Cultivating Communities Through the Knowledge Commons

Significant Influence ◽

Media Environment ◽

Knowledge Commons ◽

Self Knowledge ◽

Contemporary Media ◽

Open Content ◽

Structural Mechanisms

In recent years, impacts of information and communication technologies, market enclosures, and the struggle to retain public goods have had significant impacts on the nature of interactions of communities. This chapter examines communities in the context of the knowledge commons–a space by which “a particular type of freedom” (Benkler, 2004) can be practised. It is also an appropriate concept applied to the discussion of communities and the ways they work. As Castells (2003) noted, self-knowledge “is always a construction no matter how much it feels like a discovery,” and this construction is enabled when people work, or associate themselves with each other. In particular, the chapter is concerned about the structure of open content licenses operating within such domains. The chapter first explores the concept of the knowledge commons to understand the types of intellectual property that are distinctive to communities (public, communal, and private). Thereafter, licenses, as a structure, are examined as they may apply within such contexts. A significant influence on the discussion is the contemporary media environment operating in today resulting in the breaking down of boundaries, the blurring of distinctions between an original and a copy, and shifting the nature of production in communities. These debates lead to a case for open content licenses as appropriate structural mechanisms for communities.

Collaborative Production, the Knowledge Commons and the Application of Open Content Licenses

Digital Rights Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2136-7.ch057 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1162-1178

Author(s):

Natalie Pang

Keyword(s):

Media Environment ◽

Structural Mechanism ◽

Knowledge Commons ◽

The Social ◽

Self Knowledge ◽

Contemporary Media ◽

Open Content

In recent years impacts of information and communication technologies, market enclosures, and the opposing struggle to retain community and public goods have had significant impacts on the social interactions of communities. This chapter examines communities in the context of the knowledge commons – a space by which “a particular type of freedom” (Benkler, 2004) can be practised. It also provides an appropriate lexicon to the examination and discourse of communities and the ways they work. As Castells (2003) notes, self-knowledge “is always a construction no matter how much it feels like a discovery” –this construction is enabled when people work or associate themselves with each other. In particular, the chapter is concerned about the structure of open content licenses operating within such domains. The chapter first explores the concept of the knowledge commons to understand the types of intellectual property that are distinctive to communities (public, communal, and private). Thereafter, licenses as a structure are examined as they may apply within such contexts. A significant influence on the discussion is the contemporary media environment that communities operate in today, resulting in the breaking down of boundaries, the blurring of distinctions between an original and a copy, and shifting the nature of production in communities. These debates lead to a case for open content licenses as an appropriate structural mechanism for communities.

Information Technology for Intellectual Property Protection - Advances in IT Standards and Standardization Research ◽

Collaborative Production, the Knowledge Commons and the Application of Open Content Licenses

10.4018/978-1-61350-135-1.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 237-260

Author(s):

Natalie Pang

Keyword(s):

Media Environment ◽

Structural Mechanism ◽

Knowledge Commons ◽

The Social ◽

Self Knowledge ◽

Contemporary Media ◽

Open Content

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Knowledge Management

Information Communication Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch002 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 36-45

Author(s):

Irma Becerra-Fernandez ◽

Rajiv Sabherwal

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Complex Processes ◽

Rapid Changes ◽

Growth Of Knowledge ◽

Structural Mechanisms ◽

Role Of Information

Rapid changes in the field of knowledge management (KM) have to a great extent resulted from the dramatic progress we have witnessed in the field of information and communication technology. ICT allows the movement of information at increasing speeds and efficiencies, and thus facilitates sharing as well as accelerated growth of knowledge. For example, computers capture data from measurements of natural phenomena, and then quickly manipulate the data to better understand the phenomena they represent. Increased computer power at lower prices enables the measurement of increasingly complex processes, which we possibly could only imagine before. Thus, ICT has provided a major impetus for enabling the implementation of KM applications. Moreover, as learning has accrued over time in the area of social and structural mechanisms, such as through mentoring and retreats that enable effective knowledge sharing, it has made it possible to develop KM applications that best leverage these improved mechanisms by deploying sophisticated technologies.

