Transmedia Archaeology: audiences participation on the expansion of the World War II narratives (case Band of Brothers)

Este documento pretende probar que es posible (y quizá necesario) abordar la investigación sobre lo transmedia en términos de una lógica que busque en las narrativas y relatos (del pasado y presente), aspectos trascendentes de los procesos de comunicación centrados en la participación. Se propone mover el interés de investigación desde el qué (es transmedia) hacia el cuándo (es transmedia), para demostrar que la transmedialidad en los relatos no depende únicamente de su construcción narrativa, sino de toda una organización de elementos y recursos que constituyen un conjunto de funciones que se adquieren a partir de su significación, apropiación y expansión. En este artículo se trabaja una triple articulación de lo transmedial: 1) la dimensión histórica, 2) la dimensión narrativa y 3) la relación entre la recepción y la participación, para lo que se describe y analiza la expansión ficcional y no ficcional de historias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (tomando como ejemplo el caso de Band of Brothers). Se trabaja, desde una perspectiva crítica, la idea y posibilidad de una Arqueología Transmedia que permita expandir los límites (y usos) del concepto Transmedia Storytelling, más allá de los casos emblemáticos de la cultura popular audiovisual actual. Bajo la premisa de que la recepción nunca ha sido completamente pasiva por parte de las audiencias, se plantea la posibilidad de un tipo de recepción-participación orientada a la creación de contenidos generados por los usuarios, que se hacen visibles en universos narrativos transmediales del pasado y que pueden ser ficcionales o no.This document aims to prove that it is possible (and perhaps necessary) address research about transmedia in terms of a logic that seeks, in the narratives and stories (past and present), significant aspects of communication processes focused on participation. It has by purpose, also, to move the research interest from the what to the when, to prove that transmediality in the story depends not only on its narrative construction, but on a whole organization of elements and resources which are a set of functions that the transmedia narrative acquired from its significance, appropriation and expansion. In this paper, a triple joint about transmedia is worked: 1) the historical dimension, 2) the narrative dimension and 3) the relationship between the reception and the participation in which is described and analyzed the fictional expansion of stories of the World War II (taking as emblem the case of Band of Brothers). It is worked, from a critical perspective, the idea and possibility of a Transmedia Archaeology that allows to expand the limits (and uses) of the Transmedia Storytelling concept, beyond the emblematic cases of the current audiovisual popular culture. With the premise that the reception has never been completely passive by the audience, is introduced the possibility of a kind of reception-participation oriented to the creation of user-generated content, which become visible in transmedia narrative universes is the past, and can be fictional or not

The ecology of resilience learning in ubiquitous environments to adverse situations

Primary education in Mexico is facing a growing set of challenges that the government has tried to counteract through the use of communication technologies (ICT) in formal education. While these efforts provide support for students and educators, there remains a need for a renewed and contextualized awareness that will re-conceptualize the adverse experiences of students and the importance of resilience in the context of the learning environment. The objective of this document is to give an account of the learning acquired by nine telesecondary students in a rural area of Hidalgo and the student’s benefits of building awareness about the ecology of learning. The paper highlights the process of re-envisioning their experiences that emerged from the various points of views shared in discussion. The study was triangulated by quantitative and qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical analyses. It was organized into three stages and employed a survey, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and use of the Google-Classroom platform. The hermeneutical analysis of autobiographies and the use of technological resources enhanced the personal analysis of the experiences of the participants. These experiences generated learning that may often be invisible in formal education but can empower critical thinking, collaboration and autonomy of students to become aware of their learning and the scope of their social contribution

The ecology of resilience learning in ubiquitous environments to adverse situations

Primary education in Mexico is facing a growing set of challenges that the government has tried to counteract through the use of communication technologies (ICT) in formal education. While these efforts provide support for students and educators, there remains a need for a renewed and contextualized awareness that will re-conceptualize the adverse experiences of students and the importance of resilience in the context of the learning environment. The objective of this document is to give an account of the learning acquired by nine telesecondary students in a rural area of Hidalgo and the student’s benefits of building awareness about the ecology of learning. The paper highlights the process of re-envisioning their experiences that emerged from the various points of views shared in discussion. The study was triangulated by quantitative and qualitative phenomenological and hermeneutical analyses. It was organized into three stages and employed a survey, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and use of the Google-Classroom platform. The hermeneutical analysis of autobiographies and the use of technological resources enhanced the personal analysis of the experiences of the participants. These experiences generated learning that may often be invisible in formal education but can empower critical thinking, collaboration and autonomy of students to become aware of their learning and the scope of their social contribution

