scholarly journals Cognitive Sustainability in the Age of Digital Culture

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Emilio Bruni
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Cultural Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Semiotic Theory

The aim of this article is to contextualize the implications of the expansion of digital culture in the on-going dis- cussions about the relations between sustainability and information and communication technologies. In order to relate the development of a global digital communication web, its effects on cultural processes and the issues of ecosystem and hu- man sustainability that humanity is facing, I will relate and elaborate on three aspects: 1) A Batesonean perspective on sustainability 2) The recent evolution of the technosphere, and 3) Yuri Lotman’s notion of Semiosphere and his semiotic theory of culture. This path will lead me to delineate some of the eco-ethical dimensions implied in the development of pervasive digital-interactive-immersive-representational technologies.

scholarly journals Cognitive Sustainability in the Age of Digital Culture

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-482
Author(s):  
Luis Emilio Bruni
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Cultural Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Semiotic Theory

The aim of this article is to contextualize the implications of the expansion of digital culture in the on-going dis- cussions about the relations between sustainability and information and communication technologies. In order to relate the development of a global digital communication web, its effects on cultural processes and the issues of ecosystem and hu- man sustainability that humanity is facing, I will relate and elaborate on three aspects: 1) A Batesonean perspective on sustainability 2) The recent evolution of the technosphere, and 3) Yuri Lotman’s notion of Semiosphere and his semiotic theory of culture. This path will lead me to delineate some of the eco-ethical dimensions implied in the development of pervasive digital-interactive-immersive-representational technologies.

Digital Divide and Rural Communities

2013 ◽  
pp. 698-720
Author(s):  
John Garofalakis ◽  
Andreas Koskeris
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Source Of Information

During the last years, due to the wide spread of World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet has become one of the most valuable and effective communications media and the most inclusive source of information. However, in many cases the difficulties of establishing universal effective access could serve to reinforce current patterns of social exclusion and produce barriers to balanced development instead of supporting it. World widely there is a rising concern over the so-called “digital divide”–a term that refers to the gap existing in the opportunities to access advanced information and communication technologies between geographic areas or by individuals at different socioeconomic levels. The experience shows that specialized initiatives are needed for disadvantaged areas in order to anticipate expansion of current digital divide. This chapter is focusing on the specific instance of digital divide occurring in rural territories, and examines the ways to foster digital culture among citizens, utilizing a specific initiative (the so called “Telecentres”).

Communicating in the Information Society

2008 ◽  
pp. 26-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Cantoni ◽  
Stefano Tardini
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

The present chapter provides a conceptual framework for the newest digital communication tools and for the practices they encourage, stressing the communication opportunities they offer and the limitations they impose. In this chapter, Internetbased communication technologies are regarded as the most recent step in the development of communication technologies. This approach helps have a broad perspective on the changes information and communication technologies (ICT) are bringing along in the social practices of so called knowledge society. As a matter of fact, these changes need to be considered within an “ecological” approach, that is, an approach that provides a very wide overview on the whole context (both in synchronic terms and in diachronic ones) where ICT are spreading. In the second part of the chapter, the authors present two examples of relevant social practices that are challenged by the most recent ICT, namely journalism (news market) and Internet search engines.

scholarly journals AS TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO NA PRÁTICA PEDAGÓGICA E GESTÃO ESCOLAR: UM ESTUDO EXPLORATÓRIO

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-60
Author(s):  
Elisangela Ap Bulla Ikeshoji ◽  
Adriana Ap de Lima Terçariol
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
School Management ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
School Life ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Main Ideas

This paper aims to discuss some of the specifics regardingthe use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in school life, especially in pedagogical practices and exercise management, emphasizethe need for training of school managers for the effective use of these resources, contextualised, meaningful and critically. The methodological procedure that guided the development of this study was based on the realization of a systematic literature review in Scielo databases. The choice for this type of research was due to enable the researcher to have contact with the knowledge already produced in the "Technologies and School Management" as well as the possibility of understanding and identifying the main ideas that guide the theme in question here . It conducted a survey of scientific publications, producedin Brazil in the last 10 years between 2004 to 2014, discussing the use of information and communication technologies in school, especially articulated to the school management. The descriptors used were: "Technologies in School" and "School Management". The main results obtained from this study, which does not exhaust the wealth the theme, highlights the importance of developing training processes that promote service to school managers and their teams moments of reflections in pairs and the perceived need of building a collaborative and digital culture in schools.

Health Literacy and Digital Communication

2022 ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Rui Brito Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Transition ◽  
Golden Opportunity ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Intensive Work ◽  
Entire Planet

The SARS-COV-2 pandemic has placed the entire planet under a global health threat, but it has also provided a golden opportunity for us to make the digital transition. With the successive confinements and restrictions on circulation and communication to which we were subjected, we had to look for other models of relationships, work, and learning. In a few months, the Portuguese went from an essentially playful and informative use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to an intensive work, academic, and communicational use.

scholarly journals Análisis de la competencia digital docente del profesorado de colegios rurales agrupado de la provincia de Albacete

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Del Pilar Ruiz Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Professional Resources ◽  
Competencias Digitales

