Social Impacts of Cyber Culture and Predictions About the Future of Open and Distance Education

The Internet ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Cyber Culture ◽

The Future ◽

Open And Distance Learning ◽

Over Time

Developments in information and communication technologies play a major role in shaping economic, political, and cultural fields. Together with its inherent features, the internet, in addition to offering opportunities such as a new cultural space, freedom, and reality, has led the change of learning habits, cultural forms, and identities. Open and distance learning starting from correspondence education to computer networks-based education is one of the most affected areas by internet technologies. Various applications have developed in the field of open and distance education over time with the reflections of cyber culture. The aim of this study is to define cyber culture with its components and examine which areas it affects in our daily lives then to investigate the future open and distance education applications shaped by cyber culture.

The Web as a Learning Environment for Kids

Distance Learning Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-878289-80-3.ch013 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 166-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sherif Kamel

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Human Resources ◽

Learning Process ◽

World Wide ◽

The Internet ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The Internet and the World Wide Web are demonstrating the growing influence of information and communication technologies in various aspects of the economy. Regardless of the barriers of time and distance, newly introduced information highways are linking the world countries together, their societies and cultures contributing effectively to globalization. One of the growing trends in societal development and growth is investment in people. Therefore, the learning process is a priority issue that information and communication technologies are serving trying to upgrade and leverage human resources to become more competitive as we approach the 21st century with all its challenges and opportunities. This chapter covers an initiative that was launched in Egypt in 1997 that targets the investment of Egypt’s young generation, the kids of the present and the leaders of the future. This initiative is part of a national plan that aims at leveraging the capacities of Egypt’s human resources. The focus of the chapter will be the learning process, the Internet and the presence of the first Egyptian Web site for children on the Internet “Little Horus.” With the introduction of the Internet since 1993 in Egypt, today there are around 250,000 Internet subscribers, among which are a growing community of schools, teachers and children. As the Internet grows in magnitude and capacity, perceived to reach over one million subscribers in the coming five years with an estimated 20 percent under the age of 16, the Internet and the World Wide Web could play an active role in the education process in Egypt. The chapter, therefore, will demonstrate the “Little Horus” initiative, the steps that were achieved so far, the plan for the future and the building blocks that represented the critical success factors for the realization of this initiative with relatively modest resources.

eHealth Systems, Their Use and Visions for the Future

Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch019 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 346-353

Author(s):

Pirkko Nykänen

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Care Delivery ◽

The Internet ◽

Related Information ◽

The Future ◽

Health Related ◽

Physician Patient

eHealth refers to use of information and communication technologies to improve or enable health and healthcare. eHealth broadens the scope of health care delivery, citizens are in the center of services and services are offered by information systems often via the Internet. In this chapter eHealth systems are classified on the basis of their use and their functionality and the use is discussed from the viewpoints of citizens and health professionals. Citizens are increasingly using Internet and eHealth systems to search for medicine or health related information, and they become better informed and may take more responsibility of their own health. Health professionals are more reluctant to use the Internet and eHealth systems in physician-patient communication due to power and responsibility problems of decisions. In the future the socio-technical nature of eHealth should be considered and future systems developed for real use and user environment with user acceptable technology.

Using Innovations Effectively in a Distance Learning Programme

Developments in Engineering Education Standards ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0951-8.ch001 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Richard Blanchard ◽

Sheryl Williams

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Student Experiences ◽

The Internet ◽

Learning Tools ◽

E Learning

Distance education is not new. Correspondence courses date back over 150 years. Advances in information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet, open up a host of possibilities to study at a distance, making use of the latest advances in e-learning tools. However, it must be stressed that e-learning has to focus on the learning pedagogy and not just the technology. This chapter examines the role of learning in e-learning by reviewing state-of-the-art developments and innovations to support distance learning students and academics. It identifies strategies for successful learning through the evaluation of student experiences and considers methods and practices that can be employed for delivering a successful learning programme.

