Advent Of ICT Research Articles

BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES IN TEACHING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AMONG TERTIARY LEVEL ENGLISH TEACHERS IN CHINA

This paper provides an overview and discussion on the current situation of intercultural communication training and challenges for tertiary English in China. A qualitative meta-analysis was conducted on research articles written both in Chinese language and English during the last two decades (from 2002) to explore reported challenges faced by teachers. Mitigating strategies undertaken were also scrutinized via documents analysis of the assorted papers. The findings showed that instructional efforts to develop intercultural communication competence in tertiary students was previously quite stagnant in its approaches, riddled with various micro and macro level challenges and quite unsuccessful in yielding the desired results. Only within the last decade with the advent of ICT and multimedia technology that concerted efforts could be integrated into producing considerable results. This study puts forth relevant improvement strategies derived from various aspects analyzed. They came in the form of inevitable measures like upgrading the teaching system, improving the quality of teachers, changing the teaching strategies, developing resource hub, developing professional teams and groupings, and optimizing intercultural communication evaluation mechanism. The findings from this study has high transferability and insights for institutions in countries with similar contexts. It also provides beneficial theoretical reference for the training of intercultural communication competence in a foreign language learning context.

Technological Adaptation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Internet has transformed people's way of life and their access to education in the 21st century. The use of digital technologies in education has become extremely prevalent. The teaching-learning environment has shifted dramatically with the advent of ICT. Although some institutions are still wedged to traditional teaching learning procedures, refusing to incorporate technological tools in their teaching and learning. Their teaching-learning is based on old techniques. The unexpected outburst of Covid-19 in March 2020 shuttered the entire world. This sudden outbreak revolutionizes the whole educational procedures overnights. Many academic institutions that were earlier resistant to use ICT in teaching-learning were compelled to use digital technologies in their teaching-learning process, the only option available. The article focused on the importance of ICT tools in the teaching and learning process, with accompanying challenges of the implementation. It further suggested ideas for teachers and learners about how to cope with these difficulties and obstacles.

An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking in Mauritius

The advent of ICT has transformed industries around the world. The benefits resulting in better quality service, speedier services, cost reduction, business process re-engineering, more valued employments, among others are well-documented. However, adoption of ICT comes with its own risks and criticisms like potential loss of privacy, security of data, issues around trust, and so on. Notwithstanding the potential downsides of ICT adoption, these technologies are the realities of the present and certainly of the future. The question is no longer whether or not to adopt ICT but on how to deploy it for the survival and growth, for profits and profitability, for competitiveness. The Banking and Financial Services Sector has been one of the sectors whereby ICT has been most adopted. The option not to adopt ICT in the banking and financial services sector would in fact tantamount to death of the organization. Internet Banking (IB) has gained increasing popularity around the world as online services are perceived as being more attractive than those provided by traditional banking channels. This paper briefly reviews the literature in the area of internet banking and the issues surrounding its adoption and non-adoption. It goes on to tests hypotheses to scientifically prove the factors enhancing the adoption or non-adoption of Internet Banking by citizens in Mauritius. Banks may be inspired by the findings to shape their future policies in increasing Internet Banking penetration.

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BANKS IN PUNE CITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Advent of ICT has brought transformational changes in the Indian Banking Industry. Liberalisation, privatization and globalization policy and the recommendations of various committees paves the way for use of ICT in the Indian Banking sector. ICT has made the banking more easy, convenient and user friendly. It has changed the way the banks provide the services to their customers. It has also impacted the performance of the banks in all respects. The present study is modest attempt to study the impact of IT on the performance of banks operating in Pune City. The researcher has selected 5 branches each of 2 Public Sector Banks, 2 Private Sector Banks, and 2 Co-operative Sector Banks operating in Pune City and the impact of information technology on core operational areas as well as secondary operational areas. Total sample size is 1950 which includes bank customers, employees and managers/officers. The study reveals that the private banks lag behind in several aspects as compared to the nationalized and cooperative banks and there is a lot of improvement required in several areas. One cannot clearly distinguish the nationalized banks as the best performers or the cooperative banks is the best performers because there are issues that need to be taken care of in nationalized and cooperative banks also. What the study would conclude is that, for a bank to be successful there should be a proper commitment of the top-level management and at the same time the IT staff who takes care of the hardware and software infrastructure within the bank must work in harmony with the banking staff. KEY WORDS: Information Technology, E-banking, online banking, e-banking service quality, customer satisfaction, CRM

