Moving from mailing lists to web-based discussion forums

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Miguel Dias
Keyword(s):  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Mailing Lists

Moving from mailing lists to web-based discussion forums

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-373
Author(s):  
Artur Miguel Dias
Keyword(s):  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Mailing Lists

A Case Study of Student Use of Asynchronous Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) to Support Reflection and Evaluation

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Land ◽  
Michele M. Dornisch
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Bulletin Board ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Face To Face Instruction

Recent interest in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) has prompted educators to incorporate communication tools into their courses. This article reports findings of students' use of two Web-based discussion forums across two semesters to supplement face-to- face instruction. By tracking the discussions, we discovered that when students initiated reflection and integration of perspectives, they did so through concessions and oppositions to the postings of their peers. Findings point to the importance of explicit scaffolding of conversations to encourage student sharing and evaluation of perspectives.

Evaluation Framework for Assessing E-Democracy Policy

2011 ◽  
pp. 3423-3430
Author(s):  
Monika Henderson ◽  
Fergus Hogarth ◽  
Dianne Jeans
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Oecd Country ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
Online Consultation ◽  
Information And Communication

E-democracy, defined in this chapter as “the use of information and communication technologies in democratic processes,” covers a range of methods by which governments and communities engage with each other. This includes a variety of activities that support public participation in democratic processes, such as electronic voting, online consultation, Web-based discussion forums, electronic petitions to Parliament, using the Internet to Webcast parliamentary debates, and digital polling and surveys. E-democracy is a fairly recent and evolving field, with rapid developments at both practical and conceptual levels. Innovative projects and initiatives are being introduced in many different countries, but this process is rarely guided by a comprehensive policy framework or informed by systematic evaluation. In 2001, an OECD review concluded that “no OECD country currently conducts systematic evaluation of government performance in providing information, consulting and engaging citizens online” (OECD, 2001 p. 4). Writers in the field have noted that the evaluation of e-democracy initiatives has not developed as quickly as public debate about the potential impacts, that evaluations are rare to date, and that there is no consensus on appropriate evaluation methodologies (Grönlund, n.d.). Examples of publicly available evaluations include the Scottish e-petitioner system (e.g., Malina & Macintosh, n.d.; Malina, Macintosh, & Davenport, 2001) and online consultation (e.g., Smith & Macintosh, 2001; Whyte & Macintosh 2000, 2001). Macintosh and Whyte (2002) have produced “a tentative interdisciplinary framework of evaluation issues and criteria” for electronic consultation. An OECD report (2003) lists evaluation issues for online engagement. However, overall there are few resources to guide evaluation in the e-democracy area to date.

Evaluation Framework for Assessing E-Democracy Policy

2011 ◽  
pp. 790-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Henderson ◽  
F. Hogarth
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Oecd Country ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
Online Consultation ◽  
Information And Communication

E-democracy, defined in this chapter as “the use of information and communication technologies in democratic processes,” covers a range of methods by which governments and communities engage with each other. This includes a variety of activities that support public participation in democratic processes, such as electronic voting, online consultation, Web-based discussion forums, electronic petitions to Parliament, using the Internet to Webcast parliamentary debates, and digital polling and surveys. E-democracy is a fairly recent and evolving field, with rapid developments at both practical and conceptual levels. Innovative projects and initiatives are being introduced in many different countries, but this process is rarely guided by a comprehensive policy framework or informed by systematic evaluation. In 2001, an OECD review concluded that “no OECD country currently conducts systematic evaluation of government performance in providing information, consulting and engaging citizens online” (OECD, 2001 p. 4). Writers in the field have noted that the evaluation of e-democracy initiatives has not developed as quickly as public debate about the potential impacts, that evaluations are rare to date, and that there is no consensus on appropriate evaluation methodologies (Grönlund, n.d.). Examples of publicly available evaluations include the Scottish e-petitioner system (e.g., Malina & Macintosh, n.d.; Malina, Macintosh, & Davenport, 2001) and online consultation (e.g., Smith & Macintosh, 2001; Whyte & Macintosh 2000, 2001). Macintosh and Whyte (2002) have produced “a tentative interdisciplinary framework of evaluation issues and criteria” for electronic consultation. An OECD report (2003) lists evaluation issues for online engagement. However, overall there are few resources to guide evaluation in the e-democracy area to date.