Desconectados e Desqualificados – Os Desafios da Capacitação Profissional EAD de Jovens em Vulnerabilidade Socioeconômica

ILUMINURAS ◽

10.22456/1984-1191.89029 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (47) ◽

Author(s):

Iasmini Bellaver Dambros

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

The Internet ◽

Professional Qualification ◽

Socioeconomic Vulnerability ◽

The Public ◽

Youth Population ◽

Digital Exclusion

Atualmente a internet tem sido o principal canal de acesso às informações, somada a utilização das tecnologias de informação e comunicação – TIC. Com as exigências de capacitação profissional para a inclusão no mercado de trabalho, a educação a distância - EAD mostrou-se uma opção para a educação profissional e tecnológica - EPT, adotada pelo Governo Federal por meio do Pronatec. Este artigo visa realizar uma análise a respeito do acesso da população jovem brasileira em vulnerabilidade socioeconômica a tais cursos de EPT na modalidade EAD. Realizou-se um estudo exploratório com delineamento qualitativo, utilizando-se de dados quantitativos a partir de revisão bibliográfica e pesquisa documental. Identificou-se que uma grande parcela de brasileiros não possui acesso as TIC e a internet, principalmente os enquadrados nas classes D e E, público-alvo dos cursos Pronatec. Deste modo, esse artigo aponta a falta de articulação entre as políticas públicas, culminando na baixa efetividade dos cursos Pronatec EAD voltados para o público em vulnerabilidade socioeconômica.Palavras-chave: Juventude; Pronatec; Exclusão Digital. DISCONNECTED AND DISQUALIFIED - THE CHALLENGES OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOCIOECONOMIC VULNERABILITY AbstractCurrently the Internet has been the main form of accessing information, in addition to the use of Information and Communication Technologies - ICTs. Distance education, with the requirements of professional qualification for the inclusion in the labor market, has proved to be an option for vocational and technical education, adopted by the Federal Government through Pronatec. This article aims to analyze the access of the Brazilian youth population in socioeconomic vulnerability to the vocational and technical courses in the distance education method. An exploratory study with a qualitative design was carried out, using quantitative data from bibliographic review and documentary research. It was identified that a large number of Brazilians do not have access to ICTs and the Internet, especially those classified in social classes D and E, the target audience of the Pronatec courses. Thus, this article points out the lack of articulation among public policies, resulting in the low effectiveness of Pronatec distance education courses aimed at the public in socioeconomic vulnerability.Keywords: Youth; Pronatec; Digital Exclusion.

Information and Communication Technologies for the Promotion of Open and Distance Learning in Bangladesh

Journal of Agriculture & Rural Development ◽

10.3329/jard.v4i1.765 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 36-42

Author(s):

Md Tofazzal Islam ◽

Abu Sadeque Md. Selim

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Rapid Expansion ◽

Distance Learners ◽

Distance Teaching ◽

Course Materials ◽

Open And Distance Learning

Recent explosion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the developed countries offers tremendous opportunities for electronic delivery of course materials for open and distance learners. In spite of some socio-economic constraints, ICTs are expanding fastly in the developing countries and thus offer a new scope for the promotion of open and distance learning. Bangladesh is recently connected to the information super-highway through submarine cables, which will add a new spin in the expansion of the Internet and other ICTs. More than 10 million mobile phone users throughout the country reflect the real phenomenon of quick acceptance of the modern ICTs by the people. However, the only distance teaching public university, Bangladesh Open University (BOU) is still far behind of using modern ICTs for delivering her course materials to the distance learners. Considering the rapid expansion of computer and internet after 1998s, it is now appropriate time to consider inclusion of some interactive ICTs i.e. e-learning in delivering course materials of BOU and other academic institutes to promote distance education in Bangladesh. In this paper, we discuss the current situation and future prospects of ICTs in Bangladesh for the expansion of open and distance education. Key words: ICTs, ODL, mobile learning.

The disempowering Goverati: e-Aristocrats or the Delusion of e-Democracy

JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government ◽

10.29379/jedem.v3i1.50 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ismael Peña-López

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Political Institutions ◽

Political System ◽

The Internet ◽

Policy Choices ◽

Socioeconomic Changes ◽

The Future ◽

When disaffection on political parties and politicians is pervasive, most argue whether it could be possible, thanks to the Internet – and Information and Communication Technologies in general – forget the mainstream political system and let the citizenry express their own opinion, debate in virtual agorae and vote their representatives and policy choices directly. In other words, the claim is whether the actual intermediaries can be replaced by citizen networks or, in the limit, just be overridden.Our aim in the following lines is to (1) explain that some dire (socioeconomic) changes are actually taking place,(2) why these socioeconomic changes are taking place and (3) infer, from this, what conditions shall take place in the future for (4) another wave of changes to happen that could eventually a much acclaimed new (e-)democracy. In a last section, we will discuss that despite lack of data, the trend seems to be just in the direction of the impoverishment of democracy, partly due to the weakening of political institutions.

