Digital Skills and Behaviours of Youth That Are Relevant for Digital Culture

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-149
Author(s):  
Miroslav D. Vujičić ◽  
Uglješa Stankov ◽  
Sanja Kovačić ◽  
Đorđije A. Vasiljević ◽  
Tatjana Pivac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Ubiquitous Access ◽  
Analogue To Digital ◽  
Cultural Sector ◽  
Insight Into

With the proliferation of ICT and ubiquitous access to the internet, the cultural sector has been strongly affected. It had to rethink its new role by moving from a process of transforming from analogue to digital, to more engaging actions within the digital transformation. Here, one of the most important constituents was digital competencies of cultural sector employees. There is a need to provide the cultural sector with an insight into digital skills of youth that are relevant for digital culture, both in terms of their future employability and the way they consume culture. To this end, the chapter introduces the basics of digital culture and skills needed in the digital era. An exploratory study in two countries was done – Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the self-evaluation of youth digital skills. This chapter evaluates basic, specialized, and advanced digital skills and identifies the gaps and gives propositions relevant to the cultural sector.

Educational practice as a component of the system of forming future teachers’ digital culture

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
A. A. Ruzakov ◽  
L. S. Nosova ◽  
E. A. Leonova
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Modern School ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Fact Finding

The digital economy and the rapidly developing digital society have an impact on the training of modern teachers and put forward requirements for the level of development of their digital literacy, digital skills and, ultimately, the level of digital culture. However, current regulatory documents do not always reflect the current requirements for teachers’ digital competencies and do not offer tools to measure their level of formation. The authors analyzed the existing frameworks of digital competencies and offered a model of the modern school teachers’ digital culture, its technological component, for its introduction into the educational process of teacher training. The article describes the elements of the model, normative documents and theoretical provisions that underlie it. The first stage of digital culture formation is considered in educational (fact-finding) practice for curricula formed according to FSES 3++. The objectives of the practice are formulated, competencies are selected from the educational standard, its content, thematic planning and planned results in the form of a decomposition of digital skills from the model of the digital culture of the teacher are determined. This type of practice is being implemented at the university for the first time and sets the task of forming the foundation of the model, namely, general user ICT competence (digital literacy).

scholarly journals Digital Literacy and Digital Skills in University Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Galina Alexandrovna Аbrosimova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

Recently, the digitalization phenomenon has been trending upwards globally. This term has occupied all spheres of our lives, including education. Along with global tendencies and calls of the Industrial Revolution, 4.0 national projects outlined by the president in the particular project “Digital economy” have provided many impulses to the Digitalization of education.This research paper is mainly devoted to exploring digital education and digital learning in Russia's realities today. The author utilizes the current situation with lockdown and, therefore, distance education and learning to try to shed light on some aspects of educational Digitalization. The article provides a theoretical discussion of the irreversibility and necessity of Digitalization of education, its components, stages, structure, advantages, and disadvantages; of what has been done and what is to be done in this field. The author also provides empirical data of studying Kazan Federal University students in foreign language classes during distance education and learning period. Remarkably, the article offers some insight into students’ readiness for the digital era, evaluating their digital literacy and digital skills and competencies, their motivation to keep on studying while on distance, their abilities to take responsibility for their learning as well as some issues challenging students during distance learning.

Death and Disposal Locations of Serial Homicides: The Effect on Recovery Timeframes

2021 ◽  
pp. 108876792110068
Author(s):  
Brendan Chapman ◽  
Cody Raymer ◽  
David A. Keatley
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
Time Since Death ◽  
Forensic Evidence ◽  
Hostile Environments ◽  
Case Data ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Homicide Case

Many factors affect the solvability of homicides, including body disposal location and time between death and recovery. The aim of this exploratory study was to probe a number of spatiotemporal variables for trends across a subset of solved homicide case data from 54 North American serial killers, active between 1920 and 2016 (125 solved cases) to identify areas for further research. We investigated murder site and body disposal site as location variables with eight subcategories across eight discrete time series, seeking insight into how these factors may affect the early stages of an investigation and (therefore by inference) solvability. The findings showed that bodies recovered after 48 hours are more likely discovered outdoor while those discovered within 24 hours, within the victim’s residence. This has implications for the ability to recover forensic evidence when bodes are located after a prolonged time since death as well as in more hostile environments.

