The Utilization Methods of Multi-Media Technology in Higher VocationalEnglish Teaching

Not only does the multi-media technology in teaching help students arouse curiosity and draw their attention,but also it makes students enhance their language skills and master knowledge.It makes English teaching smooth.

Use of technology and social media in dementia care:Current and future directions

As the population across the globe continues to dramatically increase,the prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia will inevitably increase as well,placing increasing burden on families and health care systems.Technological advancements over the past decade provide potential benefit in not only relieving caregiver burden of caring for a loved one with dementia,but also enables individuals with dementia to age in place.Technological devices have served to improve functioning,tracking and mobility.Similarly,smartphones,tablets and the ubiquitous world wide web have facilitated the dissemination of health information to previously hard to reach populations largely through use of various social media platforms.In this review,we discuss the current and future uses of technology via devices and social media to promote healthy aging in individuals with dementia,and also limitations and challenges to consider in the future.

The Social Media and Technology Addiction and Its Associated Factors among University Students in Lebanon Using the Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS)

The contemporary developments of Information and Communication Technologies usage have fueled a popular concern. The young people are experiencing technology addiction behavior due to excessive media and technology usage. A valid instrument is required to detect individuals at high risk of social media and technology addiction. Objective: The objectives of this study are to assess prevalence of the technology addiction using the Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS) and to investigate the impacts of online social networking on health and academic performance of young university students in Lebanon. Methods: During the academic year 2017-2018, a cross-sectional study which enrolled 705 young university students was conducted. Data was collected using MTUAS questionnaire. The translation and cultural adaptation of the MTUAS followed a standardized protocol. The psychometric properties were then evaluated. We used multivariate regression analyses to determine which characteristics were associated with the technology addiction among students. Results: 705 filled out the questionnaire aged 17 to 35 years (mean = 20.42;SD = 2.41), 74% of whom were females. The internal consistency was high for all subscales and ranged from 0.54 - 0.87. The MTUAS yielded statistically significant scores for subgroups (known group validity). Males’ students had a higher risk of addiction to social media and technology than females. The use of media was viewed common among the smokers (OR = 1.76;95% CI = 1.10 - 2.82, p = 0.02) and drinkers of alcohol (OR = 1.80;95% CI = 1.04 - 3.11, p = 0.04). Students that used e-mailing, smartphone, and TV viewing had a high academic performance level. Females and public university students had negative attitudes toward technology. In conclusion: The technology becomes a big problem on the universities students’ users that has an impact on their life and affects their academic performance. The MTUAS Arabic version has been evaluated as a valid and reliable instrument.

Research on the Teaching System of Creative and Entrepreneurial Software Engineering(Digital Media Technology)Talents Training

The cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial capability is a quality requirement of the times for the training of college and university talents. However, the regular teaching system universally has such problems as much more emphasis on theory than on practice, much more emphasis on inheritance than on innovation, and mismatching between talent training and market demand, so that a great number of graduates do not have enough innovative capacity, and it is very difficult for them to engage in related jobs of software engineering steadily and permanently. By investigating and analyzing similar majors of more than 20 schools at home and abroad, this article proposes a teaching system of talent training of the 3 C-cored major of "innovative and entrepreneurial" software engineering(digital media technology) based on regions, oriented to the industry and marked by school-enterprise linkage, and in connection with the characteristics of college and university education.

On Side Effects of Media Culture in the Age of Technology in Black Mirror

Black Mirror tells several independent stories based on the background of modern science and technology,expresses the use,reconstruction and destruction of human nature of contemporary science and technology.Since its inception,the play has set off an upsurge in viewing the drama in China.The remolding and alienation by science and technology in the play shows the side effects of media culture in the era of science and technology,which is highly realistic,critical and ironic.Actually,it serves as a metaphor and sounds a warning to the future information age.The paper analyzes the side effects of media culture in the era of science and technology reflected in specific independent stories.It mainly consists of three parts.The first part points out the lack of authenticity and objectivity in media scoring.The second explores the network monitor’s deprivation of our privacy.And the third part summarizes the reflection brought by it:the necessity of strengthening consciousness of individual subject and improving the supervision of network privacy.

