Immanuel Kant : sense frivolitats de Facebook

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Un entorno virtual, dos experiencias : tareas acad??micas grupales y socializaci??n de emociones en Facebook

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Facebook como espacio de aprendizaje de ELE en el contexto island??s y su efecto en el proceso de lectoescritura

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Facebook e inovação pedagógica : um projeto de autoformação

A investigadora fixou o objetivo de se atualizar a nível profissional, por autoformação. Considera ser relevante para o ensino que se aposte em estratégias /atividades inovadoras sob um ponto de vista pedagógico, assentes nas novas tecnologias. Neste contexto, a questão de partida foi: como pode a docente inovar na sua prática pedagógica com impacto no desenvolvimento das suas competências digitais e profissionais? Pode inovar, explorando, a nível educativo, as caraterísticas de uma rede social como o Facebook, que é intuitiva e permite o acesso por computador. Além disso, aposta na natureza ubíqua, desenhada para Tablet ou telemóvel, em mobilidade. Possibilita a comunicação síncrona e assíncrona. Pode ser rentabilizada em dois níveis: no da Web 1.0, para pesquisa e arquivo; e no da Web 2.0, para criação/cocriação. Nesta investigação, o paradigma da Web 2.0 facultou a conceção de uma Wiki e de outros produtos criativos. Sendo inábil em tecnologia digital, a docente investigadora pretendeu inverter a situação ao começar pelo Facebook, que se revelou uma forma muito pragmática de ir aprendendo, paulatinamente, a operar outras ferramentas digitais e de consolidar uma autoformação em espiral ascendente. O Trabalho de Projeto, de que ora se lavra este relatório, seguiu a metodologia de investigação-ação, pelo modelo de Whitehead (1989). Foram cinco fases distintas: desde a identificação do problema até à sua superação, passando pelas fases intermédias de planificação do trabalho e de implementação. A última fase foi a reformulação, isto é, a planificação do ano letivo seguinte, com base na experimentação anterior e nos resultados obtidos. Dos resultados obtidos, destacam-se os seguintes: os discentes empenharam-se nas inovações digital e pedagógica porque compreenderam que a docente as concebeu para eles e eram adequadas às suas capacidades; elucidaram a docente, quando esta teve dúvidas de ordem digital; aprovaram o método eclético que concilia o tradicional com o moderno, sem exageros; apreciaram que a docente se implicasse, conferindo um cunho pessoal às aulas; aceitaram bem a entrada do Facebook em meio escolar, com a associação do telemóvel, para partilha de informação e de conhecimento; o Facebook ajudou a docente a desenvolver as aprendizagens tecnológicas e a comunicar com os alunos; os intervenientes reconheceram que podem criar produtos propositadamente para exibir na página, entrando portanto, na Web 2.0.

El amor a través de Facebook

Este trabajo de investigación presenta un análisis de las relaciones amorosas a través de la red social Facebook, partiendo de la descripción de lo que es el amor y sus transformaciones desde la antigüedad hasta la modernidad a partir de los estudios de varios autores. Además se realiza un análisis de la concepción del cuerpo y la sexualidad y su influencia en las relaciones amorosas y su desarrollo a partir de la comunicación entre los sujetos. Con esta base teórica partimos con el estudio de las relaciones sociales desde el nivel de la presencialidad y cómo gracias a los elementos tecnológicos se llevan a la virtualidad rompiendo las barreras del tiempo y el espacio, lo que facilita la interacción entre los sujetos y la evolución de sus relaciones hasta concretarlas en la realidad física. Los contenidos presentados en esta tesis son complementados con el análisis de tres estudios de caso de parejas jóvenes que iniciaron sus relaciones amorosas a través de la red social Facebook y que concretaron las mismas en encuentros físicos y el establecimiento de enlaces en la vida real.

