The definition of the Lisbon Strategy (March 2000) has started an intense work for the developmen... more The definition of the Lisbon Strategy (March 2000) has started an intense work for the development of lifelong learning (LLL) as the success key for the evolution of European social systems through the change of education systems as a whole. In this view, e-learning has become an added value solution, especially in the field of adult education.
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, 2015
The current affordances of ubiquitous global connections, of a large number of open resources, an... more The current affordances of ubiquitous global connections, of a large number of open resources, and of social and professional networks may boost innovation in open-minded organisations through their personnel’s empowerment. Lifelong and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing and smart working frameworks are the pillars of the change that is replacing the traditional work model and transforming the way crowds of people communicate, collaborate, teamwork, produce value and growth for the entities of which they are part. All this directly involves the smart city concept. The “cloudworker” virtually works, learns and socially participates effectively from anywhere anytime, and comfortably interacts in a knowledge society built on networked ecologies. Cloud teamwork applications, such as Google+ can be, enable teams to be more productive and organisations to devote more time to their core mission. Social networking and collaboration technologies draw renewed attention on the evidence that ...
Marco Zappatore is a telecommunications engineer who currently acts as a post-doctoral research f... more Marco Zappatore is a telecommunications engineer who currently acts as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento (Italy). His main research interests are focused on data and knowledge management techniques, mobile crowd sensing and citizen science, semantic Web and ontologies. He is also involved in research activities dealing with sensor data management, remote engineering and applications of new learning paradigms (e.g., collaborative learning, mobile learning, BYOD, etc.). His expertise also deals with electromagnetic field measurements, radio-propagation analysis, wireless communication system (2G to 4G) planning and optimization. He is also involved in teaching activities dealing with software solutions for translators and interpreters. He has also co-authored more than 60 papers for national and international conferences and journals. He is member of several technical program committees in international conferences a...
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal
In recent years, the development of digital information transfer, storage and communication metho... more In recent years, the development of digital information transfer, storage and communication methods has allowed for access to ubiquitous global connections and to a large number of resources available to foreign language students at all age and levels of schooling. Further, the combination of traditional paper-based learning material with digital one in a ubiquitous learning environment may offer great innovation in the delivery of education, to foster a student-centred approach, and to accommodate the needs of ubiquitous learners’ personal lifestyles. In this direction, research has increasingly emphasised the importance of a technology-enhanced rather than technology-driven learning approach. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the integration of paper-based and digital material through Quick Response (QR) code for ubiquitous English language learners in three different scenarios. Results show that, despite some difficulties, flexibility and personalisation of learnin...
Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Modern Education Delivery, 2019
Open, lifelong, and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing, and smart city frameworks are the pilla... more Open, lifelong, and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing, and smart city frameworks are the pillars of the change that is replacing the traditional education and work models and transforming the way crowds of people learn, communicate, collaborate, teamwork, produce value and growth for the entities of which they are part. This chapter presents the updated version of SSW4LL (social semantic web for lifelong learners), an adaptive, modular, flexible, and integrated learning format that has been devised to support the characterization of adult lifelong learners' PLEs by implicit and explicit tools of personalization, in a learner-centered framework. The SSW4LL system, the technological architecture, is presented as a whole made up of components of formal and informal learning environments: Moodle 2.9 integrated with an adaptive mechanism (conditional activities) and some tools of social semantic web, Semantic MediaWiki 2.3, Diigo, and Google+, respectively. The SSW4LL format was s...
This paper discusses the results of a blended learning strategy which has recently been adopted i... more This paper discusses the results of a blended learning strategy which has recently been adopted in advanced Italian classes at the University of Wollongong. The embracing of new technologies in education has engendered a deep innovation in teaching and learning processes. Language learning, in particular, seems to have been more receptive than other fields thanks to the dynamics which characterize the subject and to the communicative approach currently used. However, if the information and communication technology curriculum integration offers powerful tools to enhance language learning, in terms of greater emphasis upon flexibility, transferability, individualisation, modularisation, mobility and interaction, it also creates critical points which require an attentive evaluation to make the impact on teaching and learning significant.