Analysis of the Impact of the Application of New Media Technology on the Values of College Students

The widespread use of new media technology has brought changes to the technological environment of ideological and political education in colleges and universities,mainly manifested in the quantification of information dissemination,the virtualization of interpersonal relationships,and the diversification of educational platforms.These are also subtly affecting the values of contemporary college students.The positive effects are mainly manifested in the cultivation of the awareness of“network democracy”,the enhancement of the subject consciousness,and the strengthening of the sense of openness.The negative effects are mainly manifested in the disorder of value orientation,low moral sentiment,self-ification of values,and weakening of national identity.

Research on the Communication Mechanism of Online Rumors Under the Empowerment of New Media Technology-Take the“Nabobess Having an Affair With Courier”Rumor Incident as an Example

As new media communication becomes popular and the technological threshold of personal expression has been lowered,the phenomenon of online rumors has also emerged with new communication characteristics as individuals are continuously empowered to communicate.This paper quantifies a rumor spreading event from 2020 to 2021 that generated a lot of discussion.Using a content analysis approach,we examined how different subjects in the online public opinion chaos have influenced the spreading process of the event,and used the study of online rumor spreading mechanism to gain insight into the public opinion governance in the new media era.The study found that media platforms,the parties involved,and the general public as important participants have fully utilized the voice channel of the online communication platform to play a role behind the rumor event.

Private Club GMs＇/COOs＇ Perceptions in Adopting Social Media： Applying the Technology Acceptance Model

Social media have emerged as an important component of technology-mediated communications and many companies have been supporting the development of social networking sites as a part of brand communities （Kaplan ＆ Haenlein, 2010）. This study was undertaken to understand how private club general managers （GMs） and chief operating officers （COOs） perceive their ease of use, usefulness, and enjoyment of social media. Surveys were completed by attendees at the Club Managers Association of America Business Management Institute III （CMAA BMI III） executive development in Spring 2014 and Fall 2014. As one of a few empirical information technology （IT） studies in the context of the private club industry, the findings of this study are expected to provide baselines to academics and private club GMs/COOs in understanding the processes of social media technology adoption and acceptance in the private club industry.

Examining Social Media and Technology Attitudes in Older-Aged and Middle-Aged Adults: Relationship With Cognitive Flexibility and Sense of Inadequacy

The main purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the perceived cognitive flexibility and sense of inadequacy of older adults and middle adults with their attitudes towards social media use and technology.Of the participants,210(68.2%)were female and 98(31.8%)were male.The sample consisted of 49.4%of middle adults aged between 50-59 years,and a total of 308 adults,50.6%of whom were older adults aged 60 and over.“Personal Information Form”,“Sense of Inadequacy Scale”,“Cognitive Flexibility Scale”,and“Media and Technology Use and Attitudes Scale”were used to collect data in the research.According to the findings of the study,older-and middle-aged adults differed in their sense of inadequacy and cognitive flexibility capacity.A significant difference was found between social media use and technology attitudes of older and middle adults.The findings were discussed within the framework of the relevant literature.

Study on Implementing Social Media With Teaching in Course of Technology and Innovation for Teachers for Undergraduates of the Faculty of Education, Naresuan University

