“I Can Express My Feelings with Just a Tweet”

Use Of Technology ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Migrant Families ◽

Emotional Distance ◽

Two Generations ◽

Key Issues ◽

Recent Immigration

This chapter discusses how language, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and migrant backgrounds intersect with affective ties among migrant families in a relatively recent immigration destination such as Italy. The use of technology in a migratory context could aggravate distances between generations, disrupting continuity in the affective language between parents and children. Drawing from more than eighty interviews with parents and young adult children of Moroccan and Peruvian immigrant families, composed of two generations living in Italy, the chapter examines to what extent the lack of cultural capital and low investment in understanding the function of ICTs in children’s lives are two key issues that help to explain why interactions between parents and children in a migratory context are increasingly marked by emotional distance.

Religion, ethics and communication in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic - Pharos Journal of Theology ◽

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

10.46222/pharosjot.102.219 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

M.Z Ramorola

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Technology Use ◽

Religious Practice ◽

Social Needs ◽

Religious Organizations ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

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.

La colaboración mediada por tecnología como estrategia para potenciar visitas guiadas

10.35537/10915/112369 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

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Analía Roxana Dávila

Keyword(s):

Formal Education ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Open Science ◽

Face To Face ◽

Technology Centers ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

National University ◽

It is proposed to analyze the scope and limitations that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) offer as collaboration mediators; and enhancers of innovative experiences in non-formal education spaces. To this end, it is proposed to implement a methodology mediated by ICTs to promote and achieve greater use of the guided visits to the interactive science and technology centers. The work contemplates, firstly, carrying out a bibliographic inquiry and background review of interactive science and technology centers in different Ibero-American countries and secondly, it is proposed to design a methodology to enhance collaboration mediated by technologies in the framework of visits to centers interactives and then apply this methodology to a particular case study to measure its impact. The experience will take place at the Open Science and Technology Interactive Center (CICyT) of the National University of Lanús and proposes, through a specific intervention, comparatively analyzing 3 types of guided visits: a) traditional in-person visit format, b) visit face-to-face with instance of collaboration activities without the use of technology, c) interaction mediated by ICTs prior to the visit, face-to-face visit with use of ICTs, and instance of interaction mediated by ICTs after the visit, which will then be contrasted with the antecedents and theoretical studies found in the bibliography.

THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING

International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science Engineering and Education ◽

10.23947/2334-8496-2015-3-1-111-114 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 111-114

Author(s):

Lazar Stošić

Keyword(s):

Educational Technology ◽

Technology In Education ◽

Technology In The Classroom ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Technology In Teaching ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Today, more than ever, the role of educational technology in teaching is of great importance because of the use of information and communication technologies. With the help of various applications for distance education, the Internet, teachers, and students themselves, they see the advantage of educational technology. The question is whether schools and teachers themselves are ready for the use of technology in education and whether they are aware of its benefits? In this paper, we try to give an overview of the importance and use of educational technology in the classroom.

La competencia digital en los docentes del siglo XXI: Hábitos de uso y autopercepción / Digital Competence in 21st Century Teachers: Usage Habits and Self-Perception

Revista Internacional de Tecnologías en la Educación ◽

10.37467/gka-revedutech.v3.151 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Miriam Jimenez Bernal ◽

Marta Abanades

Keyword(s):

The Self ◽

Self Perception ◽

Digital Competence ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Professional Profile ◽

Nativos Digitales ◽

Competencia Digital

ABSTRACTDuring the last years, Information and Communication Technologies have been included in the educational field, not only as support tools for teachers, but also as an essential part of the training and of the very learning environment. For this reason, the digital competence is considered one of the main competences in the teachers’ professional profile. However, there is a digital divide between the new Pre-School and Primary students, digital natives, and their teachers. Our study aims at knowing the self-perception on the digital competence and the daily habits of use of technology either in professionals of several fields and in students of the Degrees in Pre-School and Primary Education, most of them with working experience, comparing both items with the observation of their performance in blended learning subjects, with a significant online workload for the students. The aim of this communication is to present the initial results of the survey and the comparative analysis, which shows a gap between the self-perception and the usage habits, in order to suggest measures to be implemented in Higher Education.RESUMENA lo largo de los últimos años, las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación se han ido incorporando al ámbito educativo, no solo como herramientas de ayuda al profesorado, sino también como parte integrante de la formación y el propio entorno de aprendizaje. Por este motivo, la competencia digital es una de las principales competencias del perfil profesional de un docente. Sin embargo, existe una brecha digital entre los nuevos alumnos de Infantil y Primaria, nativos digitales, y sus profesores. Nuestro estudio pretende, a través de la realización de encuestas a profesionales de diversos ámbitos y a estudiantes de los Grados en Educación Infantil y Primaria, ya diplomados en Magisterio y con experiencia docente en muchos casos, conocer su autopercepción de la competencia digital y sus hábitos básicos de uso de la tecnología, comparando ambas cuestiones con el desempeño en asignaturas semipresenciales, con una importante carga de trabajo en línea para los estudiantes. El objetivo de esta comunicación es presentar los resultados iniciales de la encuesta y del análisis comparativo, que indica un desfase entre la autopercepción y los hábitos de uso, para proponer medidas que puedan tomarse desde las aulas universitarias. Contacto principal: [email protected]

Pervasive and Ubiquitous Technology Innovations for Ambient Intelligence Environments ◽

Ambient Assisted Living and Care in The Netherlands

10.4018/978-1-4666-2041-4.ch020 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 205-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. van Hoof ◽

E. J. M. Wouters ◽

H. R. Marston ◽

B. Vanrumste ◽

R. A. Overdiep

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Assisted Living ◽

Ambient Assisted Living ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Care Workers ◽

Primary Focus

Technology can assist older adults to remain living in the community. Within the realm of information and communication technologies, smart homes are drifting toward the concept of ambient assisted living (AAL). AAL-systems are more responsive to user needs and patterns of living, fostering physical activity for a healthier lifestyle, and capturing behaviours for prevention and future assistance. This study provides an overview of the design-requirements and expectations towards AAL-technologies that are formulated by the end-users, their relatives and health care workers, with a primary focus on health care in The Netherlands. The results concern the motivation for use of technology, requirements to the design, implementation, privacy and ethics. More research is required in terms of the actual needs of older users without dementia and their carers, and on AAL in general as some of the work included concerns less sophisticated smart home technology.

