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Harnessing ICT to develop community and identity: a model for academic departments
Clara M. ChuJose Rodolfo Hernandez-carrionsubject
Service (systems architecture)Knowledge managementComputer Networks and Communicationsbusiness.industryCommunity identityCommunicationmedia_common.quotation_subjectInformation technologyIdentity (social science)DemocracyEducationEarly adopterInformation and Communications TechnologyCommunity modelComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETYSociologybusinessSoftwaremedia_commondescription
Universities have been early adopters of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). However, does availability imply use? How is ICT being used by academic departments? This article addresses these questions, and discusses the use of ICT to support research, instruction and service, but more specifically, the use of ICT to enhance a sense of identity and community across all members of a department. The authors' observations of university departments across the Atlantic reveal very limited uses of ICT. A democratic web-based academic departmental community model is proposed to assist in the strengthening of departmental identity and community as well as advancing its mission. Concepts such as 'wiki' and anthill community underpin this model.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 | International Journal of Web Based Communities |