Zimbabwean School Libraries as Social Spaces

The success of students in the future is dependent upon the foundation laid down during years spent at school. Libraries play a critical role in shaping the future of students by preparing them for life beyond the school. The school library as a key component of the school curriculum has great potential to shape students through providing opportunities for independent learning. The paper will seek to find out the strategies that school libraries employ to develop student’s interpersonal skills in the advent of ICT’s. It will also examine the role of school libraries in promoting interpersonal skills development amongst students to promote responsible behaviour or citizenship. The paper will explore the extent to which school libraries can utilize technology to enhance interpersonal communication thus enhancing social inclusion. The writer will use a phenomenological paradigm to highlight the challenges and opportunities facing school libraries in urban Harare to provide effective library services to students so that they can be adequately prepared for the dynamic technology driven life premised on such skills like information literacy.

The Role of Film in National Development

This study examined the Role of Film in National Development: Problems and prospects using movie industries and movie viewers in Abuja as a case study. Survey research methodology was adopted while one hundred copies of the questionnaire were administered to the selected respondents within Movie Industries and movie viewers in Abuja metropolis. Findings have established that Nigeria film industries are promoting our cultural values, it builds youths talents. Also, poor funding of movie industries, inadequate production equipment, poor scripting, poor story research and the advent of ICT have been described as the major problems facing movie industries in Nigeria in achieving national development. Nigeria home movie industries can enhance national development through stories that focus on peaceful co-existence of Nigeria, if their stories are on corruption effects, if stories are on good governance and if the stories are in culture. It is recommended that the Nigerian Films Censors Commission should scrutinize films before they are sent out for viewing by the larger audience and script writers should always have at the back of their minds that Nigeria cultural heritage and national unity should be foremost on their minds when they are writing any script. This chapter also recommends the creation of more film festivals in order to encourage both amateurs and professionals in this field in order to showcase their productions; connect and network for partnership should be established. Funding initiatives to encourage both emerging and emerged veterans in this field is recommended so that more revenue can be generated for the nation and the productions from Nollywood can stand shoulder high with her counterparts from the rest of the world.

Effects of ICT on Teaching and Learning: A Review of Related Literature

The advent of ICT has made monumental changes in the world presently. This digital phenomenon has had effect in every facet of human life or endeavor. The introduction of ICT in education helped to improve the quality of education at the point where teaching and learning eventually became an engaging active process related to real life. The present study intends to collate the findings from a review of array of available literature related to the effects of ICT on education. The 21st century teaching and learning skills emphasize the need to transform the conventional teacher-centered pedagogy to more learner-centered methodology. Active and collaborative learning conditions facilitated by ICT helps to develop a knowledge-centered student community. This research work gives an insight into the use of ICT in the field of education, focusing on its impact on teaching learning process, quality, and accessibility of education, motivating learners, learning environment and students’ academic performance.

МОДЕЛЬ МЕТОДИКИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ПРЕДМЕТНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ УЧНІВ СТАРШОЇ ШКОЛИ ПРИ ЗМІШАНОМУ НАВЧАННІ ФІЗИКИ

It is emphasized that at the present stage, during the teaching of physics in general secondary education, simple formal knowledge and the ability to reproduce what has been studied at the reproductive level become unnecessary. The competence approach becomes fundamental. It is manifested in the acquisition by the pupil in the process of learning an integrated ability, consisting of knowledge, skills, experience, values and attitudes that can be fully implemented in practice. In the process of teaching physics, students should form appropriate competencies based on systematic fundamental knowledge and acquired skills, which are based on an understanding of physical laws, phenomena, processes, and so on. It is shown that by the middle of the twentieth century, the learning process was traditionally carried out according to the classroom-lesson system. The advent of ICT has led to the separation of online learning. The advantages and disadvantages of each in these systems are taken into account in a blended learning system that combines traditional forms with elements of e-learning, which uses special information technologies such as computer graphics, audio and video, interactive elements and more. We think that the optimal model of learning in modern conditions is blended learning, as it allows to sufficiently carry out the formation of high school students subject competence in physics. Attention is focused on the fact that the formation of subject competence in physics lessons is necessary for the preparation of responsible, well-developed applicants for education. It is noted that the development and improvement of criteria for assessing the level of formation of subject competence in blended learning is an important issue that requires additional research. We have proposed the author's model for the formation of subject competence of high school students in mixed teaching of physics, which is presented in the form of blocks, including interrelated general-pedagogical, target, organizational-content and diagnostic-corrective elements. When working on the model, its structure and content were substantiated, its features were singled out and taken into account. In the future it is planned to test and analyze the results of this model. Key words: blended learning, physics, high school, model, subject competence, formation.

