E-Infrastructure in the Humanities

The article describes the possible aspects of the organization of the methodology of teaching mathematics in primary classes through digital educational resources, content. The theoretical analysis is carried out and the content analysis of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of digital education in the concepts of "information competence, information technologies", "digital resource" is presented. The possibilities of "digital education" in primary classes are characterized generically in all the main subjects. There will also be samples of digital content prepared for the section "learning in parts" in the 4th grade according to the methodology of teaching mathematics in primary classes. In the section Research results, the article presents an algorithm for preparing digital resources. It is explained that the preparation of digital educational resources consists of text-based annimations, multimedia components (video clips, synthesizing images), and sound objects. A scenario for the preparation of digital content will be developed. The advantages of using digital resources in teaching mathematics in primary classes in the development of students ' cognitive abilities are analyzed. For example, the advantages of accessibility of education, personality-oriented learning, creation of an information educational environment, the possibility of choosing an individual trajectory, creative activity, motivational breakthrough, demonstration situation, etc. are described.

2019 Julie S Denslow &amp; Peter Ashton Prizes for the Outstanding Articles Published in <i>Biotropica</i>

PurposeThis paper aims to determine if the digital humanities technique of topic modeling would reveal interesting patterns in a corpus of library-themed literature focused on the future of libraries and pioneer a collaboration model in librarian-led digital humanities projects. By developing the project, librarians learned how to better support digital humanities by actually doing digital humanities, as well as gaining insight on the variety of approaches taken by researchers and commenters to the idea of the future of libraries.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers collected a corpus of over 150 texts (articles, blog posts, book chapters, websites, etc.) that all addressed the future of the library. They ran several instances of latent Dirichlet allocation style topic modeling on the corpus using the programming language R. Once they produced a run in which the topics were cohesive and discrete, they produced word-clouds of the words associated with each topic, visualized topics through time and examined in detail the top five documents associated with each topic.FindingsThe research project provided an effective way for librarians to gain practical experience in digital humanities and develop a greater understanding of collaborative workflows in digital humanities. By examining a corpus of library-themed literature, the researchers gained new insight into how the profession grapples with the idea of the future and an appreciation for topic modeling as a form of literature review.Originality/valueTopic modeling a future-themed corpus of library literature is a unique research project and provides a way to support collaboration between library faculty and researchers from outside the library.

Digital infrastructure impacts teaching practices and school reform, leading to better access and use of educational resources. This study investigates the teachers' practices on digital infrastructure toward schools’ digital capacity and transformation aimed to evaluate respondents' digital infrastructure, schools' capacity, teachers' practices' impact on digital infrastructure, and the relationship between these factors and their characteristics among teachers of Initao District, during the School Year 2023-2024. A stratified random sampling of 200 elementary and secondary school teachers/respondents employed a patterned and modified questionnaire using descriptive statistics, such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, to describe the variable in the study. Furthermore, Pearson's correlation (r) and t-test were also employed to determine the relationships and each difference in the variables used in the study. This study applied a quantitative research method on numerical data and statistical analysis to investigate the relationships between variables and describe the characteristics of the sample population. The result shows that most respondents were 26–35 years old, female, married, with MA units, 6-15 years of teaching experience, teacher 1 in position, and attended training at the district/school level. The study indicates high practices in digital capacity for teaching effectiveness, while the school's digital capacity and transformation are highly regarded in terms of teachers' attributes and professional development. Access to digital infrastructure, digital pedagogical skills, technical support, infrastructure maintenance, and teaching effectiveness significantly affect digital capacity and transformation. At the same time, the highest educational attainment and training/seminars attended on digital infrastructure showed a significant relationship towards teaching effectiveness and their profiles. The study concludes that there is a direct link between effective teaching and appropriate use of digital resources; hence, there is a vital importance of teacher training and continuous support in fully harnessing the benefits of digital infrastructure in education. It is recommended that schools prioritize teacher training, increased funding, improved digital literacy, and collaborative curriculum alignment for effective technology integration.

Digital scholarly editions are one of the oldest forms of output of digital humanities research projects, and arguably one of the most prolific. Like all digital humanities projects that result in the creation of digital output—typically a website—digital editions are not immune to what Smithies et al. call the 'digital entropy of software and digital infrastructure'. This has a cost that grows with the complexity of the system needed to publish digital editions and this cost is often not only financial; it may also include the ability to access institutional or public infrastructure. The principles of minimal computing have informed new ways of undertaking digital humanities work, focused on use of open technologies and ownership of data and code. The latter in particular entails independence from institutional infrastructure and the network of surveillance that is a feature of many commercial platforms of the modern web. This chapter discusses the current extent of minimal computing as an influence on digital editing, and which aspects of the concept have taken stronger root. Specifically, we will consider how, when applied to digital publishing, minimal computing principles intersect with a recent resurgence of static websites and related technologies. Deriving static sites from an end-of-life project is the clear choice when access to infrastructure becomes limited. What would it take to adopt them from the start to avoid infrastructural constraints? Through this discussion, the chapter articulates the need for a low-infrastructure future of the "global” digital edition.

