scholarly journals The Digital Girls Response to Pandemic: Impacts of in Presence and Online Extracurricular Activities on Girls Future Academic Choices

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 715
Author(s):  
Francesco Faenza ◽  
Claudia Canali ◽  
Michele Colajanni ◽  
Antonella Carbonaro
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Summer Camp ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Academic Choices ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication

In the last few years, several initiatives based on extracurricular activities have been organized in many countries around the world, with the aim to reduce the digital gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields. Among them, the Digital Girls summer camp, organized every year since 2014 by two Italian universities with the aim to attract female students to ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) disciplines, represents quite a unique initiative for its characteristics of long-duration (3–4 entire weeks) and complete gratuitousness for the participants. The COVID-19 emergency imposed severe changes to such activities, that had to be modified and carried out in the online mode as a consequence of social distancing. However, on one hand, the general lack of high-quality evaluations of these initiatives hinders the possibility to understand the actual impact of extracurricular activities on the future academic choices of the participants. On the other hand, the availability of data collected over different editions of Digital Girls has allowed us to analyze the summer camp impact and to evaluate the pros and cons of in-presence and online activities. The main contribution of this paper is twofold. First, we present an overview of existing experiences, at the national (Italian) and international levels, to increase female participation in integrated STEM and ICT fields. Second, we analyze how summer camp participation can influence girls’ future academic choices, with specific attention to ICT-related disciplines. In particular, the collection of a significant amount of data through anonymous surveys conducted before and after the camp activities over the two editions allowed us to evidence the different impacts of in-presence and online extracurricular activities.

scholarly journals Uso de tecnologías de la informática y comunicación (TIC) para disminuir la deserción de egresados en posgrados semipresenciales

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238
Author(s):  
Víctor Hugo Méndez-Estrada ◽  
Zaidett Barrientos Llosa
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Progress Monitoring ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Conducting Research

La deserción estudiantil es un problema que los programas de educación superior deben atender con prioridad, dado que provocan inconvenientes a la hora de la acreditación universitaria, son fuente de frustración para los estudiantes y constituyen una pérdida de recursos económicos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si el uso de tecnologías de la informática y comunicación, en su sentido más amplio, permite disminuir la deserción estudiantil en la maestría de Manejo de Recursos Naturales de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia UNED (Costa Rica) y aumenta su calidad y vinculación con las necesidades de la sociedad. Realizamos un análisis comparativo de indicadores de dicha maestría antes del establecimiento de dos medidas y después de ellas. Las medidas de la informática y la comunicación que se aplicaron son: 1) creación de un laboratorio de investigación y 2) generación de bases de datos de seguimiento del avance de los proyectos de investigación de estudiantes. Los periodos analizados van del 2002 hasta finales del 2007 y los acumulados del 2002 hasta finales del 2011. Los indicadores analizados se relacionan con la actividad académica de estudiantes y docentes, y con la proyección hacia la sociedad (medida por las tesis y publicaciones científicas producidas durante esos periodos). Se encontró que en el primer periodo el 61% de los egresados estabaninactivos; mientras que el segundo la inactividad descendió a 17%. La investigación realizada por los profesores pasó de cero a 36%. La proyección a la sociedad pasó de solo tres a 18 tesis, y de cero a 44 publicaciones divulgativas y 18 artículos científicos. Se concluye que las dos medidas de uso de tecnología de la informática y comunicación si apoyan los procesos de enseñanza, ya que disminuye la deserción de egresados y favorece la vinculación del programa con la sociedad.ABSTRACTComputer and communication technologies (ICT) help to reduce attrition in distance graduate education programs. Higher education dropout is a priority problem for university accreditation. It is also a frustration source for students and economic waste. The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of Information and Communication Technologies, in its broadest sense, can: reduce student dropout in the Master Program of Natural Resources Management at the Open University of Costa Rica, UNED, and increases its quality and linkage with society. We performed a comparative analysis of indicators before and after establishing two Information and Communication Technologies’ Innovations: 1) creation of a research laboratory and 2)generation student research project progress monitoring databases. Analyzed periods are: a) 2002 to late 2007 and b) 2002 to late 2011. Analyzed indicators are related to students and professors academic activities and society impact (theses, informative and scientific publications amount). We found that in the first period 61% of graduates were inactive, while in the second period inactivity decreased to 17%. Professors conducting research changed from zero to 36%. Society impact increased from three to 18 theses, and from zero to 44 informative publications and 18 scientific papers. We conclude that the two Information and Communication Technologies’ innovations applied, do support teaching, since attrition decreased and bonding with society increased.

