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2. Development and Evaluation of Impact Statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
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Kylie Pybus, Ronald L. Gibbs, Karen Franck, and M. Catalina Aragón
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Extension professionals often communicate program outcomes to external stakeholders using impact statements. We developed and evaluated four impact statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). We drafted the statements after conducting literature reviews for core content areas of EFNEP that include diet quality, food resource management, physical activity, and food safety. Subsequently, we evaluated the statements by facilitating expert panels made up of subject matter experts and communication professionals(n=14) from 12 Land-grant Universities. These impact statements aim to support EFNEP and other Extension professionals when communicating program value with key external stakeholders.
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- 2023
3. Exploring Program Delivery in the Further Education and Training Phase of South African Secondary Schools amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Mitigation Strategies and Transformative Approaches
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Louise Fullard, Charl Wolhuter, Aaron Nhlapo, and Hennie Steyn
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This paper investigates the challenges, mitigation strategies and transformative approaches in educational programme delivery in South African education amidst the adverse influence of the pandemic in schools' Further Education and Training phase with a focus on the integration of technology-enhanced effective teaching and learning; using data obtained from interviews of a data-rich sample of the school management team and teachers of five schools. The noteworthy contribution of this paper to knowledge in the context of Comparative and International Education pertains to transformative strategies for technology-enhanced programme delivery in education. This paper's final objective is to link the explored findings of challenges, trends and innovations in the South African education system to the theme of this book focusing on the different worlds common education challenges. Furthermore, the findings emphasised the need for innovation and transformation toward a technology-enhanced education environment, especially in the Fifth Industrial Revolution milieu. In addition, this paper presented noteworthy recommendations for educational stakeholders and future research. [For the complete Volume 22 proceedings, see ED656158.]
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- 2024
4. Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (31st, Orlando, FL, 2008)
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology and Simonson, Michael
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For the thirty-first year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) sponsored the publication of these Proceedings. Papers were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. This year's Proceedings has two sections--Section 1 includes research and development papers and Section 2 includes papers on the practice of educational communications and technology. (Individual papers contain references, figures, and tables.) [For Volume 1 of the 30th (2007) Proceedings, see ED499889. For Volume 2, see ED499896.]
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- 2008
5. Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (30th, Anaheim, California, 2007). Volume 1
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC. and Simonson, Michael
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For the thirtieth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains several dozen research and development papers dealing with instructional technology and instructional design. (Individual papers contain references, figures, and tables.) [For Volume 2, see ED499896.]
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- 2007
6. Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (28th, Orlando, Florida, 2005). Volume 2
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC., Simonson, Michael, and Crawford, Margaret
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For the twenty-eighth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 2 contains over 100 papers dealing with instruction and training issues. (Individual papers contain references, figures, and tables.) [For Volume 1, see ED499958.]
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- 2005
7. Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (27th, Chicago, Illinois, 2004). Volume 1
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC., Simonson, Michael, and Crawford, Margaret
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For the twenty-seventh year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. (Individual papers contain references, figures, and tables.) [For Volume 2, see ED499962.]
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- 2004
8. Digital Broadcasting and the Public Interest. Reports and Papers of the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program.
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Aspen Inst., Washington, DC., Firestone, Charles M., Garmer, Amy Korzick, Firestone, Charles M., Garmer, Amy Korzick, and Aspen Inst., Washington, DC.
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This publication is the result of a series of meetings convened to explore options for broadcast regulation in the digital era. The report offers a crucial context for these issues and aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the legal, constitutional, economic, political, and other issues surrounding the debate. The first section deals with law and policy and contains the following reports and papers: "Toward a New Approach to Public Interest Regulation of Digital Broadcasting" (Angela Campbell); "Public Interest Obligations of Broadcasters in the Digital Era: Law and Policy" (Henry Geller); "Government-Created Scarcity: Thinking about Broadcast Regulation and the First Amendment" (Tracy Westen); "Self-Regulation and the Public Interest" (Robert Corn-Revere); "On Hooks and Ladders" (Monroe E. Price); and "'Red Lion' and the Constitutionality of Regulation: A Conversation among the Justices" (Monroe E. Price). The second section covers economics and implementation: "Achieving the Public Interest in an Era of Abundance" (Forrest P. Chisman); "Broadcasting Policy in the Digital Age" (Andrew Graham); "A Structure and Efficiency Approach to Reforming Access and Content Policy" (Steven S. Wildman and D. Karen Frazer); "Implementation of 'Pay' Models and the Existing Public Trustee Model in the Digital Broadcast Era" (Henry Geller); and "Casting a Broader Net: The Obligations of 'Digital Broadcasters' in a Changing Media Environment" (Andrew L. Shapiro). The last section focuses on political broadcasting: "Enhancing Political Discourse: Proposals for Political Programming in the Digital Era" (Anthony Corrado); "The Public Interest and Digital Broadcasting: Options for Political Programming" (Anthony Corrado); and "A Proposal: Media Access for All Candidates and Ballot Measures" (Tracy Westen). A list of participants is appended. (DLS)
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- 1998
9. New Communication Technologies: A Challenge for Press Freedom. No. 106. Reports and Papers on Mass Communication.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France)., Sparks, Colin, Sparks, Colin, and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).
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This volume enlarges upon questions concerning censorship and self-censorship and provides case studies as well as theoretical reflection on the relationship between new technology and media freedom. The seven essays included in this collection deal with two central contemporary problems of the mass media--freedom and democracy. The papers are: "Exit the Censor, Enter the Regulator" (Leonard R. Sussman); "Impact of New Information and Communication Technologies on Information Diversity in North America and Western Europe" (Nicholas Garnham); "The Impact of Electronic Mass Media in Sweden" (Charly Hulten); "Video-Cassette Recorders in Ghana: Impact on Press Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa" (S. T. Kwame Boafo); "New Communication Technologies and Information Freedom in Latin America" (Rafael Roncagliolo); "New Communication Technologies and Press Freedom: A Chilean Case Study" (Fernando Reyes Matta); and "The Media as Fourth Estate: A Survey of Journalism Educators' Views" (Colin Sparks and Slavko Splichal). The first three papers are concerned with the larger picture and the larger media; the second three are concerned with the "marginal" rather than the dominant media; and the final paper deals with some of the problems of the media and democracy in terms of their staff and resources. (TMK)
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- 1991
10. Virtual Community and Invisible Colleges: Alterations in Faculty Scholarly Networks and Professional Self-Image. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Lincoln, Yvonna S.