Building Digital Resources: Creating Facilities at INSA

BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Nurses and nursing students are in an optimum role to assess, manage and promote lifestyle changes associated with CVD risk. Patients and service users are more likely to adopt these changes if the person delivering the information embodies this lifestyle themselves. Literature suggests that nurses and nursing students show detrimental behaviours in association with smoking, obesity, nutrition, physical inactivity and alcohol. It is therefore essential to address CVD risk factors, management and lifestyle promotion early on in a healthcare professionals’ career- ideally the university delivering their nursing program. This aligns with the Nursing and Midwifery Council curricula in the United Kingdom (UK) on the topic of public health and health promotion. Although already taught there is a gap between knowledge and adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours. This is potentially resolved through consolidating self-efficacy in nursing students and their ability to apply theory to practice.MethodsThis study will evaluate a digital educational resource: ASMOSUS. This resource was co-designed with nursing students, academic and clinical staff to provide the skills to assess CVD risk, motivate change and encourage adoption of a healthy lifestyle in themselves and others. All nursing students will receive the ASMOSUS digital resource as part of their routine teaching, followed by either a 90-minute face to face tutor-led class or via a live online platform such as Microsoft Teams to consolidate skills with their peers. A mixed-methods study will be carried out in two phases. Phase one will use two questionnaires to investigate student knowledge on CVD risk and self-efficacy, using a pre-post test design. Phase two will explore the experience of the students in using the resource and the impact on their skills and self-efficacy using focus groups.DiscussionThis study has the potential to engage nursing students as the health professionals of the future in the early adoption of the knowledge and skills in CVD risk assessment, management and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. This will inform not only the health and wellbeing of nursing students themselves but translate into role modelling for patients and optimal patient care.

Background The banking sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation, requiring the development of business processes and employee skills. making digital human resource management a key factor in enhancing competitiveness. This research aims to identify the relationship between digital human resource management and competitive advantage in private banks by studying the level of adoption of digital practices and their impact on the development of competitive performance. Methodology A descriptive analytical approach was used, and data were collected through a questionnaire administered to a sample of 150 administrative leaders in private banks. The data were analyzed using SPSS V.27 and AMOS V.24, with tests of stability and internal consistency, in addition to testing for procedural bias. Results The results showed a high level of stability (α = 0.94) and the absence of measurement bias (CMB = 32.08%). It also showed that the level of competitive advantage was higher than the level of digital human resource management adoption. The results of the analysis showed a strong and significant correlation between digital human resource management and competitive advantage (r = 0.96, P = 0.002). All digital dimensions had a direct and significant impact on competitive advantage, with the digital learning dimension having the most significant impact. Conclusions Developing digital human resource management practices is an important path to enhancing the competitiveness of private banks. Investing in digital infrastructure and expanding the use of digital applications contributes to supporting operational efficiency, increasing responsiveness to technological changes, and enhancing banks’ readiness for market requirements.

Increasing amount of digitised content is a very promising fact. It promises a wide and easy access to digitised pictures of valuable content and artefacts. But reality shows us it may be contrary – we encounter problems searching digitised content. Metadata aggregating services solve the problem. Splendid example of such is Europeana providing universal access to European digital cultural heritage resources. Locally we may know digital libraries metadata aggregators, such as Polish FBC (Federation of Digital Libraries). Very functional they have limitation, though. They provide access to limited, in terms of formats, sources. Organisations aiming towards digital transformation face a new challenge – combining variety of available digital content formats. An attempt to address problem of access to different digital resources in a Leopoldina online platform. Developed by University of Wroclaw (UWr), in cooperation with PSNC – Polish national meta data aggregator for Europeana, it aims to aggregate and deliver digital resources of various UWr units. In current paper we present goals of the project, short description of different digital resources available, metadata handling and common, universal search engine design.

The current state of digital archives in Ukraine, which are platforms of digital (electronic) content that provide access to various digital archival resources in the global information space and support the global concept of digitization of the most valuable archival heritage. Emphasis is placed on the priority tasks for all archival institutions, which demonstrates the main, modern direction of the policy of archival development in Ukraine, which corresponds to modern trends. The basic features of the digital archive are determined. Emphasis is placed on foreign and domestic specialists who highlight the main tasks and approaches to the digitization of archival resources. The main functions of digital (electronic) archive and its types are analyzed, the basic characteristics of grouping of archival electronic information resources in the process of their source study are presented. The focus is on projects that are already operating in the information space and successfully provide access to their digital resources, namely digitized documents, photographs, audio, video, materials. Emphasis was placed on the need for cooperation of specialists in the digitization of archival materials and the creation of a single platform for the presentation of digital archival resources in a convenient version for users of archival information.