“ICT Is for Boys”

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Erica Norstedt ◽  
Annika Andersson ◽  
Evylyn Pettersson ◽  
Simon Klintestrand
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Information And Communication

There is worldwide consensus on how important women are for development where gender equality is seen as a prerequisite for sustainable development. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are seen as one of the most promising tools for the empowerment of women in developing countries. Men and women therefore need to have equal opportunities to access and use ICTs. Here, the authors, however, find a huge gender gap, and the reasons for this gap are still not fully understood or investigated. The purpose of this study is therefore to further investigate the reasons for this gap in ICT use. Based on a review of existing literature, as well as interviews with men and women from developing countries, the main finding is that the impeding factor underlying all barriers described in the literature relates to social norms. Based on this insight, the authors end the paper by discussing implications for research and practice.

scholarly journals Reinforcement of logical-mathematical reasoning in new Engineering students to reduce failing and dropout rates

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Iyeliz Reyes-De Los Santos
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Dropout Rates ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cognitive Modifiability ◽  
New Students ◽  
Future Work

The paper exposes the results of an experiment carried out at the Universidad Tecnológica del Valle de Toluca, in the major of Information and Communication Technologies. It consisted of strengthening or developing the logical and mathematical reasoning in new students to reduce the failing and dropout rates. A sample of thirty students was selected, to whom the proposed strategy was applied, a course with exercises and activities to strengthen or develop logical and mathematical reasoning; This workshop was designed according to the cognitive functions and mental operations established by Reuven Feuerstein in his Theory of Cognitive Modifiability. Before and after the workshop, a test was proposed by the CENEVAL (Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior) in an interactive guide for applicants taking the entrance exam for higher level education, afterwards, the failing and dropout rates were calculated, both for the pilot group and for the rest of the students who did not participate in the experiment. The hypothesis was not completely verified, since only one of the analyzed indexes was reduced, interesting results and some recommendations as future work are also addressed.

Working at the Seams of Colonial Structures: Alternative Sociotechnical Infrastructures Revealed by Hurricane Maria

2021 ◽  
pp. 016224392110584
Author(s):  
Fatima K. Espinoza Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Relief Efforts

This study explains why and how Puerto Rican activists responded effectively to the crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. By relying on a structural approach, this study analyzes the local institutional environment. Using the seamful work framework, it examines activists’ practice to reveal activists’ relation with their official state infrastructure and their interactions with said infrastructure before and after Maria. Using semi-structured interviews, observations, and publicly available documents, this study shows that activists navigate the state’s unequal infrastructure by building their infrastructures, called alternative sociotechnical infrastructures, which consist of a set of heterogeneous assortments of actors, organizations, and technologies to address state-driven inequality and natural disasters. Activists do not work to restore existing state infrastructures, instead, they deploy their expertise in their communities to address many of the challenges brought on by disasters. This study emphasizes a bottom-up approach, highlighting local actors’ agency by focusing on the convergence of their knowledge, organizations, and Information and Communication Technologies. Moreover, this research proposes that state-community disconnect is rooted in neoliberal and colonial measures and cautions against considering disasters as opportunities to start anew. Finally, this research proposes new possibilities to plan bottom-up relief efforts that acknowledge the role of civil society and activists.

Digitalization, the pandemics, information market and libraries – current realities and forecasts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yakov L. Shrayberg ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Information Market ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
New Information ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication

In response to the advance of information and communication technologies and knowledge society, the whole new information environment and new technological life paradigm have been shaping. The vectors of digitalization are defined; the balance of printed and digital resources before and after the COVID-19 pandemic is reported. The information market processes under the pandemic are analyzed. Significant rise of online services with digital resources under the pandemic circumstances is indicated. The corresponding initiatives by major international professional organizations are discussed. The conclusion is made on the trends characterizing the current state and the immediate prospects for the information market.

scholarly journals INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA COMPETENCE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AND STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
S.L. Troyanskaya
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
General Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Experimental Media ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
Additional Education

