Monday, November 3, 2008

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1. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION: NEW ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Silvana Comba and Edgardo Toledo (2008). Communication and Education. Seven conceptual theoretical contributions. Lulu Publishing, Inc.

are lessons learned from recent training in virtual learning environments, a result of significant effort to fully support that ICT's offer.

The authors dedicate this paper to seek communication processes interaction in new environments with emphasis on certain characteristics which can not do without these spaces.

is possible and necessary to design different communication situations as the communication needs of the task, depending on the purpose and value that participants attach to trade as well as the characteristics and potential of communication tools.

The so-called revolution of digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) occupies a prominent place and stands out as crucially, the key role being played in our societies the duo knowledge / technologies digital. What characterizes the current technological revolution is not the centrality of knowledge and information, but the application of that knowledge and information to knowledge generation apparatus and information processing / communication, in a cumulative feedback loop between innovation and their uses (Castells, 1996, p.58). This lets us know the line that are the ICTs in education and it is important to emphasize the application of knowledge and information to continue revolutionizing our abilities with technology.

is true that today ICT users are turning not only use provided that its designers intend, and really have been a great benefit in the educational field, but the networks are being reconfigured in which we participate, finding new uses and applications, this is thanks to the concern to maximize the learning process.

Then consider relevant return the most relevant aspects of these new interaction environments in training, since they allow greater insight into the possibilities and requirements of such spaces. Modes


know

known modes refer to the layout of operations through which subjects activate their cultural skills and build sense. Ways of knowing are made visible through the use of digital tools and social practices always involved the cognitive dimension.

One of the transformations that have occurred in recent times is that people went from being read-consumer content producers, users are now beginning to investigate and penetrate through participatory experience of creation. And they do forming virtual communities that promote collaborative learning. New

communicative situations

Importantly, the quality of the communication process between teachers and students with materials available in virtual environments that will be determining what new educational methods and no physical separation between teachers and pupils themselves, as is traditionally thought of distance learning systems.

is possible and necessary to design different communication situations as the communication needs of the task, depending on the purpose and value that participants attach to trade as well as the characteristics and potential of communication tools.

The context of communication processes

According Adolfina Pérez García (2005) to achieve productive communication processes in virtual environments is essential to consider a number of aspects that form the context of communication. Among them include:

technical and communication skills,
The perception of the environment,
communication needs, and
The availability of technology.

neglect and lack of commitment

A theme that appears frequently in the work on e-learning, taking as reference space the authors, is related to how to overcome abandonment and lack of engagement in virtual training.

What happens in many proposals for e-learning is that students are exposed to too many content regardless the hypertext structure of information in the network allows different levels of depth, depending on the interest and time available and the learning objectives.

is important that, at different times of their training in virtual environments, the student feels that he has control of their learning process.

virtual learning experiences are more dropouts than Lived Experience. However, a crucial factor in maintaining motivation, in which all the experts consulted agree, is to offer good content that are posing challenges and sustain student interest.

Importance
evaluation
What we noted in the previous section on the abandonment of courses and lack of motivation is closely linked to the evaluation, another key aspect on which it is necessary to deepen the virtual education proposals.

One of the key elements when evaluating educational processes mediated by technology is about and self-evaluative mechanisms.

all experiences analyzed in the final evaluations are face due to a requirement of the Ministry of Education.

And if virtual education promotes greater autonomy and control over their own learning students will necessary to achieve that autonomy in the evaluation.

Within the process of evaluating the activities met the self special importance of the work performed by the students themselves who, by using various digital technologies that facilitate collaborative projects, not only judge your work but also that of their peers mechanisms by comparison, reading and comprehension. ___


Since its inception the Information Technology and communication have become an ally in humans, its effects are manifested at all times of social life, but it is in the field of education where you have to pay more interest, is what determines the formation, the basis for personal growth and social development.

Expand the possibilities of the processes for teaching and learning allows more efficient production of knowledge, and this is achieved by blurring the lines that a classroom can draw, we are now talking about the search for new areas and weather conditions and not only physical, but the opportunities that technology provides virtual scenarios that help to enhance learning. Giving a higher

out these new digital environments, are increasingly being used more these and new areas, and this is thanks to circumstances presented in the demanding and changing society, the needs that may arise in university education, vocational and occupational.

In my experience using this type of space benefits are numerous, it is a great support for both the teacher and the student because this process makes it easier to remove the barriers of time and space, and also allows for collaborative knowledge creation leaving evidence available to anyone.

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