Web 2.0 en la implantación de Ciencias para el mundo contemporáneo.

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Un blog de ficci??n : leer el Quijote para escribir

Monogr??fico: El Quijote y la educaci??n literaria. Se incluyen p??ginas web sobre el tema tratado. Resumen basado en el de la autora

El blog como instrumento de enseñanza-aprendizaje de idiomas.

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El uso del arte como veh??culo de aprendizaje de las nuevas tecnolog??as : blog amautapuyo

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Las bibliotecas escolares y la web 2.0 : un estudio de la estructura y del uso de los blogs de las bibliotecas escolares en los centros gallegos premiados en la convocatoria nacional de buenas pr??cticas de bibliotecas escolares del 2011

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Testing Delivery Systems in Transnational virtual learning: the vocational management training for the european tourism industry (VocMat) case study

This article discusses the lessons learned from developing and delivering the Vocational Management Training for the European Tourism Industry (VocMat) online training programme, which was aimed at providing flexible, online distance learning for the European tourism industry. The programme was designed to address managers ‘need for flexible, senior management level training which they could access at a time and place which fitted in with their working and non-work commitments. The authors present two main approaches to using the Virtual Learning Environment, the feedback from the participants, and the implications of online Technology in extending tourism training opportunities

Sistema web per al préstec de DVD en col·lectius tancats

Aquest projecte de final de carrera sorgeix com a resposta a una necessitat existent dins de col•lectius laborals i docents de compartir documents i recursos. Per tal d’estabilitzar un sistema d’intercanvi que funcioni, és important que els préstecs siguin àgils i estiguin gestionats per un bon sistema. El projecte “Sistema web per al préstec de DVD en col•lectius tancats” té la finalitat de permetre als membres d’un col•lectiu tancat d’utilitzar un servei de préstecs de DVD via web. Aquest sistema facilita i gestiona l’intercanvi de DVD entre els usuaris del col•lectiu que estiguin registrats. La base de dades del conjunt dels DVD la formen els DVD que els mateixos usuaris registrats posen a disposició dels altres membres. Pel que fa a la gestió, el sistema incorpora un sistema automàtic d’enviament de correus electrònics i un gestor de temps per evitar que els préstecs no s’allarguin en excés. També està dotat de mesures de seguretat que garanteixen la privacitat als usuaris.

Biblioteca 2.0 : produção e organização do conhecimento na Internet

O objectivo principal deste trabalho de investigação é na análise do aproveitamento das potencialidades da tecnologia da Web 2.0 pelos profissionais de informação na gestão do conhecimento nas bibliotecas, especialmente nas universitárias, onde a utilização destas tecnologias se revela de extrema importância. Para enquadrar o estudo no âmbito da aplicação das tecnologias da Web 2.0 ao serviço da biblioteca foi analisado, em primeiro lugar, o impacto que o desenvolvimento tecnológico teve na sociedade e a globalização do saber originado pelo software social. Para complementar o estudo e verificar a gestão de uma das redes sociais, o Blogue, foi usado o método qualitativo, através da aplicação de uma grelha de avaliação da qualidade dos Blogues desenvolvida por Luísa Alvim. Os resultados obtidos da análise dos Blogues foram submetidos à observação dos princípios da Web 2.0, defendidos por Maness. Concluiu-se que as potencialidades do Blogue não são completamente exploradas pelos profissionais de informação, nem mesmo nas bibliotecas universitárias. Este estudo pretende fazer a análise da situação, mas também ser um ponto de partida para que os responsáveis das bibliotecas, especialmente das bibliotecas universitárias, repensem o conceito e mais-valia da Web 2.0, de forma a que o Blogue seja gerido estrategicamente em benefício do utilizador, profissionais de informação e do próprio serviço da biblioteca.

Birding 2.0: Citizen Science and Effective Monitoring in the Web 2.0 World

The amateur birding community has a long and proud tradition of contributing to bird surveys and bird atlases. Coordinated activities such as Breeding Bird Atlases and the Christmas Bird Count are examples of "citizen science" projects. With the advent of technology, Web 2.0 sites such as eBird have been developed to facilitate online sharing of data and thus increase the potential for real-time monitoring. However, as recently articulated in an editorial in this journal and elsewhere, monitoring is best served when based on a priori hypotheses. Harnessing citizen scientists to collect data following a hypothetico-deductive approach carries challenges. Moreover, the use of citizen science in scientific and monitoring studies has raised issues of data accuracy and quality. These issues are compounded when data collection moves into the Web 2.0 world. An examination of the literature from social geography on the concept of "citizen sensors" and volunteered geographic information (VGI) yields thoughtful reflections on the challenges of data quality/data accuracy when applying information from citizen sensors to research and management questions. VGI has been harnessed in a number of contexts, including for environmental and ecological monitoring activities. Here, I argue that conceptualizing a monitoring project as an experiment following the scientific method can further contribute to the use of VGI. I show how principles of experimental design can be applied to monitoring projects to better control for data quality of VGI. This includes suggestions for how citizen sensors can be harnessed to address issues of experimental controls and how to design monitoring projects to increase randomization and replication of sampled data, hence increasing scientific reliability and statistical power.

