scholarly journals Through the screens: interaction for learning in virtual environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e971
Author(s):  
Silvia Andrea Cristian Ladaga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
Virtual Ethnography ◽  
On Line ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

The digital technologies mediation, supose particular forms of knowledge construction which claim deep explorations, especially the interaction between actants and their ways of learning on virtual platforms. This article presents the results of an investigation situated at the crossroads between Education, Communication and Visual Design, carried out from a qualitative analysis of interpretive position. Starting from a case study based on virtual ethnography, the research is based on in-depth interviews, from which successively organized data were obtained from the emerging categories of the research itself (uses, skills, preferences and relationships). The conclusions suggest the need for a system of its own for on line education –that exceeds comparisons–, in which the assemblages disclosed here were considered and particular resources proposed that promote the participants learning.    

scholarly journals THE CHALLENGES OF KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH E-MODERATING AT UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA, INDONESIA CASE STUDY: TUTORIAL ONLINE IN MATHEMATICS COURSES

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Suroyo ◽  
Atun Ismarwati
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Technical Difficulty ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Students ◽  
On Line

Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in distance learning requires some efforts to succeed. Currently in using internet for learningassisted service, UT has utilized tutorial online for 171 courses. In the implementation of tutorial online UT found many constraints such as the number of students who use tutorial online facility is relatively small, low capability of using ICT, high cost, low accessibility, and technical difficulty. E-moderating is one of the learning approach to be used in evaluating tutorial online for two sample courses in Mathematics MATK4531- Structure of Algebra and MATA4350-Mathematics of Finance. Research on the implementation of the on-line tutorials indicates that the development stages of tutorial online could facilitate learning experiences but there are some difficulty in accessing and socializing the facilities for new students. The efforts to acquire learning effectiveness in Tutorial Online at UT should be creatively develop.

scholarly journals Digital Agriculture and Labor: A Few Challenges for Social Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5980
Author(s):  
Louisa Prause
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Labor Control ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
Migrant Laborers ◽  
Depth Interviews

Academic and political debates on the digitalization of agriculture have addressed sustainability mainly from an ecological perspective. Social sustainability, particularly questions of labor, has been largely neglected in the literature thus far. This is particularly problematic since digitalization could fundamentally change farming practices and labor processes on farms, with possibly far-reaching consequences for rural development, rural communities as well as migrant laborers. Looking at the case study of Germany, this article asks how digital technologies are changing labor processes on horticultural and arable farms. The aim of this paper is to bring labor into the debates around agriculture and digitalization and to offer a detailed picture of the impacts of digital technologies on labor in agriculture. The case study builds on fourteen in-depth interviews conducted from June 2020 to March 2021, participant observation, and digital ethnography. The results show new forms of labor control and an intensification of the work process linked to methods of digital Taylorism, as well as risks of working-class fragmentation along age lines. A deskilling of workers or farmers due to digitalization has not been observed. The suggestion of an increased dependency of workers due to the loss of employment opportunities in agriculture is contested. The results stress the importance of designing agricultural policies that foster fair and equitable working conditions.

scholarly journals A Docência On-line: Um Caso no Ensino de Teclado na Licenciatura em Música a Distância da UnB

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermes Siqueira Bandeira Costa ◽  
Paulo Roberto Affonso Marins
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Distance Education Program ◽  
On Line

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar como ocorre o ensino de teclado a distância, no âmbito do curso de licenciatura em Música a distância da Universidade de Brasília (UnB), assim como a utilização das tecnologias digitais nessa modalidade de ensino. A metodologia adotada foi o estudo de caso e os dados foram obtidos a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores responsáveis pela criação das disciplinas de teclado do referido curso. Verificou-se que o ensino de teclado a distância ocorre prioritariamente de modo assíncrono entre professor e aluno por meio de materiais pedagógicos, produzidos previamente e veiculados por meio da combinação de diversas mídias digitais. O emprego das tecnologias digitais no ensino a distância é massivo e sua utilização, por vezes, é aleatória. Apesar de a interação entre professor e aluno ocorrer majoritariamente assincronamente, em detrimento das formas síncronas de comunicação, o aprendizado do teclado é viável para a finalidade a que se dispõe: ter o instrumento de teclas para ensinar e fazer música.Palavras-chave: Educação a distância; Educação musical a distância; Docência on-line; Tecnologias digitais. The Online Teaching: A Case in Teaching of Keyboard in Distance Music Degree of UnBAbstract This research aimed to investigate how teaching keyboard at distance occurs in Music distance education program at University of Brasília (UnB), as well as the use of digital technologies in this modality of teaching. The methodology adopted was the case study and data was obtained from semi-structured interviews with the teachers responsible for the elaboration of keyboard courses from the refered program. It was found that the teaching of keyboard at distance occurs primarily asynchronously between teacher and students and through the learning materials produced in advance and broadcasted through a combination of various digital media. The use of digital technologies is massive and its use sometimes is random. Although the interaction between teacher and student occurs mostly asynchronously to the detriment of synchronous forms of communication, learning keyboard is viable for the proposed goal: have keyboard instrument as a tool to teach and to make music.Keywords: Distance education; Music distance education; On-line teaching; Digital technologies.