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This descriptive study examines how the proliferation of electronic hook-ups to remote locations, to databases, and particularly to electronic mail (e-mail), is changing the work, communication patterns and self-image of higher education faculty. In particular the study examined whether technological acquisition had an impact on professors' perceptions of their "invisible colleges", and whether or not there were systematic differences between men and women in their constructions of these changes in their worklife. Explored are "invisible colleges," scientific communities whose members do not live and work in close proximity; human-machine interaction; and literature on gender differences in computer skill acquisition processes and psychological approaches to exploration of computer logic. In-depth open-ended interviews were conducted with six new electronic mail users. Additional data were derived from one network's ongoing conversations regarding the nature of "community." Results indicated that users conversing regularly on networks were forming "communities" with self-conscious discussion of "courtesy" and fair intellectual exchange; that e-mail has made communication between scholars more democratic and broader particularly for women; that style of conversation is informal and humorous; and that mastering the technology had different effects on men's and women's self-image. (Contains 23 references.) (JB)
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- 1992
11. Technology and Cost Models for Connecting K-12 Schools to the National Information Infrastructure. National Information Infrastructure White Papers.
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Rothstein, Russell I. and McKnight, Lee
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Cost models representing equipment, services, software, and training needs are presented for evaluating the total cost of fully connecting K-12 schools to a national information infrastructure (NII). Analysis indicate that the baseline service required for connecting to the NII will cost $9.4 to $22.0 billion in one-time costs with annual maintenance costs of $1.8 billion to $4.6 billion or $212 to $501 in one-time installation costs and an ongoing annual cost of $40 to $105 per pupil respectively. Hardware is the most significant cost item for schools. PC expenditures represent most of the hardware costs, and costs for support of the network represent about one-third of all networking. Support and training together constitute 46 percent of the total costs of networking schools, and costs for telecommunications lines and services represent only 11 percent of the total costs. If all schools coordinate purchasing at the state level, cost savings will exceed $2 billion. If a nationwide program were instituted, potential savings would be $800 million to $1.8 billion. Free Internet connectivity would provide a reduction in total costs for school Internet connections between $150 million and $630 million. Financing for school networking remains to be adequately addressed. (Contains 13 references.) (GR)
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- 1996
12. The Basic Course in Communication: A Critical Intercultural and Participatory Approach
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Chelsea Slack
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This paper advocates for using critical intercultural and participatory pedagogy as the basis for an introductory communication course. Communication programs are often concerned with the basics -- teaching students to communicate effectively through writing and speaking. Yet the methods for teaching these two classic competencies diverge widely, with some instructors opting for a more traditional approach and others taking a more modern one. A divide also exists in the way today's students are viewed by educators in secondary and, in particular, post-secondary educational institutions. Where some teachers see lamentable shortcomings of millennials and Gen Z, others see infinite possibilities in these students. Either way, colleges and universities are dealing with a generation of students that is more diverse, connected, tech-savvy, and socially aware than ever before. This paper explores the advantages of using critical intercultural pedagogical practices -- practices which are necessarily cooperative, multimodal, and participatory -- to reach the students of today. [For the full proceedings, see ED656038.]
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- 2023
13. Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Educational Technologies (5th, Sydney, Australia, December 11-13, 2017)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), Kommers, Piet, Issa, Tomayess, Isaias, Pedro, and Hol, Ana
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These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 5th International Conference on Educational Technologies 2017 (ICEduTech 2017), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Western Sydney University, held in Sydney, Australia, 11-13 December 2017. ICEduTech is the scientific conference addressing the real topics as seen by teachers, students, parents and school leaders. Scientists, professionals and institutional leaders are invited to be informed by experts, sharpen the understanding what education needs and how to achieve it. Full papers presented in these proceedings include: (1) Bibliometric Science Mapping as a Popular Trend: Chosen Examples of Visualisation of International Research Network Results (Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska, Nataliia Morze, Olena Kuzminska and Piet Kommers); (2) Optimize Knowledge Sharing, Team Effectiveness, and Individual Learning within the Flipped Team-Based Classroom (Chung-Kai Huang, Chun-Yu Lin, Zih-Cin Lin, Cui Wang and Chia-Jung Lin); (3) Design and Development of an Interactive Multimedia Simulation for Augmenting the Teaching and Learning of Programming Concepts (Leonah L. Baloyi, Sunday O. Ojo and Etienne A. Van Wyk); (4) Introducing Tablets in a Portuguese School: A Micool Project Case Study Analysis (Miriam Judge); (5) College Communicative Teaching and e-Learning: A Training Scheme (Charito G. Ong; (6) Tested Strategies for Recruiting and Retention of STEM Majors (Sadegh Davari, Sharon Perkins-Hall and Krishani Abeysekera); (7) Redesigning Learning Spaces: What do Teachers Want for Future Classrooms? (Neuza Pedro); (8) Peer Instructions and Use of Technological Tools. An Innovative Methodology for the Development of Meaningful Learning (Oriel A. Herrera and Patricia Mejías); (9) It Doesn't Matter What is in Their Hands: Understanding How Students Use Technology to Support, Enhance and Expand Their Learning in a Complex World (Peter Bryant); (10) A Comparative Study on Social Media Addiction of High School and University Students (Ali Simsek, Kemal Elciyar and Taner Kizilhan); (11) Computer Literacy Teaching Using Peer Learning and under the Confucian Heritage Cultural Settings of Macao, China (Kelvin Wong, Ana Neves and Joao Negreiros); (12) Applying Sensors to Investigate Gender Differences in Beginning Tennis Players (Chih-Hung Yu, Jye-Shyan Wang and Cheng-Chih Wu); (13) Using Arduino to Teach Programming to First-Year Computer Science Students (Wee Lum Tan, Sven Venema and Ruben Gonzalez); (14) Dimensions of Self-Perceived Employability in First Year IT Students (Amy Antonio and David Tuffley); (15) Challenges for a New Generation of STEM Students (Krishani Abeysekera, Sharon Perkins-Hall, Sadegh Davari and Amanda Smith Hackler); (16) Developing a Gesture-Based Game for Mentally Disabled People to Teach Basic Life Skills (Mohammad Javad Nazirzadeh, Kürsat Cagiltay and Necdet Karasu); (17) Learning Group Formation for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) (Sankalp Prabhakar and Osmar R. Zaiane) and (18) ICE: An Automated Tool for Teaching Advanced C Programming (Ruben Gonzalez). Short papers