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- Livros e Escritores de Carrazeda de Ansiães: catálogo OnlinePublication . Carvalho, Milena; Matias, Helena; Lima, Cristina; Martins, Susana; Ferreira, OlgaCatálogo criado no âmbito do Estágio curricular da Licenciatura em Ciências e Tecnologias da Documentação e Informação do ISCAP-P.Porto decorrido na Biblioteca Municipal de Carrazeda de Ansiães.
- Communication skills in higher education vs the labor market: different perceptions and valuationsPublication . Braga, Inês; Abreu, AntónioCommunication skills are considered increasingly important by higher education institutions, but also by employers as they influence better professional perfor-mance. The literature review recommends a necessary and desirable alignment of the communicational aspect of academic curricula with work needs, so that graduates have professional success. The objective of this research is to know how communicational skills are seen and valued in higher education, specifically in a Portuguese Polytechnic Accounting and Business School. For this purpose, undergraduate and Masters students who integrate courses or approaches related to communicational skills are surveyed. Coordinators of some of these courses (who are also professors) are consulted too. The methodology adopted is the case study and the data collection techniques are questionnaires applied to a sample of students and interviews carried out with the Coordinators of some of afore-mentioned courses. According to a self-assessment carried out by students, it was concluded that their average communication performance is very good, which is not in line with the literature review. As for the existence of training, within the scope of communication skills, course coordinators and most students consider that these should be taught in higher education. In the opinion of the course di-rectors, there is an alignment between the skills taught in the courses and those that are required in the job market, an opinion that a not very expressive majority of students also share, although an overwhelming majority of students consider that this should be done. Course coordinators and students suggest motivating, practical and work-related pedagogical approaches for greater development of the skills in analysis.
- E-commerce website accessibility assessment Portugal case overviewPublication . P. Afonso, Ana; Pinto, Agostinho Sousa; Braga, Inês; Oliveira, RuiThe World Wide Web, boosted the development and exponential growth, worldwide, of numerous online businesses. Most of organizations in the developed countries are present, in some way, online. It is based on this assumption that digital accessibility plays a fundamental role in democratizing the use of online technologies for all citizens, including the most physically disabled: with motor or perceptive difficulties. A website could be considered accessible if it is also functionally usable, which means, easiness to interpret the content as well as navigating through the web pages, offering the customer a satisfying and inclusive experience. In this context, we propose to develop an accessibility assessment tool, ShoppingForAll, targeting users with a low degree of disability, in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) for level A of compliance. This new tool will be applied to a restricted set of online stores, national or with an infrastructure in Portugal. The criteria used to select the websites under the study were native language and the position in the sales ranking. After analysing the results obtained, it was possible to establish a set of recommendations aimed at improving the accessibility of e-commerce websites. Our contribute aimed to promote and increase, albeit modestly, the accessibility on the Web. This tool can be used by experts in information technologies, by developers, and possibly e-commerce website managers.
- Youth generations, new technologies, and a new kind of tourism – Trends and challengesPublication . Braga, Inês; Abreu, António; P. Afonso, AnaThis investigation is based on the trilogy of Youth generations, technologies and tourism, and its objective is to carry out a theoretical reflection on the theme, bringing together scientific information from different countries, which allows for a characterization of the new trends in tourism that is increasingly manifested digitally, requiring a close intrinsic relationship with technologies and implying new tourist experiences on the part of individuals, namely the youth generation. The methodology used is a literature review covering themes on the evolution of mass tourism toward a New Tourism or Post-Tourism, the use and impact of new technologies in the context of the offer of tourist experiences, in the research and publication of information in social media by new tourists, with a focus on the Youth generations. A characterization of the generations of Millennials and Post-Millennials is made, tracing their respective profiles, taking into account their way of acting in social media in the current tourist context. The User-Generated Content (UGC) is highlighted, whose information is related to the tourism experiences lived by young people and shared by them on social networks, information, and communication channels with growing impact and alternatives to those that disseminate paid information and published on the net. In the final considerations, some of the most important conclusions of the research are taken up again. Some recommendations are reinforced in these matters collected in the research and which can serve as a reflection and alert so that the stakeholders involved in this new tourism can obtain better performance and results.
