In the global discourse on ICTs, the concern so far has primarily been outsourcing and the loss of service sector jobs from the developed world. This book focuses, instead, on the positive aspects of ...the digital economy as they relate to women in the developing world. It illustrateswith case studies from Argentina, Morocco, India, Malaysia and the Philippineshow economic empowerment through the medium of ICTs can change the position of women within their families and the workplace, even in the face of uneven development processes. This timely volume, which is rooted in primary and original research, illuminates the gender-related facets of the emergent information society while raising key questions about the implications of the digital economy on women`s work and lives.
At present, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is gaining wide attention. Effort to promote and integrate STEM education in higher education has been significant in ...recent years. The samples of this study were 21 students studying of Bachelor of Science in the fourth year student chosen by a purposive sampling approach. STEM linked problem based learning (STEM-PBL) on polymer materials topic was implemented for 12 hours. The STEM-PBL activity was designed with six processes as follows: (1) problem identification, (2) collecting information related to the problem, (3) planning and designing to solve problem (4) development and implementation (5) testing, evaluation for improvement and (6) presenting a solution or innovation. STEM-PBL has been proven to help students develop their STEM competency and 21 st century skill.
This research was aimed to identify learning media development process of digital-based history in order to find 21st century skill on the students and find alternative solution which could fulfill ...student and teacher needs within the implementation of online history learning activities. To achieve the goals, the learning method should be contained of these following steps: (1) problem formulation, (2) problem and field data search, (3) literature review, (4) analysis, and (5) result presentation. Through those steps in the learning method, the researcher found that ARKHANA (Augmented Reality, 3D Hologram, Info graphic, and Video Animation) product was stated as a feasible alternative solution and could be used as the means to realize research aims. To put in an evidence, based on several analysis activities such as need analysis, competence analysis, technology analysis, and SWOT analysis, ARKHANA product was said to be an appropriate solution, since it was highly innovative, easy to use, and able to accommodate student learning styles including to visual style, and ease the teacher in teaching and student habituation to utilize 21st century skill.
Building on the success of the first North-South cross-continental collaborative educational robotics mission held in November 2015 1, this paper presents a practical model for scaling the event up ...into a program for developing countries, particularly those of Africa, where the first edition took place. Past participants in Remote Rescue Thymio II (R2T2) missions, students and educators alike, have shared qualitative observations about its positive educational impact, notably in the areas of Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Creative problem solving, Computational thinking, and Cross-cultural exchange. The proposed framework for delivering R2T2 missions has been adapted to Africa, being specifically designed to tackle the critical challenges of internet connectivity, teacher training and program costs. In so doing, it strives to pave the way for collaboration with partners in African educational ecosystems and North-South funding bodies that share the vision of making collaborative STEM education more accessible and attractive to teachers and schoolchildren around the world.
Patient portals have been around for decades, but only became widely available to patients in the last 10 years as cultural shifts (i.e., patient-centered care) and policies (e.g., HITECH Act) ...encouraged healthcare organizations to offer patients electronic access to their medical records, as well as digital health services such as secure messaging with their healthcare team. Unfortunately, despite high interest among patients, research has documented generally slow uptake and low levels of use. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new incentives to adopt and use portals (e.g., to access video visits, COVID-19 test results). While evidence from some healthcare organizations suggests that this has translated to higher patient engagement with portals, there have not been national-level studies to investigate this. Our cross-sectional survey addresses that gap by assessing a sample of U.S. adults' use, perceptions of, and satisfaction with patient portals at the end of 2021. We found high levels of portal awareness, adoption, and use, as well as satisfaction among survey participants that, in many cases, exceeds what has been found in past surveys of U.S. adults. In addition, while we did find some evidence of some disparities in portal adoption and use (e.g., lower adoption among those with lower levels of education completed), many of the factors that have been found in previous literature such as race were not associated with portal engagement in this study. Our results provide early evidence that there may finally be some progress in portal adoption and use, but more research is needed to understand what is driving this and whether and how this progress can be maintained post-pandemic. Addressing common patient concerns and suggestions may be one path forward.
This study aims to explore a learner's embodiment and movements during discussion which are represented on an avatar in a social virtual reality (VR) space. From a user study, we demonstrated the ...validity of social VR space in an active learning (AL) setting. It is unclear whether such information represented on an avatar affects turn-taking and facilitates group discussion during AL activities. Therefore, this study conducted an experiment and clarified that turn-taking in the social VR space occurs more than on a monitor, leading to a better discussion.
