A textbook is a necessary item in formal learning because that is where we get information in order to learn a subject of interest. Our learning becomes more profound if we learn from authors who are themselves expert or experienced in the field. I have found two textbooks, discussed here, as relevant and helpful to learning, understanding, and using Web2.0.
The first of the textbooks is "Web2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies" by Paul Anderson and the second is "Weblogs and Libraries" by Laurel A. Clyde.
First Textbook
Anderson, Paul. 2012. Web2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies. Boca Raton, CRC Press.
Anderson Paul is a British writer in the field of computor science and technology. He has experience and recognition in this field and it is the reason i find his book helpful. It is also easy to follow because it is well structured.
I do not intend to do a comprehensive review of this book here because a detailed review of the book may be found in http://firstmonday.or/ojs/fm/article/view/4227/3314 However, according to the review, by Yijun Gao, in part reads:
This book was published about the time I began blogging however, reading it now makes things to fall into place. I understand a lot better now than when i began. Subsequently, i am now better able to help colleagues and others use Web2.0 applications. | |
| Second Textbook Clyde, Laurel A. 2004. Weblogs and Libraries. Oxford, Chandos Publishing. I remember in 2004 I was trying to learn CDS/ISIS that later was developed to WIN/ISIS. I wanted to learn to create a bibliographic database.That was the year Weblogs and Libraries was published. I did not get the chance to read this book until eleven years later.
The book contains eight
(8) chapters and an index at the end. Overall, the author discusses Weblogs and
Libraries from two main perspectives. Firstly, it treats libraries Weblogs as
sources of information for libraries and librarians. Secondly, it treats
Weblogs as tools for libraries to use in order to publicise their services as well as
providing a means of communication with users. It gives various examples of weblogs from the Internet.
The author Dr Laurel Anne Clyde was Professor and Chair of the Library and Information Science
Department at the University of Iceland, where she taught courses related to
information technology in libraries and information agencies. She is the author
of numerous books, including Weblogs and Libraries.
The word blog is used previously and now comes weblogs. Let us take blog as a truncation of weblog. In summary, these are two relevant books to read particularly for the untrained in order to understand Web2.0. |
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Web2.0 Textbooks
Web2 Short Courses
The next Web2.0 short course that was scheduled for the 24th to the 28th August 2015 at Matheson Library, PNG University of Technology, has been deferred until further notice. A change of date will be advised on this blog soon. However, those interested please register your interest by submitting your name to:
Ismael K. Isikel on email ikisikel@lib.unitech.ac.pg
Phone 4734360
Course Details and Content
Ismael K. Isikel on email ikisikel@lib.unitech.ac.pg
Phone 4734360
Course Details and Content
Theme: Web2.0 for Teaching and Learning.
The one week short course is adapted from Web2.0 for Development (Web2.0forDeve) to suit the learning and related environments. It is part of the University Library's ongoing efforts in promoting the effective use of Web2.0 Applications in teaching and learning, information orgainization and management, and other related professions.
Objectives
Participant will:
- Be introduced to relevant Web2.0 Applications
- Blogger
- DropBox
- My Drive
- Use Web2.0 Applications in information and management services
- Information gathering, orgainization, and distribution
- Create and exchange content with colleagues and clients using Web2.0 Applications
- Blogging for teaching and learning activities
- Sharing information
- Collaborating in real time in compiling information
- Create professional networks through the social media
Topics
- Web2.0 and Social Media Concepts
- Mass Communication and Social Media
- Web2.0 Applications
- Cloud Computing
- Collaborative work
- Selective Access to Information
- Social Networking
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Reading Inspires
NATIONL BOOK WEEK
2015 (Erap Primary School)
Ismael
K. Isikel 7/8/2015
My National Book Week speech delivered on 7th August 2015 at Erap Primary School.
Principle, teachers, students, and parents on
behalf of the University Library I
thank you for the invitation to officiate here at Erap Primary School to mark
National Book Week 2015. It is an important occasion in the Education calendar
in PNG and the world. It is celebrated worldwide.
The
theme for this year’s book week is Reading is Power. Every book week is celebrated with a theme that carries the
message of book week or book day as known in other countries.