scholarly journals O USO DA EDUCAÇÃO MIDIÁTICA PELAS BIBLIOTECAS UNIVERSITÁRIAS EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19: um relato de experiência na região norte do Brasil = THE USE OF MEDIA EDUCATION BY UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN TIMES OF COVID-19: an experience report in the Northern region of Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Hellinton Staevie dos Santos ◽  
Manuella Marinho Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
On Line ◽  
The University

Ao longo das últimas duas décadas do século XXI, as bibliotecas universitárias têm enfrentado um grande desafio: alinhar o suporte tradicional da informação às inovações tecnológicas voltadas para o ensino e aprendizagem. Isso se torna bastante evidente no contexto da pandemia do coronavírus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), que obrigou as unidades de informação a repensarem ainda mais a forma de gestão e oferta de seus produtos em ambientes virtuais. Em razão das restrições impostas, as bibliotecas passaram a investir maciçamente em treinamentos, webinar (webconferências) e eventos on-line, tais como: seminários, congressos e oficinas. O objetivo geral direcionou-se a descrever a utilização de educação midiática pelas Bibliotecas Universitárias da UFRR e da UFAM. Para a consecução deste trabalho adotou-se uma pesquisa caracterizada como um estudo de caso, além de abordagens de caráter descritivo e qualitativo, com fito de estabelecer a correlação da qualidade informacional e dos serviços fornecidos. Propõe-se que os estudos, objetos deste trabalho, tenham prosseguimento, produzindo ações e conhecimentos novos.AbstractOver the last two decades of the 21st century, university libraries have faced a major challenge: to align the traditional support of information with technological innovations aimed at teaching and learning. This becomes quite evident in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, which forced information units to further rethink the way they manage and offer their products in virtual environments. Due to the restrictions imposed, libraries started to invest massively in training, webinars (web conferences) and online events, such as: seminars, congresses and workshops. The general objective was aimed at describing the use of media education by the University Libraries of UFRR and UFAM. In order to carry out this work, a research characterized as a case study was adopted, in addition to descriptive and qualitative approaches, with the aim of establishing the correlation between the informational quality and the services provided. It is proposed that the studies, objects of this work, continue, producing new actions and knowledge.

On-line Tropical Epidemiology -A Case-Study from The Gambia

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Rowan ◽  
P. Byass ◽  
R. W. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Bed Nets ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
On Line ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Rapid Processing

SummaryThis paper reports on a computerised approach to the management of an epidemiological field trial, which aimed at determining the effects of insecticide-impregnated bed nets on the incidence of malaria in children. The development of a data system satisfying the requirements of the project and its implementation using a database management system are discussed. The advantages of this method of management in terms of rapid processing of and access to data from the study are described, together with the completion rates and error rates observed in data collection.

Motivating Growth in Low-tech Manufacturing Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Depth Interviews

Intensive manual labor enterprises in the developed world face challenges competing with products imported from countries where manufacturing costs are low. This reduces the volume of domestic production and leads to rapid loss of knowledge and experience in production processes. This study focuses on the Israeli footwear industry as a case study. Qualitative methodologies were applied, including in-depth interviews and field observations. A literature review on previous research, and contemporary trends was conducted. The field research examines challenges along the value chain in small factories. It finds that mass production paradigms impose a decentralized process between designers and manufacturers and therefore do not leverage local potential into a sustainable competitive advantage for small factories. The proposed solution is a digital and technological platform for small manufacturing plants. The platform mediates and designs the connections between production, technology, and design and enables the creation of a joint R&D system.

