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Digital Literacy Development Through New Technologies for Measuring and Data Mining

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AICHINGER D., KROTKÝ J., MACH P.

Edukacja-Technika-Informatyka

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2019

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vol. 10

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issue 2

233-238

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The article is dedicated to the problematic of using new technologies at high schools and during the preparation of future teachers. It is focused on using thermometric measurements in various fields of technics. The main emphasis is placed on forming the measuring methodology and the data mining application. A special set for thermometric measurements is developed for the didactic application. The set respects the newest teaching methodologies.

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DIGITAL LITERACY AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS: HOW DO EFL TEACHERS AND LEARNERS VIEW ITS BENEFITS AND BARRIERS?

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Mudra H.

Teaching English with Technology

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2020

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vol. 20

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issue 3

3-24

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The present study aims to explore perceptions of young learners and EFL teachers towards benefits and barriers of digital literacy. Eight young learners and five EFL teachers took part in this qualitative study. In-depth semi-structured interviews were employed to collect qualitative data. The results depict that there are benefits and barriers of digital literacy for young learners in learning English. The benefits of digital literacy include improving young learners’ writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills, getting used to authentic materials, increasing frequency of digital technology use, enhancing online collaboration between teacher-learners and learners-learners. However, this study reports that digital literacy also has some negative impact for young learners. Problems with weak signals which affect difficult internet access still remain a problem. Contents of online digital materials are not easy for young learners to interpret and convert into simple, self-regulated information. Moreover, digital literacy tools are considered to be expensive. These barriers might be influenced by other problems such as complexity of digital literacy tools, different comprehension levels among young learners, young learners and EFL teachers’ lack of digital literacy experiences. In conclusion, the results give valuable insights in how to go about integration of digital literacy tools for young learners.

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The Internet and Elt: Costs, Gains and Compromises

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Ungureanu R.

Linguaculture

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2013

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vol. 2013

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issue 2

82-96

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The paper analyzes some present and future trends in education, zooming in on the English class, through the impact of the most influential product of the human mind, the Internet. Extensive research is currently being done on the roles of the Internet upon our society, with special emphasis on education. I follow some of these research projects’ threads and offer up-to-date insights into the debates and controversies the Internet has awoken. As a result of scanning some of the future educational trends, the conclusion I draw is that of an obvious compromise the English teacher has to sign: teaching both classical and modern competencies but learning to use the digital language of today’s generation, while not overlooking the students’ emotional needs.

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Self-assessment of Attitudes Towards Media and the Knowledge of Safety in Cyberspace of Future Pedagogues and Teachers in Croatia and Poland

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Frania M.

The New Educational Review

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2017

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vol. 50

227-238

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The purpose of the presented research was to explore, compare and describe the level of knowledge on selected issues concerning safety in cyberspace among people preparing for the profession of a pedagogue and a teacher, and to present opinions of the examined people on their attitudes towards the broadly understood media. The research was comparative and comprised a group of 519 students of pedagogical and educational majors of the University of Split (Croatia) and the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).

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The impacts of dynamic capabilities on SMEs' digital transformation process: The resource-based view perspective

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Civelek M., Krajčík V., Ključnikov A.

Oeconomia Copernicana

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2023

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vol. 14

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issue 4

1367-1392

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Research background: SMEs' concern for the digital literacy of their workforce, their interest in increasing digital literacy among employees, and securing their digital platforms, have been major issues in their digital transformation process. To reduce those obstacles, the dynamic capabilities of SMEs included in the Resource-based View (RBV) might be an effective solution since they help companies be more competitive and proactive against the threats they face in the digitalization process. Purpose of the article: This research aims to investigate whether SMEs' dynamic capabilities positively contribute to their digital transformation process. Methods: In line with the proposed relationships, this paper analyzes SMEs from Czechia by running Ordinal Logistic Regression analyses. The research sample is created by stratified random sampling and purposive sampling methods. The research data is collected via telephone surveys. Findings & value added: This research does not find a positive relationship between the dynamic capabilities of SMEs and the digital transformation process. While the results related to digital literacy are negatively associated with digital transformation, no significant relationship exists between security actions and the digital transformation of SMEs. This paper extends the scope of RBV on the digital transformation of SMEs by analyzing various dynamic capabilities of SMEs that have not been included in a sole study. Moreover, the perceptions of SME executives are considered by this research to provide effective solutions for the problems they face in digital transformation. Having a joint venture agreement with well-experienced IT companies, having a network with partner firms, looking for funding opportunities in the EU, participating in some practical training, and providing internships for bachelor students might enable SMEs to hit their targets in digital transformation.

