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Proceedings of the 16th International Multi-Conference on
Society, Cybernetics and Informatics: IMSCI 2022

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A Study of Kindergarten Teachers' Understanding and Implementation of the Theory of Embodied Mathematics Cognition for Young Children

Wu, Su-Chiao (Angel); Chang, Yu-Liang (Aldy) (Taiwan)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.104

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This study aimed to first investigate the targeted kindergarten teachers’ understanding and implementation of the theory of embodied mathematics cognition for young children, as well as to develop “embodied mathematics learning modules” based on the professional dialogue process of four kindergarten teachers and university researchers. A quantitative survey design and a qualitative learning module design were both included for data collection and analysis. For the survey part, the participants of this study included certified kindergarten teachers from private and public kindergartens in Chiayi City (189 persons) and Chiayi County (493 persons). For the learning module design, 4 kindergarten teachers participated in the professional dialogue process. Based on the findings, all participants had approximately (less than) 70% of understanding and implementation of “theory of embodied mathematics cognition”, which might be a concerning result. Besides, ten “embodied mathematics learning modules” were designed based on the professional dialogue process, which would be applied in future studies.

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A Transdisciplinary Approach to Reading in Mathematics, Remedial Reading, and Biblical Exegesis

Hendel, Russell Jay (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.87

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This paper studies reading comprehension in three distinct disciplinary settings: Mathematical modelling of verbal problems, remedial reading, and biblical exegesis. This transdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of reading, enabling focus on key methods of improving reading. The transdisciplinary approach also affords us new insights into addressing equity issues. The paper's approach is influenced by Meyer's seminal work on textual organizational structure as a necessary construct for reading comprehension. Consistent with this approach, the paper advocates teaching organizational structures accompanied by skillful use of signal words (cues, keywords, or key ideas) as a means to improving literacy in reading, mathematics, and biblical exegesis. The paper suggests that these techniques should be a primary method of approaching mathematics and biblical fluency.

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An Interdisciplinary Design Project for Undergraduate Engineering Training – Portable Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction System

Mei, Lanju; Zhang, Lei; Brown, Willie; Tan, Xianfang (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.57

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Our world has been permanently changed by the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 starts around the end of 2019. In the first few months of 2020, the whole world was in urgent need of an effective, easy, and quick method for the identification of the infection of the new virus. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine, which can test DNA samples by rapidly making millions of copies of a specific DNA sample through the PCR process, including the COVID-19 virus, can perfectly fit this demand. In this study, a design project on PCR is introduced for undergraduate education in electrical and mechanical engineering. The objective of this project is to develop a low-cost, ease-of-use, wallet-size, portable real-time PCR (RT-PCR) machine for accurate testing of various bacteria or viruses. The key function of the PT-PCR system is to precisely control and maintain the temperature of the bio-sample solution within a range between 55℃and 95℃. The RT-PCR system is centrally controlled by a microcontroller Raspberry Pi 3. It receives temperature measurements from thermistors and operates the heating lid, the thermoelectric module, and the cooling fan to regulate the temperatures required in repetitive thermal cycles. This project provides students opportunities in studying and practicing a wide range of engineering technics and skills, including mechanical design, electronics design, microcomputer programming, system control, power electronics, sensors and actuators, data acquisition and processing, cellphone app development. Students can gain comprehensive understanding of the design of multiphysics system after they overcome various challenges emerging in the project. From the view of engineering education, the process of this project development has demonstrated the importance and benefits of adopting complex interdisciplinary engineering problems for student teams to solve, especially those involve contemporary issues.

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Attitude Scale About Professional Ethics – A Study of Higher Education Teachers in Chile

Gaete-Peralta, Claudio *; Tapia, Juan **; Puraivan, Eduardo * (* Chile, ** Argentina)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.78

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The objective of this research was to report the results of the application of the Attitude Scale about Professional Ethics, proposed by Hirsch, to a sample of higher education teachers in Chile and, based on this report, to perform an exploratory factor analysis to empirically verify the theoretical competencies that are part of this questionnaire. The research results showed that the scale presented high reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha value equal to 0.87. However, the exploratory factor analysis showed that the sample did not recognize the four theoretical competencies of the instrument. When analyzing each dimension separately, by means of factor analysis and reduction to one factor, the questions of the scale with the highest charges were identified. Among the research conclusions, it is suggested for future work to plan an experimental situation to adapt the scale from the theoretical construction, supported by an exploratory factor analysis.