Removing Self-stigma: The Successes of People with Schizophrenia in Removing Self-stigma Through Self-control

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franciscus Adi Prasetyo ◽  
Jajang Gunawijaya
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Study Quality ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

Self-stigma experienced by people who experience schizophrenia has influence on reduced self-esteem, on powerlessness, the weakening of hope, and a motivation towards recovery. The aim of this study is to explain the efforts of people suffering schizophrenia to manage their self-stigma through self-control, using a case study approach. Based on the purposive sampling technique, five people with schizophrenia were selected as the cases to be studied. Data collection techniques utilized in-depth interviews, observation, and documentary studies. The analysis of the study data employed the stages of data reduction, data display, and data verification. Improvement in study quality employed the triangulation of data sources by checking the data to determine its consistency. The results of this study indicate that people with schizophrenia who have the ability to self-control can overcome self-stigma through changes in the manner of viewing themselves, self-training through activities, having endurance, having an honest approach, being able to explain schizophrenia from a positive viewpoint, having initiative, and having a positive attitude and the courage to face challenges.

Considerações sobre motivação e produtividade: estudo de caso em uma delegacia da polícia civil em Minas Gerais

Revista Foco ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Rafaella Cristina Campos ◽  
Natália Fernandes Fonseca ◽  
Odemir Vieira Baeta
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Classical Sense ◽  
Institutional Rules ◽  
Fixed Grid ◽  
Depth Interviews

O objetivo é averiguar a correlação dos fatores motivacionais e produtivos no contexto institucional da Polícia Civil. O estudo de caso foi conduzido por entrevistas em profundidade com um Delegado de Polícia, um Investigador de Polícia, e um Escrivão de Polícia. A análise de conteúdo foi utilizada. Conclui-se que há evidente correlação entre o desenvolvimento de artefatos motivacionais, sejam eles de ordem ambiental ou individual, com a produtividade na instituição da Polícia Civil. Destaca-se também, que apesar do controle e avaliação dos índices de produtividade serem predominantemente burocráticos, institucionalizados e legitimados, a ligação que se estabelece com a manifestação dos artefatos motivacionais é subjetiva, relacional e intangível nas normas institucionais. Destaca-se este evento neste artigo, porque como foi visto anteriormente, tanto a natureza do trabalho, quanto o ambiente da Polícia Civil, estão em total desencontro ao desenvolvimento de produtividade e motivação no sentido clássico destas vertentes. The aims is to determine the correlation of the motivational and productive factors in the institutional context of the Civil Police. The case study was conducted by in-depth interviews with a Chief of Police, Police Investigator, and Actuary Police. The content analysis was used for fixed grid. It is concluded that there is clear correlation between the development of motivational artifacts, whether environmental or individual order, with productivity in the civil police institution. Also noteworthy is that despite the control and evaluation of productivity indexes were predominantly bureaucratic, institutionalized and legitimized, the connection that is established with the manifestation of motivational artifacts is subjective, relational and intangible assets in the institutional rules. It highlights this event in this article, because as discussed above, both the nature of the work, as the environment of the Civil Police, are in complete disagreement with the development of productivity and motivation in the classical sense of the aforementioned areas.

RECYCLED WATER RISK PERCEPTION - A COMPARISON OF TWO CASE STUDIES

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hurlimann
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Recycled Water ◽  
Urban Centre ◽  
On Line ◽  
Line Survey ◽  
Water Uses

This paper reports results from a study comparing perceived risk associated with various recycled water uses in two Australian locations, both in the state of Victoria: the capital city Melbourne, and Bendigo a regional urban centre. Both locations are experiencing ‘drought’, but Bendigo is experiencing this in a more acute manner. A case study is used in each location. Both case studies involve future use of recycled water in new commercial buildings. An on-line survey was used to measure attitudes to recycled water of the future occupants of both buildings. The study found perceived risk associated with 11 uses of recycled water increased as the use became increasingly personal. Interestingly, no difference in perceived risk associated with 11 uses of recycled water was found between locations. Prior experience (use) of recycled water was found to be a significant and positive factor in reducing risk perception. Various attitudinal variables were found to be significant influences on perceived risk. Results indicate that reducing perceived risk of recycled water use may increase satisfaction with its use.

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