Foundation Concepts

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Keyword(s):  
Computer Users ◽  
Value Judgment ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Core ◽  
Correct Usage ◽  
Correct Spelling ◽  
Communication Function ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Liberal Approach ◽  
Style Guides

• Why is communication a risky undertaking? • When do computer users find themselves at a loss for words? • Why does it matter that words go together in pairs? • Are there words that are never spoken? • Can someone know a great deal about a word without understanding it? . . . This chapter begins to shed some light on fundamental issues connected to language. It explores the above questions and introduces some conceptual distinctions that will help in understanding the more specific, applied notions considered in parts II and III. The core concepts are communication, function, and meaning, and these are explained along with other important related terms. Grammar is discussed in a communicative perspective, and language is set in the context of other modes of communication and in relation to reality (a philosophical issue, tackled here strictly from an applied language angle). Most of us know that the language we speak, English, for example, is not really one language but many—due to regional variations, for instance. Most people are also aware of qualitative differences: “good” and “bad” English. This value judgment is the basis of what can be described as a prescriptive attitude to language. “Correct” spelling, punctuation, and grammar immediately spring to mind. The prescriptive view has it that there are certain standards and conventions to be maintained, in order to protect or preserve the language or for the sake of good communication. Accuracy, consistency, and avoidance of jargon are often quoted as qualities of English that enhance communication. Advice on how to achieve these qualities can be found in “guides to style and usage,” such as Gowers (1954). Cameron (1996) is a recent academic work that discusses the issue of “correct” language in a balanced way. Although advocating “correct” usage, some of the style guides stress the fact that they are against pedantry or language dictatorship. This more liberal approach to language correctness is a relatively recent development. Simon Jenkins notes that: “Guidance that might once have been mandatory is often now permissive”.

The Core Concepts, Skills, and Components Curriculum: Increasing Trauma Expertise in Practitioners

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Layne ◽  
Abigail Gewirtz ◽  
Chandra Ghosh Ippen ◽  
Renee Dominguez ◽  
Robert Abramovitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Core ◽  
Core Concepts

Jumping, Climbing and Suspensory Locomotion

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Elastic Energy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Power Amplification ◽  
Core Concepts

Jumping, climbing and suspensory locomotion are specialized locomotor mechanisms used on land and in the air. Jumping is used for rapid launches from substrates. Climbing and suspensory movements enable locomotion up, under and through vertically-structured habitats, such as forests. Elastic energy storage is particularly important for jumping and catapult systems and we address the core concepts of power amplification that are exemplified in nature’s extreme jumpers. We examine the diverse mechanisms of attachment that characterize animals that can grasp and adhere to a diversity of structures. We conclude the chapter by examining the integration of biological capabilities with engineering innovations in these systems.

Improved Jitter Buffer Management for WebRTC

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Yusuf Cinar ◽  
Peter Pocta ◽  
Desmond Chambers ◽  
Hugh Melvin
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Buffer Management ◽  
Voice Over Ip ◽  
The Core ◽  
Management Algorithm ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Novel Strategy

This work studies the jitter buffer management algorithm for Voice over IP in WebRTC. In particular, it details the core concepts of WebRTC’s jitter buffer management. Furthermore, it investigates how jitter buffer management algorithm behaves under network conditions with packet bursts. It also proposes an approach, different from the default WebRTC algorithm, to avoid distortions that occur under such network conditions. Under packet bursts, when the packet buffer becomes full, the WebRTC jitter buffer algorithm may discard all the packets in the buffer to make room for incoming packets. The proposed approach offers a novel strategy to minimize the number of packets discarded in the presence of packet bursts. Therefore, voice quality as perceived by the user is improved. ITU-T Rec. P.863, which also confirms the improvement, is employed to objectively evaluate the listening quality.

Using the Core Concepts Framework to Understand Three Generations of Inclusive Practices

Inclusion ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karrie A. Shogren ◽  
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article analyzes the relationship between the core concepts of disability policy and the three generations of inclusive practices. Specifically, we review the three generations of inclusive practice, highlighting the core concepts that have been most strongly emphasized during each generation of inclusive practices. Because we are early in the third generation of inclusive practices, we conclude by examining how the core concepts can guide and direct third generation inclusive practices and how future research, policy, and practice can actualize the aspirational values of all of the core concepts to enable desired outcomes.

scholarly journals Redesigning Systems Thinking

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Birger Sevaldson
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Many Core ◽  
Systemic Design

The resent movement of Systemic Design seeks for new synergies between Design and Systems. While the usefulness of systems approaches in design has been fairly obvious, this paper argues that many core concepts in design are beneficial in systems thinking. This seems reasonable when it comes to the concept of Design Thinking. However, as this paper argues, the more practical core concepts of design are equally important. Designerly skills have been regarded as belonging mainly in the realm of traditional commercial design, whereas design thinking has been regarded as useful in strategic management settings. This paper argues against the idea of separating design thinking from design action. The skills and competences of design, such as the composition of the shape and form that are obvious in product design, are central to Systems Oriented Design (SOD). SOD is a version in the emerging pluralistic field of Systemic Design. The Systemic Design movement should recognise the core values of design and integrate them in systems thinking. This integration would contribute to innovation in both Systemic Design and systems thinking. Among the core competences of design discussed in the paper are composition, choreography, orchestration, the notion of the Gesamtkunstwerk and open-ended multi-scalar design strategies that allow for both structural and organic development. The paper provides examples to support its proposal for the use of concrete aesthetic principles to guide Systemic Design processes. This paper expands the working paper entitled “Holistic and dynamic concepts in design: What design brings to systems thinking”, which was presented at the RSD3 symposium (2014). 

Study of Development IETM Based on S1000D Specification

2012 ◽  
Vol 190-191 ◽  
pp. 249-252
Author(s):  
Zheng Jing Wan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
The Core ◽  
Source Database ◽  
Technical Manual ◽  
Core Concepts

The Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) can solve some practical application problems of the traditional paper technical manuals on storing difficulty and resource sharing inefficiency well. The S1000D specification is an international specification of development IETM. In the paper the S1000D specification is introduced briefly. Then the meanings of Data Module (DM) and Common Source Database (CSDB) which are the core concepts of the S1000D specification are analyzed. At last, the development process of IETM based on S1000D specification is given.

scholarly journals Exploring Active Blended Learning Through the Lens of Team-Based Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-192
Author(s):  
Rachel Maxwell ◽  
Roshni Khatri
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Core ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Core Concepts

This chapter showcases how the collaborative learning and teaching strategy known as Team-Based Learning™ (TBL) can deliver against the conceptual components within active blended learning (ABL), through exploration of different case studies from the authors' university. It begins by detailing the core concepts and theories underpinning each pedagogic approach before considering how adoption of TBL is consistent with the wider implementation of ABL. Case histories are used to highlight how these approaches enhance the student learning experience and how learning technologies can enable staff to do more of what they value within the classroom. The value of different learning spaces to facilitate TBL and augment the learning experience for both staff and students is considered. Finally, the chapter explores some of the more difficult questions around the lack of broader uptake of TBL within an institution committed to ABL as its standard approach to learning and teaching.

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