ROLE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARY INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND USER ENGAGEMENT IN INTERLACING CAPABILITY INTO WORKING PRACTICES

The management of knowledge is a powerful tool for any competitive organization. The essence of the organisation is knowledge. In the area of services and services, KM increases productivity, efficiency and effectiveness. Explicit and implicit in nature is knowledge. This paper deals with both the explosion of knowledge or generation, processes and management of knowledge for effective use by end users. With the introduction of ICT, knowledge has gained momentum, changing its direction and dimensions immediately. Since Library is the heart of any institution, Libraries have moved from depositories and warehouses to information centres through the advent of ICT and digital Library technologies. The main focus of this study is on researching the challenges faced by academic Libraries in the management of knowledge.

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEW PATH OF MIGRATION IN SABAH, MALAYSIA

The establishment of nature conservation projects often bring dilemmas for local communities in Southeast Asia, including in Sabah, Malaysia. On the one hand, the enactment of Kinabalu National Park has triggered the dispossession of local people from their customary lands, but on the other, it offers various economic opportunities. Employing ethnographic method, this article explores the transformation of Dusun community living in nearby Kinabalu Park and its connection to the influx of foreign migrants from Indonesia. Besides Mount Kinabalu, agriculture acts as the core of cultural pattern for the local people. However, the establishment of Kinabalu Park has offered tourism as the more profitable economic sector, therefore, agricultural lands tend to be abandoned, left for the elders and foreign workers from Indonesia. Recently, scores of Indonesian migrant families are inhabiting several villages nearby Kinabalu Park, basing livelihood primarily on vegetable cultivation. Religious factor and the advance communication technology also play role to this migration pattern. According to direct observation, the majority of Indonesian migrants are predominantly Christians, similar to the religion of the host community. With the advent of ICT, these Indonesian migrants living in Sabah ensure that their family ties even though separated by Sulawesi Sea remains unhindered. Keywords: tourism, migrant, transformation, Kinabalu Park, agricultural land

O modelo de escola que temos prepara os jovens para viverem na sociedade atual?

Sociedade pós-moderna, pós-industrial, sociedade líquida, pós-humano, hiperesfera, inteligência artificial, Web 3.0, indústria 4.0, sociedade do cansaço, ambientação em Marte. Em meio a esta convulsão social, urge refletir sobre o papel da instituição escola na atualidade. Será que ela cumpre sua função primeira, a saber, preparar os jovens para inserção no mundo do trabalho e desenvolver uma consciência social? Como auxiliar as futuras gerações a enfrentar os enormes desafios que se apresentarão em um modelo social que ainda não conhecemos, num mundo no qual a única certeza é a incerteza, onde tudo que era sólido se liquefez? Será suficiente a integração das Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação - TDIC nos currículos para que a escola possa resolver os incomensuráveis problemas que enfrenta? Morin afirma que “os homens sempre elaboram falsas concepções de si próprios, do que fazem, do que devem fazer, do mundo onde vivem”. Desta maneira, caberia à escola desvendar a ilusão e ter a coragem de praticar a parresía dos gregos que significa ter a coragem de dizer a verdade sobre si mesmo. A escola deverá ter a coragem de enxergar a si mesma, percebendo suas fragilidades. O modelo árvore, sequencial, linear, imposto ao longo dos tempos já não contempla uma sociedade rizomática, na qual há a multiplicidade dos múltiplos. O mundo jamais será igual após o advento das TDIC. A inteligência artificial e a simbiótica relação entre homem e máquina mudarão radicalmente a maneira de o humano ser, estar e perceber o mundo. Não haverá como o homem competir com a máquina. Desta maneira, não caberá à escola formar tecnocratas para o mundo do trabalho, mas resgatar aquilo que o humano tem de melhor, que é sua subjetividade, sua capacidade de sentir, sua singularidade, sua unicidade em meio à multiplicidade.

