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Young adults’ information behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study
This paper presents the results of a pilot study exploring the information behaviour of young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilot study data were collected using semi-structured interviews with five undergraduate students. Questions included what information was needed regarding COVID-19, where and how it was obtained, and how it was evaluated.Analysis. Coding followed a thematic analysis approach. At this early stage, coding involved emergent open coding to identify themes within the data. The information most needed by the participants related to local policies and restrictions (e.g., lockdowns, mask mandates, university policies) as well as policies relating to international travel. The main health related topic was where to get vaccinated. Participants preferred government, university, and mainstream media sources, while largely avoiding social media. They reported various approaches to determining the credibility of sources, including relying on known sites, and prioritizing first-hand sources such as government and public health. Participants also reported that their credibility assessment varied geographically, with government and mainstream media more or less trusted depending on location. The findings provide insight into young adults’ information behaviour, and provide the basis for the continuation of this study.Peer Reviewe
Horizon Report Europe - 2014 Schools Edition
The NMC Horizon Project from the New Media Consortium is a long-term investigation launched in 2002 that identifies and
describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in education around the globe. The NMC
Horizon Report Europe: 2014 Schools Edition, the first of its kind for Europe, examines six key trends, six significant challenges and
six important developments in educational technology that are very likely to impact educational change processes in European
schools over the next five years (2014-2018). The topics within each section were carefully selected by the Horizon Project Europe
Expert Panel, a body of 53 experts in European education, technology, and other fields. They come from 22 European countries,
as well as international organisations and European networks. Throughout the report, references and links are made to more than
150 European publications (reports, articles, policy documents, blog posts etc.), projects (both EU-funded and national initiatives)
and various policy initiatives from all over Europe. The Creative Classrooms multidimensional framework, developed by European
Commission’s JRC-IPTS on behalf of DG EAC, was used for analysing the trends, challenges and technologies impacting European
schools over the next five years. The analysis reveals that a systemic approach is needed for integrating new technologies in
European schools and impacting educational change over the next five years.JRC.J.3-Information Societ