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Reflexiones sobre la influencia de las TIC en el sistema educativo actual

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Balches Arenas R. S.

Studia Iberystyczne

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2011

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vol. 10

183-203

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The advent of ICT in society has been an unprecedented event as regards the adoption of new ways of conceiving work, education, leisure, etc., in our daily lives. The so-called “digital natives” play a key role in the process versus the group developed in the era before ICT – “digital immigrants”. This article offers a reflection on the state of education in general, and on the current influence of ICT on the design of new models of education, different to those supported by traditional education systems.

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Developing Digital Collections: a Training Model of Digital Humanities Web Projects in Library and Information Science Education

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Fodor J., Kiszl P.

Informatio et Scientia. Information Science Research

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2018

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issue 1(1)

78-104

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Creating content providing systems and programming database connections, queries, and complex web platforms are primarily the tasks of information technology. However, the professional and content-related preparation of service engineering and the customisation and effective use of content providing systems belong to the librarians’ competences and therefore constitute an interdisciplinary area of our training. The so called Content Development Working Group of the Institute of Library and Information Science of the Faculty of Humanities at Eötvös Loránd University has, therefore, had a dual purpose since the mid-2000s. On the one hand, it involves future librarians in projects yielding tangible outcomes for the professional community, thus helping the students acquire competences relating to various aspects of the librarian profession through motivating and creative work. On the other hand, the working group studies and analyses the instruments of content provision, especially network-based information services. The results obtained through joint research and the display platform created are also published as a complex project, thus introducing students into the network-based forms of research support and scientific information provision. As an integral part of a modern librarian’s duties is to inform social media users of existing digital collections, within the framework of the programme we also test the effectiveness of libraries’ social media presence through short excerpts of our sample projects. Bearing all the above in mind, this paper aims to provide a detailed description of (1) the content development projects, (2) the experimental research projects and (3) the collaborative projects of the Content Development Working Group devised to enhance trainee librarians’ interdisciplinary competences. The study also highlights how the outcomes of the projects are integrated into the disciplinary (BA and MA) degree programmes of the Institute. To demonstrate the broader context of the undertaking, the study also includes a short section on the educational aspects of e-books and e-publishing and presents some of the internationally recognised results, the international connections and the future plans of the Centre for Digital Humanities founded in the Institute in 2017.

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ONLINE ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES INSTRUCTION IN THE CONTEXT OF IRAN: EXPLORING THE INSTRUCTOR ELEMENT

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Dashtestani R.

Teaching English with Technology

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2020

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vol. 20

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issue 5

23-37

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Online learning has become a highly effective tool for many language learning institutions and educational environments. However, very limited attention has been directed towards the teacher element in online learning environments in ESP/EAP instruction. To fill this gap, this study investigated the attitudes of 91 Iranian EAP instructors towards the implementation of online EAP instruction. A mixed-methods design was employed in this study, with both semi-structured interviews and questionnaires used to examine the participants’ perspectives. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the participants hold positive attitudes towards the implementation of online EAP instruction while they are fully aware of the challenges and obstacles to the implementation of online EAP instruction in the Iranian context. Several limitations, including the lack of online EAP teacher training, the lack of facilities for online learning implementation, low digital literacy levels of instructors and students, and the lack of online instruction infrastructures were identified and reported. The participants also pointed out several practical measures and suggestions in order to pave the way for incorporating online EAP instruction which can be considered by EAP policy-makers and course designers. The study can have practical and theoretical implications for the renewal of EAP instruction in Iran and in other countries.

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Possibilities and Perspectives of Applying the E-learning Model in Educational Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Rustempašić D., Habul A.

Polish Journal of Political Science

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2019

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vol. 5

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issue 3

83-99

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E-learning is a type of learning by using electronic technologies to access an educational program outside of a traditional classroom. As conventional classrooms continue to be transformed into digital ones, teachers must deliver lectures through multiple learning modes. Digitally enriched content and personal learning should be the primary way of teaching, as well as collaborative and interactive learning. The paper presents issues relating to education in a virtual environment, the role of virtual reality, and artificial intelligence that is increasingly entering classrooms in developed countries. The paper explores what application of artificial intelligence means for the development and broader implementation of electronic learning in virtual classrooms around the world, as well as in developing countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper presents the advantages and opportunities that contribute to the improvement of e-learning in educational institutions and the benefits for students and other parties involved in the educational process, such as teachers and parents.

