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ePortfolios have been introduced into many higher education degrees in the past decade

in an effort to help students to link theory, practice and personal experiences. This pilot

study used a survey to examine ePortfolio use from the perspective of undergraduate

nursing and postgraduate midwifery students. Fifty-seven students from a regional

Australian university completed an online questionnaire which contained questions about

the following areas of ePortfolio use: understanding of the tool; psychological

perceptions; challenges around use; assessment; outcomes of use; benefits; maintenance

of the ePortfolio; and enhanced learning. The majority of respondents were female,

undergraduate students, aged 2130 years. Results indicated that many students found

ePortfolio use frustrating; in particular, technological and logistical challenges in using

ePortfolios were highlighted. Most students, however, noted ePortfolios could be useful

repositories for documents, reflections and learning experiences. Undergraduate students

were more likely than postgraduate students to see the positive potential of ePortfolio use.

The findings, coupled with the literature, raise questions about the effectiveness of

ePortfolio use in nursing and midwifery education and, particularly, whether ePortfolios

have been implemented with misguided and misinformed good intention. Further

research is required to better understand the logistical and technological aspects of

successful implementation of ePortfolios and fully capitalise on their benefits for nursing

and midwifery education.; Negative views of ePortfolio persist in nursing

 education.Students' suggestions are useful in refining ePortfolio introduction and

use.Successful ePortfolio programs depend on mastering logistics and technical issues.

Chatham-Carpenter, A., Seawel, L., & Raschig, J. (2010). Avoiding the pitfalls: Current practices

and recommendations for ePortfolios in higher education. Journal of Educational

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Institutions of higher learning use eportfolios for multiple purposes such as to enhance

student learning, conduct authentic program/institutional assessment, support students as

they prepare for future careers, and meet certification standards. The article investigates

existing eportfolio literature and documents our findings of current practices in eportfolio

use from a survey of 43 higher education institutions which we delivered in the Spring of

2009. The intent of our research was to learn more about 1) the predominant uses of

eportfolios in institutions of higher learning across the globe, 2) the challenges

institutions of higher learning face when implementing eportfolios on their campuses, and

3) the considerations institutions of higher learning should address in such an

implementation. We present our recommendations for eportfolio implementation along

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program. College Student Journal, 48(4), 549-558.

Portfolios are an essential tool for demonstrating professional accomplishments and

documenting professional growth in a variety of professions. Because of the competitive

job market for new graduate nurses in health care, the development and use of an

ePortfolio can be an essential tool for the application and interview process. The purpose

of this paper is to report the use of ePortfolio presentations in a course at Indiana

University, Bloomington campus. The implementation of an ePortfolio for seniors grew

out of the previous practice of students displaying their work in a three-ring binder. As

technology progressed the portfolio presentation practice grew into the use of a digital

portfolio template, and then more recently, the ePortfolio emerged and was implemented

through the online course management system offered by the university. Students were

asked to write a reflection about their assignments, and overwhelmingly choose the

resume and portfolio assignments as the most valued in the course. The experience is

invaluable for the students as they exit the BSN program and launch their careers as

professional registered nurses. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR

Harring, K., & Luo, T. (2016). Eportfolios: Supporting reflection and deep learning in high-

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Eportfolios are a powerful pedagogical tool that can support deep learning and reflection

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Does social media use have a positive or negative impact on civic engagement? The

cynical slacktivism hypothesis holds that if citizens use social media for political

conversation, those conversations will be fleeting and vapid. Most attempts to answer this

question involve public opinion data from the United States, so we offer an examination o

f an important case from Mexico, where an independent candidate used social media to

communicate with the public and eschewed traditional media outlets. He won the race for

state governor, defeating candidates from traditional parties and triggering sustained

public engagement well beyond election day. In our investigation, we analyze over

750,000posts, comments, and replies over three years o f conversations on the public

Facebook page o f El Bronco. We analyze how rhythms o f political communication

between the candidate and users evolved over time and demonstrate that social media can

be used to sustain a large quantity o f civic exchanges about public life well beyond a

particular political event. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Journal of

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Hubert, D. (2016). Eportfolios, assessment, and general education transformation. Peer

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Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is an urban, multi-campus institution that has

been on a twelve-year journey to improve its general education program and assess

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The article presents a study on the impact of joining a brand's social network on

marketing outcomes. Topics include the tendency for consumers' attitudes regarding

brands and their purchasing behavior to be predicted by preexisting fondness for brands

rather than being influenced by liking a brand on a social network such as Facebook.

Johnston, K. A., Loot, M., & Esterhuyse, M. P. (2016). The business value of cloud computing in

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Cloud computing is a prominent trend in the field of Information Technology (IT).