National Book Week is about:
·
Celebrating Books, Reading, and Libraries
·
The love of books and reading for education,
information, and personal interests
·
In doing so we are also promoting literacy (the
ability to read and write) and literature (the love of stories, poems, and
plays)
·
I acknowledge authors of both fiction and
nonfiction for creating stories and knowledge that we enjoy and learn from.
Books record
events, stories, knowledge, people and places, to name a few.
Books give us inspiration.
They inspire us to do something; even something creative. Let me illustrate the
term inspiration. In PNG there are recorded myths about the moon and going to
the moon. One of the myths tells us that the moon stayed underground until
one day someone plucked it out. He held it in his hands and it grew and grew
and finally floated off into the sky where it has remained giving light to the
world. In one Native American legend,
the gods struck the moon in the face with a rabbit, and it stayed there
lighting the world every night. Besides those legends, you have been singing "Hey,
diddle, diddle,"
Hey, diddle,
diddle,
The cat and the
fiddle,
The cow jumped
over the moon;
The little dog
laughed
To see such
sport,
And the dish
ran away with the spoon.
Note the third line: The Cow Jumped Over the Moon. That is another
reference to the moon. Isn’t that another of those inspirations?
That song was composed centuries before Niel Armstrong
landed on the moon in July 1969. In fact it was already popular around the 16th
century. The power of inspiration from stories gives people ideas to device
ways and strategies; to achieve something, even something greater such as
landing on the moon.
Libraries help
preserve and distribute information. They help us not to reinvent the wheel.
They help us improve on previous knowledge. They are traditional places for
study and self-learning. The Internet should not be taken as replacement for
the traditional library because when there is no electricity or internet
connections, I can always read a book on hand.
As far as civilisation is concerned nations have prospered
because of libraries. They stored information where later generations retrieved
them and improved on various fields of knowledge such as mathematics, astronomy,
engineering, and law.
Reading helps in
acquiring information to improve our knowledge and wisdom. Reading helps us to
improve and succeed at school, at work, and at home. It helps us to decide what
is best for us and what is not good. It has the greatest potential to influence
success in life. It keeps us well connected with the community we live in and
the world.
Reading influences positive behaviour in our relationships
with others and our surroundings as illustrated in this short poem simply
titled “Mirror
Image”
Dogs are their masters
Children are
their parents
Students are
their teachers
And Books are
their readers
Ismael K. Isikel
READING IS
POWER!! ASA SUMBA!!
Friday, 24 July 2015
Social Media Helps Solve Social Problem
Social Media & Academia shares a case of Facebook discussion on law and order to illustrate that indeed Facebook helps in solving law and order problems. This is one case that was recently reported on Facebook and quickly generated discussion by members of a group. It provides good educational information for students in legal studies, police college, social sciences, researchers, professionals in the field, and the public at large. The event took place in the Baining area of East New Britain Province and appeared to be a case of police using unnecessary force. All began by condeming the actions of police while others called on the MP for Gazelle and the Provincial Police Commander, who are both on Facebook, to help in solving this problem. Both leaders joined in the discussion and responded to help solve the matter.
The discussion began when a member of a Facebook group - East New Britain Today and Tomorrow - spotted the post in another Facebook group - PNG News - and shared the post in East New Britain Today and Tomorrow on July 18th 2015. The post and subsequent discussion (comments) appear here in italics with very minor editions for consistency in presentation. I have also omitted some names in respect for others' privacy regardless.
ELDERLY WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SLAPPED AND KICKED BY TOP COP IN EAST NEW BRITAIN PROVINCE
Another case of police brutality is believed to have occurred, this time, in Manapki Ward, Inland Baining LLG, Gazelle Distric, ENBP where a total of 6 houses are believed to have been burnt down and cash crops destroyed on Thursday the 9th July.
The reported allegation has it that 'on Thursday the 9th of July Kerevat Police Station Commander with one of his officers under the influence of alcohol went on a rampage at Manapki Ward, Inland Baining LLG, Gazelle District, ENB where 6 houses were burnt down and the victims were even prevented from removing their properties'.
"An elderly woman was slapped and kicked by the top cop", a source alleged.
