Study Skills in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
pp. 256-264
Author(s):  
Valerie J. Robnolt ◽  
Joan A. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Study Skills ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teacher Modeling ◽  
Digital Texts ◽  
The U.S ◽  
The Way

Study skills, as defined by Harris and Hodges (1995), are the “techniques and strategies that help a person read or listen for specific purposes with the intent to remember” (p. 245). With over 34 percent of the world’s, and approximately 79 percent of North America’s, population using the Internet (Internet World Stats, 2012) and the percentage of classrooms in the U.S. that have Internet access increasing from three percent in 1994 to 94 percent in 2005 (Wells & Lewis, 2006), the way that students study and are taught to study must change. To teach study skills, teachers should use the explicit explanation model of reading (Stahl, 1997), which involves the teacher modeling, students practicing with the teacher scaffolding their use of the skills, and then students using the skills independently, using both print and digital texts. This chapter discusses these issues.

scholarly journals Analysis of Opportunities & Challenges for Growth of E-commerce in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Author(s):  
Monojit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
The Core ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Way

E-commerce is a trading or facilitation of trading in products or services using computer networks, such as Internet. E-Commerce is one of the biggest forms of doing E-business, that has happened to the Indian cashless economy in recent years. This has created a new flavor of doing business, which has a huge potential and is fundamentally changing the way businesses are done. This provides advantage for both buyers as well as sellers at the core of its phenomenal rise. The economic reforms of India that were amended in 1991, has resulted in opening of the economy with a view to integrate itself with the worldwide economy. As a result, in last few years we have witnessed a technological revolution accompanied by the widespread use of the Internet, web technologies and their applications. As a symbol of globalization, E-commerce represents the cutting edge of success in this digital age and it has changed and is still changing the way business is conducted around the world

Overcoming the Digital Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 1578-1584
Author(s):  
Al P. Mizell ◽  
Cecil Sugarman
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Information Tracking ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

We all know that technology has become a dominant force in today’s society for people of all ages. However, certain elements of society have less access to technology than others. In the literature, discussions and research on these discrepancies tend to focus on factors such as gender, sex, socioeconomic status, race, education, and employment. Occasionally, age is taken into consideration. In reviewing online articles related to the digital divide, it appears that there are many more articles, reports, and projects that focus on factors other than age. Few looked at the impact of the digital divide on senior citizens. One article, “The Internet and Older Adults” (U.S. Administration on Aging, 2004), reports that: Senior citizens comprise 13% of the U.S. population, but just 4% of the U.S. Internet population. Since their numbers are so small, there has not been much research about what these ‘wired seniors’ are doing online and how they feel about the Internet. It turns out that seniors who have Internet access benefit greatly from the resources available online—communicating with family, researching health information, tracking their investments—all from the comfort of their home or senior center. (paragraph 2) The term “digital divide” is often heard and freely used, but what is it? It has been defined by Carvin (2000) as: “…the gap between those people and communities with access to information technology and those without it. Yet, the fact is there are many divides, characterized by community, ethnic, economic, and age groups.” He goes on to add that “households earning incomes over $75,000 are over 20 times more likely to have home Internet access than those at the lowest income levels” (Carvin, 2000, paragraph 1).

Social Tyranny and Democratic Governance in the Information Age

2015 ◽  
pp. 106-128
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Individual Liberty ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
The U.S

The development and diffusion of inexpensive, reliable and easy to use public Internet access means that large portions of the U.S. and global populations now regularly communicate with one another. Will the increasing penetration of the Internet into the social and political lives of people facilitate Thomas Jefferson's vision of a world “founded on the primacy of individual liberty and a commitment to pluralism, diversity, and Community”? While many people believe that the answer to this question is “yes”, such affirmations often rest on adducing cases not theoretically linked to one another. In contrast, the present paper provides a broadly philosophical, conceptual analysis of how use of the Internet can lead to forms of “social tyranny” in which one or more elements of a community impose their own beliefs and interests on others in that community. For instance, dependence on Internet access and use for social action or pertinent information about social activities may lead to marginalization and exclusion for people whose Internet access or use is limited. Furthermore, the connectedness or mode of connectedness of groups or organizations may give them an unfair advantage disseminating and advocating the messages they deliver to members of the communities in which they exist. The conclusion is not that we should adopt attitudes and policies that are antithetical to the use of the Internet. Rather, using ideas from Dewey and Habermas, amongst others, the conclusion is that it is important to reflect broadly and critically on how use of the Internet can transform the character of the public domain and the deliberations about governance that occur within that domain.

