scholarly journals Engaging Academia: Strengthening the Link Between Community and Technology

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Collaborative ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
And Control ◽  
Civic Intelligence

This paper explores ways in which academia could change to be more socially relevant in relation to communities ICT. It is intended to advance ideas and further discussion. Socially relevant means encouraging the creation of information and communication systems that support human development, social learning, collaborative problem-solving, self-governance — and civic intelligence generally. Because the build-out of these systems has such profound implications of surveillance and control that the early warning function is particularly critical.  This paper is primarily addressed to the academic community that focuses on the use of ICT in the social lives of "ordinary" citizens.

scholarly journals KONSEKUENSI SOSIAL PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-85
Author(s):  
Pandu Bimantara
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of The Internet

  The phenomenon of the use of the internet as a learning media at the Al-Ihya (Unisa) Islamic University of Kuningan is increasingly passionate about the existence of hotspot facilities, so students can access the internet anywhere and anytime as long as they are active on the Unisa Kuningan campus. This interesting phenomenon is investigated because every new use of information and communication technology will have social consequences for the Unisa Kuningan academic community. The results of the study show that there are accessibility, frequency, and duration of internet usage by students who are quite high among students in accessing the internet. The social consequences that arise have not shown the existence of negative trends such as internet addiction and social alienation.   Keywords: Internet, learning media, social consequences.  

scholarly journals Towards Understanding Collaborative Learning in the Social Media Environment

Organizacija ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Group Support Systems ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

Towards Understanding Collaborative Learning in the Social Media Environment‘Social media’, ‘Web 2.0’, ‘collaborative learning’ and user co-creation are just some of the terms that describe changes in the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in business, private life and society. The changing face of ICT has finally brought about the fulfilment of the term ‘Information Society’ and made an important impact on many fields of research, including collaborative learning. The effective use of ICT in support of group collaboration has been researched and discussed. The effectiveness was attributed to systematically organized and facilitated processes. Nevertheless, the results are not always better when group support systems (GSS) are used in comparison to face-to-face work. In contrast to the well-organized GSS-supported learning process, the social media environment is non-structured, rule-free and even chaotic. In this paper, we research the possibilities of eliciting group knowledge in the group-learning process in a social media environment. A total of 24 students assigned into three groups participated in the three-week long study. Their task was to solve a given research topic by solely using an unfamiliar social media environment and to present their findings after three weeks. Students were observed in their natural learning environment (school, home, the Flowr virtual environment), and their attitudes on collaborative work using social media tools were measured with a questionnaire at the end of the study. The results suggest that non-structured social media environment stimulates self-management of the group. Some insights into trust, motivation and conflicts in the collaborative problem solving are discussed.

Cultivating the Value of Networked Individuals

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Wolf R. Richter ◽  
David A. Bray ◽  
William H. Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
The Social ◽  
Network Organizations ◽  
Information And Communication

The Internet and related digital networking platforms facilitate searches for information and the sharing of information and expertise among individuals. In recent years, these behaviours evolved from focusing on information retrieval and sharing to include facilitation and coordination of collaborative problem-solving efforts and distributed co-creation of services and products. Such collaborations, supported by digital networks, often extend beyond the traditional boundaries of organizations and institutions, the social networks of small groups, the subjects of specific disciplines, and the geographic borders of nations. Consequently, they raise concerns over how to best manage networked individuals and realize the potential utility of their activities. This chapter builds on the findings of a series of case studies designed to explore such questions. From the results of these case studies the authors propose a framework for categorizing ‘Collaborative Network Organizations’ (CNOs); one that suggests that value emerges as a result of cultivating particular kinds of relationships and activities within these networks. The authors employ the term ‘cultivation’, instead of management, as the case studies indicated that such efforts often fail if managed too precisely or too restrictively in a “top-down” fashion. Instead, the provision of greater latitude and “bottom-up” autonomy to the individuals involved characterized the more successful CNOs we studied. In addition, the success of CNOs depended on how such efforts reconfigured information and communication flows in ways that supported distributed sharing, generation, or co-creation of content within a wide variety of collaborative contexts, ranging from the conduct of scientific research to problem-solving in business and everyday life. Directly attempting to manage or control CNOs can undermine these networks, whereas indirectly influencing and cultivating desired behaviours and activities can encourage the expansion of productive networking. The authors offer this theoretical framework as a means for better capturing the mechanisms governing collaborative behaviour.

scholarly journals Design and Development of Comprehensive Railway Information and Communication Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir M. Zaborski ◽  
Zoran Ž Avramović
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Management ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Automatic Control Systems ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Control

Successful operation of the railways as a large technological system is directly related to the reliable and timely transmission of data and information. Therefore, the role of the information and communication system (ICS) has irreplaceable importance for operation and functioning of the railways. Considering that the railway modernization represents an uninterrupted process, it is necessary to ensure constant technical and technological development and application of the latest achievements in the field of information and communication systems. The railway ICS, among other things, provides infrastructure for the automatic control systems, traffic management and control, monitoring and navigation systems, data processing devices, and it also provides support to other subsystems designed for safe and consistent use of the line, as well as efficient management of the modern rail transportation system.

