Wikipedia as a translation zone

Henry Jones

doi:10.1075/target.18062.jon

Wikipedia as a translation zone

Target ◽

10.1075/target.18062.jon ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 77-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Henry Jones

Keyword(s):

Online Communities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Spatial Mode ◽

Web Based ◽

Interactive Nature ◽

Collaborative Activities

Abstract Recent research has highlighted the emergence and proliferation of online communities of volunteer translators whose intensely collaborative activities are largely facilitated by the participatory and interactive nature of new networked communication technologies. Much of the discussion regarding these forms of web-based translation has tended to focus on what brings individuals together to give up their time, skills and effort when co-operating within such prosumer-led projects. By contrast, this paper presents a case study focused on the construction of the English Wikipedia article about Tokyo in order to argue that it is important for translation scholars to additionally take into account the difficult processes of fierce conflict and debate which often characterise interactions within such communities. It does so by means of the spatial mode of analysis encouraged by Foucault’s writings on ‘heterotopia’, demonstrating how this conceptual method can be applied to explain and explore the multifaceted negotiations that occur in this environment.

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Promoting Cooperation and Collaboration in a Web-based Learning Environment

10.28945/2723 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Fay Sudweeks

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Web Based ◽

Face To Face ◽

Critical Elements ◽

Course Materials ◽

Web Based Learning ◽

Collaborative Activities

Web-based learning environments provide an attractive method for information dissemination, but in many instances they can be just electronic equivalents of printed course materials. Appropriate learning objectives and pedgagogical strategies are minimal or non-existent. Too often web-based learning environments lack cooperative and collaborative activities with the unintended consequence of feelings of social isolation. This paper describes a case study in which critical elements of online learning settings (Oliver, 2001) were implemented along with essential attributes for effective teamwork. Analyses of student que stionnaires indicate that students gained significant benefits from the instructional design of both the learning environment and the collaborative activity - without meeting face-to-face.

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Contributors and Lurkers

Collaborative Information Behavior ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-797-8.ch003 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 36-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anne Beamish

Keyword(s):

Online Communities ◽

Online Community ◽

Web Based ◽

Islamic World ◽

Limited Knowledge ◽

Exploratory Case Study ◽

Log Files ◽

Architecture And Design

The long-term sustainability of online communities depends on the active participation and contribution of its members, but we have limited knowledge about why individuals do not post and how online communities can differ. This chapter presents an exploratory case study of contribution rates and lurking in a professional international online community that focuses on architecture and design in the Islamic world. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the community and the lurking behavior of its members. Using a web-based survey and log files, it asked three primary questions: Who contributes? Where do they contribute? And what reasons do members give for not contributing?

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A Case Study on Web-based Learning Environment Evaluation in Higher Education: Learner Perspectives in a Private University in Malaysia.

International Journal of Creative Multimedia ◽

10.33093/ijcm.2020.1.2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 18-33

Author(s):

Zarina Che Imbi ◽

Tse-Kian Neo ◽

Mai Neo

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Private University ◽

Systematic Evaluation ◽

Digital Learning ◽

Mixed Method Research ◽

Web Based ◽

Web Based Learning ◽

Kirkpatrick’S Model

In the era of digital learning, multimedia-based classroom has been commonly used in higher education including Malaysian higher education institutions. A case study has been performed to evaluate web-based learning using Level 1 to 3 of Kirkpatrick's model in a multi-disciplinary course at Multimedia University, Malaysia. In this study, mixed method research was employed in which triangulation was performed from multiple sources of data collection to give deeper understanding. Students perceived that learning with multimedia was enjoyable. They were also motivated in learning and engaged through the use of web module as multimedia was perceived to motivate them and make learning fun. Students showed significant improvements in their knowledge based on the pre-test and post-test results on learning evaluation. Students were perceived to transfer the learning from web-based learning into the learning outcome. The systematic evaluation can provide the feedback that educators and institution as a whole need to improve the learning environment and programme quality. This study contributes to the research field by adding another perspective in evaluations of web-based learning. It also provides empirical evidence on student perspectives, learning and behaviour in a private university. It demonstrated that the Kirkpatrick's model is useful as an evaluation tool to be used in higher education.

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Improvements in Web Based ERP Software Architecture as Implemented on the Cloud

International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering ◽

10.23956/ijarcsse.v7i11.425 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Shruti Makarand Kanade

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Information Technology ◽

Cloud Computing ◽

Software Architecture ◽

Enterprise Resource Planning ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Web Based ◽

Manufacturing Company ◽

Erp Software

Cloud computing is the buzz word in today’s Information Technology. It can be used in various fields like banking, health care and education. Some of its major advantages that is pay-per-use and scaling, can be profitably implemented in development of Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. There are various challenges in implementing an ERP on the cloud. In this paper, we discuss some of them like ERP software architecture by considering a case study of a manufacturing company.

