Culturas de Convergência: Avatar de James Cameron

This article is the a theoretical exploration centered on the theme of convergence of cultures, with the backdrop of Avatar, James Cameron. The objective is to clarify the concepts of participatory culture and collective intelligence as practices of transmedia narrative associated with the film. Interests us understand the man's dynamics with technological convergence, given the new possibilities. In the specific case of this study, we can see the dissemination of Avatar in the media: cinema, internet, mobile phone, DVD and Blu-Ray, where there are established protocols between Twentieth Century Fox, Ubisoft and Weta Digital. The analysis in this paper enabled the identification of the power of convergence culture when understood by the fields of cinema, marketing, business, education and any other organization or any other media that need to communicate or promote the active participation of the publicinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A liderança e a gestão na avaliação externa : liderança e motivação das equipas

Liderança e gestão em contexto escolar são dois conceitos que atualmente são tidos em especial atenção para a direção de um estabelecimento de ensino. Lima (2002) reconhece que a (re)organização escolar é essencial para o entendimento destas competências num diretor. Bridges e Hallinger (1995) e Pont, Nusche e Moorman (2008) dão-nos conta de perspetivas específicas da liderança nas escolas enquanto motor de desenvolvimento e sustentabilidade, incorporando a gestão nessas conclusões. A eficácia da liderança e da gestão por parte dos diretores de escola é uma prioridade (Schleicher, 2012). Perante a realidade da avaliação externa das escolas, torna-se importante explorar parâmetros como a liderança e a gestão e alargar o alcance destes parâmetros à liderança e motivação das equipas. Assim sendo, pretendemos com esta dissertação: i) entender a perceção que os diretores de escolas têm da necessidade e exigência de competências de liderança e gestão para o cargo que ocupam; ii) contribuir para o discernimento e definição de indicadores concretos para medir a eficácia do diretor, verificando se há correspondência com os definidos pela AEE e pela IGEC; iii) percecionar que influência terá o organismo máximo de AEE nos modelos de liderança dos diretores de escola e na motivação das equipas educativas lideradas pelos diretores escolares.Leadership and management in school context are two concepts which are nowadays crucial to a school principal. Lima (2002) acknowledges that school (re)organisation is essential for the understanding of these skills in a principal. Bridges & Hallinger (1995) and Pont, Nusche & Moorman (2008) show us specific perspectives of leadership in schools as issues responsible for their development and sustainability, as well as management issues. There is a priority in the efficacy of leadership and management among school principals (Schleicher, 2012). When we think about external school evaluation it is important to explore parameters such as leadership and management and enhance the range of these parameters to leadership and team motivation. This way, we intend to: i) understand the perception among school principals of the need and demand of their job in what personal leadership and management skills are concerned; ii) contribute for the reasoning and definition of specific indicators to measure the principal’s efficacy, checking whether there is a correlation with those imposed by the External School Evaluation and the General-Inspection of Education and Science (IGEC); iii) comprehend the influence the General-Inspection of Education and Science (IGEC) as a national external school evaluation bureau has in the school leaders’ models and team motivation’s models that are followed by school principals

Concurso de curtas-metragens enquanto laboratório de criatividade narrativa - Relato da experiência académica na ESEV

Narrative art is as old as human kind and assumes itself as a fundamental element of everyday life. In this sense, since a narrative is a story that presents a diegetic universe composed of real or imaginary events, lived by fictional or true beings in a given time and space, this paper’s objective is to establish and present some thought about the video competition held by the School of Education from Viseu as a laboratory for narrative creativity. This initiative, which has already held twelve editions, integrates itself within the sphere of the institution's cultural activities and it is an encouragement space for short cinematographic creations. In parallel, it aims to stimulate the talent, the creativity and the quality of the work submitted. In this contest, the students are invited, individually or in small groups, to create a short film with a maximum duration of 10 minutes, in Portuguese or in English and authors are free to propose the theme. The genres accepted in the competition are fiction, documentary and animation. The analysis of this experience allows us to list several positive aspects, such as the added value of the academic competition of short films as a mean to motivate and encourage Portuguese cinematographic production within an academic context, as well as to allow the development of skills in filming, editing and post-production by students from different study cycles.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Audiovisual production MOOCS: analysis of organizational, content, and methodological criteria

