Nontraditional Students and Information Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 284-304
Author(s):  
Xenia Coulter ◽  
Alan Mandell
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
New Information ◽  
Efficient Delivery ◽  
The University ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

The adult college student, caught between the competing demands of work and home, has recently become a valuable commodity in today’s fast-changing American universities. The authors argue that the response of the university to the personal circumstances and credentialing needs of adult learners, accentuated by the forces of globalization and the availability of new information technologies, particularly the Internet, has been to focus upon the efficient delivery of information deemed important in our post-industrial society. This response, particularly well exemplified by the virtual classroom, is not conducive to the fluid and open-ended inquiry associated with progressive education. In the end, the authors speculate, adult students may taste the true progressive and constructivist approaches to learning better outside the confines of formal higher education.

Nontraditional Students and Information Technology

2009 ◽  
pp. 90-110
Author(s):  
Xenia Coulter ◽  
Alan Mandell
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
New Information ◽  
Efficient Delivery ◽  
The University ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

The adult college student, caught between the competing demands of work and home, has recently become a valuable commodity in today’s fast-changing American universities. The authors argue that the response of the university to the personal circumstances and credentialing needs of adult learners, accentuated by the forces of globalization and the availability of new information technologies, particularly the Internet, has been to focus upon the efficient delivery of information deemed important in our post-industrial society. This response, particularly well exemplified by the virtual classroom, is not conducive to the fluid and open-ended inquiry associated with progressive education. In the end, the authors speculate, adult students may taste the true progressive and constructivist approaches to learning better outside the confines of formal higher education.

scholarly journals DANIEL BELL ABOUT THE «FLUIDITY» OF AUTHORITIES IN THE AGE OF POSTINDUSTRIALISM

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Hanna Sashchuk
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
The People ◽  
New Information ◽  
Political Units ◽  
High Level ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The Impact

The article analyze the position of one of the most respected researchers of post-industrialism, Daniel Bell, on the impact of new information technologies on “politics-power” relations. The following two features of the influence of information and knowledge on the political sphere of public life are clarified: “Situs as Political Units» and «Rightful Meritocracy.” According to D. Bell, there are three analyzed current models of power: 1) the previous model of power, which is based on property, and besides it is inherited; 2) a model of government, the basis of which is knowledge acquired through education; and 3) a model of power, the source of which is a political office obtained through an organizational apparatus. The concept of the rightful meritocracy of D. Bell was analyzed, it’s meaning in the idea that the power belong to the most gifted. He believed that a capitalist society іs gradually transforming into a society in which gifted people will be promoted to senior positions, including political. He defined a certain “merit formula”: “Intelligence + Achievements = Merit”. D. Bell argued, that people with such merits should take up leadership positions in politics, business, science and other activities. In post-industrial society, the principle of “achievement” is relevant, there is a thought, that power is achieved through the personal virtues of the people, their high level of education and skills. In such society, there are almost no senior positions available to people without qualifications. In conclusion, we can say that the politician, from the point of view of D. Bell, is a highly skilled specialist which have the necessary management skills. Post-industrial society implies the emergence of a new intellectual class, whose representatives can at political level act as consultants, experts or technocrats.

scholarly journals DANIEL BELL ABOUT THE «FLUIDITY» OF AUTHORITIES IN THE AGE OF POSTINDUSTRIALISM

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Hanna Sashchuk
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
The People ◽  
New Information ◽  
Political Units ◽  
High Level ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The Impact

The article analyze the position of one of the most respected researchers of post-industrialism, Daniel Bell, on the impact of new information technologies on “politics-power” relations. The following two features of the influence of information and knowledge on the political sphere of public life are clarified: “Situs as Political Units» and «Rightful Meritocracy.” According to D. Bell, there are three analyzed current models of power: 1) the previous model of power, which is based on property, and besides it is inherited; 2) a model of government, the basis of which is knowledge acquired through education; and 3) a model of power, the source of which is a political office obtained through an organizational apparatus. The concept of the rightful meritocracy of D. Bell was analyzed, it’s meaning in the idea that the power belong to the most gifted. He believed that a capitalist society іs gradually transforming into a society in which gifted people will be promoted to senior positions, including political. He defined a certain “merit formula”: “Intelligence + Achievements = Merit”. D. Bell argued, that people with such merits should take up leadership positions in politics, business, science and other activities. In post-industrial society, the principle of “achievement” is relevant, there is a thought, that power is achieved through the personal virtues of the people, their high level of education and skills. In such society, there are almost no senior positions available to people without qualifications. In conclusion, we can say that the politician, from the point of view of D. Bell, is a highly skilled specialist which have the necessary management skills. Post-industrial society implies the emergence of a new intellectual class, whose representatives can at political level act as consultants, experts or technocrats.