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Designing Mindset Mathematics Teaching Materials in an Elementary Teacher Professional Development Supporting System

Chang, Yu-Liang (Aldy); Wu, Su-Chiao (Angel) (Taiwan)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.76

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A case study approach was employed to assisting targeted elementary mathematics teachers to understand, analyze, and design mindset mathematics teaching materials for the experimental intervention. Five elementary mathematics teachers receive PD programs, where two teachers serve as “coach” in the PD supporting system. The findings are reported as two parts: 1. In order to provide substantial resources in the professional development supporting system, a series of “professional dialogue” activities are designed and implemented. 2. After the targeted teachers obtain adequate understandings of the theoretical framework of mathematical mindset development, the emphases of “professional dialogue” activities (the targeted teachers and the researchers together) are putting on analyzing existing mindset mathematics teaching materials. And then, the core elements, cyclical steps/moves, and strategies of designing and implementing their own mindset mathematics teaching materials are generalized.

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Difficulties in the Professional Insertion of Novice Primary Education Teachers: A State of the Art

Carreño-Adasme, Mónica; Gaete-Peralta, Claudio; Huincahue, Jaime (Chile)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.72

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The insertion of novice teachers into the professional practice is a transcendental, complex and challenging stage in the milestone of being a teacher. In this regard, the accompaniment of mentors or trained professionals to support this process of labor insertion has become an alternative that, slowly and progressively, is being recognized in teacher training in Latin America. To identify future focuses of development for the education of the novice teacher, the objective of this research was to provide a state of the art on Latin American research that addresses the difficulties in the insertion of primary education teachers into the educational system. Among the conclusions of the research, new teachers in Latin America present difficulties in the use of didactic methodologies, in the development and implementation of classes and the design of evaluation instruments, which can be improved through the implementation of mentoring.

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Digital Opportunities in MSMEs Throughout Economic Disruptions: Entrepreneurs' Experiences and Challenges

Fridayani, Helen Dian; Chiang, Li-Chun (Taiwan)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.17

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The global trend in cases has had a significant impact on the social parts of society, which has had no impact on the global economy, which has been severely impacted by the unexpected public health risk, which has caused businesses to close down digital commercial companies. The pandemic's great challenges have turned into great opportunities for entrepreneurs from all over the world. Obeying the recovery, they see digital tools as solutions to help them survive and even thrive in the long run. This study investigates the drivers and barriers of digital innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia, particularly in Yogyakarta Province. Conducting in-depth interviews with 50 MSMEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and comparing them to Inductive Content Analysis to generate themes. The study's findings revealed that the adverse consequences of the pandemic, which boosted entrepreneurial innovation by shifting business to digital platforms, were classified as internal and external motivation. Participants discussed the barriers to digital entrepreneurship, such as the skills required to conduct business online, market issues in digital platforms, the availability of high-quality internet infrastructure, and pandemic restrictions. The findings of this study pertain to the entrepreneurship literature and provide a focus for empirical research in order to develop programs that assist entrepreneurs during economic disruptions. This will serve as a guide in the development of government policies and strategies for economic recovery through digital entrepreneurship while keeping small entrepreneurs in mind. It also recommends future related research to empower entrepreneurs, particularly those in emerging economies, during and after the pandemic.

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Exclusion in the Teaching of the Lebesgue Integral From the Socio-Epistemological Theory

Gaete-Peralta, Claudio; Huincahue, Jaime; Mena Lorca, Jaime (Chile)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.82

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The objective of this research was to identify, characterize and exemplify the phenomenon of exclusion caused by the School Mathematical Discourse regarding the teaching of the Lebesgue integral, based on the use of a model of exclusion from the socio-epistemological theory. In order to respond to the stated objective, a qualitative methodology was used, consisting of a documentary analysis of texts on measure theory aimed at teaching the concept of the Lebesgue integral and Lebesgue's mathematical work called Intégrale, Longueur, Aire. As a result of the research, the components of the Exclusion Model and the symbolic violence that this discourse exerts in the teaching of Lebesgue integral, through the imposition of certain meanings, procedures and arguments, became evident. Among the conclusions, it is expected that the results of this research will provide theoretical references to contribute to the redesign of the teaching of this integral, with the purpose of including the actors of the didactic system in the social construction of mathematical knowledge associated with the Lebesgue integral.