Adoption of DSpace by Indian libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surendran Cherukodan ◽  
Humayoon Kabir S
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Online Discussion Forums ◽  
Google Search

Purpose – India occupies second position among the countries that have adopted DSpace open source software for institutional repositories (IRs)/digital libraries (DLs). The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons for DSpace being preferred over other software. It inspects various instances of Indian web-based DSpace systems including the nature and growth of collection, the geographical distribution of DSpace systems and the types of institutions that adopt and maintain DSpace. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from the official website of DSpace, Google search and from online discussion forums during July 2013 to January 2014. The 132 Indian DSpace links provided in the official DSpace website were examined. Further search was carried out on Google to identify Indian IRs and DLs that are not listed by the official website. A list of Indian DSpace websites prepared by the authors was sent to the online discussion forums for further updating. An online directory of Indian DSpace websites was created using WordPress which provided for the adding of comments. The study is limited to the web-based DSpace IRs and DLs in India. Findings – The majority of the Indian IRs and DLs listed on the official website of DSpace are not visible on the internet. Many links lead to institution websites, commercial websites and personal pages of authors. Out of 132 DSpace links, only 55 are visible on the internet to search and use. Indian libraries prefer DSpace over EPrints, Fedora and Greenstone. Many institutions could not maintain continuity of their DSpace systems in the online environment. Institutions having more funding are maintaining web-based DSpace systems. The size, economic conditions, rate of literacy and number of universities in an Indian state do not influence the maintenance of digital systems. Academic institutions involving universities, technical institutions and colleges lead in the adoption and maintenance of web-based DSpace in India. Private universities and colleges have adopted DSpace for IR/DL. Public libraries constitute a minimum percentage of web-based DSpace instances. Indian courts and Parliament have adopted DSpace. Shodhganga, the Indian ETD project, is running on DSpace. Originality/value – This is the first paper examining the adoption of DSpace by Indian libraries with a focus on online visibility and the strength of collection. It can be used to understand the pattern of technology adoption by Indian libraries over the years.

scholarly journals Brazilian guidelines for endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto ◽  
Pedro Cougo ◽  
Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins ◽  
Daniel G. Abud ◽  
Raul G. Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Public Health Authorities

ABSTRACT These guidelines are the result of a joint effort from writing groups of the Brazilian Stroke Society, the Scientific Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, the Brazilian Stroke Network and the Brazilian Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Members from these groups participated in web-based discussion forums with predefined themes, followed by videoconference meetings in which controversies and position statements were discussed, leading to a consensus. This guidelines focuses on the implications of the recent clinical trials on endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke due to proximal arterial occlusions, and the final text aims to guide health care providers, health care managers and public health authorities in managing patients with this condition in Brazil.

Web-based discussion forums

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Sheard ◽  
Jan Miller ◽  
Sita Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals Modelling of e-Governance Framework for Mining Knowledge from Massive Grievance Redressal Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Sangeetha G ◽  
L. Manjunatha Rao
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Knowledge Discovery ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Data Mining Algorithms ◽  
Massive Number ◽  
Mining Algorithms

With the massive proliferation of online applications for the citizens with abundant resources, there is a tremendous hike in usage of e-governance platforms. Right from entrepreneur, players, politicians, students, or anyone who are highly depending on web-based grievance redressal networking sites, which generates loads of massive grievance data that are not only challenging but also highly impossible to understand. The prime reason behind this is grievance data is massive in size and they are highly unstructured. Because of this fact, the proposed system attempts to understand the possibility of performing knowledge discovery process from grievance Data using conventional data mining algorithms. Designed in Java considering massive number of online e-governance framework from civilian’s grievance discussion forums, the proposed system evaluates the effectiveness of performing datamining for Big data.

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