The 'top cop' who allegedly 'slapped and kicked' the elderly women, and who also allegedly "even hit her with the butt of the gun" during the incident, has been identified as Rookie Moore (not his real name) the Kerevat Police Station Commander. Another police officer allegedly present at the scene at the time has been identified as Poke Spam (not his real name).
The incident on Thursday is believed to have started over from an argument on Wednesday evening by two youths.
More than a week later the affected families are believed to be still without proper shelter and are suffering whilst it is understood that the 'top cop' ... aided by his officer ... 'and others' have not yet been detained for questioning by other police personnel over the alleged incident.
"The pictures show the scene of destruction which was done by the two policemen and others who accompanied them. Th families are now literally empty and without hope. "the source also said.
A total of 28 pictures - such as pictures of blackened burnt house stumps, fire warped corrugated iron, chopped and also fire damaged cocoa trees, chopped down bananas and betel nut trees at the site of the incident in Manapki Ward - has been received by PNG News.
It is hoped that the member of parliament for Gazelle Open, Hon. Malakai Tabar can personally investigate the incident in order to help the families in need and ensure that the police officers and others allegedly involved in the incident are immediately detained for questioning; and based on evidence including statements by the victims are immediately charged.
Meanwhile, a mediation was held today which was attended by an estimated 60 to 70 people whereby the victims reportedly were publicly advised not to talk about the burnt down houses.
The report continues with an interview but it is not stated whether it was done face to face or over telephone.
Interview
Me: Who advised them not to talk about it?
Source: The advice not to talk about the burnt down houses were given by the top cop himself Mr Rookie Moore.
Me: What actually happened at the mediation? Did this top cop offer to pay for damages? How many people were present during the mediation?
Source: At the scene during the burning down of the houses the ward member was also giving directives..... Today's mediation the charge was one sided which was aided by the PSC's public statement as i have informed you. The crowd estimated was between 60/70 people and there was no talk of compensation for the burnt down houses and charge was one sided. The victims were beaten, unlawfully detained without charge and detained for 10 days, their houses burnt and now through this mediation today were charged 6 thousand kina.
The source went on to describe the environment in East New Britain as very frightening.
Me: So the police were not present when the houses were burnt down?
Source: It was done under police full presence who were drunk and barking out orders. Yes, police were present.
Me: Thank you.
That is the report of the incident and soon after it was shared comments began appearing. The comments are listed in sequence as they were written. I have not made any corrections in spelling or grammar. I have ommited names of people alleged to be perpertrators as well as the names of the people who commented. The comments are both in English and Tok Pisin
Comments.
1. Action time.
2. Mr llg president,.? action please brother
3. ???? Sorry l ol baining blood blo yumi...
4. ????
5. This can't be happening. Action please.
6. J.S
7. J.S is drunk half the time.
8. sori stret! mi ting senisim pasin pinis taim yumi makim ol people...oiyo!
9. How can this be happening in ENB, to an already deprived person, very old and defenceless old folk...
10. Investigations need to be carried out asap. How can you take away someones shelter and his/her only form of income. Sori ya.
11. Sori stret...name of top cop?
12. ...the name of the top cop in the top paragraphs.
13. Yeah sorry just read through it again and realised the name was there thx
14. ...good morning , inbox me please.
15. Good morning Minister Tabar. Right away Sir.
16. I am going to check myself and see the families affected. Total abuse of human rights. I am calling on leaders to work with usto end this nonsense.
17. True, right away.Mi bel sore stret.
18. Sorry tru long ol laen blong yumi long Baining.
19. Im going there now travelling Toma out. Need some help from you the Human rights defenders now. Action.
20. ....Justice please.
21. Thanks Mr Malakai Tabar for getting on board.
22. Is the PPC aware of this? If so,he should take drastic action now.
23. Em tasol now. Action.
24. This is yet another sad news for ENB. Anyway, it happened and we pray and hope that justice will prevaileventually.
25. So sorry for the families who lost their houses and valuables. I live and grew up with Baining people and i know they are not that bad. These culprits should be investigated and let justice prevail. They dont deserve such treatment. I am currently working with a doctor who is from Baining and he is Paediatrician from Raunsepna. So noken ting ol bai stap olsem tasol.
