Categoria: QWERTY
Modern societies are under increasing pressure for an ongoing economic crisis, which is reducing growth opportunities and available resources. Such a crisis simultaneously involves the educational institutions and the entrepreneurial contexts. To challenge this crisis, there is growing interest among scholars: – On the educational implications of social responsibility and sustainability in the schools. Thus, [...]
Per offrire un’opportunità in più a coloro che volessero partecipare, abbiamo pensato di ESTENDERE DI 15 GIORNI LA DEADLINE per la presentazione dell’abstract. La SCADENZA dunque è posticipata al 21 NOVEMBRE. Vi ricordiamo alcune coordinate importanti per lo Special Issue, che rappresenta un progetto piuttosto innovativo per molti aspetti: 1. Precedenza ad autori giovani (dottorandi, [...]
[lang_en] In order to write this editorial I am using my laptop connected to the Internet through a wireless network. So at any moment I can consult incoming mail and interrupt my work to view the latest news on my favourite newspaper’s web site. Moreover, on my desk there is my mobile phone and not [...]
[lang_en] This paper examines the signification and social meaning of computer generated textual signs in online interactions of Nigerian students. Motivated by relatively scanty attention given to cross-cultural use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, it argues that Nigerian student Internet consumers make use of only universal non-linguistic signs and iconic linguistic signs to construct messages [...]
[lang_en] The advent of new technologies has led to a radical redefinition of the tutor’s role in student learning. Whereas the tutor’s skills and functions are well documented in literature, there is little research on the tutor’s contribution to the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the learning process. This study investigated whether face-to-face or online [...]
[lang_en] Contemporary technological advancements create new forms of human experiences – most notably the speed of communication, and the linking of the here-and-now and there-and-now settings. We analyze the new hybrid setting that is created for the teaching/learning contexts through seminars that use videoconferencing between remote locations, and emphasize that through these technological means teaching [...]
[lang_en] This short contribution presents the results of the LEAD project and its most relevant outcome: a software called CoFFEE, Collaborative Face to Face Educational Environment to support collaborative problem solving. [/lang_en] [lang_it] Questo breve contributo presenta i risultati del progetto LEAD e il suo più rilevante prodotto: un software chiamato CoFFEE, Collaborative Face to Face [...]
[lang_en] The book is structured as a fascinating novel where the events are told us in form of a dialog between multiple voices, teachers, families, school institution, researchers (Bakhtin, 1981; Ligorio & Hermans, 2005). The book focuses on the idea that the process of Self Construction in adolescents is a critical issue going on in [...]
[lang_en] This is an informal discussion from my personal perspective on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). In such a knowledge-building artifact, it is impossible to distinguish idiosyncratic personal views from their sources in other artifacts too numerous to cite. I composed this invited paper as a dialog with the Qwerty readership, almost in the format of [...]
[lang_en] Weblogs, or «blogs», have become increasingly popular forms of communication on the Internet. However, while many students and faculty are proficient at using weblogs for social purposes, few have experience in transferring their use to the academic setting. Pedagogical, design and implementation issues for the inclusion of weblogs in course structures are reviewed. Four [...]
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Modern societies are under increasing pressure for an ongoing economic crisis, which is reducing growth opportunities and available resources. Such a crisis simultaneously involves the educational institutions and the entrepreneurial contexts. To challenge this crisis, there is growing interest among scholars: – On the educational implications of social responsibility and sustainability in the schools. Thus, [...]
Knowledge Building Communities: aspetti teorici, metodologici e operativi – prorogata la deadline
Per offrire un’opportunità in più a coloro che volessero partecipare, abbiamo pensato di ESTENDERE DI 15 GIORNI LA DEADLINE per la presentazione dell’abstract. La SCADENZA dunque è posticipata al 21 NOVEMBRE. Vi ricordiamo alcune coordinate importanti per lo Special Issue, che rappresenta un progetto piuttosto innovativo per molti aspetti: 1. Precedenza ad autori giovani (dottorandi, [...]
[lang_en] In order to write this editorial I am using my laptop connected to the Internet through a wireless network. So at any moment I can consult incoming mail and interrupt my work to view the latest news on my favourite newspaper’s web site. Moreover, on my desk there is my mobile phone and not [...]
[lang_en] This paper examines the signification and social meaning of computer generated textual signs in online interactions of Nigerian students. Motivated by relatively scanty attention given to cross-cultural use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, it argues that Nigerian student Internet consumers make use of only universal non-linguistic signs and iconic linguistic signs to construct messages [...]
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