Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:23:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Lamattina Junior.pdf: 2463698 bytes, checksum: 0ec49ce16f69bc4855b933dfe15665e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-13 / The intention of the paper The Personal Learning Environment as a possibility of learning in the WEB 2.0 is to explore the possibilities of use of new technologies in learning processes. Due to the fact that, time wise, the technology became more affordable to a biggest group of people and that every day more and more people that come into the scholar age are familiar with its use, we tried to identify how this new generation uses these tools in their learning processes. Specially, we have studied the PLE Personal Learning Environment that enables the aggregation of several different tools and resources available in the WEB 2.0, making possible the electronic register of the virtual ways that each individual goes through. The theoretical part was supported by some different authors. From Santaella we lend the considerations of the immersive reader in the virtual universe, from Piaget and Ausubel we will bring the subsidies to comprehend the bases to the collaborative learning. Thus, this paper intends to connect the learning theories to the every day more intensive use of technology together with the new possibilities of learning using the WEB 2.0, having in mind that the new students are familiar with its potential and know how to use them / O trabalho O Personal Learning Environment como uma possibilidade de aprendizagem na WEB 2.0 busca fazer uma explorar as possibilidades de uso e novas tecnologias para o processo de aprendizagem. Partindo do fato de que ao longo do tempo a tecnologia se tornou mais acessível a um grupo maior de pessoas e que cada dia mais a população que adentra ao mundo escolar chega letrada em tecnologia, procuramos identificar como este público faz uso destas ferramentas para seu processo de aprendizado. Notadamente, foi estudado o PLE - Personal Learning Environment, que possibilita a agregação de diversas ferramentas e recursos disponíveis na WEB 2.0 viabilizando um registro eletrônico dos caminhos virtuais que o individuo percorre. Para o suporte teórico, foram utilizados alguns autores. De Santaella emprestamos as considerações sobre o leitor imersivo no universo virtual, Piaget e Ausubel fornecerão os subsídios para a compreensão das bases da aprendizagem colaborativa. Desta forma este trabalho pretende conectar as teorias da aprendizagem ao uso cada vez maior da tecnologia da informação junto as novas possibilidades de aprendizado com as ferramentas da WEB 2.0, potencializada pela familiaridade tecnológica que a nova geração de estudantes possui

Tese de mestrado. Multimédia. Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto. 2011

The library has existed as a repository for knowledge for centuries. However, in spite of the information revolution and its watershed component, the internet, this institution has found itself fundamentally unchanged. Great strides have been taken to adapt the library to this changing world, but these incremental changes are timid and reactionary. Through the internet the floodgates have opened; individuals are creating and sharing information both personal and academic, in the form of not-so-private journals, works of creative fiction, works of journalism, works of scholarship, and every other form of intellectual (and not so intellectual) propagation imaginable. Additionally, advances in computer display and input technology are breaking down the conceptions of what a computer is and how we interact with them. The trend is pointing to a future where computers are no longer objects, but an integrated component of our built environment, capable of responding to practically limitless simultaneous individual users. This thesis will take the lead on these growing trends and create a new type of information age institution to evolve alongside, rather than supplant, the library: Icomde. This new institution will explore the possibilities of these new technologies while embracing the spirit of the information revolution. It will create a unique place where people can experience state of the art means of information creation, interaction, and collaboration. Finally, when the technology present has been fundamentally surpassed, the Icomde will be dismantled and the pieces distributed to dozens of locations throughout the world to found new Icomdes, with the original site becoming host to the next iteration of whatever advanced technologies will follow. This thesis will seek to examine the cultural, social role of the library as it has evolved and has been propagated through the course of human events, using design and history research, so as to employ the 'spirit' of this place as completely as possible in spite of the proposed radical paradigm shift. It will also use logical argumentation to organize trends in web content generation and publication into patterns that can be interpreted and acted upon in a forward-thinking fashion rather than a reactionary one.

