Identity and Language Use Online

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naseem Hallajow
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Identity Transformation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Way

Given the deeply rooted relationship between identity and language use, this article reports on a study that explores the issue of identity as a main player in Syrian university students' language use online. In specific, it investigates how Syrian university students perform their identities through their use of language online and the types of identity transformation they experience in their online communication. To address the research questions, the study employs the case study approach in order to explore the research phenomenon very closely. The findings show that identity plays a major role in the way Syrian university students access the internet and also in the choice of language they make online.

scholarly journals University Students’ Learning Disruption and Affordance in a Contested Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Siti Nur'Aini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social

This study investigates how university students engage with their learning affordances in a contested environment due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This qualitative research employed a case study approach involving 136 participants. Data analysis was conducted using qualitative analysis as a circular process to describe, classify, and perceive the phenomenon and how the learning, affordances, and society were interconnected. The main framework of the research was the theory of affordance and how it was available for university students in their learning environment that changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in the first semester of 2020 through an online survey on Google form. The findings indicate the importance of the social environment to provide affordance for the students to adjust with them. Four kinds of affordances emerged from the study; internet affordance, assignment affordance, domestic affordance, and distance learning affordance. The role of the social environment is definitive in changing how students manage their affordances.

Cybersecurity

2020 ◽  
pp. 255-274
Author(s):  
Adel Ismail Al-Alawi ◽  
Arpita A. Mehrotra ◽  
Sara Abdulrahman Al-Bassam
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Way

The internet has revolutionized the way people communicate, how they manage their business, and even how they conduct their studies. Organizations can conduct meetings virtually and store all their data online. With this convenience, however, comes the risk of cybercrime (CC). Some of the world's most renowned organizations have found themselves having to incur huge recovery costs after falling prey to CC. Higher learning institutions' databases are increasingly falling victim to CCs, owing to the vast amounts of personal and research data they harbor. Despite this, the area of CCs in learning institutions remains understudied. This chapter seeks to identify how CC is manifested in such institutions and the specific cybersecurity measures that stakeholders could use to minimize their exposure to the same. The qualitative case study was designed to explore the research questions, and collected data through semistructured interviews. The findings showed hacking, phishing, and spoofing as the most common manifestations of cybercrime in higher learning institutions.

scholarly journals Value of Open Microcredentials to Earners and Issuers

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Young ◽  
Richard Edward West ◽  
Travis Ann Nylin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Digital Badges ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
The Way

While microcredentials and open digital badges have become increasingly popular in education, more research is needed to better understand their implementation and benefits to both issuers and users. In this paper, we use a case study approach to report and discuss the outcomes from the implementation of an open badges program at National Instruments, highlighting the effects this program has had on both National Instruments and its users. As the program evolves to better meet the needs of its stakeholders, we find that both participants (badge earners) and the issuer (National Instruments) see potential value in the National Instruments Badging Program. The value for both seems to stem from the way in which the program enables the sharing of badges, which helps the earner establish their skills/reputation while also increasing awareness of the program for National Instruments. This study adds to our understanding of why an organization may find value in offering open microcredentials as an alternative to traditional professional development and certificates for their customers and employees.

scholarly journals Reflective Journals of Students Taking a Positive Youth-Development Course in a University Context in Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Daniel T. L. Shek ◽  
Florence K. Y. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Development Course ◽  
Psychosocial Competencies

To promote the holistic development of university students, a course entitled “Tomorrow's Leaders” was developed and offered at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Based on a case study approach, reflective journals of five outstanding students of the course are presented and analyzed (i.e., thick description), with several themes emerging from the reflection. First, the students liked the course, and they identified many positive attributes. Second, the students appreciated the instructors. Third, the students viewed that the course contributed to different aspects of their development. Fourth, some areas of improvements were proposed. In conjunction with other evaluation mechanisms, the present findings strongly suggest that the course is able to promote psychosocial competencies in university students taking this course.

Active Collaborative Learning Through Remote Tutoring

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin U. Gehret ◽  
Lisa B. Elliot ◽  
Jonathan H. C. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
General Chemistry ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Research Questions

An exploratory case study approach was used to describe remote tutoring in biochemistry and general chemistry with students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). Data collected for analysis were based on the observations of the participant tutor. The research questions guiding this study included (1) How is active learning accomplished in synchronous, remote tutoring for chemistry and biochemistry with students who are D/HH? and (2) Why might active learning be important to include in synchronous, remote tutoring for this student population? Findings included that (a) students approached remote tutoring with the same questions and materials they brought to in-person tutoring and (b) the degree to which tutoring materials could be imbedded into a remote session influenced the session’s efficiency and the ability of students to actively participate in remote tutoring.

