Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-12-02T12:38:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Eliane de Souza.pdf: 947004 bytes, checksum: 4a68ef611e70f4a832b423479186d55d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-02T12:38:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Eliane de Souza.pdf: 947004 bytes, checksum: 4a68ef611e70f4a832b423479186d55d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this research was to investigate the pedagogical use of Information and Communication Digital Technologies (TDIC), teachers and students from public schools in the city of São Paulo Education (RME). We conducted a qualitative study we applied questionnaires to RME's students and teachers of. Established categories of analysis that emerged from the interpretation of the data. This research has the theoretical framework in studies of Postman (1970; 2000) and McLuhan (1969, 2010), who study very properly ecology media. Castells (2003), which analyzes the knowledge society by stating that it is a society of multiple learning opportunities and for the first time the human mind is a direct productive force. Basbaum (2005) and his studies on the reorganization of the senses through technologies. Alegretti (2012) helps to analyze the extended school through mobile technologies. We read and Di Felice (2014), dealing with very domain, the contemporary cultural context reticular structured in media networks that enable the network dialog. Coll (2013), which proposes the concept of a new ecology of learning arising from digital technologies of information and communication. We found that the objectives of this study were achieved by identifying the inherent technological artifacts of the new media ecology, which are in use by students and public school teachers of RME of São Paulo and the TDIC mediation potential for effective integration and transformation of the school curriculum / O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi investigar o uso pedagógico das Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação (TDIC), por professores e alunos de escolas públicas da Rede Municipal de Ensino de São Paulo (RME). Realizamos um estudo qualitativo em que aplicamos questionários para alunos e professores da RME de São Paulo. Estabelecemos categorias de análises que emergiram da interpretação dos dados obtidos. A presente pesquisa tem como marco teórico os estudos de Postman (1970; 2000) e McLuhan (1969; 2010), que estudam com muita propriedade a ecologia dos meios. Castells (2003) que analisa a sociedade do conhecimento ao afirmar que é uma sociedade de múltiplas oportunidades de aprendizagem e que pela primeira vez a mente humana é uma força produtiva direta. Basbaum (2005) e seus estudos sobre a reorganização dos sentidos por meio das tecnologias. Alegretti (2012) contribui ao analisar a escola estendida por meio das tecnologias móveis. Lemos e Di Felice (2014), abordam com muito domínio, o contexto cultural contemporâneo reticular estruturado nas redes midiáticas que viabilizam o diálogo em rede. Coll (2013), que propõe o conceito de uma nova ecologia da aprendizagem decorrente das tecnologias digitais da informação e comunicação. Constatamos que os objetivos dessa pesquisa foram atingidos ao identificarmos os artefatos tecnológicos inerentes da nova ecologia midiática, que estão em uso por alunos e professores de escolas públicas da RME de São Paulo e o potencial de mediação das TDIC para efetiva integração e transformação do currículo escolar

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-24T04:06:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Janaina Leonardo Garcia.pdf: 2567886 bytes, checksum: 787b3fc13a4be944d765248991282640 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-10 / This study proposes a research and critical reflection about social networks implications, while new space communication carrier updates the dynamic mediation of symbolic exchanges between subjects, generated in the young people attitude. The effort, inspired by the discursive semiotics and cultural studies, it begins with an analysis regarding the social networks capability to influence the construction of meaning that will apply in the choices for students in the third year of the Centro de Ensino Leonardo Da Vinci- Unidade Sul de Bras??lia, relative to which graduate education institutions (IES) to attend and what career to pursue, beyond to evaluate how is the interaction process with four IES of Distrito Federal. Moreover, we seek to find the construct process of meaning agents communication within social networks Facebook and Twitter . We realized after investigation, that the construction of meaning in this virtual environment, eventually contemplate some aspects of individual and collective reality. Young people test the new ambiences, but their practices still tend to obey the logic and analog traditional without effecting the sense movement and be influenced by the social networks themselves to the issues involving in decisions relevant to the individual. / O presente trabalho prop??e uma pesquisa e uma reflex??o cr??tica sobre as implica????es que o advento das redes sociais, enquanto novo espa??o comunicacional portador de atualiza????es nas din??micas de media????o, de trocas simb??licas entre sujeitos, gerou na postura dos jovens. O esfor??o, inspirado na semi??tica discursiva e nos estudos culturais, parte de uma an??lise quanto ?? capacidade de influ??ncia das redes sociais na constru????o de sentido que venha inscrever-se no processo de escolhas de estudantes do terceiro ano do Centro de Ensino Leonardo Da Vinci - Unidade Sul de Bras??lia. Al??m disso, buscamos pesquisar o processo de constru????o de sentido dos agentes comunicacionais dentro das redes sociais Facebook e Twitter. Percebemos ap??s averigua????o, que a constru????o de sentido neste ambiente virtual, acaba por contemplar pouco os aspectos da realidade individual e coletiva. Os jovens testam as novas ambi??ncias, mas suas pr??ticas costumam obedecer ainda ?? l??gica anal??gica e tradicional, sem efetivar a circula????o de sentido e deixar influenciar-se pelas redes sociais para os assuntos que impliquem em decis??es relevantes para o indiv??duo.