The definition of the Lisbon Strategy (March 2000) has started an intense work for the developmen... more The definition of the Lisbon Strategy (March 2000) has started an intense work for the development of lifelong learning (LLL) as the success key for the evolution of European social systems through the change of education systems as a whole. In this view, e-learning has become an added value solution, especially in the field of adult education.
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, 2015
The current affordances of ubiquitous global connections, of a large number of open resources, an... more The current affordances of ubiquitous global connections, of a large number of open resources, and of social and professional networks may boost innovation in open-minded organisations through their personnel’s empowerment. Lifelong and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing and smart working frameworks are the pillars of the change that is replacing the traditional work model and transforming the way crowds of people communicate, collaborate, teamwork, produce value and growth for the entities of which they are part. All this directly involves the smart city concept. The “cloudworker” virtually works, learns and socially participates effectively from anywhere anytime, and comfortably interacts in a knowledge society built on networked ecologies. Cloud teamwork applications, such as Google+ can be, enable teams to be more productive and organisations to devote more time to their core mission. Social networking and collaboration technologies draw renewed attention on the evidence that ...
Marco Zappatore is a telecommunications engineer who currently acts as a post-doctoral research f... more Marco Zappatore is a telecommunications engineer who currently acts as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento (Italy). His main research interests are focused on data and knowledge management techniques, mobile crowd sensing and citizen science, semantic Web and ontologies. He is also involved in research activities dealing with sensor data management, remote engineering and applications of new learning paradigms (e.g., collaborative learning, mobile learning, BYOD, etc.). His expertise also deals with electromagnetic field measurements, radio-propagation analysis, wireless communication system (2G to 4G) planning and optimization. He is also involved in teaching activities dealing with software solutions for translators and interpreters. He has also co-authored more than 60 papers for national and international conferences and journals. He is member of several technical program committees in international conferences a...
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal
In recent years, the development of digital information transfer, storage and communication metho... more In recent years, the development of digital information transfer, storage and communication methods has allowed for access to ubiquitous global connections and to a large number of resources available to foreign language students at all age and levels of schooling. Further, the combination of traditional paper-based learning material with digital one in a ubiquitous learning environment may offer great innovation in the delivery of education, to foster a student-centred approach, and to accommodate the needs of ubiquitous learners’ personal lifestyles. In this direction, research has increasingly emphasised the importance of a technology-enhanced rather than technology-driven learning approach. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the integration of paper-based and digital material through Quick Response (QR) code for ubiquitous English language learners in three different scenarios. Results show that, despite some difficulties, flexibility and personalisation of learnin...
Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Modern Education Delivery, 2019
Open, lifelong, and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing, and smart city frameworks are the pilla... more Open, lifelong, and ubiquitous learning, cloud computing, and smart city frameworks are the pillars of the change that is replacing the traditional education and work models and transforming the way crowds of people learn, communicate, collaborate, teamwork, produce value and growth for the entities of which they are part. This chapter presents the updated version of SSW4LL (social semantic web for lifelong learners), an adaptive, modular, flexible, and integrated learning format that has been devised to support the characterization of adult lifelong learners' PLEs by implicit and explicit tools of personalization, in a learner-centered framework. The SSW4LL system, the technological architecture, is presented as a whole made up of components of formal and informal learning environments: Moodle 2.9 integrated with an adaptive mechanism (conditional activities) and some tools of social semantic web, Semantic MediaWiki 2.3, Diigo, and Google+, respectively. The SSW4LL format was s...
This paper discusses the results of a blended learning strategy which has recently been adopted i... more This paper discusses the results of a blended learning strategy which has recently been adopted in advanced Italian classes at the University of Wollongong. The embracing of new technologies in education has engendered a deep innovation in teaching and learning processes. Language learning, in particular, seems to have been more receptive than other fields thanks to the dynamics which characterize the subject and to the communicative approach currently used. However, if the information and communication technology curriculum integration offers powerful tools to enhance language learning, in terms of greater emphasis upon flexibility, transferability, individualisation, modularisation, mobility and interaction, it also creates critical points which require an attentive evaluation to make the impact on teaching and learning significant.
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