Understanding the Context of Green ICT

Green Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch717 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1824-1835

Author(s):

Deepa Gheewala ◽

Vivek Gheewala

Keyword(s):

Carbon Emissions ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Software Applications ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Software Implementations ◽

Green Ict ◽

Operational Processes

Green ICT can be considered as the adoption of eco-friendly processes by an organization in its practice of Information and Communication Technologies. The last decade, in particular, has seen profound awareness on the part of individuals as well as organizations in adopting such processes that are environmentally friendly. While automation and related computing activities continue to lead to exponential use of energy quotient, Green ICT continues to chip away at the ‘resigned‘ views of the decision makers to their environmental responsibilities. It is vital today to understand the increasing importance and the context provided by ICT in helping prove the green credentials of an organization. ICT operates at systems and applications level; at the end-user level through the desktops and printers; and at the enterprise level through its data centers, servers and other infrastructure. Green ICT is all about optimization and improvement of the organization’s operational processes without hindering its progress in use of technology. This chapter discusses the context provided by ICT in helping an organization to prove its green credentials. The issues discussed in this chapter include hardware and software implementations, infrastructures, attitudes and policies of decision makers, and how they influence global warming. Therefore, it includes carbon emissions, and the use of software applications in measuring and reporting carbon emissions.

Designing of E-learning for Engineering Education in Developing Countries

Web-Based Engineering Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-659-9.ch001 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

B. Noroozi ◽

M. Valizadeh ◽

G. A. Sorial

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Success Factors ◽

Distributed Structure ◽

E Learning ◽

Key Issues

Traditional education for engineers has shifted towards new methods of teaching and learning through the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The continuous advances in technology enable the realization of a more distributed structure of knowledge transfer. This becomes critically important for developing countries that lack the resources and infrastructure for implementing engineering education practices. The two main themes of technology in designing e-Learning for engineering education in developing countries focus either on aspects of technological support for traditional methods and localized processes, or on the investigation of how such technologies may assist distance learning. Commonly such efforts are threefold, relating to content delivery, assessment and provision of feedback. This chapter is based on the authors ‘10 years’ experience in e-Learning, and reviews themost important key issues and success factors regarding the design of e-Learning for engineering education in developing countries.

Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business ◽

Structural Equation Modelling of the Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia

10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch030 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 556-579

Author(s):

Abdullah Saleh Alqahtani ◽

Robert Goodwin ◽

Denise de Vries

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Shopping ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Key Issues ◽

Region Growth ◽

Global Growth

This article presents findings from a study examining the diffusion and adoption of e-commerce in Saudi Arabia. Although the country has the largest and fastest growing information and communication technologies (ICT) sector in the Arab region, growth in e-commerce activities has not progressed at a commensurate rate. In general, e-commerce online shopping has not kept pace with the global growth of online retailing. The authors have conducted research to identify and explore key issues that influence e-commerce in Saudi Arabia in deciding whether or not to adopt online channels. As part of a larger research project using mixed methods, this article focuses on a quantitative analysis of responses obtained from a survey of the online shopping users in Saudi Arabia.

Research Anthology on Military and Defense Applications, Utilization, Education, and Ethics ◽

Modern Military Operations

10.4018/978-1-7998-9029-4.ch028 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 522-535

Author(s):

Christine Boshuijzen-van Burken

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Moral Decision ◽

Military Operations ◽

Moral Decision Making ◽

Friendly Fire ◽

Course Of Action ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Modern military operations are characterized by ubiquitous use of technology, in particular the use of information and communication technologies for real-time information sharing. The use of technology on the battlefield is assumed to improve decision making in military practice. By making use of a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, namely the Sangin incident in 2011, the author highlights why moral decision making could be hampered by technology. This is partly due to the fact that information and communication technologies subtly connect sub-practices that exist within the broader military practice, thus potentially blurring normative structures. Blurring of normative structures can cause problems for moral decision making on the battlefield, because it is suddenly not clear who is responsible for the course of action.

Technology Use by Urban Local Bodies in India to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of E-Planning Research ◽

10.4018/ijepr.20210401.oa9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Falguni Mukherjee

Keyword(s):

Technology Use ◽

Central Government ◽

Civil Liberties ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

First Case ◽

Central Government Agencies

This article provides a comprehensive review of the use of information and communication technologies by urban local bodies in India in their war against the COVID-19 pandemic based on a detailed survey conducted during the pandemic period. India reported its first case of COVID-19 in late January, and government authorities have been on a war footing since then to curb the spread of the virus. Following a tradition that has been instilled within government agencies since the Modi Government came into power in 2014, local, state, and central government agencies turned to a widespread use of geospatial, surveillance and information and communication technologies as part of a strategy to monitor and track movement, manage individuals, and enforce quarantine norms. However, several important questions arise from the blind use of technology that remain unanswered. The use of technology by government agencies raise key questions on privacy, civil liberties, and suitability and viability of their use.