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Exploring Students' Attitudes Toward Science and Course Engagement as Predictors of Science Literacy

Adarlo, Genejane; De Leon, Marlene; Favis, Abigail Marie (Philippines)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.39

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Studies are limited that investigate the relationship of students' attitudes toward science and their engagement in the teaching-learning process to science literacy in a higher education setting and within the context of a pandemic. Hence, this cross-sectional, correlational study seeks to determine if (1) students' attitudes toward science are significantly related to science literacy; (2) student course engagement is significantly related to science literacy; (3) students' attitudes toward science and their course engagement are significant predictors of science literacy. 67 undergraduate students taking the mandated Science, Technology, and Society during the second semester of the academic year 2020 to 2021 in an institution of Jesuit higher education in the Philippines were surveyed in this study. Results revealed that 1) there is a positive moderate relationship between students’ attitudes toward science and science literacy (p < 0.001); 2) there exists a positive strong relationship between student course engagement and science literacy (p < 0.001); 3) both students’ attitudes toward science (p = 0.02) and their course engagement (p < 0.001) are significant predictors of science literacy. Such results can be helpful in (re)designing science education in a higher education setting and within the context of a pandemic.

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On the Design of a Virtual Reality Sci-Fi Game in Applying the Game-Based-Learning Pedagogy in STEM Education

Zhang, Lei; Brown, Willie; Dabipi, Ibibia; Tan, Xianfang (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.63

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To promote the effectiveness of STEM education, the key is to engage students in active learning. Nowadays, computer games have a strong potential to provide fascinating learning environments and powerful tools for teaching concepts and practical skills, especially in STEM subjects. With specifically designed computer games, Game-Based-Learning (GBL) enables a joyful and attractive space where students are self-motivated in conducting flipped learning to explore and acquire knowledge. More specifically, with the integration of the latest Virtual Reality (VR) technology, the effectiveness of the pedagogy can be significantly amplified.
In this project, we investigated the effectiveness of applying educational game modules for flipped classroom pedagogy in teaching electrical engineering courses. Students are expected to learn concepts and test their understanding in educational games and then bring questions to the classroom for further discussion. A Si-Fi VR game was developed with the Unity engine with both recreational and educational content. Through playing the game, students will actively learn a series of basic circuit topics while fighting against alien enemies.

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Palette Extraction and Color Filling for an Art Game

Lawrence, Hilario; Xu, Ling (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.1

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Nowadays, applications for mobile platforms are becoming more and more popular, due to their ease to learn, convenient accessibility, and rich experience offered with little investment from the user’s side in terms of time and money. In this project, we developed a mobile game application for image restyling and color filling. The whole system integrates the modules for image processing including image segmentation and region numbering, and palette extraction. Using this system, an input image can be converted into a segmented contour-only image for color filling along with a simplified image with color clues for reference. Our work is expected to augment the family of mobile applications especially games and related recreating interactions, and contribute to the development of diversity for digital art forms.

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Research on Innovation Capability Cultivation Oriented Design-Based Learning: Model and Case of Junior High School Information Technology Curriculum

Lin, Peiyuan; Li, Zhe (China)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.98

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The cultivation of innovative talents is an important development strategy in China. Especially in the stage of basic education, there is an urgent need for specific instructional strategies for cultivating innovative capability. Based on the theories of "Hands-On Inquiry learning" and Constructionism and teaching practice, this study put forward an innovation capability cultivation oriented design-based learning model in junior high school information technology curriculum. The model has three characteristics: simple teaching links, reverse teaching design and equal teacher-student relationship. It is hoped to provide guidance on teaching operation level for front-line information technology classroom teaching, or for other disciplines’, and to provide a reference for international scholars to do the research about constructing instructional models for skill cultivation in the 21st century.

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Scenario Specification Structuring Effective Collaborative Communication

Lipuma, James; Leon, Cristo; Patel, Kamiya (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.51

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The support from the Howmet Aerospace Foundation Grant No. 223990 led to the development of digital resources for hands-on STEM that would be useful for student learning in an online world, compiled as “Tools for Teachers a STEM for Success Guide”.
100 teachers and over 500 students from 20 schools participated in the project. This article describes the project activities, results and lessons learned that allowed them to pivot from a face-to-face model to an online model as well as the benefits that a co-design strategy brings to broaden participation and inclusion in multi-stakeholder collaborative projects.