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ICT-ENABLED BOTTOM-UP ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR ◽

10.26687/archnet-ijar.v10i1.738 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 26 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

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.

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THE „CLOUDY“ CLASSROOM

Education and Technologies Journal ◽

10.26883/2010.202.2362 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 347-352

Author(s):

Atanaska Peneva ◽

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Mobile Communications ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Web Based ◽

Modern Approach ◽

Building Information ◽

Practical Guidelines ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Cloud Technologies

The report presents the author’s experience in integrating modern ICT technologies in the process of teaching and learning in school. The emphasis is on the use of mobile devices and the integration of cloud technologies in schools. As an ICT teacher, the author provides some practical guidelines on how to apply innovation. The generation of 7 screens does not know a world without digital technologies and mobile communications. The discrepancy between the expectations of the digital generation and the reality in our schools is in terms of the information and communication technologies (ICT) used in them and the didactic models. Adolescents, when they find themselves in an environment that does not meet their expectations, are demotivated and redirect their attention to other objects and goals and stop being active in class. The use of the so-called. „Cloud“ technologies will significantly increase the interest and retention of students. The modern approach to building information systems is focused on developing solutions in which the collection, input and output of information is carried out through WEB-based applications or platforms.

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The Internet is a Semicommons

10.31228/osf.io/znhdx ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James Grimmelmann

Keyword(s):

Open Field ◽

Online Communities ◽

Strategic Behavior ◽

Private Property ◽

The Internet ◽

Field System ◽

Technical Features ◽

Dynamic Interplay ◽

Enormous Success

78 Fordham Law Review 2799 (2010)The Internet is a semicommons. Private property in servers and network links coexists with a shared communications platform. This distinctive combination both explains the Internet's enormous success and illustrates some of its recurring problems.Building on Henry Smith's theory of the semicommons in the medieval open-field system, this essay explains how the dynamic interplay between private and common uses on the Internet enables it to facilitate worldwide sharing and collaboration without collapsing under the strain of misuse. It shows that key technical features of the Internet, such as its layering of protocols and the Web's division into distinct "sites," respond to the characteristic threats of strategic behavior in a semicommons. An extended case study of the Usenet distributed messaging system shows that not all semicommons on the Internet succeed; the continued success of the Internet depends on our ability to create strong online communities that can manage and defend the infrastructure on which they rely. Private and common both have essential roles to play in that task, a lesson recognized in David Post's and Jonathan Zittrain's recent books on the Internet.

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Patient and Provider Perspectives Regarding Criteria for Patient Prioritization in Rehabilitation Programs (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.14495 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Julien Déry ◽

Angel Ruiz ◽

François Routhier ◽

Marie-Pierre Gagnon ◽

André Côté ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Service Providers ◽

Quebec City ◽

Web Based ◽

Rehabilitation Programs ◽

Provider Perspectives ◽

Patient Prioritization ◽

Services Sociaux ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Patient And Provider Perspectives

BACKGROUND Queueing patients on waiting lists is a common practice to manage access to rehabilitation services. To increase fairness and equity in access, a strategy emerging from the literature is patient prioritization. The goal is for patients with the greatest needs to be treated first and for patient wait times to be determined objectively on the basis of explicit criteria. Selecting criteria, however, is a complex task because it is important to simultaneously consider the objectives of all stakeholders. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare service users’ and service providers’ perspectives regarding patient prioritization criteria in two rehabilitation programs. METHODS We conducted a multiple case study in two rehabilitation programs at the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale in Quebec City (Canada), i.e. a driving evaluation program (DEP) and a compression garment manufacturing program (CGMP). We sent a web-based survey asking two groups (patients and providers) of informed stakeholders to individually produce a set of criteria. We then conducted an inductive thematic analysis where each group’s individual answers were coded and combined in a single set of criteria. RESULTS Stakeholders from the DEP identified a total of 22 criteria to prioritize patients while those from the CGMP listed 27 criteria. Providers shared 76% of the criteria mentioned by patients. Some criteria, such as age, occupation, functional level, pain, absence of caregiver, and time since referral, were considered important by both stakeholders in both programs. CONCLUSIONS Patients and providers tended to have similar opinions about a majority of the criteria to prioritize patients in waitlists. Nonetheless, our study confirms that patients and providers base their choices on different types of knowledge and values, which explains some of the differences observed. Taking into consideration the opinions of all stakeholders concerning prioritization criteria is an important part of the decision-making process, based on a multiple constituency approach.

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