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ПОРЯДОК ДЕННИЙ ЄС У СФЕРІ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ: ПРІОРИТЕТИ ПРОГРАМИ «ОСВІТА ТА ПРОФЕСІЙНА ПІДГОТОВКА 2020»

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Аліна С.

Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології

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2016

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issue 10(64)

110-123

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In the article the priorities of EU policy in the sphere of higher education in the context of the Program “Education and Training 2020” (ET 2020) are determined. The analysis of sources of research helped to prove that modernization agenda in higher education is the constant spotlight of the EU expert and academic communities. The dimensions of the modernization of European higher education (political, administrative, educational and technological) are determined and the levels of implementation of changes (supranational, national and institutional) are characterized. The analysis of the political priorities of the modernization of European higher education and generalizations of the experts on ways of implementing them allowed the author of the article to reach the following conclusion: the constant super-priority of the modernization of European higher education is the high quality, efficiency and compliance to urgent needs of society, economy, each individual. Increasingly pronounced is the problem of compliance of higher education with needs of the digital age, requiring a complex modernization of higher education, namely: 1) the development and continuous improvement of the system of digital competences of teachers, students, university administration; 2) formation at institutional, national and European level of infrastructure, which will enable a restructuring of the educational process through the application of innovative digital teaching and learning technologies; 3) formation of the open culture of change at different levels of functioning of educational system 4) the legislative support for the recognition of qualifications obtained through innovative digital educational technologies of (on-line, MOOCs, etc.); 5) sufficient investment programs of the modernization of European higher education; 6) the development and implementation of new approaches to quality assessment of higher education obtained through innovative digital educational technologies; 7) strengthening the relationship between education, research and business, the development of relationships within the “knowledge triangle”, which provides innovative development of society.

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Forming of Future Teachers’ ICT-Competence: Canadian Experience

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Demchenko I.

Comparative Professional Pedagogy

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2016

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vol. 6

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issue 1

54-60

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The article deals with the phenomenon of digital divide in the education in Canada. The domestic and foreign scientific and educational publications have been studied and analyzed. It has been found out that traditional means for training pedagogical specialists are gradually losing their relevance due to lack of educational dialogue between a teacher and a student. Information and communication technologies have entered today’s youth everyday life and become an essential means of communication, receiving and transmitting information. Based on the source study, the essence and reasons of digital divide have been revealed. Canadian researchers consider that it is possible to overcome this problem by revising the approach to teacher training which will focus on the forming of future teachers’ information and communication competence. Various definitions of the terms “information competence”, “ICT competence”, “digital literacy”, “e-literacy” have been described. The model of ICT competence, its structure and the process of its integration into education have been analyzed. The examples of forming future teachers’ ICT competence in universities of Canada have been given. It has been revealed that the problem of effective ICT implementation into educational activities is in the range of many Canadian studies, but in fact the phenomenon of digital divide in education is still topical due to insufficient activity of teachers of pedagogical faculties and students’ ignoring the problem. A number of studies have been examined, the authors of which give practical recommendations aimed at enhancing the role of new technologies in teacher training in Canada.

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Quelques réflexions sur l’intégration de la littératie numérique dans le processus d’enseignement- apprentissage des langues vivantes (à l’exemple de manuels de FLE pour grands adolescents et adultes)

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Półtorak E.

Neofilolog

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2022

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issue 59/2

43-57

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The aim of the article is to propose some reflections on digital literacy. The concept of digital literacy will be discussed in the context of foreign language teaching-learning process, especially in the context of teaching-learning French as a second/subsequent language at B1 level. The author will propose to analyse some coursebooks for teaching-learning French to adolescents and adults and she will focus her investigations on activities dedicated to develop the digital literacy of students.

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Комунікаційна політика Данії в контексті комунікаційної політики Європейського Союзу

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Karpchuk N.

Facta Simonidis

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2014

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vol. 7

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issue 1

113-126

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Communication policy covers the set of principles and measures directed at objective and unprejudiced dissemination of information, establishment of transparent relations between the authority and civil society and business, listening to citizens’ needs and requirements, involving citizens in the decision-making process. The European Union elaborates the principles and directions of the communication policy implementation in a number of normative documents. The EU member-states take the defined principles as the basis and develop transparent relations between the authority bodies and society, paying great attention to the needs and interests of their citizens. The aim of the article is to analyze the specific measures of Denmark’s communication policy as the state that occupies the top ranking position according to the citizens’ e-skills level. The research is grounded on the analyses of normative documents and sites.