- The Information Professional during a curation process at WhatsApp Business. 2020.ISBN: . p.122-130Publication . Oliveira, Dalbert Marques; Miranda, Patrícia; Rodrigues, Luis Silva; Braga, InêsThis paper describes how Information Professional manages information during a content curation process through WhatsApp Business (WB) to ensure that information transmitted, individually or in groups, is current, true and verifiable. Such an approach is justified by the great importance that information currently assumes, the increasingly common practice of information exchange through dialogues, online, by peers or groups and the danger that false and / or wrong information may cause to individuals and / or groups. The Information Professional, as a group curator at WB, is in touch with new challenges and opportunities. Among these challenges, it is possible to cite issues related to the information life cycle, especially regarding its verifiability and obsolescence. With respect to opportunities, the Information Professional will be the information facilitator as an important asset capable of enriching the lives of individuals or groups. The purpose of this paper is to address various aspects of this curation process, taking advantage of a real case of curating information about Portugal for individuals interested in the country. In this work it was possible to verify that the curation process can be facilitated with the knowledge and application of several free technologies, available online, which help in the verifiability and timeliness of the transmitted information, as well as the WB tools themselves.
- Active learning in higher education: students and multiple skills in the spotlightPublication . Braga, InêsThe active learning which presupposes an active and deep student learning rather than a passive and shallow student stance aligns with the Bologna process assumptions that place higher education students at the center of learning in order to develop skills of different natures. In opposition to the traditional teaching model, the protagonists of this new and necessary learning process are no longer the teachers who debit material that students memorize to reproduce mechanically and without critical judgment at the moment of assessment. Nowadays, students are in the spotlight, they should be the focus of all attention, always bearing in mind that they learn better the more opportunities they are given to be the protagonists of building their knowledge, according to their interests and needs. We intend to review the literature on some motivating and enhancing pedagogical strategies for the development of skills for the 21st century, as they are proven to be useful for the success of individuals not only in the academic context but also in the professional environment. We will highlight role-play, as it’s a strategy that we consider to be less pedagogically explored but very suitable for teaching in which we want students to learn better, with more pleasure, recognizing usefulness in their learning and obtaining better results. We will complete the investigation with the report of a pedagogical experience implemented with Portuguese polytechnic higher education students that fit the theme under study and which we consider beneficial.
- Interdisciplinarity: Making the Teaching-Learning Process Global and MotivatingPublication . Braga, InêsThe concept and the role of interdisciplinarity in the 21st century teaching-learning process should aim to overcome the rigid compartmentalization of individual syllabus and thus contribute to a more global and integrative education. The formal structure of academic curricula reflects an over-specialization of knowledge that causes an undesirable disconnection of contents between disciplines and, sometimes, within a single discipline. The interdisciplinary approach presupposes a break from more traditional teaching methods. It poses a challenge and requires a behavioural resetting of faculty and students, teacher training, the implementation of new educational policies, and a consequent redesign of syllabuses and curricula. Adequate governance policies, financial incentives, and marketing policies are essential. Though the interdisciplinary approach may seem complex due to the integration of diverse syllabus, disciplines, and individuals from both academia and community, it is a motivating and advantageous pedagogical strategy. The methodology used in this article is to review the literature on this topic, providing a theoretical / scientific framework for the account and analysis of positive experiences conducted and/or observed by the author - a teacher in higher education.
- Dealing with plagiarism in undergraduate education to achieve intelectual property rightsPublication . Braga, InêsWe intend to reflect on a worrying issue in higher education – plagiarism, a practice that has existed for a long time but is now easier. In fact, it is worth remembering that the digital paradigm has been gaining even greater expression in the current context of a pandemic in which personal, academic, social and professional life has been predominantly reorganized digitally. This investigation is based on the concepts of Plagiarism and Intellectual Property Rights, within the framework of higher education in which the author has vast experience as a teacher who has always been concerned with instilling in students the ethical use of information, one of the aspects of Information Literacy. The methodology of this study includes a literature review, favoring good practices carried out by reference institutions in the field, such as The International Center for Academic Integrity and several universities that, in an organized and responsible manner, aim to promote an academic culture of honesty and intellectual integrity, guiding and training teachers and students. We highlight the University of Waterloo which has an Office of Academic Integrity, the Purdue University which has the Online Writing Lab (OWL), and the University of California San Diego whose website has a tab titled "Excel with integrity", all of them providing guidance, training, advice and pedagogical approaches related to academic integrity. In short, all this qualified information available on the internet, very easily, at the distance of a click, it is undoubtedly a very important help, above all, for students, to obtain knowledge and skills about what plagiarism is, ways to fight it, to achieve academic success while respecting legal issues and copyright. In conclusion, we are of the opinion that, more than punishing, Education policies should focus on training the various educational agents to fight a reprehensible and illegal intellectual act, they should clarify and clearly define important concepts related to this complex issue and should promote open debate on the subject. They must also invest resources and promote marketing policies in favor of intellectual property rights and must instill in teachers the courage to denounce and report the unethical use of information by students, even if this represents an inconvenience and an increase in work, at the bureaucratic level. Finally, it will certainly be through a collaborative work between Ministries, educational institutions, their leaders, teachers and students that the task of training for the safe and ethical use of information in an academic context will have more impact and better results.
