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This article studies the inscriptions of digital culture in Nicolas Dickner's novels. These inscriptions are related to the long history of media imaginary and its objects, and are associated with three textual procedures: thematization, metaphorization and transposition of digital culture. In doing so, Dickner's digital imaginary unveils its ambivalences, showing tensions between historical depth and contemporaneity, between serial standardization and creation.
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This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group development was in comparison with existing theoretical models: the traditional group development model (Tuckman, 1965; Tuckman & Jensen, 1977) and the punctuated equilibrium model (Gersick, 1988; 1991). All the groups had two working phases and three decision-making points. The temporal pattern of group behavior was close to the phase transition concept of Gersick’s model. Some groups tended to undergo Tuckman’s stages, but their development stages were not necessarily sequential or hierarchical. Thus, it is concluded that Gersick’s model could be more useful for researchers and instructors to better understand and assist online students in problem solving collaborative activities.
Keywords: group development, collaboration, behavior, communication pattern, group model
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AbstractThis article begins with an analysis of how nineteenth-century print journalism was produced to become a basic constituent of the public sphere of its day, and how it tackled the problems of survival beyond its date of issue. I then turn to the current flurry of remediation of the nineteenth-century press in the last five years and how digitisation of print now addresses similar tasks of optimising readership, distribution, and durability. This involves consideration of one of the current central questions, the roles of public and private platforms of delivery and their relation to access. In conclusion, I explore the impact of the digitisation of nineteenth-century journalism, and digitisation more generally, on Victorian studies and its publics. I focus on two aspects of impact: how meaning in literature and history is invigorated by digital access to their representation in historical and material context, and how the proliferation of illustration in new digital media, enabled by freedom from the limitations attached to print formats, addresses twenty-first century visually-literate readers directly, helping the transmission of Victorian Studies to the imagination of contemporary readers, across social class and internationally.
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Major digital players operate complex digital product and service offerings based on the development of portfolios of connected business models. However, the literature is limited in understanding how to strategically manage this type of portfolio. To fill this gap, by analyzing the cases of Apple, Google and Microsoft, we show that their business model portfolios can be strategically managed by implementing a specific architecture of connected business models. Our study thus contributes to a better understanding of how business model portfolios work in the digital sectors and highlights some key elements of their design.
Keywords: business model, portefeuille, numérique, modularité, business model, portefeuille, numérique, modularité, modelo de negocio, cartera, digital, modularidad
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If the smartphone typifies the post-photographic interface, then the data center epitomizes post-photographic infrastructure. Through critical engagement with cloud computing and its ecological impact on natural environments, this article problematizes the metaphorical conception of ecology in media studies, and argues for a materialist approach to post-photography that takes account of the natural resources and material infrastructures enabling contemporary image practices.
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In a world where digital resources are increasingly present and where youth are captivated by technology, librarians and document specialists have no other option but to create a special place for digital resources in order to fulfill their mission. It is no longer possible to ignore the social transformations and the new possibilities offered by digital resources when searching for information, just as it is impossible to remain indifferent to the growing place that artificial intelligence occupies in all sectors of our society, including access to information. This article also underscores the paramount role that librarians and document specialists are called to play in preparing today's citizens for tomorrow's information society. They play a key role in helping each apprentice develop information competencies, to act as a responsible and informed digital citizen, and to contribute to the collective, global intelligence in order to participate in the improvement of tomorrow's society.
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The open educational resources (OER) movement has gained momentum in the past few years. With this new drive towards making knowledge open and accessible, a large number of OER repositories have been established and made available online throughout the world. However, the inability of existing search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Bing to effectively search for useful OER which are of acceptable academic standard for teaching purposes is a major factor contributing to the slow uptake of the entire movement. As a major step towards solving this issue, this paper proposes OERScout, a technology framework based on text mining solutions. The objectives of our work are to (i) develop a technology framework which will parametrically measure the usefulness of an OER for a particular academic purpose based on the openness, accessibility, and relevance attributes; and (ii) provide academics with a mechanism to locate OER which are of an acceptable academic standard. From our user tests, we have identified that OERScout is a sound solution for effectively zeroing in on OER which can be readily used for teaching and learning purposes.
Keywords: OERScout, Open Educational Resources, OER, OER Search, Desirability of OER, OER Curation
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As a research tool, the library catalogue allows the public to use specific information, such as the author and title, to find documents. However, given the many user-friendly tools that exist, researchers perceive the catalogue as being less relevant and appealing. Some libraries have tried to regain the confidence of users by renewing the traditional library catalogue by making it visually more attractive and more user-friendly. This article describes the new generation of library catalogues available to the public with the hope that it may help institutions in the decision-making process. A shorter version of this article was presented at a CBPQ/ASTED colloquium held in Montréal in May 2008.