Interoperability for eLearning Service Management and Provision

Learning Objects offer flexibility and adaptability for users to request personalised information for learning. There are standards to guide the development of learning objects. However, individual developers may customise these standards for serving different purposes when defining, describing, managing and providing learning objects, which are normally stored in heterogeneous repositories. Barriers to interoperability hinder sharing of learning services and subsequently affect quality of instructional design as learners expect to be able to receive their personalised learning content. All these impose difficulties to the users in getting the right information from the right sources. This paper investigates the interoperability issues in eLearning services management and provision and presents an approach to resolve interoperability at three levels.

ARCOM construction management abstracts : cumulative abstracts and indexes of journals in construction management, 1999 update

The purpose of this document is to provide a single source of reference for every paper published in the journals directly related to research in Construction Management. This volume brings together articles published during 1999. It is indexed by author and keyword and contains the titles, authors, abstracts and keywords of every article from the following journals: • Building Research and Information (BRI) • Construction Management and Economics (CME) • Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) • Journal of Construction Procurement (JCP) • RICS Research Papers (RICS) The index entries give short forms of the bibliographical citations, rather than page numbers, to enable rapid reference to articles. A cumulative volume is available from the editor. Included in this volume is an appendix listing a wide range of journals associated with construction management research, giving details of frequency, editorial addresses and web sites, as well as whether each journal is international and/or refereed.

A data collection case study supporting requirements oriented prediction and management in software developments

Consider the statement "this project should cost X and has risk of Y". Such statements are used daily in industry as the basis for making decisions. The work reported here is part of a study aimed at providing a rational and pragmatic basis for such statements. Of particular interest are predictions made in the requirements and early phases of projects. A preliminary model has been constructed using Bayesian Belief Networks and in support of this, a programme to collect and study data during the execution of various software development projects commenced in May 2002. The data collection programme is undertaken under the constraints of a commercial industrial regime of multiple concurrent small to medium scale software development projects. Guided by pragmatism, the work is predicated on the use of data that can be collected readily by project managers; including expert judgements, effort, elapsed times and metrics collected within each project.

Intelligent wireless web services: context-aware computing in construction-logistics supply chain

The construction industry has incurred a considerable amount of waste as a result of poor logistics supply chain network management. Therefore, managing logistics in the construction industry is critical. An effective logistic system ensures delivery of the right products and services to the right players at the right time while minimising costs and rewarding all sectors based on value added to the supply chain. This paper reports on an on-going research study on the concept of context-aware services delivery in the construction project supply chain logistics. As part of the emerging wireless technologies, an Intelligent Wireless Web (IWW) using context-aware computing capability represents the next generation ICT application to construction-logistics management. This intelligent system has the potential of serving and improving the construction logistics through access to context-specific data, information and services. Existing mobile communication deployments in the construction industry rely on static modes of information delivery and do not take into account the worker’s changing context and dynamic project conditions. The major problems in these applications are lack of context-specificity in the distribution of information, services and other project resources, and lack of cohesion with the existing desktop based ICT infrastructure. The research works focus on identifying the context dimension such as user context, environmental context and project context, selection of technologies to capture context-parameters such wireless sensors and RFID, selection of supporting technologies such as wireless communication, Semantic Web, Web Services, agents, etc. The process of integration of Context-Aware Computing and Web-Services to facilitate the creation of intelligent collaboration environment for managing construction logistics will take into account all the necessary critical parameters such as storage, transportation, distribution, assembly, etc. within off and on-site project.

e-learning services provision and management

With the rapid development of information technology, learners demand effective personalised learning support, which imposes a new learning paradigm in learning content management. Standards as well as best practice in industry and research community have taken place to address the paradigm shift. With respect to this trend, it is recognised that finding learning content which meet personal learning requirements remains challenging. This paper describes a model of e-learning services provision which integrates the best practice in e-learning and Web services technology so that learning content management is capable of supporting applications of learning services.

Data management for the ocean sciences - perspectives for the next decade

There is remarkable agreement in expectations today for vastly improved ocean data management a decade from now -- capabilities that will help to bring significant benefits to ocean research and to society. Advancing data management to such a degree, however, will require cultural and policy changes that are slow to effect. The technological foundations upon which data management systems are built are certain to continue advancing rapidly in parallel. These considerations argue for adopting attitudes of pragmatism and realism when planning data management strategies. In this paper we adopt those attitudes as we outline opportunities for progress in ocean data management. We begin with a synopsis of expectations for integrated ocean data management a decade from now. We discuss factors that should be considered by those evaluating candidate “standards”. We highlight challenges and opportunities in a number of technical areas, including “Web 2.0” applications, data modeling, data discovery and metadata, real-time operational data, archival of data, biological data management and satellite data management. We discuss the importance of investments in the development of software toolkits to accelerate progress. We conclude the paper by recommending a few specific, short term targets for implementation, that we believe to be both significant and achievable, and calling for action by community leadership to effect these advancements.