The ubiquity of information and communication technologies, the existence of a "digital culture" actualizes the need for the development of media competence of an individual. The objectives of our study were to evaluate and compare the levels of media competence of schoolchildren and students on the motivational component, which includes the motives of contact with media and media texts, the contact component as a frequency of communication with the media, information, creative, perceptual, evaluative and practical components. When conducting an empirical study, we used modified blocks of questions of A.V. Fedorov's methodology to identify the level of development of media competence and developed a number of creative tasks to measure the level of media competence on a number of its indicators. In the course of the study, the assessment and comparison of the levels of development of media competence of schoolchildren and junior students on the above indicators was carried out. Based on the results of comparison of media competence indicators, analysis of the characteristics of media consumption, respondents’ writings and essays, the reasons for choosing media resources, we have identified a completely insufficient development of critical thinking of students and schoolchildren. The obtained data served as the basis for the development of an experimental media pedagogical program for the development of students' media competence in extracurricular activities, their reflexive abilities and critical perception. Based on the results of an empirical study, we have developed a number of practical recommendations for teachers of general education schools and those working in the system of additional education and interested in the development of media competence of students.

Gender Differences in Access to and Use of ICTs in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1699-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro ◽  
Aanuoluwapo Oluwaseun Omolade-Lawal ◽  
Samuel Oyelami Babalola ◽  
Kolawole Sunday Akinsumbo ◽  
Rashida Mebude Aligwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Males And Females

There is a skewed perception of the differences in access to and use of ICTs in modern society, especially in technology less-advanced nations. While there are various schools of thought on this topical issue, less is evident to establish that males and females have equal access to and use of information and communication technologies. Given the role of ICTs for development and the significance of gender equality to economic advancement as seen in the sustainable development goals, understanding gendered access to and use of ICTs can help develop interventions that help close the gender gap in access to and use of ICTs in order to help women leverage technology for socio-economic inclusion. The study, therefore, attempted to understand the presence or absence of gender differences in access to and use of ICTs and identify the causes in order to guide the development of interventions aimed at closing these gaps.

Network competitions as one of the forms of extracurricular activities

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
E. Yu. Bukina
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Resource ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
Information And Communication

The article describes the organization and conduct of the distance contest "Networking wiseacres" on the theme "2019 — Year of the Theater in Russia". The competition is aimed at forming students' ideas about the theater and its importance in society, developing students' interest in information and communication technologies, encouraging students to use information technologies as an educational resource, and shaping and developing the students' information culture.

scholarly journals Specifics of information and communication developments in education: Analysis of value changes before and after 2020 (A critical review)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 96-119
Author(s):  
Yury Viktorovich Pushkarev ◽  
◽  
Elena Aleksandrovna Pushkareva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Educational Changes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication

Introduction. The study examines the ambiguous attitude of the scholarly community to the changes occurring in the education system, in general, and to the use of digital technologies within education, in particular. The aim of this study is to reveal the specifics of the educational changes on the basis of a critical review of research investigations, analysis of value factors determining the problems of integration of digital information and communication technologies in education before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods. The research methodology includes the analysis and generalization of international and Russian refereed research literature investigating the problems of information developments of society, virtualization of cognitive processes and the development of education. Results. The research findings indicate the specificity of highly critical attitudes of the scholarly community to the use of digital technologies in education and to the current outcomes of the use of the virtual environment in the educational process. The authors emphasize that, in contrast to the situation of the previous stage, there is a particularly pronounced mediated nature of communication in the virtual space, which, as a consequence, determines the possibility of losing a range of informative elements in the process of communicative exchange. In this regard, the focus of the study is on the issues of formative assessment and feedback in the process of virtual communication in education. The authors clarify and define modern educational changes. They argue that virtualization in modern educational practice is the most important factor influencing, first of all, value orientations of the individual. The content of value orientations is changing as well. Values are being re-estimated; attention is focused on the values of safety and health. In this concern, the main attention is shifted to the following issues: the influence of digital learning on the functional body responses, the safety of educational interaction, individuals’ adaptation to altered conditions, and formation of adaptive developmental mechanisms. Conclusions. In conclusion, the authors summarize the main characteristic features and value factors which determine the problems of integration of digital information and communication technologies in education.

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