Analysis of Interpersonal Competences in the Use of ICT in the Spanish University Context

Vázquez‐Cano, Esteban; Urrutia, Manuel León; González, María Elena Parra; López-Meneses, Eloy

doi:10.3390/su12020476

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“…We consider education to constitute a route through which individuals can be supplied with full knowledge about the potential uses of the tools at their disposition, equipping them to comprehend the opportunities and risks within their reach. ICT has revolutionized communicative, training and work processes [34]. It is an auspicious ally for accessing information and resources which are highly positive for the individual and, with suitable control, can make the "mobile phone society" a social setting unmatched in history with regards to knowledge concerns.…”

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Factors Contributing to Mobile Phone Dependence Amongst Young People—Educational Implications

Sánchez¹,

Martínez²,

Rodríguez³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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The use of mobile devices facilitates access to knowledge and is at the base of the education of the future. Although the digital society has contributed a number of benefits, it has also been associated with worrying behaviors. The study design consisted of a quantitative approach that was descriptive, inferential and ex post facto in nature. Its purpose was to better understand the opinion of young people regarding smartphone use and describe dependence deriving from regular use. The sample was formed of 420 students from the Faculty of Education at the University of Granada. Results indicate that mobile phone use has displaced use of other technologies such as the television and is associated with communication and recreational activities. In addition, a profile was identified for young people at greater risk of developing a dependence on their mobile devices. This profile constituted female smartphone users with recreational motives and individuals who exceeded mobile phone use by more than six hours a day. To improve the educational use of smartphones, prevention and intervention plans must be designed which ensure correct management of this device, taking advantage of the benefits they offer, while avoiding problems derived from inappropriate use.

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confidence: 99%

Factors Contributing to Mobile Phone Dependence Amongst Young People—Educational Implications

Sánchez¹,

Martínez²,

Rodríguez³

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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“…ICTs have undoubtedly revolutionized communication, training and work processes [39,40], so today's universities need to establish appropriate conditions to encourage more student-centered learning, using innovative teaching methods, critical training and active citizens who are willing to provide their knowledge for social service [41]. There is also a need to implement innovative methodologies using ICTs and teaching strategies that expand training scenarios and interaction between students and teachers [42], facilitating access to content from multiple perspectives and encouraging flexible and enriched learning [43].…”

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Determining Factors in MOOCs Completion Rates: Application Test in Energy Sustainability Courses

2020

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Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are open educational activities that allow for distance learning and professional updating, although the academic community has questioned their effectiveness due to their low completion rates. This research analyzes which factors (personal, family, social, labor, and instructional design) are involved in the value expectations and engagement of the MOOCs and to what degree these affect the decision to enroll and the completion of the MOOC. To this end, in the context of 12 MOOCs on energy sustainability carried out between 2017 and 2018, 8737 participants were surveyed using two instruments designed according to theoretical constructs and expert judgment. The main results show that all the factors reviewed influence the decision to take a MOOC, although the “professional development” aspect has the most significant impact on participants who have graduated from technical and engineering careers. Additionally, this study emphasizes that the “instructional design” factor is decisive in the engagement of younger participants, showing that the conventional design of xMOOCs (Stanford Model) may be one of the most important reasons for the low completion rates of this type of course.

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“…Universities must foster useful competences for students in academic, personal, and professional development [55]. Regarding this, the response of education and social sciences teachers to questionnaires administered remotely was satisfactory and allowed for a full and meaningful analysis of the notions of citizenship, civic participation, sources of pluricultural competence, and value of this competence.…”

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Citizenship and Pluriculturalism Approaches of Teachers in the Hispanic and Japanese Contexts: Higher Education Research

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Current higher education policies include several challenges, such as the academic internationalization of universities, mobility, and cultural plurality. Beyond the official curriculum, university educators have conceptions of citizenship and pluricultural competence. To understand the conceptions of educators on both topics in the Hispanic and Japanese contexts of higher education, this article presents a quantitative study involving a collaboration between a sample of education and social sciences teaching staff from universities in Spain and Japan. The CYASPS® (Citizenship and Plurilingual Social Actors in Higher Education) instrument and a categories system were designed for data collection and analysis with the support of SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software. Using a comparative approach, this study investigated the teaching staffs’ conceptions about citizenship and pluricultural teaching–learning environments, which focused on their views regarding different kinds of citizenship, citizens’ participation, and sources for the development of pluricultural competences. Based on a descriptive and factorial analysis, there were significant correlations between citizenship and pluricultural competence, with relevant connections between key aspects of pluricultural competence, including awareness of the rights from the liberal citizenship model, civic commitment of the republican citizenship model, and several elements of cosmopolitan and radical citizenship.

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Analysis of Interpersonal Competences in the Use of ICT in the Spanish University Context

Cited by 62 publications

References 36 publications

Factors Contributing to Mobile Phone Dependence Amongst Young People—Educational Implications

Factors Contributing to Mobile Phone Dependence Amongst Young People—Educational Implications

Determining Factors in MOOCs Completion Rates: Application Test in Energy Sustainability Courses

Citizenship and Pluriculturalism Approaches of Teachers in the Hispanic and Japanese Contexts: Higher Education Research

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