26. PPC Wagambie and MP Tabar please get together and peacefully sort this out. Those that have acted outside of the law must answer for their actions.
27. How can a top cop do this? He must be held responsible and be charged accordingly after facts have been established. Hope he does not get away with his actions. Bainings are the original landowners and should be accorded high respect.
28. PPC do something please. In your hands.
29. Is this the role and function of PNG police? What happened? ENB is more like what takes place in a Police State or Dictatorship regimes. Please sortthistype of brutality.
30. Anthony Wagambie please confirm and verify.
31. Good night everyone. Just got this. Let me find out the facts. Thank you.
32. Thank you PPC. Into your good hands.
33. Sad news. How come the news is from an ouside source?It seems we do not know what goes on in our society. Thanks Bapi Patrick for sharing this.
34. This is serious as shown in the photographs.My question is, how did the argument between the two youths relate to the burning of houses and slapping of an elderly woman by the police? Who's side were the Policemen on? Why was the ward member...giving direction and assisting with the raid? Why were these houses burnt down? What made the policemen to do what they did? Kindly shed some light on the root cause of this situation.
35. Correction, these are not Bainings. This area is in the Bainings but is vested with illegal settlers who have in their possesions illegal firearms which they use to threaten the Bainings.They cultivate large amounts of marijuana and sell in Kerevat, Kokopo and Rabaul.It hasbeen a safe haven for escapees and criminals from WNB. The Bainings have been negatively impacted by thesesetllements and no longer enjoy hunting in their bushes and rivers for fear of their lives. They are the reasons why the Bainings have registered their land and are asking government to ship them back to their place of originto giveway for theBainings to add economic value to their land. Above serious report has to be properly varified because police was at the scene and apprehended a...who is believed to have come in from Kimbe with the culprits who have been terrorising our province recently with as tring of holdups.
36. Thanks EK for the clarification...but should there be a proper approach by police cos what was reported they were under liqour.
37. Thanks bro. I understand where you are coming from. My issue is innocent victims like mothers and children who get caught up in situations like these. I respect the laws and the good of society but we have a responsibility as well to protect the vulnerable.
38. Thank you....for the clarification. I am now compelled to remark ruthlessly that let us help the police to quickly get rid of these illegal settlers who engage in illegal activities.
39. East New Britain people are peaceful people. Its alarming to hear of such rouge behaviour and even more of aconcern now that the law enforces are causing destruction and instilling dictative authority on our people.
ENBTT please investigate and bring back peace into the village.
40. I feel for those affected, but did PNG News bother to contact police here to confirm reports prior to publishing this story? This report should be fair. It does not actually investigate how the event unfolded and intentionally avoids the story of how the police were there in the first place.
41. I am starting to think that there is a big conspiracy by sinister entities to spoil the good name of this province.
42. I woudnt be surprised if that were true....
43. If there is a conspiracy, then it is important to establish links between these illegal settlers and the sinister entities and find ways to deter their activities. That is if there is any substance in the "conspiracy theory".
The above are the 43 comments so far, however discussion continues and will update this post later as to the outcome of the Minister's invovement and police investigation. Comments number 34 and 35 raise important questions and shed light to the issue respectively. Comment number 34 raised the following questions:
Comment number 35 is in response to the above questions:
What eventuated immediately after the destruction of the illegal settlement is worth noting here. Soon after this incident the police in ENB set up a special operation covering a wider area including Kokopo and Rabaul resulting in a number of arrests and identification of gangs operating in Rabaul and Kokopo. Most of those harboring the criminals have also been identified.
.
The discussion began when a member of a Facebook group - East New Britain Today and Tomorrow - spotted the post in another Facebook group - PNG News - and shared the post in East New Britain Today and Tomorrow on July 18th 2015. The post and subsequent discussion (comments) appear here in italics with very minor editions for consistency in presentation. I have also omitted some names in respect for others' privacy regardless.
ELDERLY WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SLAPPED AND KICKED BY TOP COP IN EAST NEW BRITAIN PROVINCE
Another case of police brutality is believed to have occurred, this time, in Manapki Ward, Inland Baining LLG, Gazelle Distric, ENBP where a total of 6 houses are believed to have been burnt down and cash crops destroyed on Thursday the 9th July.