Existing research presents the benefits and challenges of cloud computing, however few

articles take a corporate approach. Moreover, considering that cloud computing provides

numerous benefits, no research has aided the understanding of the business value

associated with the technology and the context within which benefits and barriers are

realized. The issues in South Africa make it difficult to prove the business value of cloud

computing. The aim of this paper is to provide insight into the business value of cloud

computing using qualitative evidence extracted from an exploratory study. The evaluation
 results are used to generate a theoretical framework. The themes concluded that cloud

computing provides speed and agility as a value driver to organizations. This paper

contributes to the body of knowledge by promoting an understanding of the business

value of cloud computing in South Africa. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of

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Jones, S., Downs, E., & Jenkins, S. (2015). Transparency in the ePortfolio creation

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This paper presents the findings of a study examining the effect of transparency on the

ePortfolio creation process. The purpose of the study was to examine whether increased

awareness of other students' ePortfolios through the implementation of transparency and

peer review would positively affect the quality of performance of school library media

candidates' ePortfolios ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of TechTrends:

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Lih-Juan ChanLin. (2014). The use of and reactions to ePortfolio by university students. Journal

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Tracking student learning outcomes within college courses is important for observing

their academic preparation for future career. Many library and information education

institutions are now encouraging the use of ePortfolio system to help students document

their school achievements and better present themselves for future job seeking. This study

examined the use of and reactions to the ePortforlio system of the Fu Jen Catholic

University, launched in Fall, 2010. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered during

2012 to analyze students experiences with and suggestions for the improvement of the

ePortfolio system. 66 students self-reflections and 12 student interview data were

gathered. An online survey based on the previous analyses was then developed and

distributed to the LIS students who used the system. A total of 140 responses were

gathered and used for quantitative analysis. Results of the study revealed that students

reactions toward the ePortfolio system were positive. Students perceived the benefits of

using ePortfolio in professional development and career placement. Peer influence

encouraged the sharing of content. Students also highly agreed that longterm investment

of time and use of external incentives were essential for promoting use of the ePortfolio

system. It is also suggested that the functions of ePortfolio system needed to be enhanced

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advancing integrative learning and authentic assessment in higher education, one might

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Rittinghouse, J. W., & Ransome, J. F. (2010). Cloud computing. [electronic resource] :

Implementation, management, and security Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010.

Introduction -- The evolution of cloud computing -- Web services delivered from the

cloud -- Building cloud networks -- Virtualization practicum -- Federation, presence,

identity, and privacy in the cloud -- Security in the cloud -- Common standards in cloud

computing -- End-user access to cloud computing -- Mobile internet devices and the

cloud -- Appendix A. Virtualization practicum (Linux) -- Appendix B. Executive scenario

for cloud migration.

Rowley, J., & Bennett, D. (2016). ePortfolios in australian higher education arts: Differences and

differentiations. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 17(19)

This paper reports the findings of a project that investigated uses of electronic portfolios

(ePortfolios) in the creative and performing arts at four Australian universities and raises

four significant areas for discussion: engaging technologies as an ongoing requirement of

planning, delivery and evaluation of teaching and learning in higher education;

ePortfolios and their implications for curriculum planning; the influence of ePortfolios on
 learning, self-awareness and reflection; and differences in ePortfolio expectations and

uses between the varying specializations of music study in higher education. Identifying

marked differences between the four higher education institutions in this project and their

applications of ePortfolio work, our discussion supports the hypothesis that ePortfolios

cannot be applied generically across the arts; rather the ePortfolio requires qualification

in expectations, roles, applications and theorisations. The paper makes recommendations

for higher arts educators and highlights some of the strategies that heighten the

development of professional practice and related learning.

Salcudean, M., minodora.salcudean@ulbs.ro, & Muresan, R., ralmuresan@yahoo.com. (2017).

The emotional impact of traditional and new media in social events. Comunicar, 25(50),

109-118. doi:10.3916/C50-2017-10

In past times, media were the sole vector to reflect in their entire complexity the events

surrounding major world tragedies. nowadays, social media are an essential component

of the media process and classical press channels are connected to the social networking

flow, where they can find information and, at the same time, tap into the emotional pulse

of society. on 30 October 2015, a Bucharest nightclub was destroyed in a blaze tragedy in

which 64 people were killed, most of them young. The present study focuses on how

Romanian mainstream media and social media came together and made use of each other,

generating post-tragedy side effects. Monitoring was conducted over a period of one

month, starting from 30 October 2015, the date of the tragedy, until 30 November. our

investigation method combines content analysis and the interpretation of quantitative

data, with reference to parameters such as context, themes, style, genre, and

information/opinion rapport. The conclusions of this case study show that the
 interweaving between media and social media has generated a change of paradigm in

mass communication, as a result of which professional journalists continue to play a role

as responsible filters. (English) ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; En el pasado, al

referirse a tragedias, los medios de comunicacin representaban el nico vector que

reflejaba el acontecimiento en toda su complejidad. Hoy en da, los medios sociales

constituyen un componente esencial del proceso meditico, y son los medios clsicos de

prensa los que estn conectados al flujo de las redes sociales, de las que no solo recopilan

informacin, sino tambin el pulso emocional de la sociedad. El 30 de octubre de 2015, en

un club de Bucarest, se produjo un incendio que ocasion 64 muertes, la mayora jvenes.