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Study to Delimit the Factors That Contribute to the Adoption of an Agile Methodology

Orantes-Jiménez, Sandra-Dinora; Pérez-Castillo, Yadira-Jazmín; Aguilar-Jaúregui, María-Elena (Mexico)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.33

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Agile methodologies are increasingly being adopted by companies. The research carried out on the adoption of an agile approach is based on the elements that are required for its implementation and, on the other hand, a quantitative study on the challenges of adopting an agile approach is interesting. The main objective of this work is to present the results of a study on the factors that have a significant relationship with the adoption of an agile approach over a traditional one by work teams in software development companies. With this objective, a systematic analysis of works that mention this transition was carried out, to extract and synthesize the existing challenges. These challenges were used to outline a conceptual framework to evaluate the connection of the challenges that work teams have to suffer from the linear relationship with the adoption of an agile approach. Next, a construct was used to test and evaluate the factors that are part of the proposed framework. The findings indicate that what leads to the decision of the transition from the traditional approach to agile is the quality, complexity, and the management of iterations where the work is visible to the users; factors that have a significant linear relationship with the adoption of an agile approach. We recommend that organizations consider these findings during their adoption phase of any agile methodology over a traditional one.

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Supporting Students Transition to Careers or College: Closing Gaps Due to the Pandemic

Akin, Imani; Burress, Ramona (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.68

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The pandemic has impacted the educational landscape for high school students’ employment or high school to college pipeline. Transitioning to remote learning, and school closings has impacted student learning and resulted in academic and socioemotional gaps. The problem is there are some students who have academic gaps, due to the pandemic and will be looking to matriculate to the post-secondary phase of their life. A goal of this qualitative research will be to share best practices with experienced leaders on how to create, implement, and sustain adaptive learning and engagement strategies that address student gaps due to the pandemic. A focus of the research will be on high school students’ transition to career or college. Academic leaders can prepare this pandemic impacted population for post-secondary success.

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Systemic Dynamics of Digital Education in Foreign Languages Programs

Makhachashvili, Rusudan; Semenist, Ivan (Ukraine)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.5

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The global pandemic and subsequent quarantine measures and restrictions have posed an array of challenges to the structure and procedure of higher education workflow, which influenced significantly the scope of individual experiences, projected outcomes and estimated quality of higher education in countries across the world. This study focus is the in-depth assessment of the progress in individual digital and hybrid learning experiences by students of different tiers (Bachelor’s level, Master’s level, Graduate school level) in Oriental (Mandarin Chinese, Japanese) and European (French, Italian, Spanish, English) Languages university level programs at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University of Ukraine through the span of educational activities in the time-frame of COVID-19 quarantine measures of March 2020 to November 2021. The comparative survey benchmarking and analysis of different e-learning dimensions is used to assess the progress and challenges of individual quality and efficiency of translation of the real life Foreign Languages Acquisition practices into digital and hybrid format, involving activation of interoperable skills and cross-sectorial activities, facilitated by digital tools. Two consecutive online surveys of over 500 students of Oriental and European Languages programs provide for disclosure of progressive dynamics of student satisfaction with digitalized foreign languages education, assessment of systematized individual experiences and changes in quality estimation of e-learning and hybrid learning in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown through the years 2020-2021; assessment of changes in individual experiences and quality of e-learning and hybrid learning in the framework of COVID-19 lockdown as compared to traditional, face-to-face learning formats for foreign languages; individual quality assessment of learning process design, dynamic development of programmed learning outcomes and projected competences for university programs of Oriental and European languages in the framework of 2020-2021 quarantine measures.

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Systemic Paradigm of Innovative Educational Communication in the Digital Realm

Makhachashvili, Rusudan; Semenist, Ivan (Ukraine)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.11

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The objective of the study is to explore the systemic premises and paradigmatic structure of innovative educational communication in the digital realm, modelled and modified by the Covid-19 emergency digitization measures in educational process.
The object of research is innovative educational communication in the global digital environment. The innovative nature of communication in the field of acquiring new knowledge in the global digital environment is determined by the phenomenological consolidation of substantive (ontological, presuppositional/cognitive) characteristics of the macrostructure of communication in statics and end-to-end dynamic interaction of formal and semantic constituents and technological (digital) tools. The paradigm of innovation of educational communication in the digital realm (as a multidimensional, complex, dynamic system) is defined as the most comprehensive quantitative and qualitative terms of linguo-cognitive actualization of being, determined by a number of qualifying conditions of its emergence, existence and development. The study results allow to provide a transdisciplinary synthesis of educational communication paradigm across communicative theory, information theory, philosophy, education and e-learning studies, semiotics, digital humanities.