The objectives of this research were （1） to study on students＇ achievement after implementing social media with teaching in course of Technology and Innovation for Teachers; （2） to study on students＇ opinions on implementing social media with teaching in the course for undergraduates; and （3） to study on behavior of 38 students in Thai Language major, Faculty of Education, towards implementing social media with teaching in the course for undergraduates who attended the course in academic year 2014. The data was collected by using a learning achievement test before and after implementing social media in the course and a questionnaire for students concerning their opinions regarding implementing social media with the course. The data was analyzed by finding percentage, mean, standard deviation （SD）, t-test dependent, and behavioral observation. The result showed that （I） the post-study achievement of 38 students was significantly higher than pre-study achievement with a statistical significance of .05; （2） the students ＂mostly agreed＂ on implementing social media with the course （μ = 4.40, σ = .37）. After considering in each aspect, it was found that the three aspects that reached highest score respectively were overall image of implementing social media in classes （μ= 4.74, σ = .45）. Followed by those that reached the same score, which were, ＂implementing social media allowed students to exchange experience, knowledge, and attitudes between each other more＂ with （μ = 4.66, σ = .48）, ＂implementing social media allowed students and teachers to exchange experience, knowledge, and attitudes with teachers more＂ with （μ = 4.66, σ = .48）, ＂allowed students to work with each other or do more self-study＂ with （μ = 4.66, σ = .48）, ＂allowed students to study by themselves＂ with （μ = 4.66,σ = .48）, and ＂implementing social media in classes allowed students to submit assignment, and receive suggestions for improvement at all times＂ with （μ = 4.66, σ = .48）. The third was ＂implementing social media in classes allowed more methods for students to communicate with teachers＂ with （μ = 4.53, σ = .51）; and （3） behaviors of implementing social media with the course showed that （a） in terms of promoting knowledge, social media helped promoting knowledge between friends and between students and teachers in various concepts, which was the part that linked to practicing living together in society with others; （b） in terms of communication, students had a change to participate in more socialization by debating or asking questions via Facebook; （c） in terms of strengthening motivation, students were enthusiastic to learn and used the Facebook group for communication; （d） in terms of adjusting an opened-learning environment, this promoted the behavior that students would study and learn anywhere outside of classrooms,which helped learners to always learn not just in their classes; moreover, this would form the behavior of being able to work anywhere anytime, improve, and adjust their works by having records of the changes as well; and （e） in terms of supporting and promoting two-way communication, students were able to communicate and exchange information more than just in class and they were also encouraged to compete by producing portfolios and present them on Facebook and YouTube.

Research on the Application of Flash Animation Technology in Digital Media

This article first respectively introduces the characteristics of product design and digital media technology, combined with knowledge of the new economic background and user participation trends in innovation, analyzed the shortcomings of traditional design expression and digital media technology, through the use of digital media flash design expression and method, to solve the problem of traditional design expression. Finally, through the expression model of digital media and interactive animation based on flash animation technology, showed that flash obtained the rapid development and application in the multimedia platform.

The application of new media technology in the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine culture

In the context of the new era,the use of new media technologies has enabled TCM culture to spread in a completely new way,and has achieved significant results on some new media platforms,which deserves our in-depth analysis.The first part of this article discusses the use of new social media to spread TCM culture to a larger extent.The second part discusses the propaganda effect of new media broadcasting platform on TCM documentaries.The third part discusses the role of new media mobile platform in TCM education and diagnosis.The fourth part discusses the role of new media sales platform in promoting health care products of TCM.The fifth part discusses the problems of traditional Chinese medicine culture in the dissemination of new media in the hope of providing new ideas for the development of Chinese medicine.

COVID-19 and information and communication technology in radiation oncology:A new paradigm

Due to coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,there has been a major reallocation of resources that has impacted the treatment of many diseases,including cancer.The growing use of information and communication technologies(ICT),together with a new approach to work aimed at ensuring the safety of health care professionals and patients alike,has allowed us to maintain the quality of care while ensuring biosecurity.The application of ICT to health care(eHealth)aims to significantly improve the quality,access to,and effectiveness of medical care.In fact,the expanded use of ICT has been recognized as a key,cost-effective priority for health care by the World Health Organisation.The medical speciality of radiation oncology is closely linked to technology and as a consequence of coronavirus disease 2019,ICT has been widely employed by radiation oncologists worldwide,providing new opportunities for interaction among professionals,including telemedicine and e-learning,while also minimizing treatment interruptions.Future research should concentrate on this emerging paradigm,which offers new opportunities,including faster and more diverse exchange of scientific knowledge,organizational improvements,and more efficient workflows.Moreover,these efficiencies will allow professionals to dedicate more time to patient care,with a better work-life balance.In the present editorial,we discuss the opportunities provided by these digital tools,as well as barriers to theirimplementation,and a vision of the future.