La transmisión de la cultura digital es uno de los retos más destacados del actual sistema educativo. La Unión Europea se plantea a través de la Estrategia Europa 2020 mejorar la accesibilidad, el uso y la calidad de las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación (TIC) en las zonas rurales. Para que ello sea posible, se precisan de recursos materiales y profesionales digitalmente competentes. En este estudio se pretende conocer la realidad que viven las escuelas rurales, de la provincia de Albacete, en lo que respecta a la calidad de la TIC, los recursos disponibles y las competencias digitales de sus docentes. Para ello, se ha empleado una metodología descriptiva y se ha utilizado el cuestionario como instrumento de recogida de información. Los resultados demuestran que las intenciones políticas no concuerdan con la realidad encontrada en nuestros datos. Las infraestructuras tecnológicas carecen de la calidad suficiente que posibiliten un acceso a internet de forma segura y eficaz. Por otro lado, los docentes que desempeñan su labor en estos centros hacen un uso limitado de las tecnologías en estas aulas, caracterizadas por ser multinivel, debido a la falta de formación en competencias digitales. The transmission of digital culture is one of the most important challenges of the current education system. The European Union proposes, through the Europe 2020 Strategy, to improve the accessibility, use and quality of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in rural areas. For this to be possible, digitally competent material and professional resources are required. This study aims to know the reality of rural schools in the province of Albacete, in terms of the quality of ICT, the available resources and the digital skills of their teachers. For this, a descriptive methodology has been used and the questionnaire has been used as an information collection instrument. The results show that the political intentions do not match the reality found in our data. Technological infrastructures lack sufficient quality to enable internet access in a safe and efficient way. On the other hand, teachers who carry out their work in these centers make limited use of the technologies in these classrooms, characterized by being multilevel, due to the lack of training in digital skills.

scholarly journals Garden of Literacies: ICDT Contributing to the Construction of New Realities for Digitally-Excluded Senior Citizens

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Ferrer Maia ◽  
José Armando Valente
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Literacies ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Convergence Culture ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Information And Communication

This paper shows how digitally-excluded senior citizens use information and communication technologies (ICT) for the construction of new literacies in the digital convergence culture. The concept of literacies is related to how ICT can be used to expand ways people express themselves through different communication channels. This study lasted three years and involved 16 adults aged between 60 to 78 years. The results showed that they were able to insert themselves into the digital culture with a more critical and creative attitude. Also, during this study it was possible to identify four types of literacies: automatic, functional, conscious and contextual.

scholarly journals INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA COMPETENCE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN AND STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
S.L. Troyanskaya
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
General Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Experimental Media ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
Additional Education

The ubiquity of information and communication technologies, the existence of a "digital culture" actualizes the need for the development of media competence of an individual. The objectives of our study were to evaluate and compare the levels of media competence of schoolchildren and students on the motivational component, which includes the motives of contact with media and media texts, the contact component as a frequency of communication with the media, information, creative, perceptual, evaluative and practical components. When conducting an empirical study, we used modified blocks of questions of A.V. Fedorov's methodology to identify the level of development of media competence and developed a number of creative tasks to measure the level of media competence on a number of its indicators. In the course of the study, the assessment and comparison of the levels of development of media competence of schoolchildren and junior students on the above indicators was carried out. Based on the results of comparison of media competence indicators, analysis of the characteristics of media consumption, respondents’ writings and essays, the reasons for choosing media resources, we have identified a completely insufficient development of critical thinking of students and schoolchildren. The obtained data served as the basis for the development of an experimental media pedagogical program for the development of students' media competence in extracurricular activities, their reflexive abilities and critical perception. Based on the results of an empirical study, we have developed a number of practical recommendations for teachers of general education schools and those working in the system of additional education and interested in the development of media competence of students.

scholarly journals ФОРМУВАННЯ АКАДЕМІЧНОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ ПЕДАГОГА-ДОСЛІДНИКА В УМОВАХ ЦИФРОВОГО ТВОРЧОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Olena M. Semenoh ◽  
Olena V. Semenikhina ◽  
Dmytro S. Bezuhlyi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
Creative Environment

The article outlines conceptual foundations of the future teachers-researchers academic culture formation in a digital creative environment. Academic culture of the researcher as an integral personal characteristic that is manifested in the culture of creative-critical thinking, academic virtue, scientific linguistic, narrative-digital culture has been investigated. The formation of the academic culture of the future teacher-researcher in terms of digital creative environment is seen as a complex, multidimensional process of qualitative changes, which happens in stages. The digital creative environment as a learning environment that involves the purposeful use of tools, technologies and information resources that enable creative expression of personality by means of digital technologies, integrating information and communication technologies, intellectual systems, human sensitivity and contextual experience of scientific and pedagogical activity has been defined.

The Dialectics of Cyber-Aesthetics and Graphic Design in the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-173
Author(s):  
Selma Kozak
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Cyber Culture ◽  
Digital Hardware ◽  
Information And Communication

We live in a digital culture and cyber era. Cyberculture is an extensive concept including information and communication technologies, media and new media, theories, ideas, literature, art, design, and cultural studies. On the other hand, Lev Manovich updates new media and it reflects the characteristics of new avant-garde because of new digital hardware and software technology. New media has a new aesthetic potential, so does cyberculture. The rise of cyber culture has made it necessary to underline the relationship between graphic design and cyber culture and made it necessary to show key design elements of cyber-aesthetics. In this context, by using descriptive method, the chapter focuses on some components of aesthetics and cyber-aesthetics in the frame of relationship between graphic design and cyber-culture. Now, there is a global pandemic (COVID-19). Some graphic design examples came out during this global pandemic. These examples will be evaluated in terms of cyber-graphic design, cyber-aesthetics, and cyber-culture.

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