Teaching Digital Competence and Scholarly Communication

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-165
Author(s):  
Ángel M. Delgado-Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Training Plan ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
The University

The objective of the Research Support Services of the Universidad Pablo de Olavide Learning and Research Resource Center is to contribute to the improvement of the research processes as well as to maximize the results obtained and their evaluation. To this end, it offers bibliographic information and reference services, advice on the processes of publication, and evaluation, both individual and collective; standardization and digital academic identity; and, of course, training in all these areas within the context of the intensive use of digital media. For some years now, the LRRC's training of researchers has focused on the use of digital media as a part of the research process and has also integrated into the research staff training plan of the university that manages the corresponding service with which the LRRC collaborates very actively.

scholarly journals Information Technology needs Assessment of the Support Services Personnel of the University of the Immaculate Conception: Basis for a Development of a Training Plan Design

10.17158/543 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceasar Ian P. Benablo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Training Plan ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
The University ◽  
Technology Needs Assessment

As technology continues its leap, people have also been in a fast pace trying to maximize technology’s might. Hence, literacy on the computer and information technology’s utilization is essential. In an educational institution like the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), Davao City, Support Services Personnel (SSP) needs to be adept with the advancing technologies. The use of technology enables the SSP to deliver the best service possible. This research was conducted to assess the knowledge and skills level of the personnel with respect to the familiarity and usage of common office applications like Microsoft’s Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Email servicing and the Internet. Data gathering was done using a questionnaire based on the concepts of the three MicroSoft Office applications and by conducting a diagnostic testing comprised of both written and practical tests. There were 79 respondents as determined using Slovin formula. Forty-one respondents considered themselves only fairly familiar on the usage of computer and computer applications. SSPs had difficulty using MS Excel and only a few knew how to maximize Email services. As an offshoot of this research, a training plan was designed. This plan will help the University in providing its employees the necessary trainings for productivity software to achieve quality service delivery.<div> </div><div><strong>Keywords: </strong>Information Technology, needs assessment, Support Service Personnel, Slovin formula, University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City, Philippines</div><div> </div>

scholarly journals Printed and e-book: problems of choice of modern students of the university

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (33) ◽  
pp. e15913
Author(s):  
Olena Budnyk ◽  
Tetiana Kachak ◽  
Tetyana Blyznyuk ◽  
Nadiia Rostykus ◽  
Halyna Boiko
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Reading Competence ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Printed Books ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Professional

The article highlights the urgency of the problem of digitalization of education, substantiates the need to develop digital competence of young people in the context of using various electronic resources, technologies, the ability to be critical of the accuracy of information, competently use digital media to achieve personal, professional or social goals. The need for the development of reading competence in university students is emphasized. The study used methods of conceptual and comparative analysis, as well as psychodiagnostic and statistical methods. The results of an empirical study conducted in Ukrainian universities on the researched problem are presented. The positive and negative sides in the use of printed and electronic publications by modern students are given. Their preferences for using these sources to solve educational problems are revealed. The peculiarities of the development of readers’ interests of future specialists and the prospects of competition of the printed book with the electronic one are determined. According to the survey, it was found that respondents prefer e-books, they have more advantages in terms of practical application. It is investigated that for study they more often choose printed books, textbooks, which help them to focus more deeply on scientific information and to comprehend it critically (more than 70% of respondents). Emphasis on the importance in modern conditions of a successful combination in educational (professional) activities of electronic and printed publications.

Training managers of professional educational programs for work in the digital environment of the university

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Samerhanova ◽  
M. A. Balakin
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Program Managers ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
The University

