Report on the Implementation of Work Package 4 “Selection and Testing New ICT Tools” in the Framework of the IRNet Project

This article, prepared by an international team of authors – researchers from different scientific areas, connected with ICT, e-learning, pedagogy, and other related disciplines – focuses on the objectives and some results of the IRNet international project. In particular, this article describes the research tools, methods, and some procedures of the Work Package 4 (WP4) “Selection and Testing New ICT tools”: Objectives, Tasks, Deliverables, and implementation of research trips. Researchers from partner universities have analysed the results of WP4 in the context of the next stages and Work Packages of the IRNet project – International Research Network

The use of ICT tools by academic teachers in the international comparative context

The article sets out to analyze the professional competencies on the standard European e-Competence Framework. The survey of information technology teachers of Ukrainian universities concerning the necessity of forming and development of European e-Competence Framework competencies allowed defining the priority areas for training and forming the content component of a model of professional competencies development of information technology university teachers. The proposed model distinguishes stages, factors, and resources for training teachers. Teachers’ attitude to motivation, time and money allocation for professional development was researched. The content component of the development of professional competences of teachers of information technologies is offered. Recommendations for training and advanced training of teachers of information technologies, assessment of the level of development of professional competence, was proposed

STEM-APPROACH TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION

STEM-education is one of the important areas of the educational reform of XXI century. Modern initiatives in the field of STEM require the development of a model for transforming education that would correspond to contemporary demands of society. Such a general scenario and preliminary statement confirm the thesis underlying this research: there is a need to transform the existing model of training, first of all, pedagogical staff from classical education to innovative STEM-education. It was found that institutions and scholars are searching for new approaches to prepare people for solving real problems of the surrounding world through different STEM-approaches in education. In the article, the authors describe the transformation model of education for the introduction of the STEM-approach in a pedagogical university in order to prepare educators of a new formation and the main indicators of its effectiveness

Accuracy of mobile digital teledermoscopy for skin self-examinations in adults at high risk of skin cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

Background: Skin self-examinations supplemented with mobile teledermoscopy might improve early detection of skin cancers compared with naked-eye skin self-examinations. We aimed to assess whether mobile teledermoscopy-enhanced skin self-examination can improve sensitivity and specificity of self-detection of skin cancers when compared with naked-eye skin self-examination. Methods: This randomised, controlled trial was done in Brisbane (QLD, Australia). Eligible participants (aged ≥18 years) had at least two skin cancer risk factors as self-reported in the eligibility survey and had to own or have access to an iPhone compatible with a dermatoscope attachment (iPhone versions 5–8). Participants were randomly assigned (1:1), via a computer-generated randomisation procedure, to the intervention group (mobile dermoscopy-enhanced self-skin examination) or the control group (naked-eye skin self-examination). Control group and intervention group participants received web-based instructions on how to complete a whole body skin self-examination. All participants completed skin examinations at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months; intervention group participants submitted photographs of suspicious lesions to a dermatologist for telediagnosis after each skin examination and control group participants noted lesions on a body chart that was sent to the research team after each skin examination. All participants had an in-person whole-body clinical skin examination within 3 months of their last skin self-examination. Primary outcomes were sensitivity and specificity of skin self-examination, patient selection of clinically atypical lesions suspicious for melanoma or keratinocyte skin cancers (body sites examined, number of lesions photographed, types of lesions, and lesions missed), and diagnostic concordance of telediagnosis versus in-person whole-body clinical skin examination diagnosis. All primary outcomes were analysed in the modified intention-to-treat population, which included all patients who had a clinical skin examination within 3 months of their last skin self-examination. This trial was registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12616000989448. Findings: Between March 6, 2017, and June 7, 2018, 234 participants consented to enrol in the study, of whom 116 (50%) were assigned to the intervention group and 118 (50%) were assigned to the control group. 199 participants (98 participants in the intervention group and 101 participants in the control group) attended the clinical skin examination and thus were eligible for analyses. Participants in the intervention group submitted 615 lesions (median 6·0 per person; range 1–24) for telediagnosis and participants in the control group identified and recorded 673 lesions (median 6·0 per person; range 1–16). At the lesion level, sensitivity for lesions clinically suspicious for skin cancer was 75% (95% CI 63–84) in the intervention group and 88% (95% CI 80–91) in the control group (p=0·04). Specificity was 87% (95% CI 85–90) in the intervention group and 89% (95% CI 87–91) in the control group (p=0·42). At the individual level, the intervention group had a sensitivity of 87% (95% CI 76–99) compared with 97% (95% CI 91–100) in the control group (p=0·26), and a specificity of 95% (95% CI 90–100) compared with 96% (95% CI 91–100) in the control group. The overall diagnostic concordance between the telediagnosis and in-person clinical skin examination was 88%. Interpretation: The use of mobile teledermoscopy did not increase sensitivity for the detection of skin cancers compared with naked-eye skin self-examination; thus, further evidence is necessary for inclusion of skin self-examination technology for public health benefit. Funding: National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)

The Issa Valley in Censorship Documents. On the Thaw Reception of Czesław Miłosz’s Novel

Czesław Miłosz’s The Issa Valley [Dolina Issy] was published in the Paris Literary Institute in 1955 and soon after started paving its way to readers in the author’s native country, in spite of the censorship. This article traces back the novel’s reception in the so-called Thaw (post-Stalin) period (1955–1957) in the light of official domestic publications and the documents of the Censorship Office. Those years saw publication of several argumentative and favourable essays on the novel (by e.g. I. Sławińska, J. Błoński, J. Zawieyski). The censors banned just one extensive discussion text on The Issa Valley, by Jarosław-Marek Rymkiewicz, and this owing to where it was published. A ban on publishing the poet’s works in a nonserial form was maintained. In that transitional period, new directives were coming from the communist-party headquarters, and the censors would often consult the heads of departments they reported to, or the Central Censorship Office directly. The situation grew severer by 1958, with the poet’s name being consistently removed from most publications