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unprecedented changes and challenges to the ways of learning, teaching, and communicating within educational institutions. Prophylactic isolation measures, adopted globally, have discontinued face-to-face teaching and precipitated distance learning. This reality highlighted the importance of online courses as creative initiatives to overcome space and time constraints in a limited pedagogical context. It was in this scope that the Project "Exploration of online methodologies in the development of competencies in the audiovisual area" emerged, proposing the creation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in the audiovisual area (from the idea to the final product) and the development of the online platform LOOP for the implementation and availability of this and other courses held afterward. The project involves three Portuguese higher education institutions and one Spanish one, motivated to develop innovative proposals, both in research and education. Moreover, this network presents a diversity of training in degree courses, master's, and technological specialization programs, which allows us a privileged contact with the students and helps us establish priorities and needs. This paper focuses on the survey and analysis, at the national and international level, of MOOCs dedicated to the themes of audiovisual production to expose parameters of both organizational and content scope. The methodological approach will be divided into two phases: a) identification of the criteria for analyzing courses through the literature review; b) and selection of the courses to be analyzed. This selection will be conducted through a database search, identifying the keywords in Portuguese, English, and Spanish: audiovisual online course; audiovisual free course; filmmaking course; scriptwriting course; video editing course; and other derivations. It is hoped to present a set of guidelines for developing the course related to the organization and the content.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Online course "from idea to final product": organizational, content, and methodological aspects

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unprecedented changes and challenges to the ways of learning, teaching, and communicating within educational institutions. Prophylactic isolation measures, adopted globally, have discontinued face-to-face teaching and precipitated distance learning. This reality highlighted the importance of online courses as creative initiatives to overcome space and time constraints in a limited pedagogical context. It was in this scope that the Project "Exploration of online methodologies in the development of competencies in the audiovisual area" emerged, proposing the creation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in the audiovisual area (from the idea to the final product) and the development of the online platform LOOP for the implementation and availability of this and other courses held afterward. The project involves three Portuguese higher education institutions and one Spanish one, motivated to develop innovative proposals, both in research and education. Moreover, this network presents a diversity of training in degree courses, master's, and technological specialization programs, which allows us privileged contact with the students and helps us establish priorities and needs. This paper focuses on the survey and analysis, at the national and international level, of MOOCs dedicated to the themes of audiovisual production to expose parameters of both organizational and content scope. The methodological approach will be divided into two phases: a) identification of the criteria for analyzing courses through the literature review; b) and selection of the courses to be analyzed. This selection will be conducted through a database search, identifying the keywords in Portuguese, English, and Spanish: audiovisual online course; audiovisual free course; filmmaking course; scriptwriting course; video editing course; and other derivations. It is hoped to present a set of guidelines for developing the course related to the organization and the content.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

O consumo e a partilha de conteúdos na Internet pelos estudantes do ensino superior – contextos e práticas

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Internet e surge no âmbito de um projeto de investigação que procura compreender as práticas de utilização de conteúdos entre os estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior. Grande parte dos estudos encontrados permite concluir que a geração que frequenta atualmente o ensino superior é multitarefa e disponível para a utilização ativa de dispositivos, plataformas e serviços online quer no domínio pessoal, quer no de aprendizagem. Emerge como tendência desta pesquisa a forte presença da tecnologia e dos media sociais no dia-a-dia dos jovens, o que lhes confere uma dinâmica comunicacional intensiva e participativa.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Trends in online consumption and sharing of content by higher education students

This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Internet and is part of a research project that aims to outline and understand practices shared among students of a specific Portuguese higher education institution. Much of the studies found allow us to conclude that students that currently attend higher education are used to multitasking and are active users of online devices, platforms and services in both personal and learning contexts. Research shows that the presence of technology and social media in the daily life of young people is no longer just a growing trend but rather a current fact, which produces intensive and participatory communication dynamics.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

The consumption and sharing of media and content on the Internet by higher education students - contexts and practices