presented include: (1) MOOC as a Laboratory of Culture Shock: Helping Non-U.S. Students Integrate into All-American Virtual Environment (Valeri Chukhlomin and Anant Deshpande); (2) The Use of Mobile Devices Outside of the Classroom for Self-Directed Learning among Female EFL Students in Saudi Arabia (Fatimah Albedah and Chwee Beng Lee); (3) Communication Scaffolds for Project Management in PBL (Shigeru Sasaki, Masayuki Arai, Kumiko Takai, Mitsuhiro Ogawa and Hiroyoshi Watanabe); (4) Digital Pedagogies for Teachers' CPD (Matthew Montebello); (5) Sensing Locally in the Global Environment: Using Sensors in Teachers' Education (Maria João Silva, António Almeida, Bianor Valente, Margarida Rodrigues and Vítor Manteigas); (6) The Use of a Digital Badge as an Indicator and a Motivator (Jun Iwata, John Telloyan, Lynne Murphy, Shudong Wang and John Clayton; (7) Exploring the Education Potential of Minecraft: The Case of 118 Elementary-School Students (Thierry Karsenti and Julien Bugmann); (8) Digital Story Creation: Its Impact towards Academic Performance (Charito G. Ong); and (9) Collaborative Peer Feedback (David A. Smith). Posters include: (1) A System for Class Reflection Using iPads for Real-Time Bookmarking of Feedbacks into Simultaneously Recorded Videos (Taira Nakajima); (2) Roles, Strategies, and Impact of MOOCs on Flipping Business Education (Chung-Kai Huang, Chun-Yu Lin, Zih-Cin Lin and Cui Wang); and (3) Gamifying Outdoor Social Inquiry Learning with Context-Aware Technology (Morris Siu-Yung Jong, Tom Chan, Vincent Tam and Ming-Tak Hue). Individual papers include references, and an Author Index is included.
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- 2017
14. Comparative Analysis of Environmental Internet of Things (IoT) and Its Techniques to Improve Profit Margin in a Small Business
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Phasinam, Khongdet, Usman, Mohammed, Bhattacharya, Sumona, Kassanuk, Thanwamas, Tongkachok, Korakod, Filipe, Joaquim, Editorial Board Member, Ghosh, Ashish, Editorial Board Member, Prates, Raquel Oliveira, Editorial Board Member, Zhou, Lizhu, Editorial Board Member, Balas, Valentina E., editor, Sinha, G. R., editor, Agarwal, Basant, editor, Sharma, Tarun Kumar, editor, Dadheech, Pankaj, editor, and Mahrishi, Mehul, editor
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- 2022
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15. Paper Trails
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Fernandez, Kim
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With more and more people attached to their computers, it's no wonder that publications are increasingly going online. Magazines are either supplementing their print content with online bonus information, such as extended features, photos, audio files, or videos, or looking to ditch the printing presses entirely to focus on all-electronic publishing. While publishers seem to love the instant-news nature of online publishing and the cost savings that come with avoiding paper and postage, readers in a variety of surveys say they'd far prefer to hold a publication in their hands instead of on their desktops. Most educational institutions are still printing magazines on paper, but many have either scaled back their publications' frequencies or begun supplementing print versions with online publications. Some are bumping up their online presence to include additional features that aren't included in their traditional magazines. And if they haven't started publishing online in some format, many say they're seriously thinking about where and how to start. The purists, however, say a printed magazine is a fundamental part of the communications strategy of an educational institution. These paper proponents say that they'll find the money in the budget to continue printing their main outreach publications on paper, and that cuts will occur elsewhere. While others aren't necessarily looking to increase their hard-copy publications, they do say that print is an amazing value in terms of cost to reach alumni and friends. Most editors think it's here to stay for the long term, working, in most cases, alongside electronic communications.
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- 2010
16. ICT and Initial Teacher Education: National Policies. OECD Education Working Papers, Number 61
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and Rizza, Caroline
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This working paper aims to give an overview of the national policies that exist in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) and initial teacher education. Information on this topic was initially gathered via a survey, in the form of a country questionnaire, which was conducted as part of the analytical strand of the the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study entitled "ICT and Initial Teacher Education." All of this work has been carried out under the auspices of the "New Millennium Learners" project. Responses to the survey were received from the following countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Chile, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Some of the responses have been used in this report. In addition, desk research was conducted for 31 OECD countries. Special attention was given to the dates and to the last revisions of the documents in order to ensure the relevance of the information collected. Official country reports, work plans, official texts (decrees, laws) and articles constitute the main material of this study. Multiple sources have been used: databases, official government websites, key stakeholders. The review was completed in January 2009; therefore, reforms and updates of the policies implemented after January 2009 have not been taken into account. On the basis of these documents, three categories are proposed for understanding the extent to which countries have addressed the issue of ICT and initial teacher education: (1) Lack of relevant information concerning ICT and initial teacher education; (2) Category 2: Developing awareness of the stakes of ICT and initial teacher education; and (3) Category 3: Inclusion of ICT in initial teacher education at several levels. The first part of this report presents a comparison of national policies by classifying each of them in one of these three categories. The second part of this report proposes a complementary analysis of these results by first discussing some limits to the initial broad classification of countries in these categories and then presenting key elements of comparison in order to estimate the level of coherence of these policies. Country Questionnaire is appended. (Contains 4 tables and 41 notes.)
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- 2011
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17. Supporting Source Integration in Student Writing
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Refaei, Brenda, Kumar, Rita, Wahman, M. Lauren, and Peplow, Amber Burkett
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A cross-disciplinary team of composition, communication, and library faculty used lesson study to investigate interdisciplinary instructional strategies to improve students' use of quoting in their writing. The team developed a three-class lesson plan to introduce the concept of quoting, practice the concept, and allow students to reflect on their use of quotations in their writing. We collected a pre and post quiz to measure students' understanding before and after the lesson, students' practice paragraphs, students' reflections, and students' final course research assignments. These samples were analyzed by the research team. Our evidence suggests that students can articulate how a quote from a source should be integrated into their writing by describing how they would use a signal phrase and quotation marks, but they have difficulty in applying this complex skill in their own writing even after focused instruction on how to use quotes.
