scholarly journals Serious games para la puesta en valor de la cultura. Un caso práctico: SUM

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Arambarri Basáñez ◽  
Leire Armentia Lasuen ◽  
Unai Baeza Santamaría
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
Global Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
On Line

<p>Although video games and serious games are based on similar technologies, their uses and purposes are completely different. Some examples of what serious games are designed for include achieving objectives, acquiring complex life skills and promoting cooperation at work. The main goal of a serious game is to make culture accessible to everyone using Information and Communication Technologies.<br />This paper will present the case study of Sum, an on-line serious game which aims to promote Spanish culture as a global culture that has been directly influenced by the historical events that have taken place in the past throughout the country.</p>

Shifting media imaginaries of the Web

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédérik Lesage ◽  
Louis Rinfret
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Imaginaries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Web

This exploratory paper sets out a conceptual model for investigating how media imaginaries of the Web shape its design and use over time. We draw from the work of scholars who have devised models for the study of techno-social imaginaries of information and communication technologies, including Patrice Flichy and Robin Mansell. Based on these works, we devise a case study of contrasting media imaginaries of the Web by drawing on textual analysis of statements made by Tim Berners-Lee over more than two decades. Through our analysis of these statements, we show how differing views on the role of creativity — and how it is represented by people and technologies ‘behind the screen’ and ‘in front of the screen’ — lead to competing visions of the past, present, and future of the Web. We conclude with suggestions for some future research questions emerging from this study.

ICT-ENABLED BOTTOM-UP ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burak Pak
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools

This paper aims at discussing the potentials of bottom-up design practices in relation to the latest developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by making an in-depth review of inaugural cases. The first part of the study involves a literature study and the elaboration of basic strategies from the case study. The second part reframes the existing ICT tools and strategies and elaborates on their potentials to support the modes of participation performed in these cases. As a result, by distilling the created knowledge, the study reveals the potentials of novel modes of ICT-enabled design participation which exploit a set of collective action tools to support sustainable ways of self-organization and bottom-up design. The final part explains the relevance of these with solid examples and presents a hypothetical case for future implementation. The paper concludes with a brief reflection on the implications of the findings for the future of architectural design education.

Web design skills and competencies: an empirical analysis

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-128
Author(s):  
Francesca Sgobbi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Knowledge Domains ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
On Line ◽  
Design Skills

The availability of proper human capital represents a key-factor in order to support the current fast pace of diffusion of Internet-based applications. The careful assessment of the skills and competencies required to manage and develop Internet technologies in different application domains represents a necessary step to solve the emerging skill shortage and skill gap problems. While most existing analyses of skill needs in information and communication technologies deal with broad professional categories, the paper focuses the attention on a specific professional figure, the Web designer. By resorting to an on-line questionnaire administered to a sample of Italian Web designers, the paper shows that jobholders recognise greater usefulness to organisational rather than technical knowledge domains. However, perceived skill gaps are larger in the case of technical skills and competencies. Moreover, specialisation paths are emerging.

scholarly journals A Business Model Framework to Characterize Digital Multisided Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Ardolino ◽  
Nicola Saccani ◽  
Federico Adrodegari ◽  
Marco Perona
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The One

Businesses grounded upon multisided platforms (MSPs) are found in a growing number of industries, thanks to the recent developments in Internet and digital technologies. Digital MSPs enable multiple interactions among users of different sides through information and communication technologies. The understanding of the characteristics and constituents of MSPs is fragmented along different literature streams. Moreover, very few empirical studies have been carried out to date. In order to fill this gap, this paper presents a three-level framework that describes a digital MSP. The proposed framework is based on literature analysis and multiple case study. On the one hand, the framework can be used to describe MSP as it provides an operationalization of the concept through the identification of specific dimensions, variables and items; on the other hand, it can be used as an assessment tool by practitioners, as exemplified by the three empirical applications presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Web 2.0 vs. the Semantic Web: A Philosophical Assessment

Episteme ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Floridi
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

ABSTRACTThe paper develops some of the conclusions, reached in Floridi (2007), concerning the future developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on our lives. The two main theses supported in that article were that, as the information society develops, the threshold between online and offline is becoming increasingly blurred, and that once there won't be any significant difference, we shall gradually re-conceptualise ourselves not as cyborgs but rather as inforgs, i.e. socially connected, informational organisms. In this paper, I look at the development of the so-called Semantic Web and Web 2.0 from this perspective and try to forecast their future. Regarding the Semantic Web, I argue that it is a clear and well-defined project, which, despite some authoritative views to the contrary, is not a promising reality and will probably fail in the same way AI has failed in the past. Regarding Web 2.0, I argue that, although it is a rather ill-defined project, which lacks a clear explanation of its nature and scope, it does have the potentiality of becoming a success (and indeed it is already, as part of the new phenomenon of Cloud Computing) because it leverages the only semantic engines available so far in nature, us. I conclude by suggesting what other changes might be expected in the future of our digital environment.

ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MALAYSIA THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Anantha Raj A. Arokiasamy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Breaking Time

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education for imparting easily accessible, affordable and quality higher education leading to the uplift of Malaysia. The focus of the paper is on the benefits that ICT integration in education can provide, right from breaking time and distance barriers to facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among geographically distributed students. ICT increases the flexibility of delivery of education so that learners can access knowledge anytime and anywhere. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn as now the processes are learner driven and not by teachers. This in turn would better prepare the learners for lifelong learning as well as to contribute to the industry. We will also analyze if ICT does indeed improve or hinder the quality of learning among higher education students. This paper reports on the changing trends in use of ICTs for instruction in higher education institutions (HEIs) and discusses a mini-case study of how ICTs are being used by lecturers in one university in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Health education in the community with information and communication technologies: small scientist project

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (supl.) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Samára Dos Santos Sampaio ◽  
Larissa Guerra Nammur ◽  
Juan Yazlle Rocha Stuardo ◽  
Marisa Ramos Barbieri ◽  
Caique Jhones de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

Este trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o desenvolvimento de um projeto de investigação sobre protagonismo adolescente na promoção da saúde, com o uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs). Trata-se de uma abordagem qualitativa e descritiva das atividades desenvolvidas no Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem (AVA) em encontros semanais. Como resultado, os adolescentes - com o apoio dos orientadores e dos recursos explorados no Moodle Extensão da USP - construíram questões sobre promoção de saúde e prevenção de doenças, a saúde antes e depois do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), protagonismo e participação do adolescente na saúde esboçando um serious games para plataforma Android. O trabalho constata que o uso das TICs como material de educação em saúde pode auxiliar os adolescentes a se tornarem na escola, em casa, e nos demais ambientes, agentes multiplicadores de transformação social e promotores de saúde.

scholarly journals TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO: um estudo de caso com futuros professores de línguas

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Rosana Souza de Vargas ◽  
Fabiana Diniz Kurtz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Estudio De Caso

O objetivo do presente trabalho é investigar e analisar os discursos estabelecidos de futuros professores de um curso de licenciatura em Letras - Português e Inglês, de uma universidade comunitária, componente do COMUNG-RS, localizada no Rio Grande do Sul, buscando entender como ocorre a formação dos futuros docentes em língua inglesa e os processos de ensino-aprendizagem que a envolvem, com ênfase para a articulação pedagógica com as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) de modo integrado. É um estudo de caso, enquanto método de cunho qualitativo, empregando a análise textual discursiva como método de análise de dados. Dessa forma, como resultado, os discursos revelam que a formação dos futuros professores envolvidos engloba a discussão acerca das TIC, mas não de forma satisfatória, revelando em suas práticas, que os futuros profissionais tendem a uma perspectiva técnica de ensino sobre as TIC. O meio pelo qual tal viés possa ser abandonado, é que a formação de professores considere um ensino transversal a partir das TIC, não apenas em disciplinas isoladas e ainda que seja realizado por meio de todos os profissionais envolvidos.Palavras-chave: Formação de professores. Ensino de língua inglesa como língua estrangeira. Tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC). Análise textual discursiva (ATD).INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: case study with future language teachers Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate and analyze the established discourses of future teachers of a degree course in Letters - Portuguese and English, from a community university, component of COMUNG-RS, located in Rio Grande do Sul, seeking to understand how occours the formation of future teachers in English language and the teaching-learning processes that involve it, with emphasis on the pedagogical articulation with information and communication technologies (ICT) in an integrated way. It is a case study, as a qualitative method, using discursive textual analysis as a data analysis method. Thus, as a result, the speeches reveal that the formation of the future teachers involved encompasses the discussion about ICT, but not satisfactorily, revealing in their practices that future professionals tend to a technical perspective of teaching about ICT. The means by which such bias can be abandoned is for teacher education to consider cross-sectional education based on ICT, not only in isolated subjects and even though it is carried out by all the professionals involved.Keywords: Teacher training. Teaching English as a foreign language. Information and communication technologies (ICT). Discursive textual analysis (DTA). TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LA COMUNICACIÓN: un estudio de caso con futuros profesores de idiomasResumenEl objetivo de este trabajo es investigar y analizar los discursos de futuros profesores de un curso de grado en Letras - Portugués e Inglés, de una universidad comunitaria, componente de COMUNG-RS, ubicado en Rio Grande do Sul, buscando entender cómo formación de futuros docentes en lengua inglesa y los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje que lo involucran, con énfasis en la articulación pedagógica con las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) de manera integrada. Es un estudio de caso, como método cualitativo, que utiliza el análisis textual discursivo como método de análisis de datos. Por lo tanto, como resultado, los discursos revelan que la formación de los futuros maestros involucrados abarca la discusión sobre las TIC, pero no de manera satisfactoria, revelando en sus prácticas que los futuros profesionales tienden a una perspectiva técnica de la enseñanza sobre las TIC. El medio por el cual se puede abandonar este sesgo es que la formación del profesorado considere la educación transversal basada en las TIC, no solo en asignaturas aisladas y aunque sea realizada por todos los profesionales involucrados.Palabras clave: Formación de profesores. Enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera. Tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC). Análisis textual discursivo (ATD). 

Social Movements and Organizational Change

2021 ◽  
pp. 208-229
Author(s):  
Gerald F. Davis ◽  
Eun Woo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Theories Of Change

Organizations are increasingly subject to political demands from outside actors and their own members. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are enabling a flourishing of grassroots social innovations and demands for justice that challenge traditional top-down theories of change. Over the past twenty years, scholars have found that social movement theory provides a useful approach to understanding movements within organizations, movements that target organizations, and movements that create organizations and industries. We review this recent work and propose an account that can help guide future research on the increasingly prevalent tide of politicallyoriented movements within organizations. We conclude that this is an especially promising domain for future research aimed at informing practice.

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