“McLuhan’s Bulbs” argues that the 1960s movement of “light art” is the primary site of negotiation between the discourses of “medium” and “media” in postwar art. In dialogue with the contemporaneous work of Marshall McLuhan, who privileged electric light as the ur-example of media theory, light art eschewed the traditional symbolism of light in Western art, deploying it instead as a cipher for electronic media. By embracing both these new forms of electronic media and also McLuhan’s media theory, light art ultimately becomes a limit term of the Greenbergian notion of medium-specificity, heralding the transformation of “medium” into “media” on both a technological and a theoretical level. This leads to a new understanding of the concept of media as not peripheral, but rather, central to the history and theory of contemporary art. Drawing on extensive archival research to offer the first major history of light art, the project focuses in particular on the work of leading light artist Otto Piene, whose sculptural “light ballets,” “intermedia” environments, and early video projects responded to the increasing technological blurring of media formats by bringing together sound and image, only to insist on the separation between the two. Piene’s position would be superseded by the work of light artists who used electronic transducers to technologically translate between light and other phenomena, particularly sounds. These artists are represented here by Piene’s close friend and colleague, Wen-Ying Tsai. In the spirit of earlier examples of “computer art,” Tsai’s “cybernetic sculptures” used light to announce that art would no longer be defined by its material substrates, anticipating the fluid condition of media that we associate with new media art, and digital technology more broadly, today.