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Teaching Industrial Robot Programming Using FANUC ROBOGUIDE and iRVision Software

Coletta, Jarrod A.; Chauhan, Vedang (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.45

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Industrial automation has become increasingly more prominent in many industries, such as manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and food processing industries, as the technology evolves and Industry 4.0 revolution advances. Th demand of automation and personnel with automation skills has ever been increasing since Covid-19 Pandemic. Industrial robots and machine vision inspection are essential systems for manufacturing automation. Industrial robots are capable of performing various tasks like part handling, machine tending, assembly, palletizing, arc welding, or laser cutting with high speeds, repeatability and accuracy. Machine Vision Inspection (MVI) systems are used for part quality inspection, manufacturing and assembly supervision and robot guidance. A MVI system integrated with an industrial robot provides a hand-eye coordination to the robot for flexible material handling and operations. Vision-guided robotics serves as the next-generation research instrument that opens new opportunities to advance the boundaries in science and engineering research. This paper focuses on teaching industrial robot programming to engineering students using an offline virtual robotic simulation software, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE and iRVision software. Using a virtual robot and offline programming with ROBOGUIDE reduces a risk by enabling visualization of the robot operations before an actual installation and operations. The ROBOGUIDE software will provide students with an experience of programming an industrial robot and will enhance the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process. The developed programs can be imported and implemented onto a real robot with a minimum configuration setup. The step by step approach of developing and programming a 2D vision guided material handling cell using ROBOGUIDE has been discussed in the paper such that other educators and students can learn and implement the project with ease.

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The Double-Helix Coupling Model of Talent Agglomeration and Internal Education in Dalian

Chen, Meina; Yan, Danni (China)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.23

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Based on the innovation-driven development strategy, this paper introduces the status quo of Dalian's technological innovation and the development of talents, and points out the problems existing in Dalian's technological innovation process. By analyzing the self-organization mechanism of talent agglomeration, this paper builds a scientific and technological innovation talent ecological environment in which government, industry, college and research institutions are coordinated to promote the formation of talent agglomeration effect. Meanwhile, it analyzes the demand characteristics mechanism of talents from the three levels of industry, enterprises and universities, and innovates the multi-subject collaborative training mode of internal talent education. Finally, this paper studies the double-helix coupling model of talent agglomeration and internal education in Dalian, and proposes strategies for talent agglomeration and internal education.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Students Across the Disciplines

Lunsford, Suzanne Kay; Blair, Risa; Schigur, Matthew (United States)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.28

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University faculty are increasingly dealing with more students who are coping with mental health issues, not to mention faculty are experiencing these issues as well due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues have caused students and faculty to have to rethink how they approach pedagogy in their classes and approach learning. This paper reviews the experience of three faculty members in the areas of chemistry, communication, and business and explores what they have observed over the last few years in the classroom and on campus.

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Using Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA) To Analyze Politics and Media Strategy: "V for Vendetta" as Case Study

Kyriakidis, Kleanthis; Koikas, Evgenia (United Arab Emirates)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.93

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The best way to teach language semantics is a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (CMDA). Text, images and colors play distinct but complimentary roles and make communication extremely effective, if properly used [1]. This is particularly important in Politics and Media Strategies. The 2005 film "V for Vendetta" constitutes a multimodal discourse where "verbals" and "visuals" create an intricate linguistic tapestry. Our analysis will be based on Fairclough's 3-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis, to examine, inter alia, power dynamics, contexts, and the use of verbal and visual language, symbolism, imagery to convey meanings and attitudes. [2] For all monologues, text analyses, discursive practices and societal practices will be performed by scrutinizing the "verbal" and "visual" language. Last but not least, conclusions will be drawn with recommendation for further research.

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What Can Destroy the Competence-Based Synergies of International Alliances? Exploring the Institutional Context of Collaboration

Čirjevskis, Andrejs (Latvia)

https://doi.org/10.54808/IMSCI2022.01.106

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Although the interdependence between the institutional dimensions of an international alliance and the core competencies of the collaborating partners is theoretically understood and evident, further empirical research is needed to integrate them into a coherent empirical construct. The paper aims to develop an empirical framework useful for practitioners and scholars to incorporate institutional dimensions into resource-based views (RBV) of strategy in international alliances. The paper argues that an institutional context is an important driver of competence-based synergies or dis-synergies in an international alliance. The paper proposes that the digitalization challenge in the grocery business, changing customer demand, and the fierce competition in the grocery market could be the main rationales behind the next step of tight collaboration for Tesco and Carrefour.

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