AUTHOR Timothy Walsh ABSTRACT Few would deny that the development of modern information and communication technologies has substantially increased the ability of individuals to collect, access, share, store, disseminate, and organize information. At the same time, some argue that this wealth of information is of little real value, having anywhere from no effect to a […]
AUTHOR Matthew Croft Wake and Bernd Carsten Stahl ABSTRACT Second Life is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) which offers users almost complete autonomy in the virtual world, from operating virtual businesses (S. Hutchinson, 2006), and operating virtual presences of real-world businesses, to building homes, even virtual intimate liaisons. The ability to buy land, build […]
AUTHOR Richard Volkman ABSTRACT The theme of Ethicomp 2010 is inspired by Alvin Toffler, who writes, “change is non-linear and can go backwards, forwards and sideways.” To some ears, this may sound like a shocking admission from a well-known futurist and techno-enthusiast; it may seem that admitting the inevitability of set backs and missteps along […]
AUTHOR Eva Turner ABSTRACT This paper investigates the use of report writing software introduced specifically to help teachers of Key Stage 1 (KS1 – 5 to7 years old pupils) to write computerised end of year school reports to parents. The paper will analyse the ways in which teachers adapt to using such software, and their […]
AUTHOR Teresa Torres-Coronas, María Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco, Ricard Monclús-Guitart, Mario Arias-Oliva, Margarita Ortí-García, M. José Simón-Olmos and Antoni Pérez-Portabella ABSTRACT The current situation and the continuing and rapid changes occurring in the digital world are affecting the way in which organizations work and do business. The emergence of Enterprise 2.0 model incorporates this idea of change […]
AUTHOR Teresa Torres-Coronas, Maria Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco and Ricard Monclús-Guitart ABSTRACT The Third Sector is the sector where private non-profit organizations (PNP), worker- owned companies or cooperatives, mutualities and, similar service providers operate to achieve higher levels of social inclusion and cohesion. The Third Sector, which is included in the social economy, pays particular attention to […]