Oswoić egzotykę : obraz rdzennych mieszkańców Czarnej Afryki w publikacjach Ligi Morskiej i Kolonialnej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem miesięcznika "Morze"

The Maritime and Colonial League was asocial organization which popularized colonial ideas in interwar Poland. Perceived as a suitable area for future Polish settlement,the continent of Africa along withits inhabitants played a significant role as a matter of interest for Polish colonial activists. Many interesting descriptions regarding the indigenous people of Africawerepublish ed in the League's periodicals, such as "The Sea" and "Maritime and Colonial Issues", as well as in travellers' reports. Together they formed a distinct image affected by a feeling of superiority which originated from the eurocentric approach of the authors. The Africans were depicted as lazy savages living close to nature and driven by instincts. Such characteristics were believed to be typical of "primitive" peoples. They also confirmed that Polish authors themselves fully identified themselves with the colonial point of view on the non-European communities

Коммуникация в образовании: оценка ИКТ инструментов

The article describes some preliminary results of implementation of WorkPackage 4 (WP4) “Selection and testing new IT tools” in frame international research network IRNet and researchers from partner institution from Ukraine, Poland, other countries. This results concerns analyzing and study some category ICT-tools for Communication in education and their assessment. The first part of article includes the theoretical aspects of communication: activity profile, some pedagogical aspects of teaching - learning together. The methods of cooperative learning, some psychosocial characteristics of communication over the Internet, analysing of challenges of communication, barriers of effective communication, model, communication quality requirement, form of communication and other items. Second part of paper described the research conducted in the frame of Module 005 WP4 and includes: Communication tools typology according to education activities, Mixed features of Communication Tools, Efficiency trend for top rated Communication ICT tools. Model 1, Sample expert card, Sample tool expert rating, Final expert ranking of Communication tools (all package period which has been divided on several main stages 1-5). Final part of manuscript contains expert model assessment and conclusions as to the top ranking IT communicative tools of the social media category. The comprehensive profile of social media communication tools in education and research is derived.У статті описуються деякі попередні підсумки реалізації Робочого пакету 4 (WP4) "Вибір і тестування нових ІТ-інструментів" в рамці міжнародної дослідницької мережі IRNet, дослідників з партнерського установи з України, Польщі, інших країн. Це призводить до аналізу проблем і вивчення деяких категорій ІКТ-інструментів для комунікації в сфері освіти і їх оцінки. Перша частина статті включає в себе теоретичні аспекти комунікації: профіль діяльності, деякі педагогічні аспекти викладання - навчання разом. Методи спільного навчання, деякі психосоціальні характеристики спілкування через Інтернет, аналіз проблем комунікації, бар'єри ефективної комунікації, моделі, вимоги до якості зв'язку, форми спілкування і інших предметів. Друга частина документа описує дослідження, проведене в рамках модуля 005 WP4 і включає в себе: комунікаційні інструменти типологію відповідно до навчальної діяльністю, змішані особливості комунікаційних засобів, ефективність тенденції найпопулярніших інструментів комунікації ІКТ. Модель 1, зразок експерт карти, зразок інструмент експертної оцінки, заключний експертний рейтинг комунікаційних засобів. Заключна частина рукопису містить експертну оцінку і висновки моделі, як до вершини рейтингу ІТ-комунікативних інструментів категорії соціальних медіа. Комплексний профіль соціальних медіа засобів комунікації в галузі освіти і наукових досліджень відбувається.В статье описываются некоторые предварительные итоги реализации Рабочего пакета 4 (WP4) "Выбор и тестирование новых ИТ-инструментов" в рамке международной исследовательской сети IRNet и исследователей из партнерского учреждения из Украины, Польши, других стран. Это приводит к анализу проблем и изучения некоторых категорий ИКТ-инструменты для коммуникации в сфере образования и их оценки. Первая часть статьи включает в себя теоретические аспекты коммуникации: профиль деятельности, некоторые педагогические аспекты преподавания - обучения вместе. Методы совместного обучения, некоторые психосоциальные характеристики общения через Интернет, анализ проблем коммуникации, барьеры эффективной коммуникации, модели, требования к качеству связи, формы общения и других предметов. Вторая часть документа описывает исследование, проведенное в рамках модуля 005 WP4 и включает в себя: коммуникационные инструменты типологию в соответствии с учебной деятельностью, смешанные особенности коммуникационных средств, эффективность тенденции популярнейших инструментов коммуникации ИКТ. Модель 1, образец эксперт карты, образец инструмент экспертной оценки, Заключительный эксперт рейтинга коммуникационных средств (весь период пакет, который был разделен на несколько основных этапов 1-5). Заключительная часть рукописи содержит экспертную оценку и выводы модели, как к вершине рейтинга ИТ-коммуникативных инструментов категории социальных медиа. Комплексный профиль социальных медиа средств коммуникации в области образования и научных исследований происходит

Educational e-environment of modern University: foreign experts’ perspective

This article presents discussion of a round table debate «Open educational Eenvironment of modern university» a group of European experts shared their professional and personal insight on the issue of construction, introduction and sustainable development of open educational environments in the Information Age