Proyección de la imagen fotográfica en Facebook: estudio de caso de un grupo de jóvenes desde una perspectiva de género

La investigación está conformada por tres capítulos: 1) Redes sociales, género y fotografía, donde se expone el problema, que es observar cómo un grupo de jóvenes proyectan su imagen en Facebook para ser integrados por los otros, y cómo esta permite que sean aceptados por un grupo. Para ser parte de este colectivo se debe cumplir requisitos como gustos similares, gestos parecidos, parámetros de cierta moda, estilo, postura, movimientos, rasgos físicos: si no se acercan a lo que el grupo quiere simplemente son excluidos de esa red social. Aquí se explica qué es el Facebook, cuál es su función, el uso de las fotografías, perspectivas de género y patrones sociales y estereotipos. En el segundo capítulo se realiza un análisis fotográfico e iconográfico desde una perspectiva de género. El método que se utiliza es la etnografía virtual, porque es una técnica de información que permite observar las prácticas culturales de los grupos sociales en internet, que en la actualidad es considerado el espacio donde se produce la interacción social, donde se lo practica y en donde lo social, cultural e identidad se fusionan, es una nueva alternativa para que la personas se relaciona a través de internet con el otro sin salir de su casa. Para realizar este trabajo, la investigación se basó en las fichas fotográficas y en las entrevistas. En el capítulo tres se realiza un trabajo práctico, en el cual se hacen comparaciones con fotografías de personajes famosos y publicidades con el fin de encontrar características similares, y se observa la influencia de los medios de comunicación, la cultura, la familia, la moda y las redes sociales en cada uno de los diez casos de estudio.

Facebook: consumo y comunidad

La idea central que recorre esta investigación es la premisa de que las comunidades tipo fan page de la red social Facebook son las que dejarían ver el modo de construir el sentido de pertenencia cultural de los usuarios que se agrupan en estos espacios y comparten contenido. Son esas dinámicas de pertenecer y compartir las que fueron estudiadas y las que ayudaron a comprender la formación de los tipos de comunidad presentes en esta red social. Esto por medio de tres de esas comunidades tipo de fan page: La Selección Colombia, Wereverwero y Me Gusta La Cerveza. En ese sentido, fue valioso encontrar que son los contenidos de las fan page los que generan las interacciones y la socialización, dejando entrever las diferencias con respecto a otras formaciones de comunidades como los grupos o los perfiles, en las que la socialización e interacción dependen de otros factores como las restricciones de seguridad de cada usuario o grupo. Otro aspecto importante de este trabajo fue ver que dentro de estas comunidades existen dinámicas y flujos de comunicación, que de nuevo marcan diferencia con respecto a los demás tipos de asociaciones que se dan dentro de la misma red social, en las que el texto aún tiene mucha atención, diferente a las fan page en las que el video y las imágenes son las que priman. Es así como por medio del análisis de los contenidos, que en su gran mayoría fueron imágenes, se puede dar cuenta de cómo éstas se convierten en los materializadores de la comunidad. Al igual, por medio de la interrogación a los participantes de estas comunidades y de los creadores de ellas, se puede notar la dependencia de los usuarios a este tipo de contenidos (imágenes). Esa dependencia marca lo que podría llamarse son los límites de cada fan page, es decir los límites de la comunidad.

Facebook & Blackboard: comparison of learner perspectives

Different systems, different purposes – but how do they compare as learning environments? We undertook a survey of students at the University, asking whether they learned from their use of the systems, whether they made contact with other students through them, and how often they used them. Although it was a small scale survey, the results are quite enlightening and quite surprising. Blackboard is populated with learning material, has all the students on a module signed up to it, a safe environment (in terms of Acceptable Use and some degree of staff monitoring) and provides privacy within the learning group (plus lecturer and relevant support staff). Facebook, on the other hand, has no learning material, only some of the students using the system, and on the face of it, it has the opportunity for slips in privacy and potential bullying because the Acceptable Use policy is more lax than an institutional one, and breaches must be dealt with on an exception basis, when reported. So why do more students find people on their courses through Facebook than Blackboard? And why are up to 50% of students reporting that they have learned from using Facebook? Interviews indicate that students in subjects which use seminars are using Facebook to facilitate working groups – they can set up private groups which give them privacy to discuss ideas in an environment which perceived as safer than Blackboard can provide. No staff interference, unless they choose to invite them in, and the opportunity to select who in the class can engage. The other striking finding is the difference in use between the genders. Males are using blackboard more frequently than females, whilst the reverse is true for Facebook. Interviews suggest that this may have something to do with needing to access lecture notes… Overall, though, it appears that there is little relationship between the time spent engaging with Blackboard and reports that students have learned from it. Because Blackboard is our central repository for notes, any contact is likely to result in some learning. Facebook, however, shows a clear relationship between frequency of use and perception of learning – and our students post frequently to Facebook. Whilst much of this is probably trivia and social chit chat, the educational elements of it are, de facto, contructivist in nature. Further questions need to be answered - Is the reason the students learn from Facebook because they are creating content which others will see and comment on? Is it because they can engage in a dialogue, without the risk of interruption by others?