Para os movimentos sociais, e principalmente o MST, o acesso ao poder, na sociedade atual, pode se dar pelo domínio de práticas discursivas possibilitadas por duas poderosas ferramentas: a língua inglesa e as novas tecnologias de comunicação. No entanto, ao usá-las, o MST coloca em xeque sua própria identidade, já que muitas vezes essas práticas discursivas estão relacionadas com seus adversários (ou seus Outros). O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar conflitos identitários no MST gerados pelo uso da língua inglesa e das novas tecnologias na articulação de uma resistência local e global a forças culturais, políticas e sociais hegemônicas, levando-se em consideração o contexto em que o movimento atua e no qual sua identidade é construída. Este trabalho se apoia sobre quatro temas principais: cultura, identidade, línguas e novas tecnologias. Cultura e identidade são conceitos dinâmicos e instáveis. Línguas e novas tecnologias não podem ser vistas como meras ferramentas. Elas desempenham um papel ativo na construção da identidade do sem-terra e estão estreitamente vinculadas à cultura. Portanto, uma ênfase nos conflitos pode ser útil para a promoção de reflexões e reconsiderações acerca dos conceitos de linguagem, cultura e identidade. Globalização e nacionalismo são temas que também recebem atenção considerável, já que o MST produz um forte discurso em favor das tradições culturais nacionais, o qual, por sua vez, está cada vez mais sendo contestado pela globalização econômica e cultural em processo atualmente. Narrativa, religião e ambientalismo são também aspectos analisados. A partir da pesquisa, foi possível concluir que conflitos e contradições, na ação ou na auto-representação, contribuem para intensificar a pluralidade do movimento e tanto refletem quanto definem as identidades dos sem-terra. A análise foi feita a partir de textos da página do MST na Internet e de boletins eletrônicos elaborados pelo movimento e por grupos a ele relacionados. Texto, neste caso, é entendido como sendo multimodal, de modo que imagens e outros modos de produção de significado foram também investigados. Foram analisados ainda textos impressos, retirados de suas publicações: Revista Sem Terra, de circulação bimestral, e Jornal Sem Terra, publicado mensalmente. Outras fontes também foram adotadas, como entrevistas com membros do movimento e um diário de campo elaborado a partir de visitas a assentamentos, secretarias e manifestações do MST. / Access to power in nowadays society can be gained through the control over discourse practices made possible by the use of two powerful tools: the English language and the new technologies of communication. That is true also for social movements around the world, especially the MST, Brazils Landless Workers Movement. However, by making use of these tools, the MST may jeopardize its own identity, since they are usually related to its opponents (or its Others). This work examines the identity conflicts stemming from MSTs use of English and new technologies in the articulation of local and global resistance against cultural, political and social hegemonic forces, taking into consideration the context in which the movement operates and in which its identity is constructed. It is based on four main themes: identity, culture, languages and new technologies. Culture and identity are everchanging concepts. Languages and new technologies cannot be seen as mere tools. They take an active role in the construction of the landless identity. Likewise, they are strictly tied to culture. Therefore, an emphasis on conflicts may be useful for the promotion of reflections and reconsiderations on the concepts of language, culture and identity. Globalisation and nationalism are themes that also received considerable attention, since the MST produces a strong discourse in favour of national culture and traditions, which, on the other hand, is gradually being challenged by the cultural and economic globalisation in course nowadays. Other aspects analysed in this work involve narrative, religion and ambientalism. The research concluded that conflicts and contradictions, in the actions as well as in the selfrepresentation of the landless, are useful for enhancing the plurality of the movement and they both reflect and shape the landless identity. The corpus is comprised of a selection of texts from the movements official website and from electronic bulletins and newsletters sent by the MST and other groups related to it. Text is understood here as being multimodal, so that images as well as other modes of meaning-making were examined. Printed texts were also analyzed, especially those from the MSTs publications: Revista Sem Terra, a bimonthly magazine, and Jornal Sem Terra, a monthly newspaper. Other sources were also adopted: interviews with members of the movement and a field diary based on visits to MST settlements, offices and demonstrations.

Esta pesquisa tem como objeto de estudo principal as manifestações do labirinto nos jogos eletrônicos, dando continuidade às nossas pesquisas sobre o labirinto e à nossa produção artística em novas mídias. As investigações realizadas se deram em duas frentes, sendo uma teórica, onde fizemos uma revisão da bibliografia sobre o labirinto, com a finalidade de termos os subsídios necessários para analisar a presença do labirinto nos jogos eletrônicos. Esta análise se deu em termos espaciais e temporais, tomando a forma de dois capítulos da dissertação, tendo o apoio de estudos na área dos jogos eletrônicos e de referências da literatura e do cinema. Já na frente artística, realizamos nove trabalhos, empregando mídias digitais, que se relacionam, de alguma forma, com a temática desta pesquisa. Apresentamos estes trabalhos ao longo da dissertação, dedicando um breve texto a cada um deles, onde apontamos o diálogo entre eles e os jogos eletrônicos, assim como com referências artísticas, literárias, cinematográficas e teóricas. / This research is concerned with the ocurrences of labyrinths in electronic games, continuing our studies related to labyrinths and our artistic work in new media. The work done comprises two parts; the first one theoretical, where we revised selected references about the labyrinth, aiming to collect elements to analyse the ocurrences of labyrinths in electronic games. This analysis was performed in spacial and temporal terms, comprising two chapters of this dissertation, with the support of studies related to electronic games and literary and cinematographical references. In the artistic part, we developed nine works, using digital media, that are related, somehow, with the subject of this reasearch. These works are introduced along the dissertation, with a short text about each one, where we evidence the dialog between them and electronic games, as well as with artistic, literary, cinematographical and theoretical references.

