Educational Research in Virtual Learning Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 75-96
Author(s):  
Marcus Vinicius Santos Kucharski ◽  
Patricia Lupion Torres
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Pedagogical Relations

The continuous growth of distance education (DE) programs in all levels, powered by the development of new information and communication technologies (ICT), brings new challenges: how can educational research be made in non-presential, asynchronous settings? How can we scientifically approach student bodies formed by people who rarely even share the same hometown and only meet online in virtual learning environments (VLE)? How can we “observe” such groups’ interpersonal, pedagogical relations and their impact on learning? In countries like Brazil, where DE programs have grown vertiginously in few years, many researchers have made significant efforts to answer these questions coherently, efforts that demanded that some principles of traditional educational research be rethought with the help of local and international researches. Interesting methodological approaches to DE groups have resulted from these efforts, and we present and discuss one that has been constantly growing: the virtual ethnographic.

Virtual Learning Environments

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badrul Khan
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information And Communication

In the information digital society, the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has created a broadened scope of sharing innovations globally by digital citizens. In this global digital society, individuals can learn and work individually or as a member of a team using various ICTs without being physically face-to-face with each other. How is it possible?

scholarly journals Usability Analysis of Andalusian Spas’ Websites

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2307
Author(s):  
Rosa Anaya-Aguilar ◽  
German Gemar ◽  
Carmen Anaya-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Usability Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Websites

Health tourism is booming all over the world, and thermal spa tourism in Spain is a type of tourism aimed at integrating with nature, achieving sustainable development. In general, its facilities are located in areas specially protected by environmental legislation. This tourism sector attracts an increasingly wide market segment that has become more demanding and better informed and that more frequently uses the Internet to gather information. Tourists’ shopping and consumption habits are increasingly influenced by new information and communication technologies (ICTs), making these a topic of interest among academics and professionals. Website development has been shown to be an area of innovation for spa facilities, but evidence has also been found that this sector has experienced difficulty in adopting ICTs. This research sought to analyse spa websites’ usability by conducting an exploratory investigation of different websites’ contents. The results reveal that the use of new web technologies by spas is underdeveloped, although these facilities have achieved good positions in Internet search engines due to the synergistic effect of the official tourism websites. That is why most of them tell their story, detail their nature and the protection of their spaces. In this way, spas turn their websites into communication channels that convey to tourists their commitment to the environment and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Value-driven engineering of E-maintenance platforms

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Macchi ◽  
Adolfo Crespo Márquez ◽  
Maria Holgado ◽  
Luca Fumagalli ◽  
Luis Barberá Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
A Value ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for the engineering of E-maintenance platforms that is based on a value-driven approach. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology assumes that a value-driven engineering approach would help foster technological innovation for maintenance management. Indeed, value-driven engineering could be easily adopted at the business level, with subsequent positive effects on the industrial applications of new information and communication technologies solutions. Findings – The methodology combines a value-driven approach with the engineering in the maintenance scope. The methodology is tested in a manufacturing case to prove its potential to support the engineering of E-maintenance solutions. In particular, the case study concerns the investment in E-maintenance solutions developed in the framework of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system originally implemented for production purposes. Originality/value – Based on literature research, the paper presents a methodology that is implemented considering three different approaches (business theories, value-driven engineering and maintenance management). The combination of these approaches is novel and overcomes the traditional view of maintenance as an issue evaluated from a cost-benefit perspective.

THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol XIII (XIII) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
L.D. KRIVYKH ◽  
◽  
O.B. BAGRINTSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The article deals with the application of new technologies in teaching foreign languages. Substantiates the importance of the development of other forms and methods of teaching English to students of information technology disciplines. As well as drawing attention to the use of new information and communication technologies of the Internet. The article includes examples of the use of podcasts in the development of listening skills. The article is written for foreign language teachers, all interested in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, based on new technologies.