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Polityka komunikacyjna obejmuje zestaw zasad i środków ukierunkowanych na obiektywne i bezstronne upowszechnienie informacji, ustanowienie przejrzystych stosunków między władzą a społeczeństwem obywatelskim i biznesem, przysłuchiwanie się potrzebom i wymaganiom obywateli, udział obywateli w procesie podejmowania ważnych decyzji. Unia Europejska opracowuje zasady i sposoby realizacji polityki komunikacyjnej poprzez szereg regulaminów. Państwa członkowskie na podstawie ustalonych zasad rozwijają przejrzyste stosunki między rządem i społecznością, licząc się z potrzebami i interesami swoich obywateli. Celem przeprowadzonego badania jest analiza konkretnych działań polityki komunikacyjnej Danii jako kraju, który zajmuje pierwsze miejsce wśród krajów członkowskich UE w zakresie poziomu umiejętności elektronicznych ludności. Badanie przeprowadzono na podstawie analizy aktów prawnych i stron internetowych.

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Cyfryzacja jako szansa na uniknięcie Europy dwóch prędkości – problem wykluczenia cyfrowego w Polsce i województwie pomorskim

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Rutka M.

Media Biznes Kultura

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2017

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issue 1(2)

197-212

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The article concerns the issue of digital exclusion analyzed in the Two-Speed Europe concept frameworks. The DESI report showing Poland’s low rank in digitalization is mentioned as the background for main infrastructural and psychological exclusion challenges analyses. Next, the suggestion for certain steps to be taken is included as the chance for Poland and the Pomeranian region to avoid second speed country position.

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W artykule podjęto problematykę ograniczonego dostępu do światłowodowego Internetu w Polsce i rejonie województwa pomorskiego w kontekście niedawno ogłoszonej koncepcji Europy dwóch prędkości. W tekście odwołano się do raportu DESI ukazującego niską pozycję Polski w zakresie cyfryzacji, a następnie dokonano analizy zjawiska w kontekście głównych obszarów wykluczenia ze względu na kryteria infrastrukturalne i psychologiczne. Wskazano również propozycje koniecznych działań, których podjęcie zmieni pozycję Polski i regionu pomorskiego, a także pozwoli na uniknięcie pozycji kraju drugiej prędkości.

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Libraries as Facilitators of Digital Inclusion for Sustainable Development: The Nigerian Experience

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Igbinovia M. O., Aiyebelehin A. J.

Folia Toruniensia

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2023

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vol. 23

53-73

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Background: Inclusive access and use of technology are germane to sustainable development as contained in the United Nations’ transformation agenda. As such, the need to bridge the digital gap through digital inclusion has become a critical goal for developmental institutions like libraries. Purpose: This article seeks to theoretically explore how libraries can facilitate digital inclusion for sustainable development, from the Nigerian perspective. Method: The study’s theoretical assumption hinges on the resources and appropriation theory of the diffusion, acceptance and adoption of new technologies by van Dijk (2013). The conceptualisation was based on the critical dimensions of digital inclusion (acceptance, literacy and accessibility); upon which the specific objectives of the study were structured. The opinions of the authors were situated in the context of relevant literature. Result: The study established libraries as facilitators of digital inclusion across the lines of digital acceptance, literacy and accessibility. This invariably impacts on the digital equality for sustainable development of all and sundry. Conclusion: Libraries in Nigeria, especially those attached to academic institutions are at the forefront of championing the course for digital inclusion which is a vehicle to achieving sustainable development.