Library Networking of the Universidad de Oriente

2011 ◽  
pp. 561-567
Author(s):  
Abul K. Bashirullah
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Northeastern Region ◽  
New Information ◽  
The University ◽  
A Current ◽  
Total Enrollment ◽  
Main Frame ◽  
Frame Relay

The Universidad de Oriente was founded in 1958 and structured in five campuses, located in 5 different States in the northeastern region of Venezuela, with a current total enrollment of 43.000 students and 2500 teachers. A total of 20 libraries of different kinds served these students and professors till 1999. To introduce new information technologies to the libraries and all laboratories of the university, an intranet of the university with 32 networking systems was introduced for all campuses using Main Frame Relay technology. This case discusses the challenging job of creating consciousness about information literacy and university digital databases and digitalization of valuable documents.

scholarly journals Abay’s «Tolyk Adam» ın the Age of Globalization

Al-Farabi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Dametay Syzdykova ◽  
◽  
Aisulu Tashimova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Moral Code ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Moral Person ◽  
The People ◽  
Post Industrial

The article attempts to identify the conceptual philosophical ideas of the great thinker Abai in the conditions of the modernizing Kazakh society, in the age of globalization and information technologies, to reveal the ideological potential of Abai's creativity in solving the problems of spiritual development of Kazakhstan. In the era of globalization and post-industrial society, it is important to form spiritual values of a person, therefore, without claiming to cover all aspects of Abay's work, namely, on the material of the work «Words of Edification», the authors investigated the nature and essence of the philosophical and ideological ideas of the great thinker to understand the concept of «tolyk adam». This concept of «tolyk adam» will contribute to the formation of national identity and spiritual development of the people as an intellectual nation. Abai criticized traditions that did not correspond to high morals. The great thinker founded a new worldview, new spiritual values, which are fundamentally different from everything that was in the traditional culture of the Kazakhs. Abay developed a new ideal of a perfect person, «tolyk adam», who strives for knowledge, is a highly moral person, recognizes freedom of choice and responsibility. The moral code of the great humanist: «Adam bol», which means the ability to navigate in this world and the ability to choose and take responsibility, these words of Abai should become a reference point for generations.

Reflection of Paradigm Changein Information Technology to Library Architecture: The Helsinki Oodi Library

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Ayşe Sirel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Architectural Features ◽  
New Information ◽  
Production Organization

Abstract Since the late-20th century, there has been a transition from an industrial society to an ‘information network society’. ‘The production, organization and dissemination of knowledge’ began to change rapidly at the start of the 21st century, whereas this situation was met by the more effective search, use and evaluation of all kinds of information by library users. This work has focused on how the paradigm shift in information technology differentiates the functions and architecture of the 21st century ‘next-gen’ libraries from the traditional sort. Constituting the sample area of the study, the Oodi Library and its architectural features was examined within the context of ‘new architectural design criteria’, such as accessibility, symbolism, spatial organization, access to collections, self-study and integration, both in situ and by means of literature research. In research, it was observed that libraries need to be designed in line with new architectural design criteria, keeping the digitalization of information and integrating new information technologies in the forefront. The paradigm shift in information technology with digitalization has been the catalyst that transforms the libraries of the 21st century into centres of intellectual life, while reinforcing their role as a symbol of education, equality, transparency and civilization.

Information Technologies and Social Change

2018 ◽  
pp. 4715-4722
Author(s):  
Muhammet Ali Köroğlu ◽  
Cemile Zehra Köroğlu
Keyword(s):  
French Revolution ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Information Science ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Industrial Economy ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Globalized World

There are turning points in human history changed the destiny of humanity: Representing the transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture, Agricultural Revolution or the Neolithic Revolution. French Revolution that took place in 18th century and the Industrial Revolution providing the transition from the agricultural economy to industrial economy. From 19th century, Information Revolution, the whole world has experienced the effects of it in varying degrees. Information Science and technologies have become areas that their communities give the greatest importance for them and they make maximum investments to them in the globalized world conditions. As Daniel Bell describes, Industrial society left its place to Post-industrial society which is an Information society in a sense.

Formation of information culture of the future teacher in the practice of studying professional disciplines at the university

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Larisa A. Sergeeva
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Information Culture ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

The relevance of the problem of forming an information culture of the individual is due to the creation of a new information educational space, the use of global network technologies at all levels of study, which implies the formation of the ability of modern students to develop in a modern educational environment, to use information and computer technologies. It is important to include in the training of specialists in the university technologies that form the information culture of the individual, develop the awareness and readiness of students to use information technologies in the process of mastering the profession. The purpose of the work is to justify the relevance of the formation of an information culture in the professional training of a future primary school teacher. We presented components of the teacher's information culture, justified our position in the organization of the process of forming components of the future teacher's information culture. It illustrates the use of a professionally oriented method of organizing the activities of students, aimed at the use of information technologies when future teachers master mathematical and methodological content in order to form components of information culture.

scholarly journals Redefining the reference librarian in the university environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lenuța Ursachi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
University Library ◽  
Reference Manager ◽  
New Information ◽  
Reference Librarians ◽  
The University ◽  
Information Landscape

The reference librarian and the services provided hold more than ever the attention of users at the “Dun?rea de Jos” University Library of Galati (DJULG). The Internet, technology and struggle for survival left a significant mark on both librarians' skills and reference services in the new context of the information society. In order to align with new trends in librarianship and to respond effectively to the increasingly complex demands of users, the reference librarians had to move beyond the traditional and reinvent themselves. As a result, new skills have been acquired and new services emerged in the information landscape of the university library. The paper examines the evolution of the reference services at DJULG over the last ten years, emphasizing the changes of the librarian profile in this area. The variety of information sources, the emergence of new information technologies, the movement on open access have been the main elements that contributed to the professional development of the reference librarian and the implementation of new models of services for users. The case of the university library in this study reveals different profiles of the reference librarian: researcher, educator in information literacy, bibliometrician, wikilibrarian, digital resources manager, reference manager etc. Not far from the truth, we can say that the reference librarian became a chameleon, from the perspective of information evolution and ensuring sustainable library services.

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