scholarly journals Does the MS Spell Checker Effectively Correct Non-Native English Writers’ Errors? A Case Study of Saudi University Students

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-52
Author(s):  
Nasser Alasmari ◽  
Nourah Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Real Time ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Spelling Errors ◽  
Spell Checker ◽  
Research Questions

Those learning English as a second or foreign language use spell checkers to correct the mistakes and errors they may have made while typing texts on a computer. However, scholars have debated the effectiveness of such checkers, which were originally designed to fix the spelling mistakes of native speakers. An example of these checkers is the Microsoft (MS) Word program, which constitutes the focus of the current study. This study examined how MS Word treats misspellings made by Saudi learners of English as a foreign language. It specifically addressed three research questions: (1) which L2 spelling errors were successfully fixed by MS Word; (2) which L2 spelling errors were unsuccessfully fixed by MS Word; and (3) how did intermediate L2 learners respond to alternative corrections provided by MS Word. A screen-tracking software, Screencast-O-Matic, was used to monitor the MS Word spell checker’s treatment of misspelled words. It was also used to track learners’ reactions to alternative corrections provided by MS Word in real time. The study analysed 401 errors made by25 female intermediate-level English learners at a Saudi university.

scholarly journals Assessment of Project Website Sustainability: Case of the Arctic EIA Project

10.28945/3525 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 201-213
Author(s):  
Sonja H Bickford ◽  
Angela K Hollman ◽  
Marina Nenasheva ◽  
Pamela Lesser ◽  
Timo Koivurova
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
Future Project

In many cases, temporary websites may be simple, accessible solutions for knowledge management and dissemination of information. However, such sites may become outdated as the funding ends, but yet in many cases, still publicly available through the Internet. The issue of website sustainability is a relevant topic for all organizations that have websites. Website lifecycle, knowledge management, and website sustainability issues are discussed through a theoretical-based literature review. These issues are then summarized and used as lessons learned for the case study approach of this paper. The aim is to identify a solution to address a website’s life and longevity, post project. A practical case study assessment of the issue of project website sustainability is needed to address the website’s longevity—post project—as creation is often made through temporary endeavors. Recommendations for future project websites are made as the outcomes and results of this study and are expressed in the form of suggested practices for project website sustainability in future projects.

Managing the External Provision of "Knowledge Management" Services for Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 2874-2889
Author(s):  
Hedley Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Internal Generation ◽  
Management Services ◽  
The Way

Knowledge management has largely been considered from the perspective of internal generation. It is posed that external provision will increase due to the diversity of problems and scarce resources, the arising issues being explored through a case study. The aim is to explore this process for construction projects. It will be shown that the successful delivery of knowledge services for the construction industry depends upon the way in which the provider conducts its marketing and the operation of gatekeepers in the project organisation. These issues are explored in relation to the main concepts and theories, applying and evaluating these through the case study approach.

Impact of IoT on geriatric telehealth

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian M. Graham ◽  
Nory Jones
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Satisfaction Rates ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of the internet of things (IoT) technology on geriatric telehealth. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study approach is used to understand the applicability of the internet of medical things in geriatric telehealth. Data was collected from several managers who analyzed rates of re-hospitalizations for patients using telehealth services compared to those not using telehealth services and observations of patient satisfaction rates with telehealth services. Findings Benefits from the use of IoT included significant reductions in re-hospitalization rates for older adults and patients became more engaged in maintaining their health and wellness goals while becoming more tech-savvy, empowered and satisfied with the telehealth experience. Originality/value The present manuscript is among the few reports on the benefits of IoT on geriatric health care.

Performance management of an externally imposed programme: a Malaysian case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 612-632
Author(s):  
A.K. Siti-Nabiha ◽  
Sangita Jeyaram ◽  
Dayana Jalaludin
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Loosely Coupled ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Way

PurposeThis paper investigates how an externally imposed programme with the objective of improving the income of the poor is measured and managed by a public agency in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative case study approach is used in this research. The data were collected over a three-year period with interviews conducted with key officers at various levels ranging from the Ministry to the agency responsible for implementing the programme.FindingsThe introduction of the programme into the organisation's activity was loosely coupled, reflected by the way in which the programme was being implemented. There was some inter-dependency between the three hierarchical levels in terms of their performance measures and targets, responsibilities and reporting. There were no significant changes to the organisation's practices and weak linkages between the programme's objective, the formulation of indicators and the way the information was used in performance assessment. The lack of integration of the programme resulted in high importance being attached to measurement and reporting, rather than focusing on the achievement of the programme objective.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to understanding the performance management issue regarding the vertical and horizontal coupling of a system in relation to an externally derived programme.

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