A Contemporary View on Online and Web Tools for Students with Sensory & Learning Disabilities

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) ◽

10.3991/ijoe.v15i12.10833 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 97

Author(s):

Vasiliki Bravou ◽

Athanasios S. Drigas

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

Disabled People ◽

Students With Special Needs ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Web Tools ◽

Special Needs Education ◽

Sensory Learning ◽

<p class="0abstract">In the last 30 years, the use of information and communication technologies, the evolution of hardware and software for special needs people, as well as the spreading of the World Wide Web, is assisting people with disabilities in overcoming obstacles, accessing information, learning and participating in activities, which otherwise were not able to carry out. Special needs education is the process adjusting the education of learners with disabilities according to their unique requirements. Evolvement of technology has made computers and mobile devices capable of complementing usual teaching processes for students with special needs. In this report we present a summary of some representative online applications for assisting disabled people in the learning process and their daily lives.</p>

Web 2.0 vs. the Semantic Web: A Philosophical Assessment

Episteme ◽

10.3366/e174236000800052x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 25-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Luciano Floridi

Keyword(s):

Semantic Web ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

Digital Environment ◽

The Past ◽

Clear Explanation ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Future ◽

ABSTRACTThe paper develops some of the conclusions, reached in Floridi (2007), concerning the future developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on our lives. The two main theses supported in that article were that, as the information society develops, the threshold between online and offline is becoming increasingly blurred, and that once there won't be any significant difference, we shall gradually re-conceptualise ourselves not as cyborgs but rather as inforgs, i.e. socially connected, informational organisms. In this paper, I look at the development of the so-called Semantic Web and Web 2.0 from this perspective and try to forecast their future. Regarding the Semantic Web, I argue that it is a clear and well-defined project, which, despite some authoritative views to the contrary, is not a promising reality and will probably fail in the same way AI has failed in the past. Regarding Web 2.0, I argue that, although it is a rather ill-defined project, which lacks a clear explanation of its nature and scope, it does have the potentiality of becoming a success (and indeed it is already, as part of the new phenomenon of Cloud Computing) because it leverages the only semantic engines available so far in nature, us. I conclude by suggesting what other changes might be expected in the future of our digital environment.

Upotreba interneta u obrazovanju odraslih: istorijsko-organizaciona perspektiva

Obrazovanje odraslih/Adult Education ◽

10.53617/issn2744-2047.2017.17.1_2.35 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 35-52

Author(s):

Bojan Ljuijić

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Computer Network ◽

The Internet ◽

Other Information ◽

Educational Computer ◽

Internet In Education ◽

Historical Periods

Beside the fact that the Internet was not primarily educational network (it didn’t emerge from the intention to be systematically used in the field of education), shortly after it emerged, possibilities of its application in education were recognised. This paper is dedicated to analysis of the most important chronological moments (technological and social in the first place) that were crucial in sense of comprehensive application of the Internet in service of education in general, but also in service of adult education. Having all mentioned in focus, in more details, we analysed emergence and development of the Internet observed as educational computer network in frame of general development of information and communication technologies. While realising mentioned analysis, our focus was on four historical periods of educational computer technologies. We also intended to emphasize the activities of international institutions that followed, encouraged and supported the development of the Internet use and the use of other information and communication technologies in the field of education. According to that, we distinguished the main moments referring activities of these organisations which describe in the best manner their contributions to growing application of the Internet in education in general, but also in adult education.

Cyber socialization: trends and prospects

Pedagogy and Psychology ◽

10.51889/2020-4.2077-6861.14 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 115-123

Author(s):

A. Igibayeva ◽

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D. Erbolatuly ◽

G. Turarova ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Modern World ◽

The Internet ◽

Young Generation ◽

Spiritual Values ◽

Virtual Interaction ◽

Pedagogical Research

The development of the modern world is very complex and rapid, and the process is characterized by high rates of development of information and communication technologies. The Internet space is a means of searching and obtaining information, as well as a medium for communication, virtual interaction, and has a significant impact on the formation of stereotypes of behavior of the young generation, as well as ideals, spiritual values, personal and social worldview. The article identifies the positive aspects of the development of cyberspace by young people, and also notes the threats and barriers to cyber socialization for modern youth. The necessity of conducting psychological and pedagogical research on cyber socialization is actualized, a conclusion is made about the use of new technologies for the purpose of positive cyber socialization of the younger generation.