How Digitization is Empowering Vietnamese Cultural Professionals to Preserve, Present, and Promote Art and Culture Online: Navigating Challenges whilst Harnessing Opportunities to Create a Digital Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Emma Duester
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Cultural Preservation ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Art And Culture ◽  
Digital Work ◽  
Cultural Sector ◽  
Cultural Colonialism ◽  
Free Open Source

Abstract The ability to publish and provide access to cultural resources via free, open source digital platforms is empowering Vietnamese cultural professionals to promote their culture to local and international audiences. Digitization projects now include the use of 3D, VR, and AR digital technologies for the purpose of being published on digital platforms. This is creating an emergent digital culture in Vietnam, with an increasing amount of available resources online. Digitization projects are now used to preserve cultural heritage as well as to present and promote contemporary art and culture. This reflects a change in practices amongst cultural professionals in Hanoi, in terms of how digital technologies are used and the value placed on making cultural resources publicly accessible online. However, as new content, knowledge, and voices are able to participate in the online discourse on art and culture, the question remains as to whether this digital transition is creating greater equality and inclusion in the cultural sector or if it is exacerbating already existing forms of digital cultural colonialism. This paper presents findings from 50 interviews with cultural professionals working in the cultural sector in Hanoi about their digitization projects and digital work practices, the developments in digitization in Hanoi’s cultural sector over the past five years, how cultural professionals are utilizing the opportunities afforded by digital technologies for cultural preservation and promotion, as well as the challenges they face in carrying out digitization projects.

scholarly journals New Insight into the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Three Distinct Hoof Conformation Traits in UK Commercial Sheep Flocks

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Best ◽  
Janet Roden ◽  
Kate Phillips ◽  
Alison Z. Pyatt ◽  
Malgorzata C. Behnke
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Prospective Studies ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Time Points ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

Lameness in sheep continues to be a global health, welfare and economic concern. Damaged, misshapen or overgrown feet have the potential to cause lameness either directly, or indirectly. There is a lack of understanding of the predisposing factors for different hoof conformation traits in sheep. Our exploratory study aimed to investigate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, three distinct hoof conformation traits relating to the sole and heel, hoof wall, and hoof wall overgrowth. Feet of 400 ewes from four UK commercial sheep farms were inspected at four time points across 12 months. For each conformation trait, a four-point ordinal system was used to score each individual claw, and foot-level scores were calculated. We present 92.4% of foot-level observations to be affected by ≥1 conformation traits. Whilst hoof conformation traits were correlated to some degree, a unique set of sheep-, foot- and farm-level factors were associated with each distinct conformation trait. We provide, for the first time, key insight into the multifaceted and multifactorial aetiology of hoof conformation in sheep, building upon previous landmark studies. Our results inform hypotheses for future prospective studies investigating the risk factors for adverse hoof conformation in sheep.

scholarly journals A Content Analysis of Blog Posts on Angry Library Patrons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Iris Marigold Operario
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Problem Library ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Blog Posts

<p>Research Problem: This exploratory study looks into what is written in blogs regarding angry library patrons. It aims to provide insight on angry library patrons by identifying the themes/issues in the blog posts, the reasons for anger of the library patrons, and to describe the characteristics of the blog post authors. Methodology: A qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the blog posts. The blog search engine Google Blogs was used to search for the relevant blog posts. A sample of 92 individual and organisational blog posts were read and analysed. Results: Three main themes emerged in the analysis of the blog posts: 1) the causes of anger which can either be library-related or due to other patrons; 2) how anger was displayed; and 3) the sentiments of the library staff members towards angry patrons. The blog authors mostly come from North America and have a library background. Implications: Analysing these blog posts provides further insight into angry library patrons which might not otherwise be found in existing anger studies in a library setting and problem library patron research. Uncovering what is said in the blogosphere about angry library patrons will give a picture of a wide range of anger issues which may be relevant for library staff members as they try to better understand angry library patrons. While this study was not able to retrieve as much blog posts from an angry library patron’s perspective as originally planned, a study noting the key difference of opinions between angry library patrons and library staff members could be investigated in the future</p>

Determinants of the Use of Knowledge Sources in the Adoption of Open Source Server Software

2012 ◽  
pp. 287-304
Author(s):  
Kris Ven ◽  
Jan Verelst
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Knowledge Sources ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Capacity Theory ◽  
Knowledge Barriers ◽  
Server Software ◽  
Use Of Knowledge ◽  
Insight Into

Previous research suggests that the adoption of open source server software (OSSS) may be subject to knowledge barriers. In order to overcome these barriers, organizations should engage in a process of organizational learning. This learning process is facilitated by exposure to external knowledge sources. Unfortunately, this leaves open the question of which factors determine which knowledge sources are used by organizations. In this study, the authors have performed an exploratory study on the determinants of the use of knowledge sources in the adoption of OSSS. The conceptual model developed in this study was based on the absorptive capacity theory. Data was gathered from 95 organizations to empirically investigate this model. Results provide a quite consistent view on how external knowledge sources are used by organizations in the adoption of OSSS. Moreover, results provide more insight into the context in which the adoption of OSSS takes place.

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