Human augmentation and the age of the transhuman

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Prosthetic Limbs ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Politics And Religion ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technological Means ◽  
Human Augmentation

Human augmentation is discussed in this chapter in three axes: the technological means, the ability being augmented, and the social systems that will be affected. The technological augmentations considered range from exocortical information and communication systems, to pharmaceuticals, tissue and genetic engineering, and prosthetic limbs and organs, to eventually nanomedical robotics, brain–computer interfaces and cognitive prostheses. These technologies are mapped onto the capabilities which we are in the process of enabling and augmenting, which include extending longevity and physical, sensory, and cognitive abilities, and enabling control over emotions, moral behavior, and spiritual experience. The impacts of biohybridicity via augmentation on the family, education, economy, politics, and religion are considered individually, but their aggregate effects will be non-linear and drive complex adaptations in the living machine that is our co-evolved techno-social civilization.

scholarly journals The Roles of Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Teachers in Organizing Their Students Relationships with Social Networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Emine Zehra Turan ◽  
Gokce Becit Isciturk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Moral Knowledge ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Use Of Internet

In parallel to the improvements experienced in information and communication systems in recent years, any use of Internet, especially the social networks by children and adolescents has been noticed to be increasing gradually. Use of social networks that starts at early ages has exposed children to some dangers. For that reason, the responsibility for teachers and parents upon raising the awareness of students for the threats possible to be encountered on the internet and upon being a guide and role model appears. As in other different branches, the role of Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge (RCMK) teachers upon being a guide and role model has also gradually increased. Subsequent to this study, needs of Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge teachers on this issue could be determined, and necessary seminars could be prepared. In this period when we live with social networks, it seems important in terms of teachers to raise the awareness and be aware of their responsibilities on their students. 

scholarly journals Improving Social Cohesion in Educational Environments Based on A Sociometric-Oriented Emotional Intervention Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Fotopoulou ◽  
Anastasios Zafeiropoulos ◽  
Albert Alegre
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Source Information ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Model ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Control

Sociometric-oriented approaches have been applied the last years in numerous cases and domains, targeting at the improvement of social groups’ characteristics for achieving personal and team-based objectives. Considering the existing approaches and the published results, in the current study, a set of emotional intervention activities based on a sociometric-oriented approach were designed and implemented with the clear objective to augment social cohesion within members of a social group in primary school students. Petrides’ trait emotional model was used to identify the emotional profile of the experimental and control group members, while the set of implemented activities was based on Bisquerra’s emotional competencies model. Sociometrics were used to evaluate the initial, intermediate and final level of social cohesion of both groups. Based on the realized statistical analysis and the produced evaluation results, useful insights with regards to the social group indicators that mainly affect the social cohesion levels are extracted and presented. It should be noted that the detailed study was based on the exclusive usage of open-source Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tools for supporting educational needs.

scholarly journals About the specificity of the impact of communicative technological innovations on political processes in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Adam alemi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Farkhad Kassenov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Internet Portals ◽  
Social Organism ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

A complex of various technological innovations, which, first of all, have information and communication content, among which it is necessary to mention news and analytical Internet portals, messengers like Whatsapp, hybrid and convergent media tools such as Telegram and Facebook, video hosting and editing services (Youtube and TikTok), streaming platforms, and numerous other technological solutions have a great impact on political processes in Central Asia, transforming them and reformatting them. Their influence is most pronounced in Kazakhstan, for a number of reasons, among which a higher standard of living of the population and, accordingly, the paying capacity of the audience, the depth of Internet penetration, the development of the communication sphere, etc. In this regard, the situation in Kazakhstan presented to be largely as a model for the entire region of Central Asia. The impact of communicative technological innovations in the Republic of Kazakhstan is manifested through the intensification of socio-political processes, the restructuring of society, through the emergence of new groups of influence, as well as the creation of dialogue and discussion platforms, often of an informal plan, which contribute both to the unification and differentiation of the social organism. This gives rise to various dilemmas in the choice of state approaches to the use of communicative technological innovations, which is expressed both in encouraging the development of the information and communication sphere, and in attempts to limit civic activity if it goes through the channels of new means of communication. The author suggests that in the coming years, the impact of communicative technological innovations on political processes in Kazakhstan will be under the sign of the two indicated contradictory tendencies (striving for freedom and control), especially considering the neighborhood with the two powers, China and the Russian Federation, with their predominantly repressive logic of interaction state with society.

scholarly journals Dwarf mongoose alarm calls: investigating a complex non-human animal call

2020 ◽  
Vol 287 (1935) ◽  
pp. 20192514
Author(s):  
Katie Collier ◽  
Andrew N. Radford ◽  
Sabine Stoll ◽  
Stuart K. Watson ◽  
Marta B. Manser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Alarm Calls ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual

Communication plays a vital role in the social lives of many species and varies greatly in complexity. One possible way to increase communicative complexity is by combining signals into longer sequences, which has been proposed as a mechanism allowing species with a limited repertoire to increase their communicative output. In mammals, most studies on combinatoriality have focused on vocal communication in non-human primates. Here, we investigated a potential combination of alarm calls in the dwarf mongoose ( Helogale parvula ), a non-primate mammal. Acoustic analyses and playback experiments with a wild population suggest: (i) that dwarf mongooses produce a complex call type (T 3 ) which, at least at the surface level, seems to comprise units that are not functionally different to two meaningful alarm calls (aerial and terrestrial); and (ii) that this T 3 call functions as a general alarm, produced in response to a wide range of threats. Using a novel approach, we further explored multiple interpretations of the T 3 call based on the information content of the apparent comprising calls and how they are combined. We also considered an alternative, non-combinatorial interpretation that frames T 3 as the origin, rather than the product, of the individual alarm calls. This study complements previous knowledge of vocal combinatoriality in non-primate mammals and introduces an approach that could facilitate comparisons between different animal and human communication systems.

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