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Ethics, Computer Simulation, and the Future of Humanity
2019
This chapter explores some of the key ethical issues impacting the field of computer modeling and simulation (MS this framework is not a set of ethical guidelines, but a toolkit for guiding ethical decision-making in this interdisciplinary endeavor. In the fourth section, we ask: even if we can model the origin and destiny of humanity, does that mean we should? Finally, in the conclusion we issue an ethical challenge to M&S professionals.
Transmetabolism: the non‐conformist approach to biotechnology
2021
Research work of the author is funded by Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (grant SETH ref. RTI2018-095584-B-C41-42-43-44 co-financed by ERDF) and the European Union H2020 (BioRobooST project ID 210491758; MIPLACE project ref. PCI2019-111845-2, Programación Conjunta Internacional 2019, AEI).
Social sensitivity:a manifesto for CSCL research
2021
International audience; Technologies for computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) are playing an increasingly prominent role in educational contexts, especially as teachers and students strive to deal with pandemic-related constraints. However, the technologies being used for collaboration on a daily basis are not sufficiently equipped to promote collaborative learning as both a cognitive and a socio-emotional process. They may even run the risk of hindering the constructive exchange of ideas and provoking disputes and negative encounters. In this squib, we argue that the field of CSCL is failing to address this risk, because our research efforts are far too scattered and siloed. We…
Philosophical and ethical concerns in researching online learning groups
2016
There is hype in the use of technology for teaching and learning. Online learning groups have been preferred and advocated for increasing learning. However, developing technology supported teaching and learning require user centered approaches to ensure that the design solutions meet users' needs. Since the research is situated within a practice area of online learning groups, pragmatism and social constructivism will inform this study. In this paper, pragmatism and social constructivism philosophy is discussed. The non-consequentialist philosophical ethical approach and how it relates to this research field is also analyzed. The paper argues that non-consequentialist philosophical ethical …
Development engineers’ work and learning as shared practice
2008
The field of workplace learning lacks empirical studies that view workplace practices as places for learning and see these practices in a critical light. Accordingly, the aim of this study is, first, to describe examples of everyday shared practice and consider what kinds of various conflicting aims and demands exist in it. Second, the purpose is to explore what and how it is possible to learn through these shared practices in the area of design and development work. The empirical material consists of ethnographic observations made in two organizations in Finland. Three thematic lines were extracted from field notes and transcribed work talk on the basis of ethnographic and adapted membersh…
Web-Based Learning
2013
Web-Based Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice explores the state of the art in the research and use of technology in education and training from a learning perspective. This edited book is divided into three major sections:*Policy, Practice, and Implementation Issues -- an overview of policy issues, as well as tools and designs to facilitate implementation of Web-based learning;*Theory and Research Issues -- a look at theoretical foundations of current and future Web-based learning; the section also includes empirical studies of Web-based learning; and*Summary and Conclusions -- highlights key issues in each chapter and outlines a research and development agenda.Within this framework t…
Technoscientific Citizenship in Citizen Science. Assembling Crowds for Biomedical Research
2020
This chapter explores “citizen science” as a contemporary variant of participatory citizenship. It analyzes how two biomedical online citizen science projects address potential participants. What does it mean to enact citizenship in these citizen science projects according to the self-descriptions of the projects? How do their web interfaces regulate participation?
REVIEW: Daniel Dejica, Carlo Eugeni, Anca Dejica-Carțiș (eds.), Translation Studies and Information Technology – New Pathways for Researchers, Teache…
2021
This review explores Daniel Dejica, Carlo Eugeni, and Anca Dejica-Carțiș’s Translation Studies and Information Technology – New Pathways for Researchers, Teachers and Professionals, a collection of 17 articles, elaborated by a transnational group of 25 authors from seven countries and three continents. The volume is the result of the “Professional Communication and Translation Studies” international conference, held in Timișoara on 4-5 April 2019. The edited volume has a tripartite structure, with topics ranging from new perspectives on age-old conundrums to cutting-edge avenues of translation research and practice
The Sport for All Ideal: A Tool for Enhancing Human Capabilities and Dignity
2014
Abstract Sport, as a child of modernity, is intertwined with typically modern elements, such as the search for universality, competition, and the fascination for measurement. As modernity is essentially defined, in legal and moral terms, as a search for universally grounded moral principles or basic human rights, modern sports are widely seen as a means to promote typically modern values such as dignity. This paper conceives of the term "dignity" in light of the capabilities approach upheld by Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. According to these authors, dignity is conferred according to certain human basic capabilities that we all are entitled to. This is the reason why this article explore…