Literary scholars generally attribute a fascination with technology to the avant-garde poets, sometimes even writing about the typical avant-garde cult of the machine and civilisation. The example of Neumann’s poetry, however, shows that the purpose of these avant-garde activities need not have been a glorification of technology. Rather, they were interested in the subjugation of technology, because in the early 20th century it still aroused widespread terror. In Neumann’s famous book Nové zpěvy, this process of taming technology takes on an extremely sophisticated form: it proceeds from a state of suspicion about machines on to full acceptance of the major civilisational changes at the turn of 20th century. The detailed analyses carried out in this article show that the Czech author’s poems are never an expression of delight about technology alone, but an expression of delight at a world in which the sphere of technology and the natural world are one, harmonious whole. This means that the affirmation of technology is not possible without the prior affirmation of life itself.
The article deals with the need of improvement of the system of training engineering teachers of computer disciplines on the base of scientifically based didactic innovative technologies. This article also analyzes the existing learning technologies and pedagogical aspects of technology of construction and use of cognitive maps in educational activities. Actuality of their application and mapping software capabilities is proved, the model of cognitive maps is investigated.
The author highlights the need for the societies to become aware of the ecologically motivated ethics of responsibility. She discusses the division of ecological practices into “green” (e.g. establishments of reserves, protection of endangered species) and “grey” ones, which have been analyzed by P. Virilio, who defined them as “no longer an ecology of substance, but an […] ecology of the shrinking world.” According to the author, ecologically committed art contributes to propagating responsible attitudes, by drawing for instance on the tradition of avant-garde commitment. It is manifested in all currents which expose the dangers of the advancing technology and look for means of overcoming such threats (grey ecology).
The article deals with the issue of incorporating the school subject technology, with its interactive content, into the system of educational subjects at elementary school. It should make a significant contribution to the technical education of pupils and their future professional orientation. Technical education is an organic part of general education, as was also underlined by the UNESCO World Organization. Already in 1974, it announced a program according to which technical education should aim at acquiring the basic knowledge in the field of technology and its practical application in solving technical problems. Our State Educational Program supports a comprehensive approach to developing pupils‘ ability to learn, act, evaluate, understand and comprehend, at a given level of education. It is a starting point and a binding document for creating an individual school educational program that takes into account specific local and regional conditions and needs.
Societal changes have, throughout history, pushed the long-established boundaries of education across all grade levels. Technology and media merge with education in a continuous complex social process with human consequences and effects. We, teachers, can aspire to understand and interpret this volatile context that is being redesigned at the same time society itself is being reshaped as a result of the technological evolution. The language-learning classroom is not impenetrable to these transformations. Rather, it can perhaps be seen as a playground where teachers and students gather to combine the past and the present in an integrated approach. We draw on the results from a previous study and argue that Digital Storytelling as a Process is capable of aggregating and fostering positive student development in general, as well as enhancing interpersonal relationships and self-knowledge while improving digital literacy. Additionally, we establish a link between the four basic language-learning skills and the Digital Storytelling process and demonstrate how these converge into what can be labeled as an integrated language learning approach.
The paper aims to discuss the role of the technological university in the development of the technology system. Economic development involves constant striving for perfection in technology: from simple manufacturing techniques to advanced production systems. In the past they were made by individuals or enterprises wheras in the modern world they are produced by technology networks and take the form of technology systems. Technology systems can be sequential or interactive. The former include machines and technical equipment whereas the latter consist of interaction-based network structures. The former involve a sequence of actions (each operation precedes another, and a failure of one element obstructs the entire system as in, e.g., water purification devices). The latter involve co-operation between autonomous entities and institutions which develop, transfer and implement new technologies.
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Celem artykułu jest omówienie roli uniwersytetu technologicznego w rozwoju systemu technologicznego. Rozwój gospodarki to nieustanny proces doskonalenia technologii: od prostych technik wytwarzania po zaawansowane systemy produkcji. Gdy dawniej były one dziełem pojedynczych ludzi lub podmiotów gospodarczych, współcześnie stanowią efekt działania sieci technologicznych, przyjmując postać systemów technologicznych. Wyróżnia się sekwencyjne i interakcyjne systemy technologiczne. Pierwsze - to maszyny i urządzenia techniczne, drugie - to struktury sieciowe opierające się na ludzkich interakcjach. W pierwszych mamy do czynienia z sekwencją działań (każda operacja poprzedza kolejną, a awaria jednego elementu blokuje cały system, np. urządzenia oczyszczające z zanieczyszczeń wodę). W drugich współpracują ze sobą autonomiczne podmioty i instytucje zajmujące się kreowaniem, transferem i wdrażaniem nowych technologii.