The reported allegation has it that 'on Thursday the 9th of July Kerevat Police Station Commander with one of his officers under the influence of alcohol went on a rampage at Manapki Ward, Inland Baining LLG, Gazelle District, ENB where 6 houses were burnt down and the victims were even prevented from removing their properties'.
"An elderly woman was slapped and kicked by the top cop", a source alleged.
The 'top cop' who allegedly 'slapped and kicked' the elderly women, and who also allegedly "even hit her with the butt of the gun" during the incident, has been identified as Rookie Moore (not his real name) the Kerevat Police Station Commander. Another police officer allegedly present at the scene at the time has been identified as Poke Spam (not his real name).
The incident on Thursday is believed to have started over from an argument on Wednesday evening by two youths.
More than a week later the affected families are believed to be still without proper shelter and are suffering whilst it is understood that the 'top cop' ... aided by his officer ... 'and others' have not yet been detained for questioning by other police personnel over the alleged incident.
"The pictures show the scene of destruction which was done by the two policemen and others who accompanied them. Th families are now literally empty and without hope. "the source also said.
A total of 28 pictures - such as pictures of blackened burnt house stumps, fire warped corrugated iron, chopped and also fire damaged cocoa trees, chopped down bananas and betel nut trees at the site of the incident in Manapki Ward - has been received by PNG News.
It is hoped that the member of parliament for Gazelle Open, Hon. Malakai Tabar can personally investigate the incident in order to help the families in need and ensure that the police officers and others allegedly involved in the incident are immediately detained for questioning; and based on evidence including statements by the victims are immediately charged.
Meanwhile, a mediation was held today which was attended by an estimated 60 to 70 people whereby the victims reportedly were publicly advised not to talk about the burnt down houses.
The report continues with an interview but it is not stated whether it was done face to face or over telephone.
Interview
Me: Who advised them not to talk about it?
Source: The advice not to talk about the burnt down houses were given by the top cop himself Mr Rookie Moore.
Me: What actually happened at the mediation? Did this top cop offer to pay for damages? How many people were present during the mediation?
Source: At the scene during the burning down of the houses the ward member was also giving directives..... Today's mediation the charge was one sided which was aided by the PSC's public statement as i have informed you. The crowd estimated was between 60/70 people and there was no talk of compensation for the burnt down houses and charge was one sided. The victims were beaten, unlawfully detained without charge and detained for 10 days, their houses burnt and now through this mediation today were charged 6 thousand kina.
The source went on to describe the environment in East New Britain as very frightening.
Me: So the police were not present when the houses were burnt down?
Source: It was done under police full presence who were drunk and barking out orders. Yes, police were present.
Me: Thank you.
That is the report of the incident and soon after it was shared comments began appearing. The comments are listed in sequence as they were written. I have not made any corrections in spelling or grammar. I have ommited names of people alleged to be perpertrators as well as the names of the people who commented. The comments are both in English and Tok Pisin
Comments.
1. Action time.
2. Mr llg president,.? action please brother
3. ???? Sorry l ol baining blood blo yumi...
4. ????
5. This can't be happening. Action please.
6. J.S
7. J.S is drunk half the time.
8. sori stret! mi ting senisim pasin pinis taim yumi makim ol people...oiyo!
9. How can this be happening in ENB, to an already deprived person, very old and defenceless old folk...
10. Investigations need to be carried out asap. How can you take away someones shelter and his/her only form of income. Sori ya.
11. Sori stret...name of top cop?
12. ...the name of the top cop in the top paragraphs.
13. Yeah sorry just read through it again and realised the name was there thx
14. ...good morning , inbox me please.
15. Good morning Minister Tabar. Right away Sir.
16. I am going to check myself and see the families affected. Total abuse of human rights. I am calling on leaders to work with usto end this nonsense.
17. True, right away.Mi bel sore stret.
18. Sorry tru long ol laen blong yumi long Baining.
19. Im going there now travelling Toma out. Need some help from you the Human rights defenders now. Action.
20. ....Justice please.
