Technologies in the education of children and teenagers with autism: evaluation and classification of apps by work areas

Education and Information Technologies - Mobile apps represent a resource with great potential for encouraging the development of many skills, given the high number of apps available and the quick...     

An evolving Learning Management System for new educational environments using 2.0 tools

The tools used in learning processes are in a continuous state of flux. One of the most significant changes is the application of Information and Communications technologies (ICTs) to educational contexts. This provides new possible ways to carry out learning activities, new learning services, the possibility to use new kinds of contents and activities, etc. However, ICTs have not provided as many advantages as they were supposed to, so changes are necessary. In this context, a new set of tools, Web 2.0, offers a new way to understand the Web, in which the user is the centre. Further, users can cooperate in order to define contents. This concept is also applied in technology-mediated learning but there are important problems when one tries to integrate such tools and concepts with existing systems. This paper explores the integration of these tools in traditional learning environments, the various possibilities and their advantages and drawbacks. After that, an interoperability scenario is described and two experiences are presented to show how 2.0 tools can be integrated in learning activities, and its effect in educational process.     

Comadres among Us: The Power of Artists as Informal Mentors for Women of Color in Academe

In this article, we, colegas/colleagues of color, explore the ways in which the literary and artistic contributions of Gloria Anzaldúa, Octavia Butler, and Frida Kahlo have inspired, nurtured, and profoundly influenced our personal and professional lives as academics. We underscore the importance of mentoring for women of color in academe and educational leadership, particularly the psychosocial functions associated with informal mentoring. Further, we discuss how the lives and contributions of our “mentors” impacted our scholarly journeys, framed by third-wave and decolonial woman-of-color-feminism. In this article, we offer an alternative consideration for women of color in search of suitable mentors, concludes by sharing the lessons we learned from the artists. Thinking about mentoring from the position of alterity adds to the general mentoring discourse and serves to inspire women to consider alternatives when seeking mentorship to reach academic and professional goals.     

Expert Judgment Versus Public Opinion – Evidence from the Eurovision Song Contest

For centuries, there have been discussions as to whether only experts can judge the quality of cultural output, or whether the taste of the public also has merit. This paper tries to answer that question empirically, using national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. We show that experts are better judges of quality in the sense that the outcome of finals judged by experts is less sensitive to factors unrelated to quality than the outcome of finals judged by public opinion. Yet, experts are not perfect; their judgment does still depend on such factors. This is also the case in the European finals of the contest.     

火针治疗对大鼠跟腱末端病细胞凋亡的影响

目的观察火针治疗前后大鼠跟腱末端区细胞凋亡情况的变化,探讨火针治疗末端病的作用机理,为末端病的火针治疗提供理论依据。方法采用"电击跳跃法"建立大鼠跟腱末端病模型,施以火针治疗,采用TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡指数(AI)。结果(1)1次火针治疗后,治疗组大鼠末端区主要在跟腱、纤维软骨区、腱围这三个部位的AI比对照组有不同程度降低;(2)经4次火针治疗后,跟腱、纤维软骨区、腱骨关节面软骨、腱围的AI明显低于对照组;(3)4次火针治疗后在跟腱、纤维软骨区、腱骨关节面软骨、腱围的AI明显低于1次火针治疗组。结论(1)8周的"电击跳跃法"成功建立了大鼠跟腱末端病模型。(2)1次火针治疗可以减少末端区的细胞凋亡和修复已凋亡的细胞。(3)4次火针治疗不仅使末端区的凋亡细胞得到修复,而且加速了整个末端区组织和结构的恢复。