CASE TECHNOLOGIES IN BILINGUAL TRAINING OF SOCIAL SPHERE SPECIALISTS

The purpose of the study is to characterize the content and possibility of using bilingual case technologies in future social workers training. To achieve this goal, methods of theoretical analysis of the scientific literature on the content, objectives, structure of case technologies; pedagogical design of a bilingual case; classification of case-types depending on the educational purpose are used. The article describes various aspects of the problem of design and implementation of case technologies social workers’ professional training. The history of the origin of cases as a learning tool is clarified. The interconnection of case studies with other methods of teaching and professional training is substantiated. The leading tasks of the case method (motivational, cognitive, communicative, and reflexive) are determined. A conclusion about the specifics of the characteristics of the language case, the problematic nature of the situation, the implicitness of the case problem, the appropriate amount of information, personalization, and professional orientation are formulated. The field structure of the case (informational, essential and technological areas) is analyzed. Features of bilingual cases and cases for future social workers’ bilingual training are outlined. Examples of different types of cases are given: cases - episodes without ending, case-essays, cases-chronicles and diaries, as well as cases for bilingual learning - motivational, cognitive, communicative and reflective ones. The author's development of a case for social workers’ bilingual training is presented and proposals for the implementation of several other cases of different types are given.

Mobile technologies in library work: foreign experience

The current foreign trends of library informatization based on mobile technologies, radical information personalization and diversification of user auditorium are examined. The study is novel in that the author investigates into the current trends in foreign librarianship like advance of mobile sites, services based on augmented reality interfaces and RFID method. The author emphasizes that optimization based on mobile technologies is being accomplished in scientific and public libraries – leaders of the digital revolution but also in the major libraries of the developing states. The modern library practice abroad is analyzed: the mobile versions of www-sites and catalogs and applications; resources for mobile devices are being designed and implemented; new services with mobile interfaces are offered. Mobile-based service features, like trans-border and instant access, time saving, absence of spatial constraints are discussed. The role of mobile technologies in transforming library services in the developing states as the chance to overcome the increasing digital gap is emphasized.

THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE USER’S INTERFACE: CLASSIFICATION VS. CLUSTERIZATION OF USERS OF ONLINE COURSES

Researchers compared the classification and the clusterization of users of online course for the personification of the users’ information system interface. When interacting with control and information systems, users may manifest individual features, including implicit characteristics that may affect one’s results within the system. At the same time due to information system building peculiarities one of the most comprehensive statistics can be collected via e-learning systems. When using a course, the user leaves a wide trail of activity that may contain different information depending on the learning environment structure. Online blended learning courses draw the researcher’s attention to the impact of digital teaching models on students as well as its ability to adjust distant learning courses to individual students’ needs and differences. Information personalization is a highly relevant content presentation at the most individual level. Therefore, the task of personalization is to show users information that meets their needs and interests. Personalization gives the opportunity to focus on points that have real value for users.

Beyond Dr. Google: the evidence on consumer-facing digital tools for diagnosis

Over a third of adults go online to diagnose their health condition. Direct-to-consumer (DTC), interactive, diagnostic apps with information personalization capabilities beyond those of static search engines are rapidly proliferating. While these apps promise faster, more convenient and more accurate information to improve diagnosis, little is known about the state of the evidence on their performance or the methods used to evaluate them. We conducted a scoping review of the peer-reviewed and gray literature for the period January 1, 2014–June 30, 2017. We found that the largest category of evaluations involved symptom checkers that applied algorithms to user-answered questions, followed by sensor-driven apps that applied algorithms to smartphone photos, with a handful of evaluations examining crowdsourcing. The most common clinical areas evaluated were dermatology and general diagnostic and triage advice for a range of conditions. Evaluations were highly variable in methodology and conclusions, with about half describing app characteristics and half examining actual performance. Apps were found to vary widely in functionality, accuracy, safety and effectiveness, although the usefulness of this evidence was limited by a frequent failure to provide results by named individual app. Overall, the current evidence base on DTC, interactive diagnostic apps is sparse in scope, uneven in the information provided and inconclusive with respect to safety and effectiveness, with no studies of clinical risks and benefits involving real-world consumer use. Given that DTC diagnostic apps are rapidly evolving, rigorous and standardized evaluations are essential to inform decisions by clinicians, patients, policymakers and other stakeholders.

MULTICULTURAL INFLUENCES ON LATVIAN ADVERTISING

This paper examines how multicultural influences have contributed to the formation of Latvian advertising today. It deals with the following features of the Latvian advertising: compression of information, personalization, inclusion, elements of graphic design in written texts and expressive language means. Off-grade advertising texts that often are hidden translations from English do not foster the interest of consumers. However, a positive multicultural impact benefits the development of the Latvian advertising language.

Role-Based Multi-Agent Systems

Agent system design is a complex task challenging designers to simulate intelligent collaborative behavior. Roles can reduce the complexity of agent system design by categorizing the roles played by agents. The role concepts can also be used in agent systems to describe the collaboration among cooperative agents. In this chapter, we introduce roles as a means to support interaction and collaboration among agents in multi-agent systems. We review the application of roles in current agent systems at first, then describe the fundamental principles of role-based collaboration and propose the basic methodologies of how to apply roles into agent systems (i.e., the revised E-CARGO model). After that, we demonstrate a case study: a soccer robot team designed with role specifications. Finally, we present the potentiality to apply roles into information personalization.

Exploring Information Management Problems in the Domain of Critical Incidents

In this chapter, information management problems and some of the computer-based solutions offered to deal with them are presented. The claim is that exploring the information problem as a three-fold issue, composed of heterogeneity, overload, and dynamics, will contribute to an improved understanding of information management problems. On the other hand, it presents a set of computer-based solutions that are available to tackle these problems: information discovery and retrieval, information filtering, information fusion, and information personalization. In addition, this chapter argues that a rich and interesting domain for exploring information management problems is critical incident management, due to its complexity, requirements, and the nature of the information it deals with.

Intelligent Information Personalization

This chapter introduces intelligent information personalization as an approach to personalize the webbased information retrieval experiences based on an individual’s interests, needs and goals. We present intelligent techniques to dynamically compose new personalized information by adapting existing web-based information in line with a dynamic user-model, whilst simultaneously addressing linguistic, factual and functional requirements. This chapter will highlight the different facets, tasks and issues concerning intelligent information personalization to guide researchers in designing intelligent information personalization applications. The chapter presents intelligent methods that address information personalization at the content level as opposed to the traditional approaches that focus on interface level information personalization. To assist researchers in designing intelligent information personalization applications we present our information personalization framework, named AdWISE (Adaptive Webmediated Information and Services Environment), to demonstrate how to systematically integrate various intelligent methods to achieve information personalization. We will conclude with a commentary on the future outlook for intelligent information personalization.