scholarly journals Promoting children’s literature: The challenges and possibilities of using the Internet in a developing society

Literator ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-284
Author(s):  
F. Greyling
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Information And Communication

This article explores the possibilities and practicalities of using the Internet in a multicultural society such as South Africa to the benefit of language and cultural identity, media literacy and children’s literature. Stories create opportunities for worlds to meet and for cultural and language identities to be formed – especially in the minds of children. It is thus of crucial importance that children’s literature should be available and advanced in all indigenous languages. The Internet, the information and communication technology of the future, can play a significant role in the creation and transference of cultural identity, including the advancement of indigenous languages in general, and literature and literacy in particular. The vast technical possibilities of the Internet, its cost-efficiency and interactive and inviting character make it an important option to consider for the advancement of children’s literature. Although access to the Internet in South Africa is still relatively limited, the importance of new communication technologies is recognised by various policies, the implementation of which could result in the accessibility of electronic media and the literacy of its users. With “Storiewerf”, an existing website for Afrikaans children’s literature as a working example, new websites can be developed to provide content and services for other target groups as well.

Construction of digital Korea: the evolution of new communication technologies in the 21st century

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 715-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dal Yong Jin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technology Policies

This article is to document digital Korea. It discusses the sociocultural contexts of the growth of digital technologies and culture because the current boom of digital technologies and culture cannot be separated from each other. Although it cannot go back several decades, it starts to address some early developments of the Internet directly influencing the contemporary Korean society. This historicization process allows us to firmly comprehend several key developments, in particular, the major reasons for development and the implications of the digital Korean phenomenon. While there are several digital technologies, it analyzes a few major digital technologies, such as the Internet, broadband services, and smartphone technologies, as well as relevant digital culture, from three different lens, including information and communication technology policies, corporate competition, and cultural perspectives.

Communication Technology

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
Tamara A. Small
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Canadian Politics ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Good For ◽  
Digital Politics

Communication Technology, Barney, Darin, The Canadian Democratic Audit; Vancouver, UBC Press, 2005, pp. 210, xiii.When Darin Barney tells people he studies digital politics, they typically ask, “So, is the Internet good for democracy or isn't it?” (179). If you have ever wanted to know, Barney's Communication Technology provides an extremely comprehensive answer to questions about information and communication technologies (ICTs), democracy and Canadian politics.

scholarly journals TIC e literatura infantil: desafios da prática pedagógica na era digital

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-134
Author(s):  
Juliana Prestes de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Literature Teaching ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Information And Communication

RESUMO: Este trabalho busca refletirem que medida há desafios na implementação das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) na organização pedagógica de professores de Literatura, mais especificamente de doutorandas em Letras – Área Estudos Literários. Além disso, procura-se pensar sobre a formação/capacitação docente, principalmente no que diz respeito ao ensino de Literatura Infantil. Ao atentar-se para tais ideias, foi proposto o auxílio de duas pós-graduandas, que estavam passando pela experiência de Docência orientada, na disciplina de Literatura Infantil, do Curso de Pedagogia da UFSM, na utilização de TIC para o ensino-aprendizado de Literatura. Nessa ocasião, foi avaliado se os recursos auxiliaram-nas a atingir o objetivo, a finalidade pretendida e se despertaram nos alunos o interesse pelo conteúdo, contribuindo para o aprendizado. A partir da análise dos relatórios, percebeu-se que aprender como aplicar as TIC em sala de aula e usá-las é importante. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: TIC; literatura lnfantil; prática pedagógica; narratologia.   ABSTRACT: This paper reflects upon the challenges while implementing information and communication technologies (ICT) in the pedagogical organization of literature teachers, in particular those of language and literature PhD students. Furthermore, we seek to reflect upon teacher’s training, mainly concerning children’s literature teaching. By taking such aspects into consideration, it has been proposed the support of two post-graduate students going through an oriented teaching experience (Docência Orientada) in a Children’s Literature course, in the context of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) pedagogy undergraduate degree, while using ICT for literature teaching and learning. In this context, it has been checked whether the resources they used helped achieve their goals and whether they aroused student’s interest in the content, thus fostering learning. From the analysis of the reports, it became clear that learning how to apply and use ICT in the classroom is important. KEYWORDS: ICT; children’s literature; pedagogical practice; narratology.

ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
R. P. BAIN ◽  
D. P. RAI ◽  
SIDDARTH NAYAK
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Information

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

Challenges Posed by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for South African Higher Education Institutions

10.28945/2679 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
ME Herselman ◽  
HR Hay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the major driving forces of globalised and knowledge-based societies of a new world era. They will have a profound impact on teaching and learning for two decades to come. The revolutionary change which is taking place in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), has dramatic effects on the way universities carry out their functions of teaching, learning and research, particularly on the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge. These developments pose unprecedented challenges to higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing countries particular in South Africa as South Africa is viewed as the leading country on the continent.

IoT system of news by image for internal enterprise communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Pedro Vitor de Sousa Guimarães ◽  
Sandro César Silveira Jucá ◽  
Renata Imaculada Soares Pereira ◽  
Ayrton Alexsander Monteiro Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Embedded System ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Information And Communication

This paper describes the use of a Linux embedded system for use in digital information and communication technology in order to generate image warnings using Internet of Things (IoT) prin- ciples. The proposed project generated a product, developed using concepts of project-based learning (ABP), called SECI (electronic internal communication system) that is accessed by students to view online warnings by distributed monitors and also by mobile devices connected to the Internet.

scholarly journals Taking Watsuji online: betweenness and expression in online spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Osler ◽  
Joel Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Contemporary Context

AbstractIn this paper, we introduce the Japanese philosopher Tetsurō Watsuji’s phenomenology of aidagara (“betweenness”) and use his analysis in the contemporary context of online space. We argue that Watsuji develops a prescient analysis anticipating modern technologically-mediated forms of expression and engagement. More precisely, we show that instead of adopting a traditional phenomenological focus on face-to-face interaction, Watsuji argues that communication technologies—which now include Internet-enabled technologies and spaces—are expressive vehicles enabling new forms of emotional expression, shared experiences, and modes of betweenness that would be otherwise inaccessible. Using Watsuji’s phenomenological analysis, we argue that the Internet is not simply a sophisticated form of communication technology that expresses our subjective spatiality (although it is), but that it actually gives rise to new forms of subjective spatiality itself. We conclude with an exploration of how certain aspects of our online interconnections are hidden from lay users in ways that have significant political and ethical implications.

Upotreba interneta u obrazovanju odraslih: istorijsko-organizaciona perspektiva

2017 ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Bojan Ljuijić
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Educational Computer ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Internet In Education ◽  
Historical Periods

Beside the fact that the Internet was not primarily educational network (it didn’t emerge from the intention to be systematically used in the field of education), shortly after it emerged, possibilities of its application in education were recognised. This paper is dedicated to analysis of the most important chronological moments (technological and social in the first place) that were crucial in sense of comprehensive application of the Internet in service of education in general, but also in service of adult education. Having all mentioned in focus, in more details, we analysed emergence and development of the Internet observed as educational computer network in frame of general development of information and communication technologies. While realising mentioned analysis, our focus was on four historical periods of educational computer technologies. We also intended to emphasize the activities of international institutions that followed, encouraged and supported the development of the Internet use and the use of other information and communication technologies in the field of education. According to that, we distinguished the main moments referring activities of these organisations which describe in the best manner their contributions to growing application of the Internet in education in general, but also in adult education.

Rethinking Religious Practice and Activities through the lenses of Information and Communication Technologies in the era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Z Ramorola
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Information And Communication

There has been a steady rise in the practice and performance of religious activities within the cyberspace since the 1980s. Many pastors have embraced the use of technology in their religious and ministerial practices. However, what would be more critical is to understand how technology, once adopted and operational would assume the function of support and fulfil religious members’ spiritual, emotional and social needs. This paper discusses technology use in religious organizations, particularly during the lockdown period of Covid-19 between March 2020 to the July 2021. The article uses South Africa as a research context to explore technology use and its role to address the challenges of support, space and practice. The paper employed a qualitative interpretive paradigm to source data from six members from different religious organizations in South Africa. Three themes arose from the data: information and communication technologies provide space for religious member to network; information and communication media facilitate religious practice and activities; and information and communication technologies enhance management of resources.

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