Marketing the mCity

Information Communication Technologies and City Marketing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-134-6.ch014 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 295-321 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anette Hallin

Keyword(s):

City Marketing ◽

Contemporary Media ◽

Dialogic Process ◽

The Mind ◽

Receiver Model ◽

Marketing Material ◽

The City

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) cannot only be used practically in marketing efforts, but also as symbols, due to the images and associations they provoke of for example modernity and speed. The marketing of a city through the use of ICT-images however, also involve risks, as ICTs among certain people also bring about negative associations. Therefore, marketers need to be aware of what happens with the marketing material after it has been developed and sent out. The main argument of this chapter is that sense making emerges through a dialogic process. By analyzing semiotically a marketing leaflet for the Stockholm-based ICT-project mCity, and two ads for Nokia phones that appeared in Europe at about the same time as mCity, this chapter challenges the traditional cybernetic sender-receiver model of communication, and proposes that when the sender has sent the message, the message becomes a speaker on its own, interacting with the listener through a dialogic process set in the mind of the lis ener. When understanding this, marketers should benchmark the use of ICTs in other contemporary media in order to ensure the success aimed for with the city marketing material using ICT-imager.

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Knowledge Management

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch134 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1410-1418

Author(s):

Irma Becerra-Fernandez ◽

Rajiv Sabherwal

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Leading Edge ◽

Dramatic Improvement ◽

Web Based ◽

Complex Processes ◽

Growth Of Knowledge ◽

Structural Mechanisms

Rapid changes in the field of KM have to a great extent resulted from the dramatic progress we have witnessed in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). ICT allows the movement of information at increasing speeds and efficiencies, and thus facilitates sharing as well as accelerated growth of knowledge. For example, computers capture data from measurements of natural phenomena, and then quickly manipulate the data to better understand the phenomena it represents. Increased computer power at lower prices enables the measurement of increasingly complex processes, which we possibly could only imagine before. Thus, ICT has provided a major impetus for enabling the implementation of KM applications. Moreover, as learning has accrued over time in the area of social and structural mechanisms, such as mentoring and retreats that enable effective knowledge sharing, it has made it possible to develop KM applications that best leverage these improved mechanisms by deploying sophisticated technologies. In this article we focus on the applications that result from the use of the latest technologies used to support KM mechanisms. Knowledge Management mechanisms are organizational or structural means used to promote KM (Becerra- Fernandez, Gonzalez, & Sabherwal, 2004). The use of leading edge ICT (e.g., Web-based conferencing) to support KM mechanisms in ways not earlier possible (e.g., interactive conversations along with instantaneous exchange of voluminous documents among individuals located at remote locations) enables dramatic improvement in KM. We call the applications resulting from such synergy between the latest technologies and social/ structural mechanisms as knowledge management systems. We discuss the topic of KM systems in detail in the next sections.

A Taxonomy of Technical Animation

Acta Polytechnica ◽

10.14311/1388 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

Author(s):

D. Vaněček ◽

J. Jirsa

Keyword(s):

Significant Influence ◽

Computer Animation ◽

Technical Education ◽

Education Process

The age in which we are living nowadays is characterized by rapid innovation in the development of information and communication technologies (ICT). This innovation has a significant influence on the education process. This article deals with computer animation in technical education. Our aim is to show the taxonomy of education animation. The paper includes practical examples of animation.

Content and means of developing the psychological comfort of the educational process in rural school

Pedagogy of Rural School ◽

10.20323/2686-8652-2021-3-9-25-35 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (9) ◽

pp. 25-35

Author(s):

Olga G. Selivanova ◽

Keyword(s):