- Na onda da boa in/formação: a biblioteca escolar não é invisível e interage com os alunosPublication . Braga, InêsA Literacia da informação (LI) é definida como a capacidade que um indivíduo tem de perceber quando e como necessita de obter informação, onde encontrá-la, avaliá-la, usá-la e comunicá-la eticamente (CILIP, 2012). Apresenta-se um Projeto de Formação, numa biblioteca escolar, realizado com turmas de 10º ano e cujos objetivos são dotar os alunos de competências de LI úteis para a realização de trabalhos académicos e tornar a biblioteca mais visível. A metodologia adotada é a pesquisa-ação, sendo as técnicas de recolha de dados um questionário e uma entrevista. Procedeu-se a um estudo de utilizadores e foi concebido e aplicado um programa de formação para os alunos. Os resultados da avaliação sobre LI, após a formação, são bons mas demonstram que a ação formadora deve ser continuada. Assim, a LI deve ter uma integração explícita e formal no currículo, contando com a interação de alunos, docentes, bibliotecários e responsáveis pela Educação que viabilizem proativamente programas de LI.
- To be or not to be... a plagiarist: training for the ethical use of information in academiaPublication . Braga, InêsIn a world dominated by the digital paradigm, the ethical use of information is one of the Information Literacy (IL) skills which is important for the survival of individuals of the 21st century in various contexts, such as the professional. Also in academia, the widespread absence of this skill in students represents a complex problem, resulting in something undesirable: plagiarism. Many authors have reflected and published on the subject, which has been the focus of our attention in the context of higher education. We are of the opinion that preventing plagiarism before it happens, should be better than having to fight it, once detected, with punitive measures. However, in addition to the imperative need for training, we argue that this must be precocious and take place before entering higher education. This research starts with a real problem that the researcher has as a teacher of higher education, and that corresponds to the question: How to avoid plagiarism, as a trainer? Thus, a review of the literature on the subject is made and an empirical study is presented. It took place in a Portuguese secondary school, with 10th graders, describing the way in which an IL training project took place, which involved the referred students, their Philosophy teachers, the School librarian and the researcher, in the role of the teacher librarian. One of the main objectives of this pedagogical experience conceived and implemented by us in the school library was to provide the students with skills that would help them to do, in a correct way, the academic work requested by the teachers. In order to reach this objective, the methodology we adopted was to provide a theoretical and practical training whose contents were: copyright, plagiarism and norms for the ethical use of information. To complement this information, we organized a conference on the theme "To plagiarize or not to plagiarize ... this is the question" given by a lawyer who addressed in a pedagogical way the issue of plagiarism and associated issues that will be described in this paper. The technique of collecting data to know the target audience and structure the training session, so as to better match the needs of the students, was a questionnaire given to a sample of students before that session. Another questionnaire was applied in the practical part of the session, in the form of a worksheet, a strategy that allowed to evaluate the knowledge learned by the students in the first theoretical part of the session. The results of the evaluation of the worksheet were quite good, which allows concluding that teaching to avoid plagiarism has positive practical effects. In addition, it was concluded that collaborative work involving students, teachers, librarians, information law specialists and school boards in a formal context is critical to sensitize and train students to use information properly and ethically and not to commit plagiarism. This collaborative dynamic is essential to overcome the absence or insufficient formal training on the subject in academic curricula at various levels of education. We believe that, in order to combat the scourge of plagiarism, there is no single solution but the adoption of several pedagogical strategies that lead to the training and awareness of those who are in a learning situation and that must deal ethically with information in various formats, with different objectives and public.