-Selinger
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Indigenous Health ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Aboriginal Youth ◽  
Virtual Communication ◽  
Online Safety ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
And Coping

Technology has transformed interactions among adolescents from face-to-face to instantaneous virtual communication. Yet the use of digital media among adolescents can be potentially harmful with the risk of cyberbullying. While cyberbullying is a growing concern, few researchers have explored cyberbullying experiences among Aboriginal adolescents. The present study addresses this gap by examining qualitative data regarding cyberbullying experiences provided by Aboriginal youth participants between ages 11 and 17 in Aboriginal e-mentoring BC, which was an internet-based mentoring program in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The analysis of the data highlighted 4 themes: (1) perceptions and use of technology, (2) awareness of online safety and netiquette, (3) cyberbullying prevalence, and (4) prevention and coping skills. Transcending these themes was the importance of Aboriginal perspective and knowledge in mentoring and anti-cyberbullying initiatives. The results of the work presented in this study highlight the potential benefit of incorporating online safety and technology use in interventions to promote wellbeing among Aboriginal youth. The study findings on Aboriginal adolescents’ online experiences and perceptions of online safety can assist researchers and Indigenous health providers to better understand the cyberbullying phenomenon.

scholarly journals Digital Scholarship Considered: How New Technologies Could Transform Academic Work

in education ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Pearce ◽  
Martin Weller ◽  
Eileen Scanlon ◽  
Sam Kinsley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
The Impact

New digital and web-based technologies are spurring rapid and radical changes across all media industries. These newer models take advantage of the infinite reproducibility of digital media at zero marginal cost. There is an argument to be made that the sort of changes we have seen in other industries will be forced upon higher education, either as the result of external economic factors (the need to be more efficient, responsive, etc.) or by a need to stay relevant to the so-called "net generation" of students (Prensky, 2001; Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005; Tapscott & Williams, 2010).This article discusses the impact of digital technologies on each of Boyer’s dimensions of scholarship: discovery, integration,  application and teaching. In each case the use of new technologies brings with it the possibility of new, more open ways of working,although this is not inevitable. The implications of the adoption of new technologies on scholarship are then discussed.Keywords: internet; digital technology; technology in education; social media;  higher education; Web 2.0

scholarly journals Making Connections 3D printing, Libraries and augmenting their reality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dylan Hughes-Ward
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Library ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
The Many ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
The Way

<p>Digital technologies have initiated a global shift in the way we conceive, configure, and exchange information. This shift is occurring on many levels and is impacting the way many organisations operate; including Libraries. “Individuals and organizations now have many sources alternative to those provided by libraries, which would suggest that the role of libraries is shrinking. However, libraries are expanding to include a wider array of services, such as providing digital libraries and support for distance learning” (Borgman, 2003, p. 653). As they continue to re-examining their role, many libraries are currently exploring 3D printing in the form of “makerspaces” in an attempt to engage people in the library environment. Doing this raises the question “But why exactly is it appropriate for a library service to provide 3D printing?” (Rundle, 2013).  In response to the question, this thesis explores the role that 3D printing may take in making connections between collections and people in new and interesting ways, beyond the typical application as a “makerspace” (Cavalcanti, 2013). In doing so it acknowledges that 3D printing does not exist in isolation and that its real potential to enhance both content and collections might best be realised in combination with the many other forms of 3D and 4D digital media and systems that are emerging at an exponential rate. This thesis speculates on what that potential may be, through a series of design scenarios that simulate future possibilities of 3D printing and Augmented Reality.  The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa provides the context for this exploration and the opportunity to demonstrate how revisiting their collections with reference to these new technologies can empower its mandate to “collect, connect and co-create knowledge to power New Zealand” (National Library of New Zealand, 2015).</p>

scholarly journals Making Connections 3D printing, Libraries and augmenting their reality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dylan Hughes-Ward
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Library ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
The Many ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
The Way

<p>Digital technologies have initiated a global shift in the way we conceive, configure, and exchange information. This shift is occurring on many levels and is impacting the way many organisations operate; including Libraries. “Individuals and organizations now have many sources alternative to those provided by libraries, which would suggest that the role of libraries is shrinking. However, libraries are expanding to include a wider array of services, such as providing digital libraries and support for distance learning” (Borgman, 2003, p. 653). As they continue to re-examining their role, many libraries are currently exploring 3D printing in the form of “makerspaces” in an attempt to engage people in the library environment. Doing this raises the question “But why exactly is it appropriate for a library service to provide 3D printing?” (Rundle, 2013).  In response to the question, this thesis explores the role that 3D printing may take in making connections between collections and people in new and interesting ways, beyond the typical application as a “makerspace” (Cavalcanti, 2013). In doing so it acknowledges that 3D printing does not exist in isolation and that its real potential to enhance both content and collections might best be realised in combination with the many other forms of 3D and 4D digital media and systems that are emerging at an exponential rate. This thesis speculates on what that potential may be, through a series of design scenarios that simulate future possibilities of 3D printing and Augmented Reality.  The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa provides the context for this exploration and the opportunity to demonstrate how revisiting their collections with reference to these new technologies can empower its mandate to “collect, connect and co-create knowledge to power New Zealand” (National Library of New Zealand, 2015).</p>

scholarly journals SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AND HILL COUNTRY PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

1982 ◽  
pp. 241-244
Author(s):  
D.E. Walter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
The Past ◽  
Association Meeting ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

More than twenty papers have been delivered at this 1981 New Zealand Grassland Association meeting and almost all have dealt with two aspects of farming - how to grow more feed for livestock and how to convert this feed into production. All of the participants and speakers here must at some stage, whether in the research centre or in the field, have wondered how much of this information was going to hit where it counted. Would it end up being preached to the converted again, played with by the farmer 'guinea pigs', scoffed at by many as more impractical academic garbage? Just how much impact on farming production and development will your findings and recommendations have? Could it be, like a seagull on top of a lighthouse, your earnest calls will be largely drowned out by the forces of the elements? 'fhere is no shortage of cynics in our community, and plenty under the label of farmers:But the mere fact of having a discussion on socio-economic effects on hill country production and development confirms growing awareness over the past few years that other factors than farming technology may be inhibiting growth on these farms.

scholarly journals Economic Drivers of Legume Production: Approached via Opportunity Costs and Transaction Costs

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Jouan ◽  
Aude Ridier ◽  
Matthieu Carof
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Crop Diversification ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Legume Production ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Crop diversification is one of the main mechanisms identified for developing a more sustainable agriculture. Legumes are interesting diversifying crops to add to crop rotations because of their many positive impacts on agronomic systems. Nonetheless, production of these crops remains relatively low in Europe, in part because of socio-economic factors. The objective of this study was to analyze how the economic attractiveness of legumes may be influenced by two factors: opportunity costs and transaction costs. The method is divided into three steps. First, we built a database of opportunity costs of legumes from a literature review. Second, we qualitatively characterized transaction costs associated with exchange of legumes between producers and collectors. Third, we qualitatively analyzed if contracts currently offered in western France decreased transaction costs. For comparison, transaction costs of linseed were also studied. Our results indicate that legumes are economically attractive at the rotation scale due to zero or negative opportunity costs, but that their transaction costs are high. The contracts studied do not decrease these transaction costs sufficiently, in particular because uncertainties in price remain high in half of these contracts. Downstream differentiation seems necessary to decrease transaction costs by creating added value along the entire agro-food chain.

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