Student Development ◽

Rural School ◽

Educational Process ◽

Scientific Discussion ◽

Network Interaction ◽

Self Knowledge ◽

Goals And Objectives

The article reveals the results of a scientific discussion on the problem of maintaining the psychological comfort of the educational process in rural school. The purpose of the article is to reveal the research position of the participants in the interactive polylogue, in which scientists, methodologists, teachers of rural schools in Russia took part. The methodological foundations of the study were the ideas of integrative-differentiated, praxeological, psychodidactic and convergent approaches, which made it possible to identify and analyze the content, technological and communicative aspects of the formation of psychological comfort of education in rural school. The thought of means as pedagogical means and actions that perform the functions of student development and contribute to the achievement of the set goals and objectives made it possible to determine the ways to solve the problem of maintaining the psychological comfort of the educational process in rural school within the digital society. The research methods were a theoretical analysis of the literature on the problem, reflection of successful educational practices in the countryside. The content aspect of the formation of psychological comfort is associated with the organization of the process of self-knowledge by rural schoolchildren of their cognitive characteristics, their strengths and weaknesses .The technological aspect is based on subject-oriented technology, which allows schoolchildren to organize effectively their educational activities in the educational process of rural school. The communicative aspect of the process acquires special significance in a pandemic and actualizes the development of information and communication technologies by the subjects of the educational process for network interaction. The article concludes that the digitalization of education significantly transforms the educational process in rural school and requires the development of scientifically grounded and tested approaches that allow rural school to be in the trend of educational development, while maintaining the psychological comfort of the educational process.

European National Educational School Authorities' Actions Regarding Open Content and Open Source Software in Education

Software Applications ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-060-8.ch122 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 2046-2063

Author(s):

Riina Vuorikari ◽

Karl Sarnow

Keyword(s):

Open Source ◽

Open Source Software ◽

Educational Software ◽

Feasibility Studies ◽

European Countries ◽

E Learning ◽

Open Content

This chapter provides an overview into policies in the area of e-learning that ten European countries, all members of European Schoolnet, have taken regarding open content and free and open source software (FOSS) to be used to support and enhance learning. Additionally, it elaborates on European Schoolnet’s initiatives to support open learning resources exchange in Europe. European Schoolnet (EUN) promotes the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in European schools, acting as a gateway to national and regional educational authorities and school networks towards Europe. A variety of actions have been initiated by a number of European educational authorities from analysis and feasibility studies to the development of educational software based on open source as well as open educational content.

Information and communication technologies: Use and factors for success amongst academics in private and public universities in Nigeria

SA Journal of Information Management ◽

10.4102/sajim.v22i1.1129 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Adefunke O. Alabi ◽

Stephen Mutula

Keyword(s):

Significant Influence ◽

Public Universities ◽

Success Factors ◽

Ict Use ◽

Private And Public ◽

The University ◽

University Of Ibadan

Background: The higher education sector is making a conscious effort to integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into the academe with a view to improving teaching, learning and access to knowledge. Unfortunately, the use of ICTs in teaching by academics in Nigerian universities is far below expectation.Objectives: The aim of this article was to report on a study that examined the underlying factors determining the use of ICTs in teaching by academics in private and public universities in Nigeria by using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as a theoretical lens.Method: A mixed method approach involving the use of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was adopted for the study. Data were collected from 267 academics in 3 faculties and 10 key informants who were in managerial positions at the University of Ibadan and Covenant University.Results: Regression analyses indicated that only facilitating conditions (FCs) (β = −0.345, t = −3.221, p = 0.002) have significant influence on the use of ICT in teaching at the University of Ibadan. However, both effort expectancy (EE) (β = 0.380, t = 3.116, p = 0.003) and FCs (β = −0.281, t = −2.327, p = 0.023) have significant influence on the use of ICT by academics in Covenant University. The qualitative study explicates these factors: institutional policy, technological infrastructure, simplicity of use, fund and organisational support as success factors for ICT use in teaching. Further findings revealed that age had an effect on EE and FCs amongst academics at the University of Ibadan, but out of all the demographic factors, age emerged as the only variable that had an effect on social influence amongst academics in Covenant University.Conclusion: The study concludes that stakeholders in higher institutions should give adequate attention to these underlying factors: FCs and EE for optimal success of ICT use in teaching. The findings of this study have far-reaching implications for policy makers within the educational environs and intervention strategies on the part of the university stakeholders in supporting ICT use in teaching.

Technology-enhanced English language learning and teaching

Bulletin of Science and Practice ◽

10.33619/2414-2948/40/62 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 465-471

Author(s):

D. Sultanova ◽

D. Maksudova

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Language Implementation ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Study Activity ◽

Self Knowledge ◽

Study Process

The article deals with information and communication technologies as methods of increasing of study activity of students in the process of learning English language. Implementation of information and communication technologies in study process leads to improvement of academic effectiveness, increase of student’s interest in self-knowledge, their motivation and comfort in the study process. It also helps to build-up students self-work.