¿Cuándo es transmedia?: discusiones sobre lo transmedia(l) de las narrativas

Vivimos actualmente una época que se puede entender en términos de procesos de comunicación, en donde las redes mundiales de comunicación participan de manera importante en el consumo y generación de cultura de imágenes e ideas a partir de las cuales la población conforma algunos de sus referentes más significativos. Este texto tiene como objetivo principal reflexionar y discutir el término narrativas transmedia. Se hace un repaso a la historia del concepto y se distingue de otros similares. Se propone una caracterización teórica basada en cuándo un producto cultural puede ser considerado transmediático y cuándo no. Se realiza una revisión a las principales aportaciones teóricas que hacen evidente este concepto. Preguntarse cuándo es transmedia y no qué, implica que el análisis asuma una dimensión histórica-evolutiva de los relatos y observe las maneras en que se incorporan en los procesos de significación por parte de las audiencias

Acercamientos y propuestas de investigación sobre el consumo y producción de información en Internet. El prosumidor como concepto clave en la construcción social de la tecnología

Este documento reflexiona sobre el consumo y la producción de información en Internet a partir de los postulados de la Construcción Social de la Tecnología. En este sentido, se propone debatir el concepto de prosumidor como eje central en las reflexiones y en la investigación sobre el consumo y la producción de información, a partir de los postulados de la Teoría de las Hipermediaciones y de la Teoría del Hipertexto.

Las estrategias de uso y significación de la información en usuarios nativos y migrantes digitales

En este informe se da cuenta de las estrategias desarrolladas por usuarios nativos y migrantes digitales en los procesos de significación de la información en su consumo habitual en Internet. Se reflexiona sobre los procesos de creación de sentido desde una perspectiva microsocial, recuperando las formas en que los usuarios usan la tecnología para sus propias finalidades y objetivos, más allá de los usos previstos o imprevistos que en la Red se desarrollan.  También se reflexiona acerca de las relaciones que se establecen con la información como elemento central de la comunicación contemporánea, en la cual se rompen paradigmas y cambian las maneras de entender la realidad. Se trabaja, asimismo, la construcción de significados a partir de las mediaciones tecnológicas y comunicativas desde una perspectiva experiencial entre nativos y migrantes digitales. 

When is transmedia?: discussions on the transmedia(l) of the narratives

Vivimos actualmente una época que se puede entender en términos de procesos de comunicación, en donde las redes mundiales de comunicación participan de manera importante en el consumo y generación de cultura de imágenes e ideas a partir de las cuales la población conforma algunos de sus referentes más significativos. Este texto tiene como objetivo principal reflexionar y discutir el término narrativas transmedia. Se hace un repaso a la historia del concepto y se distingue de otros similares. Se propone una caracterización teórica basada en cuándo un producto cultural puede ser considerado transmediático y cuándo no. Se realiza una revisión a las principales aportaciones teóricas que hacen evidente este concepto. Preguntarse cuándo es transmedia y no qué, implica que el análisis asuma una dimensión histórica-evolutiva de los relatos y observe las maneras en que se incorporan en los procesos de significación por parte de las audiencias.Currently we live in a time that can be understood in terms of communication pro - cesses, where the global communication networks involved significantly in consumption and generation of culture images and ideas from which the population makes up some of their referents more significant. This text has as main objective to reflect and discuss the notion of transmedia storytelling . Review the history of the concept is made and is distinguished from other similar. A characterization of when a cultural product can be considered transmedia and when not. A review is conducted at the main theoretical contributions that make this concept clear. Wonder when is transmedia and not what, implies that the analysis assumes a historical - evolutionary dimension of the stories and see the ways that are incorporated into the processes of meaning by the audience

Cooperative Learning in the Implementation of Teaching Chemistry (Didactic Instrumentation) in Engineering in México

AbstractIn engineering you think of chemistry as a difficult and boring subject. Some professors who are teaching it, have seen apathy and lack of interest in the students. This paper presents some findings of an investigation done which allowed to listen to the voice of 250 Mexican students regarding the usefulness of cooperative learning in chemistry. An exploratory-descriptive methodology was applied, together with a pretest and a post-test. By implementing the Cooperative Learning, the importance of the positive interdependence for critical thinking was appraised and a move away was detected from the theoretical content and meaning of the everyday context of the students

Transcriptome (ESTs) of Avocado “Native” Mexicano Early Seed Development Shows Abundance of Regulatory, Antioxidant and Defense Genes

Avocado native “Mexicano” (Persea americana var drymifolia) has been a really important species in agricultural and indigenous medicine. In the agricultural world, it has been the germplasm source for the generation of economically important cultivars like Hass and it is the main source of rootstocks for the world production of Hass avocado fruit. In spite of its importance, little is known about the molecular network of seed-fruit development. The aim of this work was to know the expressed genes (ESTs) during the early avocado native “Mexicano” seed development. Using total RNA we constructed cDNA libraries of fourth months seed development, sequencing, assembling and bioinformatic analysis was made. For validation, a semi-quantitative PCR experiments with the most abundant genes were made. About 5005 ESTs from the 5’ representing 1653 possible unigenes were isolated. After assembling process, we have 171 genes that are closely related to Nelumbo nucifera sequences. The transcriptome is dominating by one bHLH transcription factor, three metallothioneins and snakin, suggesting its main role in seed development. Until now, there are no molecular studies in avocado seed development