The paper discusses two important trends that have shaped research in the economic sciences over the last two decades. The first one is the growing interdisciplinarity of economic research. The second one is the impact of technological changes on research in the economic sciences. Thepaper presents the author’s systematization of these problems.
The article is devoted to the analysis of the coverage of current research on the problem of art management and the specifics of its technologies. The use of methods and technologies of art management in preparing students for future music majors is still insufficiently investigated. Taking into account the new socio-cultural quality requirements for professional specialists in culture and art, the purpose of the submitted article is to highlight the leading art management technologies that contribute to the effectiveness of their professional and creative development, particularly as future art managers. The leading types of technologies of art management as a concept of art process control and sphere of art are highlighted. Their role and importance as tools that contribute to a successful professional and creative development of future specialists for the sphere of culture and art are reasoned. Special attention is paid to the analysis of characteristics of the formation positions of the participants’ interactive educational environment, in particular the factors of pedagogical support of students as future art managers. Experience of art management technologies in the educational process of universities in the sphere of culture and art can successfully develop in future specialists’ professional performing activities readiness, the implementation of the most important functions of the preservation of cultural values, education, recreation. In general, under the influence of various technologies art management professional formation of future specialists in culture and art becomes a more dynamic, multidimensional, conscious and controlled process, based on the principles of humanization and humanization. Accounting for the psycho-pedagogical specificity of their entry into the profession in the field of culture and art they are closely correlated with the cultural and creative development of the individual as an art manager. Achieving this professional status ensures not only familiarizig them with the technology of art management, but also a high level of professional readiness of students to the continuous self-education and self-improvement.
AutoCAD system is commonly available software which forms the basis for computer aided design and is a significant work tool for engineers, designers or constructors. This article attempts to present the system of computer-aided design.
Assessing oral skills in relatively large Business English classes seems a most formidable task for any teacher. How does one make sure to get multiple and valid assessments of each student? This action research paper provides supporting evidence for the correlation between the use of technology and students’ engagement. This was achieved by creating and implementing a course which aims at motivating, promoting and assessing oral communication skills. Students are required to use various channels, including video recordings to demonstrate their communication abilities. This framework enables students and instructors alike to overcome the challenges of large classes.
This exploratory study analyzed students’ perception of a paperless English classroom to identify participants who successfully used the paperless environment. The participants (n = 179) were tasked to answer a questionnaire. Results only showed a significant difference in the amount of time the participants used their PCs to work on their assignments; however, PCs’ prior use was not a factor. The transition from a traditional paper-based classroom to a paperless one cannot be taken for granted. Sufficient instruction on how the digital materials can be accessed is necessary for some learners to embrace a paperless classroom.
Waste products from the agriculture industry and other sectors are creating a waste problem with a negative environmental impact. Such effects can be minimized by further processing methods. One method, which is gaining increased importance around the world, is anaerobic digestion, for which biodegradable waste is a valuable source of raw material (Ryckebosch et al. 2011; Deublein, Steinhauser 2008). The paper discusses the technological process of biogas production, as well as the most commonly used methods of purification and refining. It also identifies the potential ways of using the resulting product (CHP, biofuels).
This paper investigates certain problems encountered when technology-based instruction is employed in teaching English as a foreign language. Three EFL specialists from Saudi Arabia are interviewed and their insights on solving those problems are presented. Many academics feel ill-equipped to utilize new technologies in teaching because they are technophobes who fear or dislike technology or do not have sufficient experience in employing computer applications. Other academics found technology-based teaching time-consuming, leading to increased workload, and demanding high levels of technical support. Solutions to face the reluctance to engage in electronic forms of teaching include the provision of instructional support to provide faculty with the necessary technical skills, changing college policies to consider teaching with technology an activity for which faculty receive credit, improving the reward system to motivate faculty to better productivity and higher performance, and addressing critical work-related issues, such as workload.