21. Thanks Mr Malakai Tabar for getting on board.
22. Is the PPC aware of this? If so,he should take drastic action now.
23. Em tasol now. Action.
24. This is yet another sad news for ENB. Anyway, it happened and we pray and hope that justice will prevaileventually.
25. So sorry for the families who lost their houses and valuables. I live and grew up with Baining people and i know they are not that bad. These culprits should be investigated and let justice prevail. They dont deserve such treatment. I am currently working with a doctor who is from Baining and he is Paediatrician from Raunsepna. So noken ting ol bai stap olsem tasol.
26. PPC Wagambie and MP Tabar please get together and peacefully sort this out. Those that have acted outside of the law must answer for their actions.
27. How can a top cop do this? He must be held responsible and be charged accordingly after facts have been established. Hope he does not get away with his actions. Bainings are the original landowners and should be accorded high respect.
28. PPC do something please. In your hands.
29. Is this the role and function of PNG police? What happened? ENB is more like what takes place in a Police State or Dictatorship regimes. Please sortthistype of brutality.
30. Anthony Wagambie please confirm and verify.
31. Good night everyone. Just got this. Let me find out the facts. Thank you.
32. Thank you PPC. Into your good hands.
33. Sad news. How come the news is from an ouside source?It seems we do not know what goes on in our society. Thanks Bapi Patrick for sharing this.
34. This is serious as shown in the photographs.My question is, how did the argument between the two youths relate to the burning of houses and slapping of an elderly woman by the police? Who's side were the Policemen on? Why was the ward member...giving direction and assisting with the raid? Why were these houses burnt down? What made the policemen to do what they did? Kindly shed some light on the root cause of this situation.
35. Correction, these are not Bainings. This area is in the Bainings but is vested with illegal settlers who have in their possesions illegal firearms which they use to threaten the Bainings.They cultivate large amounts of marijuana and sell in Kerevat, Kokopo and Rabaul.It hasbeen a safe haven for escapees and criminals from WNB. The Bainings have been negatively impacted by thesesetllements and no longer enjoy hunting in their bushes and rivers for fear of their lives. They are the reasons why the Bainings have registered their land and are asking government to ship them back to their place of originto giveway for theBainings to add economic value to their land. Above serious report has to be properly varified because police was at the scene and apprehended a...who is believed to have come in from Kimbe with the culprits who have been terrorising our province recently with as tring of holdups.
36. Thanks EK for the clarification...but should there be a proper approach by police cos what was reported they were under liqour.
37. Thanks bro. I understand where you are coming from. My issue is innocent victims like mothers and children who get caught up in situations like these. I respect the laws and the good of society but we have a responsibility as well to protect the vulnerable.
38. Thank you....for the clarification. I am now compelled to remark ruthlessly that let us help the police to quickly get rid of these illegal settlers who engage in illegal activities.
39. East New Britain people are peaceful people. Its alarming to hear of such rouge behaviour and even more of aconcern now that the law enforces are causing destruction and instilling dictative authority on our people.
ENBTT please investigate and bring back peace into the village.
40. I feel for those affected, but did PNG News bother to contact police here to confirm reports prior to publishing this story? This report should be fair. It does not actually investigate how the event unfolded and intentionally avoids the story of how the police were there in the first place.
41. I am starting to think that there is a big conspiracy by sinister entities to spoil the good name of this province.
42. I woudnt be surprised if that were true....
43. If there is a conspiracy, then it is important to establish links between these illegal settlers and the sinister entities and find ways to deter their activities. That is if there is any substance in the "conspiracy theory".
The above are the 43 comments so far, however discussion continues and will update this post later as to the outcome of the Minister's invovement and police investigation. Comments number 34 and 35 raise important questions and shed light to the issue respectively. Comment number 34 raised the following questions:
- How did the argument between the two youths relate to the burning of houses and slapping of an elderly woman by the police?
- Who's side were the Policemen on?
- Why was the ward member giving direction and assisting with the raid?
- Why were these houses burnt down?
- What made the policemen to do what they did?
- Kindly shed some light on the root cause of this situation.
