In this paper we consider the ways in which visual information is used in the accomplishment of collaborative physical tasks. We focus on the role of visual information in maintaining task awareness and in achieving mutual understanding in conversation. We first describe the theoretical framework we are using to analyze the role of visual information in physical collaboration. Then, we present ...

In this paper we argue for an experientially grounded view of IT professionals’ ethical formation and support. We propose that for such formation and support to be effectual, it should challenge professionals’ conceptualisations of their field and of ethics, and it should do so with the aim of changing their experience. To this end, we present a Model of Ethical IT, which is based on an examina...

Abstract In this paper, I apply a metapragmatics-based approach to visual communication, combined with adapted concepts of Social Semiotics (“visual modality”) and CDA-oriented analysis (“canons use”), reconstruct two registers authenticity which are prevailing within social media photo sample recent Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz (Facebook, Instagram; total 84 photos), posted during the pa...

This study investigated whether the negative effect of complexity on artificial grammar learning could be compensated by adding semantics. Participants were exposed to exemplars from a simple or a complex finite state grammar presented with or without a semantic reference field. As expected, performance on a grammaticality judgment test was higher for the simple grammar than for the complex gra...

The non-technical skills of situational awareness and the formation of effective interpersonal relationships are essential to enhance surgical outcomes. However, most scrub practitioners demonstrate only tacit awareness of these skills and develop such qualities on an informal basis. Application of non-technical skills may be assessed formally, using a structured framework, to transform normati...

This paper discusses the importance of social responsibility as a base for sustainability and tries to provide an overview of this relationship in Brazil nowadays. It is recognized as necessary the existence of three classes of economical, ecological and social sustainability and the big challenge of reconciling these three elements. Are included the results and discussion of a research aiming ...

Open learner models (OLM) are learner models that are accessible to the learner they represent. Many examples now exist, often with the aim of prompting learner reflection on their knowledge. In language learning, this relates to research on noticing and awareness-raising. We here introduce an open learner model to investigate the potential of OLMs to facilitate noticing. Results suggest that a...

إن الهدف من التوعية الصحية هو إلمام الناس بالمعلومات والحقائق وإحساسهم بالمسؤولية نحو صحتهم وصحة غيرهم, وترجمة ذلك عملياً عن طريق تطبيق السلوكيات السليمة بشكل تلقائي وعفوي, وهو الذي تسعى إليه إعلانات توظيف الاستمالات الإعلانية بعدها إحدى أساليب في التأثير الجماهير لتبني الأفكار, والسلوكيات, والالتزام بالنصائح والإرشادات الصحية. وترمي الدراسة الى تحليل محتوى وزارة الصحة والبيئة الخاصة بالتوعية وا...