Facebook & BlackBoard: comparative view of learning environments

For several years, online educational tools such as Blackboard have been used by Universities to foster collaborative learning in an online setting. Such tools tend to be implemented in a top-down fashion, with the institution providing the tool to the students and instructing them to use it. Recently, however, a more informal, bottom up approach is increasingly being employed by the students themselves in the form of social networks such as Facebook. With over 9,000 registered Facebook users at the beginning of this study, rising to over 12,000 at the University of Reading alone, Facebook is becoming the de facto social network of choice for higher education students in the UK, and there was increasing anecdotal evidence that students were actively learning via Facebook rather than through BlackBoard. To test the validity of these anecdotes, a questionnaire was sent to students, asking them about their learning experiences via BlackBoard and Facebook. The results show that students are making use of the tools available to them even when there is no formal academic content, and that increased use of a social networking tool is correlated with a reported increase in learning as a result of that use.

Facebook faith - social networking in a faith based community

This paper views the increasing social networking as an efficient emerging ministry to the moveable generation. Through social network such as Facebook, ministry from a pastoral perspective can become more authentic and meaningful. Ministry is relational. Social Networking sites provide a strong platform to being part in other people’s life. Social networking and living online builds community beyond geographical boarders. Young adults and youths digital identity often reflects their faith, this is supported by research which suggests a practice of more openness to share and expose private issues online. Spiritual and religious views are freely shared, creating sacred spaces in the midst of life practising a holistic faith identity in a secular community. Providing a strong platform for information flow, Social Network is attractive in a postmodern society where inviting people to join in events are perceived as non threatening, making church community events transparent and available to people who do not attend church, inviting spiritual friendships and relationships. Social Networking strengthens relationship in a non hierarchical manner and invites the minister into lives where there previously would have been barriers, engaging in prayer and bible study as well as pastoral care through social networking, thus relationships deepens via social networking making people real. It has been observed that, although community building happens on the net, church affiliation loyalty remains to the local community. Therefore presence ministry though social networks emerges as a core form of ministry, where relations to youth who move from local church to university campuses are kept alive. The asynchronous nature of communication within social networking eases the minister in her work. The minister is able to engage with many individuals at the same time. Before the minister could visit one person at a time, now she visits 5-6 individuals at any given time. Therefore social networking not only increases the quality of the work, but also empowers the minister to be more efficient.

Projecting social and discursive identities through code-switching on facebook: the case of Greek Cypriots

Two varieties of Greek are spoken on the island of Cyprus: the local dialect, namely the Greek-Cypriot Dialect (GCD), and Standard Modern Greek (SMG). English is also influential, as Cyprus was an English colony until 1960. The dialect is rarely employed for everyday written purposes; however, it is now evident in computer-mediated communication (CMC). As a contribution to the field of code-switching in writing, this study examines how Greek-Cypriot internet users employ GCD, SMG, and English in their Facebook interactions. In particular, we investigate how identities (discursive and social) are performed and indexed through the linguistic choices of Greek-Cypriot internet users. The findings indicate that switches to GCD add a humorous tone and express solidarity and informality. SMG is mostly used for ‘official’ statements, and it is preferred by mature internet users, while English is used with expressions of affect and evaluative comments.

La risa en los Chistes de Facebook

People tell jokes in order to amuse and produce laughter. It is possible to represent laughter in the cyberspace discourse by writing how it sounds or by using a representation of a facial expression formed by various combinations of keyboard characters called emoticon. Jokes are appreciated by both men and women in our society but is there any difference between the way they represent laughter in the cyberspace discourse? In this research, we use the qualitative and quantitative method. First, we analyze the mechanism of linguistic construction of five jokes and their types and techniques based on Freud’s theory about this subject. Then we present the reactions produced by the jokes found in a social network and focus in the written representation of the laughter. The results show us that more women than men react to the jokes by writing a comment. The most popular laughter used by both men and women in a Spanish social network is "jajajaja" and the emoticon "XD". We have also found that people use the international laughter "hahahaha" and more women than men use "jejeje" to represent laughter in the same network. Although each individual has a laughter style, the way people represent the laughter graphically in the cyberspace discourse is almost the same between men and women but it differs in the way they use them as a reaction to the type and technique of the joke.