Information Technology in biology teaching: challenges and opportunities

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard R. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Biology Teaching ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Teaching Challenges

scholarly journals Panel on: The Creation and Distortion of Communication through Information Technology

10.28945/2733 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Bezanson ◽  
Kenneth J. Levine ◽  
Susan B. Kretchmer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Content Filtering ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technology has opened up both challenges and opportunities for the process of communication. This is particularly true for communicating effectively and efficiently in the digital age, where unique problems of creation and distortion, especially misinformation and bias, can arise. In addition, the broad diffusion of a communication medium eventually prompts both the public and private sectors to establish mechanisms to regulate that medium under the rubric of the public interest. Sometimes this can happen through self-censorship on the part of the industry, while other times it requires the institution of governmental law and regulation. The emergence of the Internet as a mass communication system has raised questions about how this medium can function to benefit society, as well as concerns about its potential harm. Focusing on the nexus of the process of communication and the limitations and prospects of information technology, this panel explores some of the major concerns of the digital age from a legal and policy perspective. The topics to be covered through interactive discussion include: anonymous speech and cybersmearing; the nature of publication and misinformation; and Internet content filtering, freedom of speech, and intellectual property

scholarly journals A Multi-Perspective Theoretical Analysis to Web Accessibility

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Peixoto ◽  
Frederico Branco ◽  
José Martins ◽  
Ramiro Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
End Users ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Work Done

Accessibility has become increasingly important in information technology, particularly due to legislation pressure to make affordable public services to all. Being end-users and software companies those who have direct contact with accessibility problems, other stakeholders are committed to defining methods and change mentalities in Web accessibility implementation. In addition to a conceptual definition, this chapter presents entities views with responsibilities in the area, taking into account their work done in the past and the prospects for future. The understanding of the interaction between all these perspectives will help to realize the way it will go, which carries with it great challenges and opportunities, widely explored in this work.

Could Web 2.0 Technologies Support Knowledge Management in Organizations?

2010 ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando de Barros Campos
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Web

This chapter investigates whether information technology tools typical of Web 2.0 can support Knowledge Management (KM) practices in organizations. An investigation on the Web is conducted and the appropriate literature examined. The information technology tools employed in organizations nowadays are discussed with the help of three guidelines which each present two opposing ideas: knowledge creation versus knowledge sharing, tacit knowledge versus explicit knowledge and hierarchical KM versus organic KM. It is argued that these tools reveal an innate contradiction: they are based on a centralized conception and production but aim to deal with informal, fluid processes, which resist structuring. The term Enterprise 2.0 is defined and examined, since it brings out a critical view of traditional KM technology. In this context, the prevailing technologies on the Web are described as well as the associated use practices. The technologies and practices highlighted are those that enhance the collective creation of information and knowledge-intensive products and the active, rich user participation which influences the development of own technologies. Subsequently, many Web 2.0 tools and services that are, or could be, used in KM practices are described and the sites that provide them are indicated. It is noted that these new technologies are inducing cooperative and decentralized work processes that lead to emerging products of high quality and complexity. Furthermore, they are characterized by net effects, simplicity, ease of use, low cost and rastreability. Nevertheless, there are some difficulties in the application of Web 2.0 technologies, among them, the attainment of performance requisites, privacy and security, the possible emergence of counterproductive results and the need to motivate people to create content. The challenges and opportunities in the organizational use of Web 2.0 technologies are remarked. Finally, the managerial interventions appropriate to enable the success of KM projects based on Web 2.0 technologies are discussed.