Novice teachers do not have sufficient opportunities to troubleshoot real-world teaching situations prior to having their own classrooms. Antiquated professional development (PD) models lack the collaboration element that provides authentic application of concepts. This qualitative case study was conducted to fill a gap in research on novice teachers' voluntary participation in an online community of practice. The study explored how the situated learning in this virtual community addressed the cognitive and social needs of early career teachers as they made the theory to practice connections. The community of practice framework and the social learning theories supported socialization as essential in early career teachers' growth. Research questions in the study examined five teachers' beliefs about collaboration- in promoting community engagement, the influence of voluntary participation on the quality of teacher engagement, and teachers' perceptions of the use of Web 2.0 technology to build community. A priori codes were created using the theoretical frame and research questions to guide the analysis of audio, transcriptions, observations, and other coded artifacts to find themes and patterns promoting internal validity. Findings revealed teachers' belief in collaboration impacted their level of engagement virtually. While voluntary participation motivates teacher participation, it does not guarantee high quality engagement without accountability. Since attrition is a continual threat to the teaching workforce, study results validate recommending the use of virtual resources to facilitate CoPs to remedy the mentoring and coaching void for early career teachers. Also, innovative use of Web 2.0 tools should be used to expose new teachers to diverse experiences that bridge theory to practice gaps and encourage teacher leadership, which promotes retention.

Cette recherche propose une analyse des usages des systèmes de tagging sur le Web. Au delà d'un simple outil personnel de " catégorisation ordinaire " des ressources en ligne, les classifications produites à partir de l'indexation libre de tags, nommées folksonomies, permettent aux internautes de produire des " prises " physiques et interprétatives quideviennent un support aux formes de navigation sociale. Ces réseaux de traces numériques permettent aux internautes de se repérer et d'agir dans l'univers complexe et abondant que représente le Web, mais elles sont également un support de coordination avec d'autres internautes. Les tags apparaissent comme des appuis conventionnels qui permettent decoordonner les actions au sein de collectifs à géométrie variable, plus ou moins étendus et identifiés, dont les membres partagent des centres d'intérêts et un vocabulaire commun. A partir d'une approche socio-technique nous étudions le couplage entre conception et usage de ces dispositifs, et montrons que le tagging propose une voie alternative, encore enconstruction, aux politiques existantes d'architecture et d'accessibilité des ressources du Web

<p>Describe and explore how French companies having a Website/homepage use Web tools and their Website/homepage.</p><p>The authors have gathered primary data through a quantitative research method. The research method chosen is the checklist observational method. The checklist used for this paper is composed of 29 items that have been observed on a sample of 20 French companies.</p>

<p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur Internet fungerar som arena för alternativ offentlighet och för kommunikativa utövningar om mode- och skönhetsideal. Avsikten är att förstå hur Internet, och i synnerhet bloggen, fungerar som en plats där man kan tillämpa alternativa praktiker på.</p><p>Undersökningen fokuserar på svenska modebloggar som skiljer sig från mängden, det vill säga de privata bloggar som innehållsmässigt sticker ut och är nischade. De alternativa modebloggar som väljs ut för studien jämförs med Sofi Fahrmans (Aftonbladet) och Ebba von Sydows (VeckoRevyn) bloggar. Anledningen till att valet kom att falla på just Fahrman och von Sydow är att båda är välkända moderedaktörer som ofta figurerar i svenska medier; i TV, tidningar och på Internet.</p><p>Uppsatsen bygger på såväl beskrivande som komparativa innehållsanalyser av sex modebloggar och kompletteras med en öppen enkät som besvaras av ett antal strategiskt utvalda modebloggare. Syftet är att, genom att skapa en bakgrundsbild kring fenomenet modeblogg, få kunskaper om hur modebloggar upprättade av medieföretag samt privata och alternativa modebloggar skiljer sig åt. Undersökningen handlar inte om att undersöka hela modebloggvärlden, utan enbart en del av den mer ingående, för att se hur Internet utnyttjas som arena, för alternativ offentlighet.</p> / <p>The purpose for this study is to examine how Internet works as a space for alternative publicity and as a communicative practice for fashion and ideal of beauty. The idea is to understand how Internet and especially blogs works as a place to practice alternatives on.</p><p>The study is focused on Swedish fashion blogs that differs from the mass. The alternative fashion blogs that are chosen for the study are compared with two blogs from two famous Swedish fashion reporters, Sofi Fahrman (who is working for Aftonbladet) and Ebba von Sydow (at VeckoRevyn). The reason why these two reporters are picked out is because they are well known and often exposed in Swedish media; in TV as well as magazines and Internet.</p><p>This paper contains both descriptive and comparative content analysis of six fashion blogs as well as a questionnaire study answered by some strategically chosen fashion bloggers. The purpose is to, by giving a background explanation about the phenomenon fashion blogs, get knowledges about how fashion blogs made by media companies and private, alternative fashion blogs are differed. The intention with this study is not to explore the whole fashion blog world, but to tell brief about a part of it more detailed to see how Internet is used as a space for alternative publicity.</p>