Exploring the role of ICT on household behavioural energy efficiency to mitigate global warming

With the advent of ICT in the energy system, new possibilities to inform and influence residential electricity consumption become available. We explore the potential of ICT-based interventions in households to decrease electricity usage, improve energy efficiency and thus contribute to reducing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from this sector. Based on a literature review on the subject, we suggest that ICT can affect some of the main behaviour-influencing factors, and discuss the causal avenues by which these effects can take hold. Our review finds that ICT-based effects on consumer behaviour can reduce household final electricity consumption by 0–5%. These and other findings from the literature are used to define parameter values, which reflect the efficacy of ICT at changing household energy usage patterns, and ultimately decreasing GHG emissions from the electricity sector. A quantitative analysis of the potential for ICT to contribute to reaching the 1.5 °C target in the context of the European Union (EU) energy sector is performed. It is found that ICT-based interventions in household energy use could contribute between 0.23% and 3.3% of the EU CO2e reduction target from the energy sector that would keep warming under 1.5 °C, corresponding to 4.5–64.7 mio. tCO2e abated per year.

A Survey on the Usage of ICT in Pedagogy of Science

<div><p><em>Information Communication Technology ICT has impacted the learning world. Educational systems have witnessed changes in the pedagogical approaches with the advent of ICT.</em></p><p><em>The survey of ten science teachers of ten different schools of Lucknow was done to the how ICT is being used as in the classroom pedagogy. The self prepare questionnaire was used. The data was collected from the science teachers. The findings are interesting. It was found that few science subjects the ICT and its applications are used optimally but some others were very less benefited by ICT. The findings also discusses the readiness of the science teachers for the usage of different types of ICT in teaching and management role in engaging and encouraging the opportunities for the usage of ICT in science teachings were explored.</em></p></div>

Collection development and management within public libraries in Delhi

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out about the collection development and management in the public libraries governed by the government or its agencies in Delhi and compare them with the international standards for public libraries. Design/methodology/approach – In all, Delhi has three chains of public libraries namely Delhi Public Library (DPL), like Hardayal Municipal Public Library (HMPL) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) public libraries. The librarian/heads of selected branches were approached with a structured questionnaire aimed at collecting information on the collection development and managements in these libraries and selected branches. The data were then analysed and interpreted. Findings – It was found that with the advent of ICT and its impact on the society, it is evident that the public libraries are not making the desired effort to reach out to the public and make it more appealing to the users. The main problem with the library remains to be the lack of membership. A few initiatives have been taken, but still there were not many digital services being provided by these public libraries in the present day digital environment. Research limitations/implications – The study was limited to the public libraries within the physical region of Delhi only. Practical implications – The evaluation sheds light on the existing scenario of public libraries in Delhi and may contribute in their future development. Social implications – With the acceptance of the international standards as suggested in the study, the public libraries in Delhi would be better able to provide information resources and services to the masses. The better learned masses make the society more advanced. An information rich society would thus lead to an overall growth and development of the state. Originality/value – There have been many studies in the past on DPL but none have intended to cover other public libraries chains like HMPL and NDMC public libraries which are governed by the government or its agencies and are established with aim of imparting information to the population of Delhi. Also, a similar the comparison with international standards was never done earlier.

Electronic Business Models, Adopted by the Hospitality Industry in Bulgaria

The business today has been affected by the advent of ICT. They revolutionized all sectors of business as well as tourism. The paper aims to present the business models, applied in the Bulgarian hospitality industry. In the literature review is presented the influence on ICT on hospitality industry. Business models are presented and how they can be applied by the hospitality industry. The newest business model C2C is being presented in the case of virtual communities. Content analysis of the most used business model B2C in hospitality has been conducted. Analysis of the virtual communities in Europe is also presented. In the process of research it was found out that the Business-to-customer e-business model is not well-adopted.

Impacts of Data Centres on the Environment

In the present era, the concept of virtualization is very common due to the advent of ICT. The data centers are the building blocks of IT business organizations providing the capabilities of centralized repository for storage, management, networking and dissemination of data. Continuous growth and demand in computational power endorsed for the creation of high scale data centers, requires very large amount of electrical power which acquires high operational cost and emission of carbon dioxide. These data centers not only consume a tremendous amount of energy but are riddled with IT inefficiencies and ill effects to the environment. This paper assesses to aggregate different impacts from different data centers, and so on. The future will bring increasing pressure for Data Center managers to use less electricity, buy “greener” equipment and take increased responsibility for the responsible management of e waste Power, Pollution and the Internet (2013).

