Localization of digital technologies

Cultural implications in educational technology: A survey

Author(s): Patricia A. Young & Tutaleni I. Asino Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Educational technology, Culture, Online learning, Digital literacy, MOOCs Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Young, P. A., & Asino, T. I. (2020). Cultural implications in educational technology: A survey. In Bishop, M.J., Boling, E., Elen, J., Svihla, V. (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Educational Communications […]

Embracing Indigenous knowledge systems in ICT-enabled education

Author(s): Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Edwin Blake, Donovan Maasz, Chris Muashekele, Peter Gallert, Colin Stanley, Alphons Kahuhu Koruhama Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Community technology design, Indigenous knowledge, Transcultural approach, Cultural engagement, Digitization efforts Methodology/Sample: Case study/_ Reference: Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Blake, E., Maasz, D., Muashekele, C., Gallert, P., Stanley, C., & Koruhama, A. K. (2021). Embracing Indigenous […]

Cultural revitalization and the ontology of communicative spaces: ‘Mobile coordinating’among Guaraní

Author(s): Sarah Wagner Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Cultural revitalization, Guaraní communities, ICT practices, Communicative spaces, Indigenous cultural identity Methodology/Sample: Ethnography/Observation and interviews (14) Reference: Wagner, S. (2019). Cultural revitalization and the ontology of communicative spaces:‘Mobile coordinating’among Guaraní. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(3), 417-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877918793429 Abstract Much ICT-related cultural revitalization research in indigenous contexts […]

Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency

Author(s): Roza Tsagarousianou, Jessica Retis Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Diaspora, Cultural identity, Transnationalism, Diasporic media, Postcolonial studies, Diasporic public spheres, Intersectionality, Digital technologies, Cultural politics Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Tsagarousianou, R., & Retis, J. (2019). Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency. In R. Tsagarousianou […]

Localized globalization: Directives in augmented reality game interaction

Author(s): Tetyana Sydorenko, Steven L. Thorne, John Hellermann, Amber Sanchez, Vanessa Howe Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Augmented reality, Intercultural communication, Language learners, Pragmatics Methodology/Sample: Principled mixed methodological design/12 students Reference: Sydorenko, T., Thorne, S. L., Hellermann, J., Sanchez, A., & Howe, V. (2021). Localized globalization: Directives in augmented reality game interaction. The Modern Language […]

Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology

Author(s): Ramesh Srinivasan Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Algorithms, Digital culture, Diversity, Fluid ontology, Indigenous knowledge Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Srinivasan, R. (2013). Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology. New Media & Society, 15(2), 203–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812450686 Abstract The digital world need not solely be conceived in Western, elite terms, but instead […]

Transmigrant media: Mediating place, mobility, and subjectivity

Author(s): WaiLing Seto, Fran Martin Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Transmigrant media, Media mobilities, Southeast Asian migrants, Cultural identityGlobalization Methodology/Sample: Interviews/18 migrants Reference: Seto, W., & Martin, F. (2019). Transmigrant media: Mediating place, mobility, and subjectivity. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(4), 577-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877918812470 Abstract This article contributes to the exploration of interrelationships between human […]

The role of cultural diversity in e-based language learning

Author(s): Jörg Roche, Dessislava Todorova Year of publication: 2010 Keywords: Media-based language learning, Cultural dispositions, Language acquisition, Cross-cultural comparison, Instructional design, Ambiguity tolerance, Online language courses, Independent learning Methodology/Sample: Language tests & questionnaires/110 adult learners Reference: Roche, J. & Todorova, D. (2010). The role of cultural diversity in e-based language learning. In F. Sudweeks, H. […]

Semiotic technology as material resonance of postcolonial aesthetics in digital children’s picture book apps

Author(s): P.Dhayapari Perumal , Shanthini Pillai , Melissa S. Perry Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Semiotic technology, Postcolonial aesthetics, Digital children’s picture book apps, Malaysian identity, Multimediality, Interactivity Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/_ Reference: Perumal, P. D., Pillai, S., & Perry, M. S. (2021). Semiotic technology as material resonance of postcolonial aesthetics in digital children’s picture book […]