The current stage of the World-Wide-Web development called Web 2.0 has a considerable effect on the online communication both inside and among businesses. Social media is the strongest trend in this area. Integration of these media into the internal and external communication strategy has become essential for businesses in order to attain a sustainable competitive advantage. The main objective of this thesis is to map the possibilities and technologies of contemporary corporate online communication with regard to the development of Web 2.0. The next goal is to provide recommendations on their use with their possible advantages and disadvantages. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The first part deals with the concept of Web 2.0, main characteristics, technologies, and possible future development. The next part is devoted to specific tools and technologies for the internal and external online communication of businesses. The final part of the thesis is practical and has been written in collaboration with the Microsoft Corporation. The goal of this part of the thesis is to conduct a survey about the use of Internet communication by young people in the Czech Republic. Based on this survey recommendations are set out on how to effectively reach and communicate with this target group through the Internet.

This thesis deals with problems of media literacy of older people. Its main goal is to capture the way seniors can reflect and evaluate new media. It does not attempt to provide specific and universally valid reply to observed problems, but the intention of the work is rather to understand phenomena and conditions of the problems. The text is therefore divided into three main sections: theoretical, practical and analytical. In the theoretical part key information and concepts associated with communication, media literacy, and age and growing old are introduced. Special attention is paid to the description of relationship between seniors and new media. The practical part is devoted to qualitative research. Information about the way older respondents use and evaluate new media is acquired through semi-standardized depth interviews. The analytical part results from the findings presented in the previous two sections. It serves not only as major conclusions of the work but also as notes and recommendation for further studies or researches. All relevant and essential facts are summarized in the conclusion of the paper.

The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of internet access for students attending Walters State Community College during the spring semester 2010. In particular, it is unknown to what degree broadband internet access is available in the counties that Walters State considers the service area of the college. The research was conducted during the spring semester 2010 including the months February, March, and April of 2010. Data were gathered by surveying currently enrolled students of the college. Twelve percent of the population responded to the study. The survey instrument covered the areas of demographics, Internet connection type from home, and usage of that Internet service for coursework. The results of the data analysis gave insight into what degree students of WSCC had access to high-speed Internet from their homes. For example, over 20% of the respondents did not have an internet connection at all or only dial-up available at their home. Thirty percent were dissatisfied with their current high-speed Internet service. Approximately 64% thought high-speed Internet was very important in completing coursework. The study provided an increase in the body of knowledge on Internet access for Walters State students and increased the body of knowledge for Internet availability in the surrounding counties of Walters State.

This study aims to understand if colors in Instagram pictures causes emotions in users. The methods involved in this study included a survey where respondents were presented with questions asking them how certain colors made them feel and users were also presented with pictures with varying color undertones and asked which picture made them feel a specific emotion. This study may provide indications for further research and advertising and public relations techniques using social media, specifically Instagram and utilizing colors within Instagram pictures.

The rise of the digital technology, social networking or interactivity have an extensive impact on what is happening in virtual world. Users of Internet are more and more often introduced to the new available on-line tools. Some of them have adapted those new trends with no problems and they have been taking an advantage of them with an ease, whereas others have had problems with converting themselves into the new digital era. Alternatively, others are not fascinated by what Internet offers or they simply cannot afford it due to many circumstances. However, with no doubts, we can say that the Internet and the digital revolution brought about many issues to discuss or to have a research about. To some extent, new trends, especially the expansion of the Internet, are affecting all traditional media and this, in my opinion, might result in the new phenomena like potential division of society into Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants proposed by Prensky (2001a).The project focused on investigating motives for choosing sport websites by both groups with special consideration of interactivity factor. The motives have been checked via in-depth interviews using the sample of ten interviewees both private and professional users of Polish sport informative websites. I wanted to check whether my results either duplicate what Prensky described in his articles or they confirm contradictive opinion given by VanSlyke.Additionally, I have compared those most popular motives with sample of five most often visited Polish sport informative websites, according to Alexa rank (2012). The level of interactivity on those websites was assessed by an appearance of examples of new new media like blogs, podcasts, number of posts on Facebook fan pages, created account on Twitter or channel on YouTube (Levinson, 2010). Also possibility of commenting was taken into consideration. Having checked those variables via cyber ethnography method (secondary method) I was able to identify which of the sampled websites could be considered as most interactive one.Despite persisting limitations, the method has brought reliable and valid data, according to which I have given my conclusions by answering research questions stated at the beginning of this project.