Comment number 35 is in response to the above questions:
- Correction, these are not Bainings. This area is in the Bainings but is vested with illegal settlers who have in their possesions illegal firearms which they use to threaten the Bainings.They cultivate large amounts of marijuana and sell in Kerevat, Kokopo and Rabaul.It has been a safe haven for escapees and criminals from WNB. The Bainings have been negatively impacted by these setllements and no longer enjoy hunting in their bushes and rivers for fear of their lives. They (illegal settlers) are the reasons why the Bainings have registered their land and are asking government to ship them back to their place of origin to give way for the Bainings to add economic value to their land. Above serious report has to be properly varified because police was at the scene and apprehended a man who is believed to have come in from Kimbe with the culprits who have been terrorising our province recently with a string of holdups.
What eventuated immediately after the destruction of the illegal settlement is worth noting here. Soon after this incident the police in ENB set up a special operation covering a wider area including Kokopo and Rabaul resulting in a number of arrests and identification of gangs operating in Rabaul and Kokopo. Most of those harboring the criminals have also been identified.
.
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Educational Benefits of the Social Media
My experience
Before i share my thoughts on learning with Facebook in higher education let me share my experience as a user and friend of over a hundred young people. There is no doubt that informal learning and peer learning is now taking place on Facebook on the hour. More and more young people are joining Facebook for various reasons. One of them is to keep in touch with their friends or classmates. They share how they are feeling, telling each other that they are sick or angry over this or that. They even share experiences with perverts and laugh it off or curse the perpetrator. They capture events in photographs and share and discuss the situation with each. For example, a police arrest, a tribal fight, a building on fire and many more. Most of these are first hand information that reaches the public before it gets out through the traditional media. These information come from an engaged audience - the young people actively involved in interaction with each other in real time.
Informal/Peer Learning
Informal learning or peer learning takes place regularly on Facebook. From observation it is more frequent in groups where someone does not know how to solve a problem he/she asks a question. Members in the group then offer solutions and the problem is usually solved. In some cases the problem is referred to outside of the group by another member who knows where the problem may be solved. To illustrate this i share me experience next.
I am a member of a number of groups including PNG ICT Community, PNG BOOKCLUB and New Guinea Islands Historical Society (NGIHS). As of one hour ago from this writing a member of PNG ICT Community posted this seeking help from members:
I tried to reset a CMOS password from an Acer Aspier 4738 model by removing its CMOS battery from MB but i still cannot solve. Any other alternatives? Please need help!
So far four comments have been posted thus:
1. There used to be a jumper on the main board but it has been a few years since i opened an Acer.
2. I couldnt locate a jumper on its MB. Maybe its MB should be replaced with a new one?
3. This blog may help http//:akidammdyusup.blogspot.com/2013/12/laptop-acer-bios-password-cleaner.html
4. Bro is it the BIOS password you are trying to remove? If so, Restart and see if it hasbeen cleared.
Members in PNG BOOKCLUB exchange ideas on reading and books, book reviews, and seek help where to locate a particular title. Members share information on favourite authors.
Students studyng Social Science, or specifically History learn a lot from NGIHS. They ask questions and their questions are answered by members in the group. They also learn facts about the New Guinea Islands region from reading posts in the group's timeline.
What can be done with Facebook for learning?
Some lecturers may have learnt from this and are using Facebook for formal learning. I have no proof of this. However, i think most have yet to consider this option and apply in their academic work. There may be one or two exceptions, for security reasons, that may not be safe on Facebook and that includes essssment which can be done off Facebook. Google Classroom can take care of assessment and other learning activities.
Facebook Page can be used to post lecture notes and other instructions as well as additional notes and links to readings on the web. Even tutorial questions can be posted and discussions may take place there also besides the physical classroom. The lecturer may let the students drive discussions.
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Web2.0: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Web2.0: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
This is the second short course that i will be offering on the use of Web2.0 Applications in the workplace, especially in higher education. The first was conducted on 17th to 18 September, 2014 for a small number of lecturers and administrative staff on campus. The aim of the two day training was using Web2.0 applications for teaching, learning, and related work. Topics covered included Blogging and cloud storage services such as My Drive,and Dropbox.
The two-day short course on Web2.0: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education will be offered through the Teaching and Learning Methods Unit from 2nd to 3rd September 2015. This is an in-house program for the Lecturers and Technical staff at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology.