Introduction. The article deals with the training of professional educational program managers for work in the digital environment of a university. The digital environment of the university is considered from the perspective of managing professional educational programs and is a complex open system that integrates system components for managing content, process, resources, contingent, finance and quality of programs that ensure the integrity and continuity of the educational process at all levels and in all respects. The implementation of a digital model for managing educational programs at a university on the basis of a single digital ring of services for an electronic platform for managing educational programs at a university dictates the need for digital competencies of managers of major professional educational programs (OPOP).By digital competence of the leaders of professional educational programs we mean the ability and willingness to perform labor functions in the design, implementation and replication of an educational program using digital technologies that ensure the effectiveness of activitiesThe way to identify professional deficiencies in the field of digital competencies of the leaders of professional educational programs was the personalized design of educational internship trajectories with tutorial support for the internship. The internship trajectory of the heads of OPOP has a modular structure and is aimed at eliminating professional deficits in the field of information, methodological, communication, technological and organizational component of digital competencies. The internship site (virtual laboratory) is a virtual educational space that provides training for educational program managers and online events: hackaths, quests, webinars, etc.Materials and methods. When writing an article, the following methods were used - theoretical and methodological analysis and synthesis of available special domestic and foreign scientific and methodological literature, conceptual analysis of scientific articles and publications on the topic; study and generalization of both domestic and foreign developments and implementation of projects to create digital environments in education management; application of generalization, comparison, forecasting methods, online surveys.Results. The structure of the digital environment for managing professional educational programs at the university is presented. Functionally described is the ring of digital services for the management of OPOP. The analysis of different approaches to assessing the digital competencies of educators is presented. The concept of digital competencies has been clarified in relation to the head of a professional educational program. The content of the components of digital competency is described: informational, methodological, communication, technological, organizational.Discussions and Conclusions. The developed modular program for eliminating professional deficits of heads of professional educational programs in the field of digital competencies, based on the personalized design of educational internship trajectories with tutorial support for internships, will allow you to effectively administer and manage BEP in the digital environment of the university.

Making the point? The audiovisual/digital media dissertation

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-118
Author(s):  
Coral Houtman ◽  
Maureen Thomas ◽  
Jennifer Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Film Theory ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
And Training ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the advantages of education and training in creating the “Audiovisual/Digital Media Essay” (AV/DME), starting from visual and cinematic thinking as a way of setting up, developing and concluding an argument. Design/methodology/approach – Recognising the advantages to education and training of the “AV/DME” this paper explores ways of enabling visually disciplined students to work on film theory within their chosen medium, and to develop arguments incorporating audiovisual sources, using appropriate academic skills. It describes a hands-on BA/MA workshop held at Newport Film School (May 2011) and subsequent initial implementation of an examinable DME. The paper contextualises the issue in the light of practice-led and practice-based research and of parity with written dissertations. Drawing on analysis of in-depth interviews with students and tutors, it makes practical recommendations for how to resource, staff and support the implementation and continuation of the AV/DME and/or dissertation. Findings – The paper feeds back from both students and staff on the running of an initial AV/DME workshop and finds that the Film School Newport is suited to running the AV/DME and suggests a framework for its support. Research limitations/implications – The study needs to be followed up when the students complete their full dissertations. Practical implications – The AV/DME needs sufficient technical and human resources to support student learning. Originality/value – The paper provides a clear and original framework for teaching, supporting and assessing the AV/DME. This framework can be disseminated beyond the University of Wales Newport, and can be used to teach the AV/DME in further contexts and to wider groups of students.

Problems of development of a cloud-oriented educational environment of the university

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Bakhytzhan Akhmetov ◽  
◽  
Valery Lakhno ◽  
Asselkhan Adranova ◽  
Baurzhan Kassymbergebayev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Cloud Technologies

This article discusses the problems of ever-increasing demands on the organization and quality of the educational process on the part of society. Today there are new opportunities for the comprehensive development of students of the XXI century, new, more effective information and communication technologies (ICT), in particular cloud- oriented learning environments (COLE), are developing rapidly. The problems of the development of theoretical and methodological foundations for designing a cloud-oriented educational environment of the university and the justification of the structural scheme of its interaction with the methodological center of the ministry based on the use of cloud technologies are analyzed. It is necessary to introduce such models of the learning environment, which will allow to fully satisfy the demands of teaching staff on the organization and conduct of classes of a new type, the activation of educational activities of students, the formation of digital competence and the comprehensive development of personality. Such opportunities are provided by the use of a cloud-based educational environment of the university.

scholarly journals ACRL candidates for 2018: A look at who’s running

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Association Of College & Research Libraries
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
State University ◽  
University Of Central Florida ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Louisiana State University ◽  
Associate Dean ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

Penny Beile is associate director for research, education, and engagement at the University of Central Florida, a position she has held since 2013. Prior to this, Beile served as head of the Curriculum Materials Center and interim head of reference services at the University of Central Florida (1998–2013), as head of education resources and social sciences reference librarian at Louisiana State University (1994–98), and as social sciences reference librarian at Miami (OH) University (1992–94).Karen Munro is associate dean of libraries, learning, and research services at Simon Fraser University, a position she has held since 2017. Prior to this, Munro served as head of the Portland Library and Learning Commons at the University of Oregon (2008–17), as e-learning librarian at the University of California-Berkeley (2005–08), and as literature librarian at the University of Oregon (2002–05).