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Internet e surge no âmbito de um projeto de investigação que procura compreender as práticas de utilização de conteúdos entre os estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior. Grande parte dos estudos encontrados permite concluir que a geração que frequenta atualmente o ensino superior é multitarefa e disponível para a utilização ativa de dispositivos, plataformas e serviços online quer no domínio pessoal, quer no de aprendizagem. Emerge como tendência desta pesquisa a forte presença da tecnologia e dos media sociais no dia-a-dia dos jovens, o que lhes confere uma dinâmica comunicacional intensiva e participativa.This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Internet and is part of a research project that aims to outline and understand practices shared among students of a specific Portuguese higher education institution. Much of the studies found allow us to conclude that students that currently attend higher education are used to multitasking and are active users of online devices, platforms and services in both personal and learning contexts. Research shows that the presence of technology and social media in the daily life of young people is no longer just a growing trend but rather a current fact, which produces intensiveinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Algae as food in Europe: an overview of species diversity and their application

ABSTRACT: Algae have been consumed for millennia in several parts of the world as food, food supplements, and additives, due to their unique organoleptic properties and nutritional and health benefits. Algae are sustainable sources of proteins, minerals, and fiber, with well-balanced essential amino acids, pigments, and fatty acids, among other relevant metabolites for human nutrition. This review covers the historical consumption of algae in Europe, developments in the current European market, challenges when introducing new species to the market, bottlenecks in production technology, consumer acceptance, and legislation. The current algae species that are consumed and commercialized in Europe were investigated, according to their status under the European Union (EU) Novel Food legislation, along with the market perspectives in terms of the current research and development initiatives, while evaluating the interest and potential in the European market. The regular consumption of more than 150 algae species was identified, of which only 20% are approved under the EU Novel Food legislation, which demonstrates that the current legislation is not broad enough and requires an urgent update. Finally, the potential of the European algae market growth was indicated by the analysis of the trends in research, technological advances, and market initiatives to promote algae commercialization and consumption.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The genetic variant C825T of the beta 3 subunit of G protein is associated with hypertension in a Portuguese population

Hypertension is an important public health problem, affecting about 25% of the adult population worldwide.1 Genetic and environmental factors contribute to its pathogenesis. The T allele of the C825T polymorphism of the beta 3 subunit of G protein (rs5443) leads to the production of a truncated variant that enhances intracellular signaling and may interfere with the regulation of blood pressure. This genetic variant has been described as a risk factor for hypertension, although study results are controversial.Introduc¸ão: A hipertensão arterial é um problema de Saúde Pública, afeta 25% da populac¸ão adulta mundial. Fatores genéticos e ambientais contribuem para a sua patogénese. O polimorfismo C825T da subunidade 3 da Proteína G (rs5443) favorece a produc¸ão de uma variante alternativa, truncada, que facilita a sinalizac¸ão intracelular, pode interferir na regulac¸ão da pressão arterial. Essa variante genética tem sido descrita como um fator de risco para a hipertensão arterial, com resultados controversos. Objetivo: Avaliar a associac¸ão do polimorfismo C825T do gene GN3 com o aparecimento de hipertensão arterial, numa populac¸ão portuguesa do Arquipélago da Madeira. Métodos: Com uma amostra de 1641 indivíduos (média de 50,6 ± 8,1 anos), fizemos um estudo caso-controlo com 848 indivíduos com hipertensão arterial e 793 controlos, ajustados para o sexo e a idade. Todos os participantes colheram sangue para análises bioquímicas e foram genotipados para o polimorfismo C825T. Foi feita uma regressão logística para ver quais as variáveis que se relacionam com a hipertensão arterial. A análise dos dados foi feita com o software estatístico SPSS, versão 19.0. Usamos como limiar de significância o valor de p < 0,05. Resultados: Encontramos uma associac¸ão significativa entre o polimorfismo C825T e o aparecimento de hipertensão arterial (odds ratio = 1,275; IC 95% (1,042---1,559); p = 0,018) no modelo dominante, após análise multivariada. Conclusão: O polimorfismo C825T da subnidade 3 da Proteína G está associado, de forma significativa e independente, com o aparecimento hipertensão arterial na nossa populac¸ão.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio