Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications Vol. - IV

Chapter 4.1. A Dissemination Strategy for the Management of Knowledge in Rural Communities / Ken Stevens Chapter 4.2. ICTs for Intercultural Dialogue (ICT4ID) / Victor Giner Minana Chapter 4.3. Information and Communication Technologies Provision to Rural Communities: The Case of Gutu World Links Telecenter in Zimbabwe / Shirley Chikowore-Kabwato and Isola Ajiferuke Chapter 4.4. Indigenous Peoples and the Cultural Constructions of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Latin America / Juan Francisco Salazar Chapter 4.5. Assessing Universal Access to ICT in Ghana / Godfred Frempong and Imoro Braimah Chapter 4.6. Caribbean Companies and the Information Superhighway / Simon Fraser Chapter 4.7. Technology Leapfrogging in Thailand / Louis Sanzogni and Heather Arthur-Gray Chapter 4.8. An ICT Enabled Community in Rural Nigeria and the UK / Pamela McLean Chapter 4.9. ICT in Medical Education in Trinidad and Tobago / Marilyn Lewis Chapter 4.10. Clustering Dynamics of the ICT Sector in South Africa / Sagren Moodley Chapter 4.11. ICT and the Tourism Information Marketplace in Australia / Andrew Taylor Chapter 4.12. Potential Challenges of ICT Implementations in Sri Lanka / Kennedy D. Gunawardana Chapter 4.13. The E-Pabelan National ICT4PR Pilot Project: Experiences and Challenges of Implementation in an Indonesian Context / Alex Robinson Chapter 4.14. Determining Whether ICT Improves Social Interactions / Raj Gururajan Chapter 4.15. Formation of a Knowledge-Based Society through Utilization of Information Networking / Hakikur Rahman Chapter 4.16. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with ICT: Recognizing and Engaging new Configurations of Student Learning / Colin Baskin Chapter 4.17. Strategies for the Cooperation of Higher Education Institutions in ICT / Juha Kettunen Chapter 4.18. Integrating ICT in Universities: Some Actual Problems and Solutions / Vassilios Dagdilelis Chapter 4.19. Diffusion of Educational Technology and Education Reform: Examining Perceptual Barriers to Technology Integration / LeAnne K. Robinson Chapter 4.20. Evaluating the Learning Effectiveness of Using Web-Based Instruction: An Individual Differences Approach / Sherry Y. Chen Chapter 4.21. Quality of Online Learning Applications: Impact on Student Enjoyment, Motivation and Anxiety / Leping Liu Chapter 4.22. Virtual Reality & Immersive Technology in Education / Patrick E. Connolly Chapter 4.23. E-Learning: An Investigation into Students’ Reactions to Investment into IT at Tertiary Institutions / Solitaire Maherry-Lubbe Chapter 4.24. Guiding Our Way: Needs and Motivations of Teachers in Online Learning Modeling Responsive Course Design / Kathleen P. King, Frank J. Melia, and Marlene D. Dunham Chapter 4.25. Computer-Based Health Information Systems: Projects for Computerization or Health Management? Empirical Experiences from India / Ranjini C. R. and Sundeep Sahay Chapter 4.26. Current and Future State of ICT Deployment and Utilization in Healthcare: An Analysis of Cross-Cultural Ethical Issues / Bernd Carsten Stahl, Simon Rogerson and Amin Kashmeery Section 5. Organizational and Social Implications of Information Communication Technologies This section includes a wide range of research pertaining to the social and organizational impact of ICT around the world. Chapters introducing this section illustrate the intersection of ICT and culture and the impact this has upon individuals and entire communities. Other contributions discuss ICT’s potential for empowerment among disenfranchised individuals and societies as well as the ways in which ICT can transform education and the modern workplace. Particular selections debate the use of ICT for web-based learning, while others discuss how ICT has been utilized in the field of tourism. The debates and inquires presented in this section offer research into the integration of global ICT as well as implementation of ethical considerations for all organizations. Chapter 5.1. Convergence of ICT and Culture / Matthew Mitchell Chapter 5.2. Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning: Where to Begin? / Andrea L. Edmundson Chapter 5.3. Group Process and Trust in Group Discussion / Lorna Uden and Linda Wojnar Chapter 5.4. Community (Information and Communication) Technology: Policy, Partnership and Practice / Peter Day Chapter 5.5. Mind the Gap!: New ‘Literacies Create New Divides / Andrew D. Madden, J. Miguel Baptista Nunes, M. A. McPherson, Nigel Ford and Dave Miller Chapter 5.6. A New Generation Gap? Some Thoughts on the Consequences of Early ICT First Contact / Andrew D. Madden, J. Miguel Baptista Nunes, M. McPherson, Nigel Ford, David Miller and M. Rico Chapter 5.7. Behavior Change through ICT Use: Experiences from Relatively Healthy Populations / Marieke W. Verheijden Chapter 5.8. Articulating ICT Use Narratives in Everyday Life / Deirdre Hynes, Tarja Tiainen, Emma-Reetta Koivunen and Minna-Kristiina Paakki Chapter 5.9. ICT, CoLs, CoPs, and Virtual Communities / Antonio Cartelli Chapter 5.10. You’re in My World Now. Ownership and Access in the Proprietary Community of an MMOG / Sal Humphreys Chapter 5.11. Digital Petri Dishes: LiveJournal User Icons as a Space and Medium of Popular Cultural Production / Alek Tarkowski Chapter 5.12. Competent Web Dialogue: Thoughts Linked in Digital Conversations / Eva Fåhræus and Marianne Döös Chapter 5.13. Differential Impacts of Social Presence on the Behavior Modeling Approach / Charlie C. Chen, Lorne Olfman and Albert Harris Chapter 5.14. Exploring the Behavioral Dimension of Client/Server Technology Implementation: An Empirical Investigation / Eitel J. M. Lauría Chapter 5.15. A Capacity Building Approach to Health Literacy through ICTs / Lyn Simpson, Melinda Stockwell, Susan Leggett, Leanne Wood and Danielle Penn Chapter 5.16. Transforming Democracy through ICT / Andy Williamson Chapter 5.17. ICTs, Empowerment and Development: Articulating Grassroots Analysis Through Participatory Approaches / Hannah Beardon Chapter 5.18. Enacting and Interpreting Technology- From Usage to Well-Being: Experiences of Indigenous Peoples with ICTs / Björn-Sören Gigler Chapter 5.19. ICTs and Educational Benefits in Regional Development / James J. Rennie Chapter 5.20. Support Networks for Rural and Regional Communities / Tom Denison Chapter 5.21. Digital Divide: A Glance at the Problem in Moldova / Liudmila Burtseva, Svetlana Cojocaru, Constantin Gaindric, Galina Magariu and Tatiana Verlan