The emergence of flipped instruction has provided new opportunities to improve English language learning. The present study attempted to investigate the effects of flipped learning strategy on enhancing the vocabulary knowledge of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, the authors assigned 26 learners from an English institute to the flipped and conventional groups. They adopted a two-group counterbalanced design in this research. In the flipped classroom, the teacher posted the course materials via Telegram in advance to the class. Inside the classroom, the participants engaged in various peer and group activities including pre-communicative sentence arrangement, communicative tasks, pair, and group discussion, role-play and storytelling. The data were from multiple data sources including a vocabulary knowledge test, a student-recorded portfolio and interviews. The results revealed that the participants performed better in the conventional classroom than the flipped learning classroom. However, they did not have positive attitudes toward inverted learning. The authors presented insights into the impacts of flipped instruction on the quality of vocabulary learning and offered recommendations and implications for future practice.
In the article there are the uncovered possibilities of the competency approach in the formation of the preparedness to the innovation activity of the future leaders of educational institutions. In the process of the research there has been held the interview of the undergraduates – future leaders of educational institutions where they were offered to estimate the level of their own knowledge, skills and experience in the innovational management activity. The results of the interview have proved that the level of preparedness of the future leaders of educational institutions to the realization of the innovations is insufficient. The identified in the interview and in the process of the further intercourse the motivation, knowledge, activity gaps in the professional competence of the future leaders of educational institutions have confirmed the relevance of the study. The author reveals the technology of the preparedness of the undergraduates in accordance with the educational and professional program «Management of Educational Institutions». The defined technology widely uses interactive methods of education, fixing the theory is provided during the practical managing training; the diagnostic tools of the technology allow testing successfully the progress of the formation of the basic competences of the students-undergraduates. The result of the formed preparedness to the innovational activity of the future leaders of educational institutions should become the skill to solve the following professional problems of professional management: to realize the psychological and pedagogical provision of the process of the implementation of the innovational educational program and techniques into the pedagogical process of the educational institutions; to direct work with the pedagogical staff of the educational institution as to the changes of the stereotyped behavior in the direction of the formation of the preparedness to the upheavals and innovations; to be able to conduct the process of projecting together with the pedagogues of the educational institution of the individual trajectories of the rise of their qualification for the sake of the participation in the innovational activity and the realization of the innovational projects in the sphere of education; to take part in the assessment of the educational projects and the innovational pedagogical techniques from the point of view of their correspondence to the modern scientific approaches and the requirements to the assessment of the quality of the educational services.
The influence of the latest technologies on the lawmaking process is undoubtedly significant and with the growing popularity of technological phenomena (artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, Big Data) it is becoming larger. It is important that rules adapt to natural behavior in the information society, and not vice versa. The development of modern technologies contributes to changing existing business models and consumer behavior – inter alia the draft directive on copyright in the digital single market indicates difficulties concerning legal regulating of these phenomena. On the other hand an example of regulating legal status of machine datashows that the establishment of another exclusive right can have disastrous consequences for innovation.
This article proposes a scenario of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), as a innovative business strategy based on the analysis of business drivers, industry requirements, limit of current solution, and recent state-of-the-art review in the domain related to PLM. Potential industrial impact of the developed PLM technology solutions is analyzed. It is hoped that the proposed PLM technology solutions will form the frontier basis for further research, development, and application of PLM systems to quickly adapt to the dynamic changing market for industry companies to pursue the most advanced competitiveness. This article presents a process oriented framework to support effective PLM implementation with a set of lifecycle oriented business process reference models which links the necessary fundamental concepts, enterprise knowledge and software solutions to effectively deploy PLM.
- The concept of knowledge-based economy (KBE) in this article constitutes the basis for the undertaken considerations regarding the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the development process of high-tech clusters. It has been indicated in the article that this type of economy is characterised by quick development, particularly, of these disciplines which are related to information processing and science development, mainly the high-tech industry, including the technologies and services of an information society. It has been emphasised that in these market conditions the key sources of competitive advantage of business entities comprise, inter alia, the efficiency of knowledge management as well as various knowledge-intensive undertakings, which create newer and newer value for key stakeholders. The main subject of this paper is to analyse the development and application of RFID within the high-tech cluster. Firstly, the paper aims to present a literature review on the strategic importance of RFID technology for firms located in high-tech clusters through tracing a broad range of literature. Secondly, it constitutes an attempt to characterise the factors determining the decision to implement this technology, by focusing on the research results.
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