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- 2017
18. Document Delivery--Background Papers Commissioned by the Network Advisory Committee. Network Planning Paper Number 7.
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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development Office.
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Three papers set the framework for a 1982 program session on document delivery organized by the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee. Following a list of committee members, the first paper, by James L. Wood describes: (1) dimensions of document delivery activity in the United States including statistics on borrowing and lending organizations, document delivery transactions, fill rates, turnaround times, types of documents requested, and costs; (2) component parts of the current document delivery process, incorporating awareness of document existence; identification of sources for borrowing; request verification, generation, transmittal, and processing; loan or copy transmittal; fee payment; and return of originals; and (3) changes expected in the document delivery process up to 1986. A glossary and explanation of acronyms are provided. The second paper, by M. E. L. Jacob, briefly reviews the technologies affecting document delivery in terms of input, storage, communication, and output. A bibliography is supplied. The third paper, by Susan H. Crooks, sets the stage for the future of libraries in the year 2000 by creating five scenarios encompassing a printed text service without books, a national reference service provided by a public corporation, a community culture center, a college/university information service, and an institute of research libraries. The impact of technology and market developments on library services is also discussed. (ESR)
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- 1982
19. Networks; Computer Networks Workshop and Guidance. Papers Presented at the Association for Educational Data Systems Annual Convention (Phoenix, Arizona, May 3-7, 1976).
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Association for Educational Data Systems, Washington, DC.
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One abstract and sixteen articles on computer networks and information systems guidance programs presented at the Association for Educational Data Systems 1976 convention are included in this document. Computer networks and information systems are discussed in eight articles: four articles describe regional educational information systems, three describe planning of interactive networks, and one paper describes multiplexing designs for use among university information networks. Six articles on computerized guidance and career planning information systems are included. In addition, there is a paper on computer analysis of survey questionnaires, and a paper describing the impact of the computer revolution. The last paper addresses the problems of teaching computing concepts to educators. (CH)
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- 1976
20. Working with the Student Press. A CASE Issues Paper for Advancement Professionals, No. 27.
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, DC. and Peerless, Melissa
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A group of senior-level communications professionals who were brought together to discuss strategies for working successfully with student newspapers developed the following recommendations: (1) Some basics: appreciate the educational value of the student newspaper; read the student paper. (2) Establishing a relationship: when editors and reporters begin their terms, explain to them how the university works; encourage student journalists to consider the communications office as a source of direction and information; treat student journalists with respect; plan systematic contact with the student newspaper; understand that student reporters covering important university officials and "celebrities" may become star struck; involve editors and reporters in other aspects of the campus community; assist students to become professional journalists. (3) When something newsworthy occurs on campus: involve student journalists from the beginning; put the event in historical context; suggest related issues and other sources; give student journalists the same access as is given to other reporters and editors; be willing to provide other sides to the story. The group also posed several questions for the future: how to explain to the public the nature of the relationship between the institution and the student newspaper; and how to deal with emerging online issues. The list of participants and contact information is appended. (CH)
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- 1998
21. Review of Representative Public Service Experiments as They Apply to Rural Telecommunications. Office of Planning and Policy, Office of Telecommunications Policy: A Staff Research Paper, October 1976.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. and Kay, Peg
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For several years, the Office of Telecommunications Policy has initiated projects investigating the potential of telecommunications as a method for alleviating some of the problems of rural America. In the course of these investigations, a number of insights have been gained relating both to the match between rural problems and telecommunications solutions and to some of the issues involved in service delivery via telecommunications wherever the delivery takes place. Covering some of the issues raised during these investigations, this paper discusses: (1) the rural setting, trends, background, and traditional public services (education, health, public works, public safety, and recreation); (2) some of the alternative technologies (telephone, coaxial cable, radio, video broadcasting, microwave, and satellites); (3) significant characteristics and comparative advantages of cable and local telephone systems; (4) some aspects of the "software problem"; (5) the development of methodology for identifying the communications requirements of localities; and (6) the compilation, codification and analysis of information already available. Several representative studies and demonstrations pertaining to health services, services to the elderly, educational services, public safety, and administrative services are outlined. (NQ)
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- 1976
22. Communications in Rural Areas, Office of Planning and Policy. Office of Telecommunications Policy: A Staff Research Paper.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Government agencies should investigate alternative service delivery systems in rural areas in order to overcome the problems of scope and distance. In examining alternative technologies, questions of feasibility, efficiency and effectiveness should be addressed. Numerous experiments, demonstrations, random innovations, and research studies have explored the match between specific telecommunications technologies and the delivery of specific services. Some have produced information on the effects of using comprehensive telecommunications systems to deliver various services. Others have indicated that certain results cannot be generalized across localities. Implementation of a program to bring broadband communications to unserved and underserved rural areas should begin as soon as possible. However, before deciding whether to begin large scale broadband system demonstrations in rural areas, two research tasks should be completed--the integration and analysis of existing knowledge and the development of a methodology for identifying the communications requirements of localities. The Office of Telecommunications Policy has initiated a two-year program to assess the adequacy of current mechanisms for Federal assistance to rural areas seeking to upgrade their telecommunications, and to develop, if necessary, a more effective and efficient Federal program for providing such assistance. (Author/NQ)
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- 1976
23. AECT Abstracts of Research Papers Presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conventions, 1970 through 1974.
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Stanford Univ., CA. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources.
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Abstracts of research papers presented at the annual conventions of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology during the years 1970-74 are collected with an introductory statement and listing for each year. The name of each presenter is given along with title and mailing address. Papers are collected in the order in which they were presented. Most of the papers are also available in their complete forms through ERIC. (SK).
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- 1975
24. Four Institutional Views of Advertising--Perspectives for Understanding. Advertising Working Paper Number 1.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Coll. of Communications. and Rotzoll, Kim B.