Modern museum exhibition technology revolution for audience

Today＇s digital revolution leads to the increasing mobile device usage, which has changed people＇s life and work. However, the traditional static display and graphic version is unable to meet the requirements of the modern audience, which makes museums face the challenge in the distribution of knowledge. Meanwhile, the information storm produced by big data emerged a variety of new media, such as social media, Natural User Interface, Augmented Reality, and electronic publishing. This dizzying array of tools offered opportunities for museums all over the world to become more vibrant and accessible. Museums around the world have been constant changed and improved its presentation, which provides a valuable experience for us. The new Shanghai Natural History Museum has also applied information technology on exhibition, education, research and collection. But the change does not mean a complete subversion. Because the museum audience are di- verse, such as born in a different era, have different learning habits, museums need to control the change magnitude of display technology to meet the requirements of different audience.

Making the case for the evolving role of social media in health professions education and a literature review on the application of some in ophthalmology

Background and Objective:Social media(SoMe)has emerged as a tool in health professions education(HPE),particularly amidst the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Despite the academia’s initial skepticism SoMe has been gaining traction in supporting learning communities,and offering opportunities for innovation in HPE.Our study aims to explore the integration of SoMe in HPE.Four key components were outlined as necessary for a successful integration,and include designing learning experiences,defining educator roles,selecting appropriate platforms,and establishing educational objectives.Methods:This article stemmed from the online Teaching Skills Series module on SoMe in education from the Ophthalmology Foundation,and drew upon evidence supporting learning theories relevant to SoMe integration and models of education.Additionally,we conducted a literature review considering Englishlanguage articles on the application of SoMe in ophthalmology from PubMed over the past decade.Key Content and Findings:Early adopters of SoMe platforms in HPE have leveraged these tools to enhance learning experiences through interaction,dialogue,content sharing,and active learning strategies.By integrating SoMe into educational programs,both online and in-person,educators can overcome time and geographical constraints,fostering more diverse and inclusive learning communities.Careful consideration is,however,necessary to address potential limitations within HPE.Conclusions:This article lays groundwork for expanding SoMe integration in HPE design,emphasizing the supportive scaffold of various learning theories,and the need of furthering robust research on examining its advantages over traditional educational formats.Our literature review underscores an ongoing multifaceted,random application of SoMe platforms in ophthalmology education.We advocate for an effective incorporation of SoMe in HPE education,with the need to comply with good educational practice.

The Impact of Online Courses towards Students in Autonomous Learning Based on New Media Technologies

In the 21st century,the rapid development of online technology has dramatically transformed people’s way of lives.The emergence of high-tech products has also boosted modern education to embrace informationization and virtualization.With the promotion and development of online courses,autonomous learning is now emerging among students in colleges and universities.If they want to learn relevant professional knowledge,they could use networking and information technology with relevant devices.This learning method could not only impact traditional education but also facilitate students to explore new ways to learn autonomously.This paper is to discuss the impact of online courses towards students in autonomous learning by analyzing its current learning situation,the feature of this new form and its effects towards students.

Design of distance teaching platform based on Agent technology

The computer network technology and multi-media technology offer a new teaching mode for the distance education. Now there are still many problems in modern distance education such as weak generality, flexibility and intelligence, etc. This paper brought up a design mode of distance teaching platform based on Agent mechanism and the concrete implementation method through analyzing the characteristic and structure of Agent technology.

Interactive Media Visual Interpretation of Traditional Chinese Graphics in Urban Public Spaces

This paper focuses on the application of interactive media technology in the visual interpretation of traditional graphic urban public spaces in China.Case studies and practical exploration show that interactive media technologies such as projection mapping,interactive devices,virtual reality technology,etc.,have realized the diversity of traditional graphics display forms in urban public space.The rich interactive experience design enhances the sense of participation and experience of urban citizens and tourists and promotes the visual culture transmission of traditional Chinese graphics.The future urban public space exhibition is destined to continue to deepen the integration of technology and graphics,promote the visual communication of traditional Chinese graphics visual interpretation in urban public space,and promote sustainable innovation in cultural output in urban public space exhibitions around the world.