The ‘Rise of the Rest’: Schumpeter's Theory of Creative Destruction in the Age of Digital Media

The advent of ICT brought about a process of industrial mutation that, clubbed with the recent economic turmoil, has seen markets, businesses and managements focus on mobility, ubiquity and entrepreneurial innovation as survival strategies. This paper analyses the fall of the media moghuls against the rise of the twitteratti; it argues that we are at the edge of a blast wave of consumer-driven change, one that is tight on performance but loose on tactics; it focuses on the paradox of digital convergence on the one hand and content diversity on the other. How can we best define the role of mediated communication in its multiple technological avatars? Is it becoming a God of Small Things, particularly where social justice is concerned? Or is it just another instance of cultural imperialism? Is it confirming or challenging the public service orientation of the media? Is it creating tipping points that shift relationships among social, financial, and political systems? Or is it becoming a Tower of Babel in the name of alternative voices and discourses? - are the other specifics addressed. Given the global interconnectedness of media today, the paper primarily seeks to take Schumpeter's theory of Creative Destruction out of the purview of economics alone and link it to the larger issue of change as the new constant for our next evolutionary leap- as cyborgs.

Towards the Integration of Mobile Phones in the Teaching of English Language in Secondary Schools in Akure, Nigeria

The advent of ICT comes with its attendant students’ accessibility to information. Teaching these digital age 21 st century learners requires adaptive and technological induced methods by educators. The Global Satellite Mobile (GSM) provides learners greater accessibility to the internet which makes it easier for them to learn under certain controlled situations. This paper, therefore, investigated the possibilities of using mobile technology in the teaching and learning of the English language in secondary schools. The data was obtained from a three-week field experiment involving an English teacher and purposively selected twelve Senior Secondary School II students of the Federal University of Technology, Secondary School, Akure. The participants took part in activities involving different digital formats in the teaching and learning processes. Also, the respondents were interviewed to assess their perception and attitude towards this mode of teaching English Language. The paper analyses, within the framework of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach to teaching and the Constructivist Theory of Learning, the collected data. The analysis revealed that the students and the teacher found teaching and learning very flexible and essential to their needs in this 21 st century. The paper concluded that M-learning promotes cooperative and collaborative learning through the enhancement of learners’ use of authentic English language that would make it possible for them to construct their own knowledge. The integration of M-learning in to the teaching of English in secondary schools would afford the learners the opportunity of having a method that is 21 st century compliant and availing the learners the digital age benefits.

The Cyber Space and Information, Communication and Technology: A Tool for Westernization or Orientalism or Both

Problem statement: The role of ICT and cyberspace and their existence have become prevalent popular phenomena to the extent that they are perceived to have the potential for transforming the world and launch it into a Digital era. The advent and advancement of ICT and cyberspace has also facilitated the globalization process and is used as an integrative tool, making the presence of the ‘global village’ evident. However, we as the end user of ICT has never thought about the advent of ICT and its history, its existence and the construction process of ICT. Approach: The Cyberspace and ICT was seen as dominated by the West as evidenced by factual documentations researched by the researcher. This situation has created gaps and imbalance of knowledge and skills between the West and the East. Results: Therefore, this paper examined the origins of both the terms cyberspace and ICT. By using qualitative approach, this study focused on the basic concept of cyberspace and the development of ICT, the military ascendancy and the western invention of cyberspace and ICT. The ICT application and experiences in the Malaysian administration establishments and academic institutions are contextual examples of the strategic applications of ICT. This study found three major factors that is used as a guide for the analysis of cyberspace and ICT. Paradoxically, sixty percent of the Malaysian experiences were based on their own strategies of development which did not indicate western dominance in these spheres. Implications from this study on the whole showed that the cyberspace and ICT were the products of westernization process towards the east. Conclusion/Recommendations: The findings of this research has great significance for future studies and towards the mapping of the pragmatic strategic needs of any one country, the possible modification of knowledge content and innovations of applications (software and hardware) that will implicate a lesser dominance of westernization.

Librarians’ challenge to creating an effective digital library

The advent of ICT is revolutionalizing every facet of society including information provision and dissemination. Traditional libraries are therefore undergoing fundamental changes to cope with this new trend. It is in this vein that digital libraries come into play. Digital libraries offer such benefits as: equitable access; reduced barriers of distance; timeliness; shared resources; and enhanced content delivery. Even though digital information services appear easy to provide, it poses its own challenges which include cost, preservation, digital collection development, copyright, etc. The challenges, therefore for taking positive steps to promote modern informationmanagement in the new millennium is not only for African libraries but for the world at large. This paper provides a highlevel overview of digital libraries, potential benefits of digital libraries to society, the challenges encountered in creating an effective digital library and what information professionalscould do in meeting these challenges.