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In this paper, the first in a series of working papers on various significant aspects of advertising, the author examines in depth the writings of four essayists who have looked at advertising from the institutional viewpoint. James Carey sees advertising's basic institutional function as market information and the secondary function as social control; Vincent Norris views the institution's function as being an instrument of attempted market control for producers. David Potter sees the institution as an instrument of social control in an abundant society; and to C. H. Sandage, the institution's purpose is to inform and persuade people in order to help achieve abundance. (JM)
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- 1975
25. Working Together to Educate about the Environment. Selected Papers from the Joint Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education and the Conservation Education Association (Estes Park, Colorado, August 18-23, 1989).
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Conservation Education Association, Madison, WI., North American Association for Environmental Education, Troy, OH., and Gross, Michael P.
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Proceedings of a conference on environmental education are presented in this document. Featured at the conference were four general sessions, a number of additional invited presentations, three symposia, four workshops, and over 170 contributed presentations. The purpose of this volume is to provide a record of the papers presented at the conference. Presented papers focused on eight different conference strands. The papers in this proceedings are organized by strand and included alphabetically by author within each strand. The eight strands are: (1) "From Research to Application in Environmental Education"; (2) "Interdisciplinary and Interagency Cooperative Ventures"; (3) "Educating About Environmental Issues and Policies"; (4) "International Cooperative Ventures"; (5)"Curriculum and Teaching Strategies"; (6) "Communication Mechanisms: Networks, Consortiums, Newsletters"; (7) "Developing a Support Base for EE Programs: Marketing, Fund Raising, Volunteer Use"; and (8) "Materials and Programs for Educating About the Environment." Abstracts only are provided in cases where full-length papers were not received. (CW)
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- 1989
26. Emerging Issues in Science and Technology, 1982. A Compendium of Working Papers for the National Science Foundation.
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National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
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Presented are nine working papers prepared for the National Science Foundation as one means of assisting the Office of Science and Technology Policy in preparing the administration's "Annual Science and Technology Report to the Congress, 1982." The papers explore aspects of three broad themes central to the administration's science and technology (ST) policies and strategies for their implementation: (1) optimizing use of limited resources for research and development (R&D) so that ST can be used more effectively to achieve national goals; (2) developing a set of equitable and consistent guidelines, within the administration's overall ST policy, for dealing with the generation, organization, and dissemination of ST information; and (3) encouraging implementation, by the private sector, of new technologies that can increase the productivity and international competitiveness of U.S. industry. Papers (each preceded by an abstract) focus on: international cooperation in science--U.S. role in megaprojects; trends in collective industrial research; impact of increased defense R&D expenditures on the U.S. research system; training and utilization of engineering technicians and technologists; national security controls and scientific information; issues in ST information policy; legal and regulatory implications of the video telecommunications revolution; trends in computers and communications--offices of the future; and fostering use of advanced manufacturing technology. (JN)
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- 1983
27. A Single System Image: An Information Systems Strategy. Professional Paper Series, #1.
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CAUSE, Boulder, CO. and Heterick, Robert C.
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Strategic planning for information systems and descriptions of the products needed to purvey an institution's information resources as though they were delivered from a single, integrated system are featured, emphasizing strategy and tactics. Various accepted premises for the current state of higher education information systems are set forth. Part I focuses on an information systems strategy (adopting a strategic view, identifying a strategic course, pluralism, and financing). Part II looks at a single system image in terms of the image; implementing the single system image; and issues for knowledge-based implementation. Part III discusses a new paradigm. It notes the paradigm for campus information systems turns from a mainframe-centered Ptolemaic model to a user-centered Copernican model, thus making it necessary to redefine responsibilities. An important goal is creating a single system image that provides the ubiquity and simplicity associated with the telephone system. This effort will require shifting many current burdens from the user to a knowledge-based network and rationalizing the way the user relates to services provided. (SM)
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- 1988
28. The Challenge of Technology for European Distance Education. IET Papers in Broadcasting: No. 288.
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Bates, A. W.
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This paper discusses challenges to the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) in using technology. The first section deals with external challenges to EADTU institutions, including competition from new services, new funding programs, pressure from national governments, and the Europeanization of education. Internal challenges are identified as the need for clearly defined policies regarding transborder activities, low use of technology in member institutions, communication between member institutions (postal services, courier services, telephone, telefacsimile, face-to-face meetings, and audioconferencing), joint course production, transborder delivery of courses, and European-wide course design and delivery. Requirements for member institutions indicated by these challenges are summarized: greater use of established technologies; development of new course designs that exploit new technologies; and development of better communications systems between EADTU institutions. Four references are listed. (MES)
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- 1989
29. Design Careers Look Good on Paper and on Screens.
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Shure, Jennifer
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Describes the exemplary communications design programs at several secondary and postsecondary schools including Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville, Ohio; Metro Technology Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (JOW)
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- 2002
30. Pandora's Box? Companion Papers on Motivation, Access and the Media.
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National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England)., Sargant, Naomi, Tuckett, Alan, Sargant, Naomi, Tuckett, Alan, and National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England).
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These two papers address the challenge of harnessing the most appropriate media technology to help learning and teaching into the next century. "Motivation, Access, and the Media," presents the case for greater access for learners to the various technologies. The paper makes the case for access to be free at the point of use and argues that the education poor must not also become information poor. It gives an overview of the history of the contribution of the broadcast media to adult learning. "Motivation Is Curriculum," argues that a responsive further education system takes motivation as curriculum. The second paper suggests that there is a set of educational skills in negotiating appropriate programs of learning for young people and adults returning to education so that it is a new and exciting experience rather than a return to the scene of disappointment and failure. It contends that there are important alliances to be fostered with local, regional, and national media that are the natural channels of communication for some of the groups currently underrepresented in further education. Examples are given of successful collaboration with the media to widen participation and increase the profile of adult learning. (YLB)
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31. Analysis of Navigation Systems for Landside Transport Processes Control
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Saifutdinov, Farid, Tolujevs, Jurijs, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Gomide, Fernando, Advisory Editor, Kaynak, Okyay, Advisory Editor, Liu, Derong, Advisory Editor, Pedrycz, Witold, Advisory Editor, Polycarpou, Marios M., Advisory Editor, Rudas, Imre J., Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Kabashkin, Igor, editor, Yatskiv, Irina, editor, and Prentkovskis, Olegas, editor
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32. Information Technology--Can It All Fit? Proceedings of the Current Issues Forum of the 1988 CAUSE National Conference (Nashville, Tennessee, December 2, 1988). Professional Paper Series, #2.