Use of ICT in Teaching Vocational Subjects

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 803-813
Author(s):  
Deepak Chakravarty, Dr. Mahima Gupta, Prof. Banhi Jha
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

In today’s modern world, globalization has completely changed the way of working. The way we live, learn, work, and even define work has changed due to new information and communication technologies—Hence, it can stated that human capital fuel up the modern economy. In reality, the information and communication technology revolution has turned intelligence into a valuable commodity. In today's economy, economic growth is based on mental intelligence rather than physical strength, and its worth is generated by recruiting knowledgeable workers and continuing to learn. Incorporating information and communication technology (ICT) into vocational and technical education and the educational system in general has a vast range of consequences on teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Inclusão digital via acessibilidade web | Digital inclusion via web accessibility

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar Augusto Cusin ◽  
Silvana Aparecida Borsetti Gregorio Vidotti
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Science Information

Resumo A natureza atual da web, que destaca a participação colaborativa dos usuários em diversos ambientes informacionais digitais, conduz ao desenvolvimento de diretrizes que enfocam a arquitetura da informação digital inclusiva para diferentes públicos nas mais diversas ambiências informacionais. A pesquisa propõe e objetiva um ambiente informacional digital inclusivo, visando apontar os elementos de acessibilidade que permitam a promoção da inclusão informacional digital, de forma a destacar os referenciais da Arquitetura da Informação Digital, de recomendações internacionais, com o olhar da Ciência da Informação e das novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC).Palavras-chave inclusão digital; web; acessibilidade; ciência da informação; arquitetura da informação.Abstract The current nature of the web, which highlights the collaborative participation of users in various digital informational environments, leads to the development of guidelines that focus on the digital inclusive information architecture for different audiences in diverse informational environments. The study proposes an inclusive digital information environment, aiming to establish the elements of accessibility that  enable the promotion of digital inclusion information in order to highlight the references of digital information architecture, the international recommendations, with the perspective of Information Science and the new information and communication technologies (ICT).Keywords digital inclusion; web; accessibility; information science; information architecture.

scholarly journals Educação, escola, criatividade e tecnologia: contributos para a conceitualização de um modelo pedagógico do século XXI

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (25) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Max Günther Haetinger ◽  
Rui Trindade
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cooperative Organization ◽  
Academic Potential ◽  
21St Century Schools ◽  
Modelo Pedagógico

RESUMO A criatividade, como eixo pedagógico transversal dos projetos de intervenção educativa, que têm lugar nas escolas, é o objeto de reflexão deste artigo. Ele apresenta os resultados de um projeto de pesquisa que foi desenvolvido em quatro salas de aula, frequentadas por crianças do 4º ano de escolaridade, em Portugal, numa das áreas curriculares dos planos de estudos em vigor neste país, a área de Estudo do Meio. Trata--se de um trabalho onde se pretende discutir os desafios e exigências das escolas do século XXI, o que explica a articulação que se estabelece entre criatividade e Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), cujas potencialidades educativas o referido projeto de pesquisa acaba por comprovar. Comprova-se também que a organização cooperativa dos ambientes de aprendizagem constitui um fator indissociável da construção de ambientes educativos onde a criatividade é entendida como um objetivo e uma referência curricular e pedagógica nucleares.   Palavras-chave: Criatividade. TIC. Ambientes cooperativos de aprendizagem.   ABSTRACT Creativity, as a transversal pedagogical axis of educational intervention projects that take place in schools, is the focus of the following paper. It presents the results of a research project that was developed in four 4th grade children groups in Portugal, in one of the areas of Study of the Environment. This is a study where the challenges and demands of 21st century schools are discussed, which explains the articulation between Creativity and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), whose academic potential the research project can prove. In addition, it proves that the cooperative organization of learning environments is an inseparable factor in the construction of educational environments where creativity is understood as a goal and a curricular and pedagogical reference. Keywords: Creativity. ICT.  Learning cooperative environments.

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