scholarly journals Informing library-based digital publishing: Selected findings from a survey of scholars' needs in a contemporary publishing environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i172-i178
Author(s):  
Megan Senseney ◽  
Maria Bonn ◽  
Christoper Maden ◽  
Janet Swatscheno ◽  
LaTesha Velez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Digital Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Print Medium ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Technological Affordances ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract Library-based publishing initiatives are on the rise in a rapidly diversifying scholarly publishing ecosystem. This article presents selected results from a US-based survey on the needs of humanities scholars in a contemporary publishing environment, emphasizing survey responses that shed light on key aspects of access for scholars seeking to publish: access to support services, access to content, and access to audience. Survey responses suggest a profile of the authors for whom libraries are poised to offer attractive publishing solutions: (1) those whose scholarship is not sufficiently represented in the print medium and (2) those who place a high value on the technological affordances provided by open-access digital scholarship to reach their intended audiences. Compared to other publishing models, situating support for scholarly communication in the research library creates opportunities for addressing challenges related to access and sustainability in the digital scholarly publishing.

scholarly journals Underwater Cultural Heritage as an Engine for Social, Economic and Cultural Development. State of Research at the University of Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain)

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 2676-2690
Author(s):  
Carlota Pérez-Reverte Pérez-Reverte Mañas ◽  
Felipe Cerezo Cerezo Andreo ◽  
Pablo López López Osorio ◽  
Raúl González González Gallero ◽  
Luis Mariscal Mariscal Rico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Bottom Surface ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

Public access to underwater and maritime cultural heritage has proven to have a very positive effect on the local economy. This type of heritage is very attractive for the cultural tourism sector in general and for active and diving tourism. The Nautical and Underwater Archeology Line of the University of Cadiz, within the framework of the TIDE Project (Interreg Atlantic Area) and Herakles Project (FEDER-UCA18-107327) have been working on the enhancement of maritime and underwater heritage through the application of new technologies. In this paper, we will present the advances in the project in the Strait of Gibraltar, based on the first phase of scientific analysis and on the definition of a common working methodology that has resulted in a toolkit for the development of tourism activities linked to the MCH and UCH. Pilot activities under development are focused on accessible underwater heritage routes, VR applications to create Dry Dive experiences and the streaming of underwater archaeological works, thanks to a bottom-surface acoustic communication buoy. Results show that these types of outreach solutions and, by extension, of tourism application, must be preceded by a rigorous archaeological research process, a study of the target audience and the evaluation of the carrying capacity of the sites, to avoid falling into the mercantilisation or deterioration of the UCH. On the other hand, virtual or indirect access solutions are very useful, but always through the correct interpretation of the heritage.

scholarly journals Pear Square: Design And Development Of Inclusive Digital Media Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Legros
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Academic Accommodations ◽  
Current Development ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Development Processes

This project investigates the development process of accessible digital media technologies using Pear Square, a web platform aimed at assisting post-secondary students with their academic accommodations, as the research basis. Current development processes are contextualized by identifying relating concepts and resources that demonstrate approaches in creating accessible systems. The research process consists of technical analysis of several accessibility tools and their influence on the development processes of websites, such as colour and contrast or screen reader functionality for people with low or no vision. The development of the Pear Square platform consists of identifying key user-case scenarios and ensuring the developed features accommodate current accessibility standards. Through the analysis of the development process of Pear Square, the objective of this research is to assess current development technologies and propose future solutions that enable efficient accessible development processes.

scholarly journals Surrounded by science: The Researchers' Gallery at Malmö University Library

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Annsofie Olsson ◽  
Lotti Dorthé
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Communication ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
University Library ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Informal Setting ◽  
The University

The Researchers' Gallery at Malmö University Library shows current research in exhibitions, co-created by librarians and researchers. The library invites all visitors to take part in and learn more about the research process and outcome. In an academic yet informal setting, the library offers a credible space for research communication. The Researchers' Gallery is a space for students, researchers and the society to meet, and encourage cross-border knowledge creation. The Researchers’ Gallery has become a platform for continuing collaboration between researchers and between researchers and librarians. Exhibited research now has a natural and an integrated place in the learning environment of the library and at the university.

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