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CAUSE, Boulder, CO.
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A key issue facing college and university executives is the best way to organize to provide information services to faculty, staff, and students. Three experienced university executives addressed this issue at the forum on information technology described in this document. They looked at the following topics: how their own institution chose to organize for information technology; what factors led them to organize in this manner; their perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of this particular choice of organization; and advice to other institutions facing a decision about how to organize for information technology. The papers are as follows: "Information Resource Management: Why Centralize?" (Paige Mulhollan); "Information Technology Management: Finding the Right Fit" (Robert Scott); and "Gaining Acceptance for an IRM Program" (Thomas W. West). A transcript of the concluding question-answer session is appended. (SM)
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- 1989
33. Thematic Analysis of Marketing Messages in UK Universities' Prospectuses
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Mogaji, Emmanuel and Yoon, Hyunsun
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Purpose: Prospective students are exposed to abundant choices, and they are eagerly searching for information to select the best universities for themselves. Likewise, prospectuses are regularly produced by universities to meet this information needs; the purpose of this paper is to examine the key marketing messages used in their prospectuses. Design/methodology/approach: The 2017 undergraduate prospectuses of 121 universities in the UK (out of the 134 members of University UK) were thematically analysed using NVivo10. Findings: Messages were predominantly about the location, the course, student experience, credibility and career progression. They are framed in an appealing way, filled with facts and figures, images of beautiful buildings and smiling students, testimonials of facilities and experiences that form a sense of compatibility and belonging. Research limitations/implications: This study provides insights for the higher educational institutions to enhance their future marketing communications strategies in terms of effectively differentiating one university from another by highlighting the predominantly used appeals among 121 prospectuses and the need for adopting a more consistent approach between the clearing period and non-clearing period in terms of designing the prospectuses. This study has considered only the print platform, and therefore future studies should also look at social media and university websites in the context of the integrated marketing communications. Practical implications: Accurate and coherent narratives should be provided, taking into consideration the diverse nature of target audience. Universities need to realise that they can be held responsible for the promises presented in their prospectuses. Using the city appeal by many universities may be challenging, as there is need to attract students not just to the city itself, but to the university's campus. Originality/value: Having a significantly larger sample than any other previous studies in this field, the empirical evidence provided in this paper is rich and in-depth, thanks to the size and age of the sample as well as the integrated and combined methodological approach. Five keys themes with sub-themes, descriptions and examples were provided, suitable for future research in higher education marketing.
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34. Practical Applications of Space Systems, Supporting Paper 2: Uses of Communications.
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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Engineering.
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This report summarizes the findings of one of fourteen panels that studied progress in space science applications and defined user needs potentially capable of being met by space-system applications. The study was requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and was conducted by the Space Applications Board. The panels comprised user specialists drawn from federal, state, and local governments and from business and industry. In this report, the Panel on Uses of Communications explores more than 20 potential new services that can be provided by future satellite communications systems. Such services include improvement in the transmission of information; provision of greater safety to persons and craft at sea, on land, or in the air; location of those in distress; and warning of impending natural disasters. Recommendations are made with regard to mobile communications for use on land and sea, position determination, mineral and energy exploration, and the possibility of using electronic means to assist in mail delivery, and education and health-care experiments. (MH)
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- 1975
35. The Changing Business Environment: Implications for Vocational Curricula. State-of-the-Art Paper.
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Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Office for Research in High Technology Education., Smith, E. Ray, and Stallard, John J.
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The widespread use of the micro/personal computer and related technological advancements are having important impacts on information management in the modern electronic office. Some of the most common software applications include word processing, spread sheet analysis, data management, graphics, and communications. Ancillary hardware/software systems being used in offices to improve information management are optical character recognition, facsimile, laser copier/printer, fiber optics, microform/computer systems, networking, and dictating systems. Two other basic concepts emerging from the implementation of the micro/personal computer in business are ergonomics and the information center. Excerpts from leading business journals and independent consultants provide evidence of the importance and acceptance of electronic technologies, savings in office costs through the use of electronic technologies, the growth of computer technologies in the workplace, and the importance of the human factor in this new electronic age. Educational implications from this changing office environment include: (1) computer literacy is essential; (2) everyone should be taught the sight method of keyboarding skill; (3) students should be trained for a grouping of career-related positions; and (4) major revisions are needed at all levels of business education, teacher education, and office administration. (YLB)
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- 1984
36. Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum. A Position Statement of the International Reading Association.
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International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
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Literacy educators have a responsibility to effectively integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) into the literacy curriculum to prepare students for the literacy future they deserve. The International Reading Association (IRA) believes that much can be done to support students in developing the new literacies that will be required in their futures. The IRA believes that students have the right to: teachers who are skilled in effective use of ICT for teaching and learning; a literacy curriculum that integrates the new literacies of ICT into instructional programs; instruction that develops the critical literacies essential to effective information use; assessment practices in literacy that include reading on the Internet and writing using word processing software; opportunities to learn safe and responsible use of information and communication technologies; and equal access to ICT. This position paper discusses various aspects of the new literacies and considers staff development and teacher education issues regarding ICT. Additionally, the paper recommends an intensive program of research on literacy and technology issues and states that reading instruction must address the profound changes taking place with the new literacies. It lists recommendations for teachers, parents, teacher educators, school administrators, policymakers, and researchers. (Contains 22 references and a list of related resources.) (NKA)
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- 2002
37. New Communication Technologies: Research Trends. Reports and Papers on Mass Communication No. 105.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France)., Jouet, Josiane, and Coudray, Sylvie
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This report presents a synoptic view of the research on the subject of new information technologies that has been supported by Unesco and of research conducted outside Unesco's program. The report attempts to single out the main findings of this body of research and to identify new avenues of investigation and action that may be able to contribute to the growth of the research effort. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to the main problem areas in new communication technologies, and the issues discussed range over the fields of economics, law, culture, sociology, and education. The report is divided into eight chapters: (1) Unesco's Activities in the Research Field; (2) Research on New Communication Technologies: The State of the Art; (3) The Explosion of Information Production (audiovisual communication, telematics, and computer networks); (4) The New Legal and Political Issues (legal and institutional dimensions, computer and video piracy, and the law and the concept of information); (5) The Cultural Issues Involved in the New Communication Technologies (cultural imperialism, emergence of new forms of culture, and cultural assimilation of new technologies; (6) The New Technologies in Education (media education, informatics and education, and new distance education technologies); (7) The Social Aspects of the New Technologies; and (8) The Interaction between Technology and Society. A two-part bibliography lists 45 Unesco studies on information technology, and a general section lists more than 250 items. A list of research and Comnet centers concludes the report. (DB)
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- 1990
38. Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (Antalya, Turkey, October 20-23, 2023). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Muhammet Demirbilek, Mahmut Sami Ozturk, Mevlut Unal, Muhammet Demirbilek, Mahmut Sami Ozturk, Mevlut Unal, and International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
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"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on October 20-23, 2023, in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and practical issues and to connect with the leaders in the fields of education and social sciences. The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The ICSES invites submissions which address the theory, research, or applications in all disciplines of education and social sciences. The ICSES is organized for: faculty members in all disciplines of education and social sciences, graduate students, K-12 administrators, teachers, principals and all interested in education and social sciences. After peer-reviewing process, all full papers are published in the Conference Proceedings. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC. The month of the conference on the cover page (November) is incorrect. The correct month is October.]