Digital Convergence and IP Divergence

2011 ◽  
pp. 174-194
Author(s):  
Y. Tian
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Copyright Policy ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Trade Wars ◽  
Trade Conflicts ◽  
The U.S

This chapter proposes a legal, political, and social framework for a nation to formulate proper copyright policy and minimize the risk of potential IP trade conflicts in the digital age. It examines the challenges that the Internet and digital technology present to the traditional copyright legal system. It reviews and compares the copyright history in the U.S. and China, and explores major rationales behind copyright policies of these two countries as well as the main reasons why they were able to avert potential IP trade wars in recent years. By drawing on their experiences, the author argues that the interest of a country is only best served by tailoring its IP regimes to its particular economic and social circumstances. The author believes a nation’s copyright policy should always strike a sound balance of IP protection and social development, and makes some specific suggestions on how to achieve this in the digital age.

Internet-Based Neighborhood Information Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 275-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Krouk ◽  
Bill Pitkin ◽  
Neil Richman
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Level ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Successful Transmission ◽  
Computer Ownership ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

This verse comes from a poem read by one of the key figures in the development of the Internet at a recent symposium held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first successful transmission of digital bits from one computer to another, which ushered in the era of computer networks (Kaplan, September 6, 1999). Perhaps not unexpectedly, participants in this commemorative event reflected on the rapid development of networking and what we today call the Internet and predicted its ubiquity in everyday life, likening it to electricity. Obviously, however, we are not quite there yet. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Commerce suggest that, despite rapidly increasing rates of computer ownership and Internet access in the United States, there are still many people who have been left out of the information revolution. Researchers found that Internet access is highly correlated with income, education level and race, leading them to conclude: The information ‘haves’ have dramatically outpaced the information ‘have nots’ in their access to electronic services. As a result, the gap between these groups — the digital divide — has grown over time. (McConnaughey et al., 1999, p. 88)

scholarly journals A Arqueologia na Era Digital: Contexto e tendências / Archaeology in the Digital Age: Context and Trends

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Rangel ◽  
Nelson Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Specific Study ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Way

ABSTRACTSince its beginning, archaeology stands between the natural sciences and the social sciences and humanities. This shared position and the search for a greater understanding of its specific study objects, created the need among archaeology experts to resort to various methods (and technologies) originated from other disciplines. Similarly to other sciences, archaeology is an area permeable to experimentation and application of theoretical and practical exogenous concepts. This lead to the development of several specializations that unite archeology and other areas, such as Zooarchaeology. As happened throughout its history, academics are facing a time of change in the way the acquisition of knowledge is processed. The Digital Era of globalization is related to the shifting of paradigms and the growing need for unceasing adaptation; archeology is also affected by this reality. After a brief introduction to the humanities "digital paradigm" we review some of the main uses of the Internet as a support to research development in archeology, their main obstacles and tendencies.RESUMODesde a sua génese, a Arqueologia encontra-se entre as ciências naturais e as ciências sociais e humanísticas. Esta posição partilhada e a procura de uma maior compreensão dos seus objetos de estudo específicos, criou nos profissionais de Arqueologia uma necessidade de recorrerem a várias metodologias (e tecnologias) originárias de outras disciplinas. De forma similar a outras ciências, a Arqueologia é uma área permeável à experimentação e aplicação de conceitos teórico-práticos exógenos que levou, inclusive, à formação de diversas especialidades que unem a Arqueologia e outras áreas, como a Zooarqueologia. Como aconteceu ao longo da sua história, o meio académico está perante um momento de mudança na forma como se processa a aquisição de conhecimento. O fato de estarmos na Era Digital da globalização faz com que a adaptação do meio académico a esta realidade seja mais continuada, não sendo a Arqueologia alheia a esta transformação. Após uma breve introdução ao novo "paradigma digital" das humanidades, revemos alguns dos principais usos de tecnologias relacionadas com o uso da Internet no apoio à investigação em Arqueologia (e.g., bases de dados enriquecidas), e descrevemos algumas questões relacionadas com o uso de novas ferramentas e técnicas, seus principais obstáculos e tendências.