Aim and Objectives
The aim is keeping up with current trends in Web2.0 Applications (Social Media) and higher education and practically adapting these to our local situations. It is not only because these are new applications, but it also to follow the students who are an engaged audience in the social media.
At the end of the two day short course participants should be able to create their own blogs which they will use for teaching and learning actvities.
Blogging skills will add to the Google Classroom skills that currently is being taught to staff here at the university thereby widening the grasp of Web2 Applications for the academic staff. Comparatively Blogger has been around longer than Google Classroom which was released only in August 2014.
This is the second short course that i will be offering on the use of Web2.0 Applications in the workplace, especially in higher education. The first was conducted on 17th to 18 September, 2014 for a small number of lecturers and administrative staff on campus. The aim of the two day training was using Web2.0 applications for teaching, learning, and related work. Topics covered included Blogging and cloud storage services such as My Drive,and Dropbox.
The two-day short course on Web2.0: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education will be offered through the Teaching and Learning Methods Unit from 2nd to 3rd September 2015. This is an in-house program for the Lecturers and Technical staff at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology.
Aim and Objectives
The aim is keeping up with current trends in Web2.0 Applications (Social Media) and higher education and practically adapting these to our local situations. It is not only because these are new applications, but it also to follow the students who are an engaged audience in the social media.
At the end of the two day short course participants should be able to create their own blogs which they will use for teaching and learning actvities.
Blogging skills will add to the Google Classroom skills that currently is being taught to staff here at the university thereby widening the grasp of Web2 Applications for the academic staff. Comparatively Blogger has been around longer than Google Classroom which was released only in August 2014.
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Academic databases
What is an
academic database?
The purpose of this post is to start the search off for academic databases in the right direction and not to list every database.
In answer to the question above, an academic database is a database on the internet, or elsewhere that contains information relevant to the student, teacher, research, and study purposes. Simple, but how does one begin a search for the academic database?
Suggested search terms that you may type into your browser are Academic Database, Free
Academic Database, and Free Academic Journal Database. You may not have free access to all the academic database available. While some are free, others are accessible by paid subscription. If you are a subscriber, then you have no limitation, but most students are not members by paid subscription. That is the reason i suggest you use the term Free Academic Database. It maximizes your chance of finding some free academic databases for you to finally locate the information required. Research and learning activities require the student to explore and collect required data and information from a variety of sources. This includes journal articles. It is the reason i have included the search term Free Academic Journal Database.
Example Academic Databases
When I typed in academic database in the Google Chrome
browser the resultant figure showed
about 306, 000, 000. I looked at a number of them
including "List of academic databases and
search engines" listed in
Wikipedia. I clicked on it and here are a few example databases.
AGRIS: Agricultural database
AGRIS is produced by the Food and Agriculture
Organization and its web address is http://agris.fao.org
BioOne
www.bioone.org
If you need current research in Biodiversity
Conservation, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science,
Entomology, Ornithology, Plant Science, and Zoology, try
searching in BioOne.
AGRICOLA - Agricultural Online Access
AGRICOLA was created by the United States National
Agricultural Library
Apart from Wikipedia's list, there are many others
provided such as these.
Public Library of Science http://.www.plos.org
PLoS was produced by non-profit organization of
scientists. Its purpose is to make available the
world's scientific and medical
literature freely accessible to scientists, students and to the public.
Directory of open Access Journals (DOAJ) http://.www.doaj.org
DOAJ lists and provides access to quality open access,
peer-reviewed journals.
Matheson Library
The British Library and Infotrieve are accessible through
Matheson Library. If you do not find
information sources in the Matheson Library collections,
please ask the library staff at the
Document Access Section to help you access the British Library and
Infotrieve.
TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) is
available through the library system n
the Matheson Library. It is available university wide on this
link:
http://www.unitech.ac.pg/InformationAbout/Services/MathesonLibrary/TheEssentialElectro
nicAgriculturalLibrary
TEEAL dates from 1993 to 2012 available in full text and abstracts are
included.
Reminder
Please Bookmark relevant databases on the net that you
may consult again later. It will save you
time searching all
over again in future.
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