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- 2023
39. Examining the Pros and Cons of Resuming Face-to-Face Teaching: A Case Study of the Leveling Course at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas -- ESPE Sede Latacunga
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Víctor Rubén Bautista Naranjo, Ivonne Angélica Jiménez Vinueza, Iván Ricardo Bautista Naranjo, and David Raimundo Rivas Lalaleo
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The aim of this study is to conduct a situational analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of returning to face-to-face courses in the Leveling Courses of the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE Sede Latacunga during the post-COVID-19 era. This will be done by comparing the virtual study mode in 2022 to the face-to-face mode in 2023. The results of this analysis will assist higher education institutions in creating interventions that promote resilience in students who are transitioning from high school to undergraduate education and reducing dropout rates. The study employs prospective methods that include historical-logical empirical methods and a review of relevant documents. The findings of the study indicate that face-to-face attendance has a positive impact on students' classroom experience. The study also highlights the need for a paradigm shift in higher education based on this experience. The proposed solution involves updating the curricula, embracing the expanded use of information and communication technology (ICT), enhancing students' soft skills, improving pedagogical training, and reinforcing hybridization to provide a defense against constant crises. [For the full proceedings, see ED656038.]
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- 2023
40. Perceptions and Readiness of High School Mathematics Teachers for Integration of ICT Tools in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
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Jacob Arhin, Francis Ohene Boateng, Ernest Frimpong Akosah, and Kennedy Gyimah
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This paper seeks to gain insights into teachers' perceptions, and readiness to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) tools in mathematics instruction. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving surveys and interviews with a sample of high school mathematics teachers. The study involved 90 mathematics teachers working in three senior high schools in Kumasi metropolis in Ghana. The study revealed that teachers generally hold positive perceptions of the benefits of ICT tools in mathematics teaching. They strongly agree that ICT tools enhance students' understanding of mathematical concepts and improve their engagement and motivation in mathematics classes. Teachers also recognize the potential of ICT tools in promoting problem-solving skills and providing opportunities for differentiation and personalized learning. However, opinions regarding student-centered learning, exploration, and creativity through ICT tools were more varied, suggesting a need for further investigation and support in these areas. In addition teachers expressed the need for continuous training on specific tools, curriculum alignment, and assessment methods.
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- 2024
41. An Integrated Control and Intrusion Detection System for Smart Grid Security
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Tebekaemi, Eniye, Wijesekera, Duminda, Costa, Paulo, Rannenberg, Kai, Editor-in-Chief, Sakarovitch, Jacques, Series Editor, Goedicke, Michael, Series Editor, Tatnall, Arthur, Series Editor, Neuhold, Erich J., Series Editor, Pras, Aiko, Series Editor, Tröltzsch, Fredi, Series Editor, Pries-Heje, Jan, Series Editor, Whitehouse, Diane, Series Editor, Reis, Ricardo, Series Editor, Furnell, Steven, Series Editor, Furbach, Ulrich, Series Editor, Winckler, Marco, Series Editor, Rauterberg, Matthias, Series Editor, Staggs, Jason, editor, and Shenoi, Sujeet, editor
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- 2018
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42. The Detailed Structure of Local Entrepreneurial Networks: Experimental Economic Study
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Berg, Dmitry B., Davletbaev, Rustam H., Nazarova, Yulia Y., Zvereva, Olga M., Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, Simone, Series editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series editor, Du, Xiaoyong, Series editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series editor, Kara, Orhun, Series editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series editor, Liu, Ting, Series editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series editor, Washio, Takashi, Series editor, Ignatov, Dmitry I., editor, Khachay, Mikhail Yu., editor, Labunets, Valeri G., editor, Loukachevitch, Natalia, editor, Nikolenko, Sergey I., editor, Panchenko, Alexander, editor, Savchenko, Andrey V., editor, and Vorontsov, Konstantin, editor
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43. On the Parallel Strategies in Mathematical Modeling
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Il’in, Valery, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series editor, Washio, Takashi, Series editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series editor, Sokolinsky, Leonid, editor, and Zymbler, Mikhail, editor
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- 2017
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44. Communication-Aware Affinity Scheduling Heuristics in Multicore Systems
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Regueira, Diego, Iturriaga, Santiago, Nesmachnow, Sergio, Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, Simone, Series editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series editor, Du, Xiaoyong, Series editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series editor, Kara, Orhun, Series editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series editor, Liu, Ting, Series editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series editor, Washio, Takashi, Series editor, Barrios Hernández, Carlos Jaime, editor, Gitler, Isidoro, editor, and Klapp, Jaime, editor
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- 2017
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45. Influencing Factors on Halal Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL) in Malaysia
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Rahim, Suzari Abdul, Mohammad, Bahtiar, Rahman, Nor Aida Abdul, Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah, editor, Abd Rahman, Fadilah, editor, and Sahri, Mardhiyyah, editor
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- 2017
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46. Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. Media Concentration and the First Amendment Section. Papers.
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Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Inc., Washington, DC.