scholarly journals Profile of the companies participating in the Mexican national exports award

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Lizeth Orduño Soto ◽  
Juan Antonio Leos Rodríguez ◽  
Enrique Genaro Martínez González ◽  
Jorge Aguilar Ávila
Keyword(s):  
Internet Access ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Open Structure ◽  
Agricultural Exports ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Export Destination ◽  
The U.S

Objective: To identify the profile of the companies participating in the Mexican National Exportation Award (NEA) in the Large Agricultural Exporting Companies category (LAEC), by an information-gathering tool to determine the commercial lines of those businesses, their state of origin, and the exports destination. Methodology: a total of 17 questionnaires (n = 17), applied by the NEA to the LAEC category participants during the 2010-2018 period, were analyzed to determine the commercial business lines, their state of origin, and the destination of the exports. A problem tree was created to find opportunity areas to design solution proposals. The collected information was processed in the NetDraw 2.097 software to show the networks, their dominant actors (countries to which they export), and the products that the companies exported the most. Results: pork and vegetables business lines were identified. The latter revealed a sub-network of tomatoes and strawberries. A network was generated with an open structure comprising 17 nodes and 46 links where three export destination countries stood out: the USA with 15 links, Canada with six, and Japan with five. The highest exported product was the tomato in its different varieties, mainly to the U.S. and Canada. Limitations: Scarce information about the award on the internet. Access restrictions. Most of the exporting companies did not respond to the survey. Conclusions: the perishability of exported products determines the number of destination countries. The precariousness of Mexican agricultural exports was identified because companies trade only one product or a reduced number of them to only one country.

The Impact of Unequal Access to the Internet on Earnings: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangmoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Utility Maximization ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Information Set ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe computer has transformed the way that information is spread, as well as the way that it is processed and generated. The Internet provides a huge amount of information in a cost-efficient way, and has become a main channel for gaining information. This study addresses an economic consequence of the rapid spread of information via the Internet. Given that economic rationality and utility maximization rely on agents' information set, the access to the Internet may result in information asymmetry between users and non-users, which affects utility maximization. Analyzing the CPS data, this study finds that, controlling for occupational status, education, and other variables, Internet access influences one's utility maximization, measured as hourly earnings. More specifically, information-seeking activity, but not Internet access itself, produces differences in earnings. It is also found that the characteristics of Internet users correlate with the main factors of stratification, such as race/ethnicity, education, and occupation. This finding implies that information revolution, informatization, or the information society, whatever one calls it, follows a long prevailing split between haves and have-nots, and may have exacerbated old inequalities in new ways.

scholarly journals Marketing Movies on the Internet: How Does Canada Compare to the U.S.?

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Finn ◽  
Nicola Simpson ◽  
Stuart McFadyen ◽  
Colin Hoskins
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Domestic Market ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
Marketing Budgets ◽  
The U.S ◽  
The Way

Abstract: Canadian filmmakers have had little success competing with Hollywood in the domestic market. Canadian films do not have the marketing budgets needed for the saturation television and newspaper advertising used by the Hollywood majors. But if Canadian film producers and distributors marketed their products as effectively as their Hollywood competitors, they would be expected to be quick to take advantage of a new, relatively low-cost marketing tool that is particularly suited to reaching niche audiences, namely, the Internet. In this paper, we compare the way Canadian, Hollywood major, and U.S. independent producers and distributors use the Internet to communicate with their target audiences. Résumé: Les réalisateurs de films canadiens ont eu peu de succès à concurrencer Hollywood dans le marché domestique. Les films canadiens n'ont pas les budgets de marketing nécessaires pour saturer de publicités la télévision et les journaux, contrairement aux grandes productions d'Hollywood. Mais si les réalisateurs et les distributeurs de films canadiens promouvaient leurs produits aussi efficacement que leurs concurrents hollywoodiens, on s'attendrait à ce qu'ils s'empressent de profiter d'un nouvel outil de marketing à coût relativement bas qui est particulièrement bien adapté pour rejoindre de nombreux amateurs de cinéma: l'Internet. Dans cet article, nous comparons les manières dont les réalisateurs et distributeurs canadiens, les grandes firmes d'Hollywood et les indépendants américains utilisent l'Internet pour communiquer avec leurs marchés cible.

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