A comparative framework for culturally differentiated digital game-based learning

Author(s): Jae Park, Run Wen Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Comparative education, Game design, Cross-cultural psychology, Digital game-based learning (DGBL), Learning tool development Methodology/Sample: Qualitative comparative analysis/4 students Reference: Park, J., & Wen, R. (2016). A comparative framework for culturally differentiated digital game-based learning. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 18(3), 138-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCED-04-2016-0008 Abstract […]

The influence of extramural access to mainstream culture social media on ethnic minority students’ motivation for language learning

Author(s): Chun Lai Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Social media, Informal learning, Formal learning, Ethnic minority students, Bicultural identity, Bicultural competence, L2 motivation, Chinese language learning, Acculturation, Intercultural engagement Methodology/Sample: Survey/141 secondary students Reference: Lai, C. (2019). The influence of extramural access to mainstream culture social media on ethnic minority students’ motivation for language learning. […]

Cultural production in transnational culture: An analysis of cultural creators in the Korean wave

Author(s): Dal Y. Jin Year of publication: 2021 Keywords: Cultural production, Korean Wave (Hallyu), Cultural creators, Transnational culture, Global cultural economy Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Jin Dal Yong (2021). Cultural Production in Transnational Culture: An Analysis of Cultural Creators in the Korean Wave. International Journal of Communication, 15, 1810-1835. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/16369/3414 Abstract By employing cultural production approaches […]

Culture and computer-mediated communication: Toward new understandings

Author(s): Charles Ess, Fay Sudweeks Year of publication: 2005 Keywords: Cultural frameworks, Hofstede critique, National culture, Cultural essentialism, Online communication, Collaborative workgroups, Intercultural complexity, Computer-mediated communication (CMC), Minority cultures, Online classrooms Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Ess, C., & Sudweeks, F. (2006). Culture and Computer-Mediated Communication: Toward New Understandings. In K.W. Miller & M. Taddeo (Eds.), The […]

Interpretative pros hen pluralism: From computer-mediated colonization to a pluralistic intercultural digital ethics

Author(s): Charles Ess Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Intercultural digital ethics (IDE), Ethical pluralism (EP), Computer-mediated colonization, Cultural differences, Phronesis Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Ess, C. M. (2020). Interpretative pros hen pluralism: from computer-mediated colonization to a pluralistic intercultural digital ethics. Philosophy & Technology, 33(4), 551-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-020-00412-9 Abstract Intercultural Digital Ethics (IDE) faces the central challenge […]

A review of perspectives and challenges for international development in information and communications technologies

Author(s): Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, Melissa Densmore Year of publication: 2017 Keywords: ICTD, ICT4D, HCI4D, PD4D, Design, Development, HCI Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Abdelnour-Nocera, J., & Densmore, M. (2017). A review of perspectives and challenges for International Development in Information and Communication Technologies. Communication Yearbook, 41(3–4), 250–257. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2017.1392252 Abstract We provide an overview of the field of information […]

Diverse digital worlds

Author(s): Bart Barendregt Year of publication: 2020 Keywords: Information society, Digital revolution, Modern myths, Global digital practices, Mobile internet access, Global South, Orthodox modernity, Digital inequality Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Barendregt, B. (2020). Diverse Digital Worlds. In H.A. Horst, D. Miller (Eds.), Digital Anthropology (pp. 203–224). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003085201-14 Abstract This chapter focuses on how the idea […]

French and Latin American perspectives on mediation and mediatization: A lecture note from Germany

Author(s): Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz Year of publication: 2011 Keywords: Mediatization, Mediation, Cultural studies Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Averbeck-Lietz, S. (2011). French and Latin American perspectives on mediation and mediatization: A lecture note from Germany. Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, 3(2), 177–195. https://doi.org/10.1386/ejpc.3.2.177_1 Abstract This article is looking at the status quo of mediatization research […]