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These two papers consider the implications of industry concentration in the mass media industry. The first, "Selling the Store: Policy Implications of the 1986 Bonanza in Television Station Transfers" (Joseph Foley, Ohio State University), analyzes the relationship between key market variables and prices paid in 1986 television stations transfers, and draws conclusions about the emerging patterns of media ownership and the implications of those patterns for the expression of divergent views. Six figures and 31 references are included. The second paper, "Measuring Media Concentration" (Mark S. Nadel) (abstract only), suggests that media concentration should be regarded as a problem only when there are too few suppliers of some particular media product to some particular media market. It recommends that general measures of industry concentration, such as the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, be adjusted before they are used to measure such things as concentration among news suppliers, given the ease with which news can diffuse through a market. (Author/EW)
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- 1987
47. Surface Grafting 'Band-Aid' for 'Everyone': Filter Paper-Assisted Surface-Initiated Polymerization in the Presence of Air
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Wei Li, Rainer Jordan, Wenbo Sheng, and Bin Li
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polymer brush ,Materials science ,surface grafting ,Radical polymerization ,010402 general chemistry ,Polymer brush ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,law ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Filter paper ,010405 organic chemistry ,Communication ,General Chemistry ,Polymer ,General Medicine ,Grafting ,Surface Polymerization ,Communications ,0104 chemical sciences ,Monomer ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Polymerization ,copper ,ambient condition ,Photolithography - Abstract
We report herein a facile and generalized approach to the modification of solid surfaces with polymer brushes under ambient conditions: filter paper‐assisted surface‐initiated Cu0‐mediated controlled radical polymerization (PSI‐CuCRP). The polymerization solution wetted filter paper is sandwiched between a copper plate and an initiator‐modified substrate, which allows the creation of a surface‐initiated polymerization (SIP) “band‐aid” so that everyone can perform the surface grafting selectively with good control over the quality of the polymer brushes employing low concentration and microliter amounts of the monomer solution. The versatility of this method is demonstrated by grafting different homo‐, block‐, and multicomponent polymer brushes by using the same activation system and reaction conditions, the polymerization process can be precisely controlled to yield uniform polymers and show high chain‐end functionality which is exemplified by in situ tetra‐copolymerization. The combination of photolithography and paper cutting enables to prepare arbitrary three‐dimensional patterned polymer brushes on the surface., A facile and generalized approach is reported for the modification of solid surfaces with polymer brushes under ambient conditions: filter paper‐assisted surface‐initiated Cu0‐mediated controlled radical polymerization. A surface‐initiated “band‐aid” of the monomer solution wetted filter paper covered with a thin copper plate allows to perform the surface grafting selectively with polymer brushes.
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48. Paper-based antibody detection devices using bioluminescent BRET-switching sensor proteins
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Daniel Citterio, Yuki Hiruta, Benice van Gerven, Keisuke Tenda, Maarten Merkx, Remco Arts, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Protein Engineering, and Chemical Biology
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Paper ,Analyte ,whole-blood analysis ,Computer science ,Swine ,Energy transfer ,Point-of-Care Systems ,Microfluidics ,Microfluidic Analytical Techniques/instrumentation ,02 engineering and technology ,paper-based analytical devices ,Antibodies, Viral ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Viral/blood ,Catalysis ,Antibodies ,Analytical Methods | Very Important Paper ,Antibodies, Viral/blood ,Virus Diseases/blood ,Bioluminescence ,Humans ,Animals ,business.industry ,010405 organic chemistry ,Communication ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Pipette ,Luminescent Measurements/instrumentation ,General Chemistry ,Paper based ,General Medicine ,Equipment Design ,Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,bioluminescence ,Communications ,0104 chemical sciences ,Colorimetry/instrumentation ,point-of-care testing ,Virus Diseases ,Luminescent Measurements ,Colorimetry ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Computer hardware ,Antibody detection - Abstract
This work reports on fully integrated “sample‐in‐signal‐out” microfluidic paper‐based analytical devices (μPADs) relying on bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) switches for analyte recognition and colorimetric signal generation. The devices use BRET‐based antibody sensing proteins integrated into vertically assembled layers of functionalized paper, and their design enables sample volume‐independent and fully reagent‐free operation, including on‐device blood plasma separation. User operation is limited to the application of a single drop (20–30 μL) of sample (serum, whole blood) and the acquisition of a photograph 20 min after sample introduction, with no requirement for precise pipetting, liquid handling, or analytical equipment except for a camera. Simultaneous detection of three different antibodies (anti‐HIV1, anti‐HA, and anti‐DEN1) in whole blood was achieved. Given its simplicity, this type of device is ideally suited for user‐friendly point‐of‐care testing in low‐resource environments.
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49. Communications in Cyberspace: Designs Features
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Guchinskaia, Olga F., Tolstikova, Irina I., Diniz Junqueira Barbosa, Simone, Series editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series editor, Du, Xiaoyong, Series editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series editor, Kara, Orhun, Series editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series editor, Liu, Ting, Series editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series editor, Washio, Takashi, Series editor, Chugunov, Andrei V., editor, Bolgov, Radomir, editor, Kabanov, Yury, editor, Kampis, George, editor, and Wimmer, Maria, editor
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- 2016
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50. Using Communication Support in Projects. The World Bank's Experience. World Bank Staff Working Papers, Number 551.
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World Bank, Washington, DC. and Perrett, Heli E.
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Intended to assist World Bank staff and officials in deciding when and how to include communication support activities in Bank-financed development projects, this paper describes the use of planned communications to encourage participation in projects by certain groups of people, to improve institutional efficiency and staff development, and to ensure project benefits or prevent negative project impact. It is noted that communication support includes informational, motivational, and educational activities which make use of person-to-person contacts, group discussions, mass media, or other channels of communication. The paper describes: (1) the role and functions of communication support; (2) experience of communication support in World Bank lending projects; (3) the process of designing communication support activities; and (4) common problems and issues in the design of these activities. It is concluded that well-managed communication support can provide a cost effective approach to the design and implementation of development projects. Appendices present information on World Bank lending for development communications and educational broadcasting; illustrations of project analysis from Bank project work; an extensive list of the advantages and disadvantages of using different media, materials, and techniques for communication support; and a workshop agenda showing the integration of communication support into a course on population planning, policies, and programs. (ESR)
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- 1982
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