E-HRM Challenges and Opportunities

2009 ◽  
pp. 286-292
Author(s):  
Alok Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Collective Actors ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Cost Efficient

HR executives are looking to technology and the information it provides to help them drive decisions that will lead to success of the organization as a whole (Wilcox, 1997). Snell, Stueber, and Lepak (2002) observe that HR can meet the challenge of simultaneously becoming more strategic, flexible, cost-efficient, and customer-oriented by leveraging information technology (IT). They point out that IT has the potential to lower administrative costs, increase productivity, speed response times, improve decision-making, and enhance customer service all at the same time. The need for cost reduction, higher quality services, and cultural change are the three main forces that drive firms to seek IT-driven HR solutions (Yeung & Brockbank, 1995). The rapid development of the Internet during the last decade has boosted the implementation and application of electronic human resource management (e-HRM) (Strohmeier, 2007). According to Strohmeier (2007) e-HRM is the (planning, implementation and) application of information technology for both networking and supporting at least two individual or collective actors in their shared performing of HR activities. Virtual HR is emerging due to the growing sophistication of IT and increased external structural options (Lepak & Snell, 1998). Surveys of HR consultants suggest that both the number of organizations adopting e-HRM and the depth of applications within the organizations are continually increasing (CedarCrestone, 2005). IT is beginning to enable organizations to deliver state-of the- art HR services. Many experts forecast that the PC will become the central tool for all HR professionals (Kovach & Cathcart, 1999).

Reflections on the Client—Consultant Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities in a Context of Organisational Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Belkhodja ◽  
Égide Karuranga ◽  
Guillaume Giasson Morin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Active Communication ◽  
Interpretive Frame

This paper investigates the determinants of success of the client-consultant relationship from the consultant's point of view. Ten consultants from various fields (e.g. change management, information technology, etc.) based in the province of Quebec in Canada were interviewed. They were asked to comment on issues relating to their roles in the consultancy project, expectations, and the determinants of success of the client–consultant relationship. Interview data were analysed using an interpretive frame. The research findings reveal that consultants perceive their contribution and role positively and perceive themselves as change agents and knowledge transmitters. Trust, active communication, and shared feedback were identified as the major determinants of success of the client–consultant relationship. The results support and help advance earlier research findings in the management consulting field. Consultants are conscious that a long-term relationship built on trust, active communication, and shared feedback, identified as major determinants of success in the client–consultant relationship, is essential. The qualitative findings of the study add to, and help support, earlier research findings on consultants' perception of their roles and contributions within client organisations.

scholarly journals LOST IN THE CLOUD - NEW CHALLENGES FOR TEACHING GIS

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B6 ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
C. J. Bellman ◽  
G. Pupedis
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Computing Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Great Insight ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Many ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

As cloud based services move towards becoming the dominant paradigm in many areas of information technology, GIS has also moved into ‘the Cloud’, creating a new opportunities for professionals and students alike, while at the same time presenting a range of new challenges and opportunities for GIS educators. Learning for many students in the geospatial science disciplines has been based on desktop software for GIS, building their skills from basic data handling and manipulation to advanced spatial analysis and database storage. Cloud-based systems challenge this paradigm in many ways, with some of the skills being replaced by clever and capable software tools, while the ubiquitous nature of the computing environment offers access and processing from anywhere, on any device. <br><br> This paper describes our experiences over the past two years in developing and delivering a new course incorporating cloud based technologies for GIS and illustrates the many benefits and pitfalls of a cloud based approach to teaching. Throughout the course, students were encouraged to provide regular feedback on the course through the use of online journals. This allowed students to critique the approach to teaching, the learning materials available and to describe their own level of comfort and engagement with the material in an honest and non-confrontational manner. Many of the students did not have a strong information technology background and the journals provided great insight into the views of the students and the challenges they faced in mastering this technology.

scholarly journals Tantangan dan Peluang Pendidikan Islam pada Era Milenial

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Ahmad Husein Ritonga ◽  
Fahmi Bafadhal
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Information And Technology

The millennial era presents new challenges and opportunities in the field of education. Information technology is a marker. Post modern culture and information globalization interact and have been integrated in education. Even though the millennial era has had a positive impact, this era is also closely related to work ethic, ethics and moral issues. The ease of information and technology that gives birth to laziness, not thinking deeply, not down to earth or not caring about the environment, tend to want to be free, westernized, and sometimes violate ethics. This paper through the author's reflection on the literature relating to Islamic education, aims to unravel the challenges and opportunities of Islamic education in the millennial era. The opportunity for Islamic education based on the integralism spirit of education is increasingly greater to be the main choice of this millennial era education, even though the challenges that will be faced are also getting harder.

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