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Tło: Inkluzyjny dostęp do technologii i korzystanie z niej są niezbędne dla zrównoważonego rozwoju zawartego w agendzie transformacji Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych. W związku z tym potrzeba wypełnienia luki cyfrowej poprzez integrację cyfrową stała się kluczowym celem dla instytucji rozwojowych, takich jak biblioteki. Cel: Ten artykuł ma na celu teoretyczne zbadanie, w jaki sposób biblioteki mogą ułatwić integrację cyfrową dla zrównoważonego rozwoju, z perspektywy Nigerii. Method: Teoretyczne założenie badania opiera się na teorii zasobów i zawłaszczenia dyfuzji, akceptacji i przyjęcia nowych technologii van Dijka (2013). Konceptualizacja opierała się na krytycznych wymiarach integracji cyfrowej (akceptacja, umiejętność czytania i pisania oraz dostępność); na podstawie których zorganizowano szczegółowe cele badania. Opinie autorów sytuowały się w kontekście odpowiedniej literatury. Wynik: W badaniu ustalono, że biblioteki ułatwiają integrację cyfrową w zakresie akceptacji cyfrowej, umiejętności czytania i pisania oraz dostępności. Niezmiennie wpływa to na równość cyfrową dla zrównoważonego rozwoju dla wszystkich. Wnioski: Biblioteki w Nigerii, zwłaszcza te związane z instytucjami akademickimi, przodują w promowaniu integracji cyfrowej, która jest narzędziem do osiągnięcia zrównoważonego rozwoju.

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Kontext: Inklusiver Zugang zur Technologie und ihre Nutzung sind wesentlich für die nachhaltige Entwicklung gemäß dem Transformationsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen. Daher ist die Schließung der digitalen Kluft durch digitale Inklusion zu einem Schlüsselziel für Entwicklungsorganisationen wie Bibliotheken geworden. Ziel: Dieser Artikel zielt darauf ab, theoretisch zu untersuchen, wie Bibliotheken die digitale Integration im Kontext der nachhaltigen Entwicklung aus nigerianischer Perspektive erleichtern können. Forschungsmethode: Die theoretischen Grundlagen dieser Studie basieren auf der Ressourcen- und Aneignungstheorie der Diffusion (resources and appropriation theory of diffusion) sowie auf den Konzepten der Akzeptanz und Adoption neuer Technologien von van Dijk (2013). Die Konzeption wurde auf den kritischen Dimensionen der digitalen Integration (Akzeptanz, Lesen und Schreiben sowie Zugänglichkeit) aufgebaut, auf deren Basis detaillierte Forschungsziele entwickelt wurden. Die Ansichten der Autoren wurden im Kontext der relevanten Literatur verortet. Forschungsergebnisse: Die Studie hat gezeigt, dass Bibliotheken die digitale Integration hinsichtlich der digitalen Akzeptanz, der Lese- und Schreibfähigkeiten sowie der Zugänglichkeit fördern. Dies trägt kontinuierlich zur digitalen Gleichstellung im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung bei. Schlussfolgerung: Bibliotheken in Nigeria, insbesondere solche in Verbindung mit akademischen Institutionen, spielen eine führende Rolle bei der Förderung der digitalen Integration, die als Instrument zur Erreichung nachhaltiger Entwicklung dient.

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Digital Literacy Development Through New Technologies for Measuring and Data Mining

DIGITAL LITERACY AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS: HOW DO EFL TEACHERS AND LEARNERS VIEW ITS BENEFITS AND BARRIERS?

The Internet and Elt: Costs, Gains and Compromises

Self-assessment of Attitudes Towards Media and the Knowledge of Safety in Cyberspace of Future Pedagogues and Teachers in Croatia and Poland

The impacts of dynamic capabilities on SMEs' digital transformation process: The resource-based view perspective

Reflexiones sobre la influencia de las TIC en el sistema educativo actual

Developing Digital Collections: a Training Model of Digital Humanities Web Projects in Library and Information Science Education

ONLINE ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES INSTRUCTION IN THE CONTEXT OF IRAN: EXPLORING THE INSTRUCTOR ELEMENT

Possibilities and Perspectives of Applying the E-learning Model in Educational Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ПОРЯДОК ДЕННИЙ ЄС У СФЕРІ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ: ПРІОРИТЕТИ ПРОГРАМИ «ОСВІТА ТА ПРОФЕСІЙНА ПІДГОТОВКА 2020»

Forming of Future Teachers’ ICT-Competence: Canadian Experience

Quelques réflexions sur l’intégration de la littératie numérique dans le processus d’enseignement- apprentissage des langues vivantes (à l’exemple de manuels de FLE pour grands adolescents et adultes)

Комунікаційна політика Данії в контексті комунікаційної політики Європейського Союзу

Cyfryzacja jako szansa na uniknięcie Europy dwóch prędkości – problem wykluczenia cyfrowego w Polsce i województwie pomorskim

Libraries as Facilitators of Digital Inclusion for Sustainable Development: The Nigerian Experience