<p>- ABSTRACT –</p><p>Title: Winners of the Web ( Webbens vinnare)</p><p>Number of pages: 35 (including enclosures)</p><p>Author: Lydia Kellam</p><p>Tutor: Else Nygren</p><p>Course: Media and Communication Studies C</p><p>Period: Fall Semester 2006</p><p>University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science</p><p>Purpose: The aim of the research paper was to see Internet and the digital techniques impact on marketing communication and consuming behavior on the Web. By understanding the relationship between marketing communication and consumer behavior my intentions were to comprehend how consumer behavior on the web could be understand. The purpose of this paper is to understand how different marketing activities on the Internet are followed by consumption.</p><p>Material/Method: By using focus group interviews I wanted to study how individuals act on the Internet. How different activities such as communication and participation on the web could lead to consumption on the Internet. As a method, focus group interviews capture the social interactions and participants affect each other. The social effect, in particularly, gained the results and the analysis of this paper.</p><p>Main Result: Consumer on the Internet experience that commercial messages on the Web are overloaded, and use consumer powered sites an alternative. Consumer driven websites increases and so is the influence of the consumer,since users on the web reject the commercial messages, a strategy where the interaction between companies and consumer is supportive for both parties is demanded. There fore a more individual aim on the marketing communication on the Internet is required. For example commercial messages that are directed to a specific consumer, and that relate to the interactive possibilities on the Web.</p><p>Keywords: Internet, New Media, Web 2.0, Marketing Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Consumer behavior, Social Interactions, Digital marketing, Digital consumption.</p>

Geographically referenced data is becoming a robust source of information because the use of place-based relevance searching is being employed as a popular form of information access and dispersal. To address this trend, the researcher conducted a study on the usability of the USA National Phenology Network (http://www.usanpn.org/), engaging 6 volunteer participants structured usability test of the USANPN mapping application. The participants were asked to complete two tasks, and data was collected both during (in the form of a think aloud exercise) and after the test (in the form of an exit interview). From the data collected, the researcher aimed to identify common and serious usability issues using both quantitative usability metrics and the qualitative think aloud and interview data. This study was primarily directed at assessing the usability of a geospatial Web 2.0 application and identifying common user problems. The researcher concluded that the search functionality and general navigation options were the most pressing usability issues associated with using the USA National Phenology Website to contribute geospatial data.

- ABSTRACT – Title: Winners of the Web ( Webbens vinnare) Number of pages: 35 (including enclosures) Author: Lydia Kellam Tutor: Else Nygren Course: Media and Communication Studies C Period: Fall Semester 2006 University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science Purpose: The aim of the research paper was to see Internet and the digital techniques impact on marketing communication and consuming behavior on the Web. By understanding the relationship between marketing communication and consumer behavior my intentions were to comprehend how consumer behavior on the web could be understand. The purpose of this paper is to understand how different marketing activities on the Internet are followed by consumption. Material/Method: By using focus group interviews I wanted to study how individuals act on the Internet. How different activities such as communication and participation on the web could lead to consumption on the Internet. As a method, focus group interviews capture the social interactions and participants affect each other. The social effect, in particularly, gained the results and the analysis of this paper. Main Result: Consumer on the Internet experience that commercial messages on the Web are overloaded, and use consumer powered sites an alternative. Consumer driven websites increases and so is the influence of the consumer,since users on the web reject the commercial messages, a strategy where the interaction between companies and consumer is supportive for both parties is demanded. There fore a more individual aim on the marketing communication on the Internet is required. For example commercial messages that are directed to a specific consumer, and that relate to the interactive possibilities on the Web. Keywords: Internet, New Media, Web 2.0, Marketing Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Consumer behavior, Social Interactions, Digital marketing, Digital consumption.