MaDiH (مديح): Mapping Digital Cultural Heritage in Jordan is an AHRC/Newton funded collaborative project between King’s Digital Lab (KDL), the Hashemite University, the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the Jordanian Open Source Association, and the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project. The project aims to contribute to the development of Jordan’s digital cultural heritage by identifying systems, datasets, standards, and policies, and aligning them to government digital infrastructure capabilities and strategies. The MaDiH data catalogue or, in future, repository includes datasets that have been created over the past 50 years by archaeological teams, official institutions, museums, research institutions, or individuals from Jordan and other countries such as the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Japan, and Canada.In total 325 datasets on Jordanian cultural heritage were recorded in the MaDiH CKAN repository. This representative sample is designed to be the core of the prototype for a national data catalogue using CKAN (ckan.org), an open-source data publishing tool for data collection. The project represented stage one of a larger three stage vision to ‘Map’, ‘Build’ and ‘Deliver’ enhanced Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) capability for Jordan. MaDiH (مديح) sits at the intersection of numerous currents in contemporary DCH activity. It engages in long-standing practices such as software engineering, information management, data curation, open knowledge, and archive management informed by more recent initiatives such as Critical Infrastructure Studies, Postcolonial Digital Humanities (DH), Indigenous DH, and Global DH.KeywordsDigital Cultural HeritageMaDiH CKAN repositoryJordanDocumentationCommunication strategyDatasetsInfrastructure and digital tools

Background and Aim: Qingdao Art School is implementing a holistic piano education approach, combining traditional and modern techniques to prepare students for the evolving musical world and develop diverse skills. Materials and Methods: This study aimed to survey teacher’s perspectives on piano teaching strategies at Qingdao Art School. This study used qualitative research methodology, including semi-structured interviews with piano teachers at Qingdao Art School, to understand their teaching methods. Key areas of focus included pedagogical approaches, experiences with different strategies, challenges faced, and perspectives on effectiveness. The interview guideline was used to gather in-depth insights, with eight questions posed to experts. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, with essential analysis steps including thematic coding, theme grouping, direct interpretation, and data presentation. Results: The text provides a comprehensive guide to teaching music theory, focusing on various pedagogical approaches. It suggests blended learning, collaborative projects, improvisational techniques, diverse musical genres, and gamification for accessibility. Challenges in teaching include adaptive teaching strategies, personalized music selection, practice routines, classroom community building, and integrating new technologies. Methods are promoted through active learning, digital resources, and flexible scheduling. Technology integration is highlighted, with music software, virtual performances, and AR/VR tools. Professional development opportunities are discussed, and student engagement and motivation are discussed. Evaluation and feedback are also discussed, considering technical skills and musical expression. Conclusion: The text offers a comprehensive guide to teaching music theory, highlighting various pedagogical approaches and challenges, while promoting active learning, digital resources, and technology integration.

The study aims to determine the influence of several factors on the development of digital infrastructure in Russia. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, it is determined that the core of digital sovereignty is digital infrastructure. It is clarified that the digital infrastructure of the state is understood as a complex of technologies and systems that ensure the functioning and development of the digital economy. The authors have identified the key elements necessary for the functioning of the digital economy. The article also presents a system of resulting indicators and factors for the development of digital infrastructure in Russia. Thus, the greatest impact on digital infrastructure elements is exerted by the innovation activity and technological autonomy of the state and investment activity in the field of informatization and communications. The study results allow government agencies to formulate a digital transformation strategy with due regard to the key indicators reflected in the article that have a high degree of influence on the development of digital infrastructure components.

ABSTRACTThe Internet has been the catalyst for the convergence of many subject areas and online platforms. Information professionals such as Archivists, IT developers and especially Librarians have been impacted in the development and promotion of digital humanities content for research, teaching, and learning in the modern academic library. In this case study, relevant findings from research that sought to determine the level of awareness of digital humanities in Irish Libraries is examined. The research project, The Mary Martin Diary, is highlighted as an example of a multidisciplinary collaboration project that utilized library communication skills, project management skills, digital humanities tools and techniques, as well as other online resources in its development. These skills and tools have the potential to be applied to similar projects that librarians engage in. Recommendations derived from this research highlight the practical application of skills for information professionals and their roles in the development and promotion of digital humanities content for research, teaching, and learning in the modern academic library.

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