Este estudio se centra en cmo el flujo meditico y las redes sociales en Rumana se

fusionaron y se apoyaron mutuamente, generando efectos secundarios tras la tragedia. El

perodo de seguimiento fue de un mes, desde el 30 de octubre, cuando se produjo la

tragedia, hasta el 30 de noviembre. El mtodo de investigacin combina el anlisis de

contenido y la interpretacin cualitativa de los datos, con referencia a parmetros como el

contexto, el tema del artculo, el estilo, el gnero periodstico o la relacin informacin/opinin.

Las conclusiones de este estudio nos muestran que la conexin entre los medios

tradicionales y los medios sociales ha ocasionado un cambio en el paradigma de los

medios de comunicacin, cuyo resultado es que el papel de los periodistas profesionales

como filtro de garanta sigue siendo prioritario (Spanish) ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shun-Jhe Jiang, & Chung-Tai Wu. (2016). Utilization of cloud computing app for homestay

operation - design and analysis. International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 9(2),

201-213.

A cloud computing APP for homestay operators of Taiwan has been designed by the
 study. The prevalent DeLone & McLean information system (IS) success model was used

as foundations to the five measures of IS success model based by the study. Seven

hypotheses were proposed relating to each of the five measures, "system quality",

"information quality", "intention to use", "user satisfaction", and "net benefits". A

questionnaire consisted of 26 items was used to grade each of the five measures of the

constructed cloud computing APP. Respondents of the internet survey indicated that they

were more satisfied with "system quality" and "information quality" of the constructed

APP. Although still satisfied with the APP, "user satisfaction" received the lowest mean

score, at 3.73 out of the five-point Likert scale. Of the proposed hypotheses, three

statistically validated hypotheses are: "information quality positively affects intention to

use"; "system quality positively affects user satisfaction"; and "information quality

positively affects user satisfaction". ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of

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STRAUSS, L. J. (2017). Recent OCR guidance examines how HIPAA applies to cloud

computing. Journal of Health Care Compliance, 19(1), 43-55.

The article focuses on the guidance released by the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on how the Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to cloud computing. Topics discussed include
 the compliance of a cloud service provider (CSP) with HIPAA, the role of CSP in

maintaining, receiving, and transmitting electronic protected health information (ePHI),

and the elements of a business associate agreement (BAA).

Warren, C. (2016). Social media and outbound ticket sales. Journal of Applied Sport

Management, 8(4), 49-62.

This paper examines current implementation of social media strategies by ticket

salespeople. A sample of 126 ticket sales professionals across professional, collegiate,

and minor league sport responded to a survey measuring social media usage rates across a

variety of platforms, social media use throughout the sales process, and sales

performance. Results indicate that overall ticket salespeople are not incorporating social

media into their regular sales initiatives. However, topperforming sales professionals do

tend to use social media more regularly than baseline ticket sales representatives when

approaching and discovering the needs of their customers. Given the rise of social media

as a business-to-business communication medium, ticket sales managers should consider

incorporating more training and empowering their salesforces to leverage social media to

facilitate greater sales success. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR

Yadav, B. S. (2016). The role of social media communication in the branding of educational

hubs. IUP Journal of Soft Skills, 10(4), 51-58.

Social media has gained great attention in today's society as an important tool for people

to share their views, feelings and emotions at a faster pace. Not only the general society

but the professional institutions too have been impacted by its usage whether for their

recognition, branding or establishment in the market. The present paper focuses on the
 role of social media communication by educational institutions in this digitized world and

shows how it is a double-edged sword. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of

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Younas, M., Ghani, I., Jawawi, D. N. A., & Khan, M. M. (2016). A framework for agile

development in cloud computing environment. Journal of Korean Society for Internet

Information, 17(5), 67-74. doi:10.7472/jksii.2016.17.5.67

Distributed agile software development faces difficulties for instance lack of visibility

across development and delivery processes, complex and disjointed development

processes, inability to capitalize on business opportunities, lack of communication agility

between disconnected owners, development teams, and users or clients. However these

difficulties are solved with the help of cloud computing services. This study proposes a

framework to provide a skeletal or structural environment for distributed agile software

development in cloud computing environment. The framework guide towards the best

tooling to deliver a consistent, automated, governed, and unified agile software

development process with reduced technical debt, and minimized project backlog. In

addition to this, the study highlights the benefits of cloud computing in agile software

development. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Journal of Korean Society

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