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Students'perceptionsoftheuseofeportfoliosinnursingandmidwiferyeducation.NurseEducation

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ePortfolioshavebeenintroducedintomanyhighereducationdegreesinthepastdecadeinaneffortto

helpstudentstolinktheory,practiceandpersonalexperiences.Thispilotstudyusedasurveyto

examineePortfoliousefromtheperspectiveofundergraduatenursingandpostgraduatemidwifery

students.FiftysevenstudentsfromaregionalAustralianuniversitycompletedanonline

questionnairewhichcontainedquestionsaboutthefollowingareasofePortfoliouse:understandingof

thetool;psychologicalperceptions;challengesarounduse;assessment;outcomesofuse;benefits;

maintenanceoftheePortfolio;andenhancedlearning.Themajorityofrespondentswerefemale,

undergraduatestudents,aged2130years.ResultsindicatedthatmanystudentsfoundePortfoliouse

frustrating;inparticular,technologicalandlogisticalchallengesinusingePortfolioswerehighlighted.

Moststudents,however,notedePortfolioscouldbeusefulrepositoriesfordocuments,reflectionsand

learningexperiences.Undergraduatestudentsweremorelikelythanpostgraduatestudentstoseethe

positivepotentialofePortfoliouse.Thefindings,coupledwiththeliterature,raisequestionsaboutthe

effectivenessofePortfoliouseinnursingandmidwiferyeducationand,particularly,whether

ePortfolioshavebeenimplementedwithmisguidedandmisinformedgoodintention.Furtherresearch

isrequiredtobetterunderstandthelogisticalandtechnologicalaspectsofsuccessfulimplementation

ofePortfoliosandfullycapitaliseontheirbenefitsfornursingandmidwiferyeducation.;Negative

viewsofePortfoliopersistinnursingeducation.Students'suggestionsareusefulinrefiningePortfolio

introductionanduse.SuccessfulePortfolioprogramsdependonmasteringlogisticsandtechnical

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Cloudcomputing:Trends,strategiesandbestpractices(2014).SanFrancisco,California,USA]:Kanopy

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Summary:ThiscoursefeaturesarecognizedcloudcomputingandSOAexpert.Thecoursematerial
 coverstheevolutionofcloudcomputing,commonmisconceptions,effectivecloudcomputing

strategies,risksandbenefitsrelatedtothecloud,enablingcapabilitiesofthecloudrelatedtomodern

daycomputing,plusguidelinesforeffectiveimplementationofcloudcomputing.Theinitialsection

explainshowcloudcomputingisrapidlygainingtractioninlargeenterprisesplussmallandmedium

sizebusinesseshighlightingimportantapplicationsanduses.Includedhereisadiscussionofsome

commonmisconceptions,suchasprivacyandsecurity.Followingthisintroduction,thecoursemoves

intoadiscussionofhowenterprisescanreduceriskandmaximizethebenefitsofcloudcomputing.

Next,thetopicofthegrowingmobileworkforceandhowthecloudcanbeakeyenablerofenterprise

mobilityisexplored.Includedhereisanoverviewofthecloud'simpactonthewaysinwhich

companiestransactbusiness.Theensuingsectiondelvesintohowcloudcomputingisimpactingthe

enterpriseITorganization,incorporatingadiscussionofhowthetraditionalroleofITpersonnelis

nowandwillbeimpactedfurther.Thecourseconcludeswithasectionthatoffersguidelinesfor

successwithcloudcomputing.Track:Technicalbriefings.Indepthinformationonnewtechnologies,

techniquesandsolutionproviders.Learningobjectives:Identifythemajormisconceptionsrelatedto

cloudcomputing.Understandwherecloudcomputinghascomefromandwhereitisnow.Definethe

changingroleofinhouseITpeoplewithadoptionofthecloud.Understandhowcloudcomputingis

havinganimpactonthewaybusinessesoperate.Articulatetheprioritiesforadoptionofcloud

computingwithinanorganization.Recognizethemajortrendsaffectingthefutureofcomputing

usingthecloud.Differentiateoperationalfrommonitoringactivitiesunderthecloud.

Eynon,B.,&Gambino,L.M.(2017).HighimpactEPortfoliopractice:Acatalystforstudent,faculty,and

institutionallearning.Sterling,Virginia:StylusPublishing.

AtamomentwhenoverhalfofUScollegesareemployingePortfolios,thetimeisripetodevelop

theirfullpotentialtoadvanceintegrativelearningandbroadinstitutionalchange.Theauthorsoutline

howtodeploytheePortfolioasahighimpactpracticeanddescribewidelyapplicablemodelsof

effectiveePortfoliopedagogyandimplementationthatdemonstrablyimprovestudentlearningacross

multiplesettings.DrawingonthecampusePortfolioprojectsdevelopedbyaconstellationof
 institutionsthatparticipatedintheConnecttoLearningnetwork,EynonandGambinopresenta

wealthofdataandrevealingcasestudies.Theirbroadbasedevidencedemonstratesthat,implemented

withapurposefulframework,ePortfolioscorrelatestronglywithincreasedretentionandgraduation

rates,broadenedstudentengagementindeeplearningprocesses,andadvancedfacultyand

institutionallearning.Thecoreofthebookpresentsacomprehensiveresearchbasedframework,

alongwithpracticalexamplesandstrategiesforimplementation,andidentifiesthekeyconsiderations

thatneedtobeaddressedintheareasofPedagogy,ProfessionalDevelopment,Outcomes

Assessment,TechnologyandScalingUp.TheauthorsidentifyhowtheePortfolioexperience

enhancesotherhighimpactpractices(HIPs)bycreatinguniqueopportunitiesforconnectionand

synthesisacrosscourses,semestersandcocurricularexperiences.UsingePortfoliotointegrate

learningacrossmultipleHIPsenablesstudentsreflectandconstructacohesivesignaturelearning

experience.Thisisaninvaluableresourceforclassroomfacultyandeducationalleadersinterestedin

transformativeeducationfor21stcenturylearners.

FEATHER,R.,&RICCI,M.(2014).Useofeportfoliopresentationsinabaccalaureatenursingprogram.

CollegeStudentJournal,48(4),549558.

Portfoliosareanessentialtoolfordemonstratingprofessionalaccomplishmentsanddocumenting

professionalgrowthinavarietyofprofessions.Becauseofthecompetitivejobmarketfornew

graduatenursesinhealthcare,thedevelopmentanduseofanePortfoliocanbeanessentialtoolfor

theapplicationandinterviewprocess.ThepurposeofthispaperistoreporttheuseofePortfolio

presentationsinacourseatIndianaUniversity,Bloomingtoncampus.Theimplementationofan

ePortfolioforseniorsgrewoutofthepreviouspracticeofstudentsdisplayingtheirworkinathree

ringbinder.Astechnologyprogressedtheportfoliopresentationpracticegrewintotheuseofadigital

portfoliotemplate,andthenmorerecently,theePortfolioemergedandwasimplementedthroughthe

onlinecoursemanagementsystemofferedbytheuniversity.Studentswereaskedtowriteareflection

abouttheirassignments,andoverwhelminglychoosetheresumeandportfolioassignmentsasthe
 mostvaluedinthecourse.TheexperienceisinvaluableforthestudentsastheyexittheBSNprogram

andlaunchtheircareersasprofessionalregisterednurses.ABSTRACTFROMAUTHOR]

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Enforcement,6(1),110.

Adefiningcharacteristicofthe21stcenturyhasbeentherapidgrowthofsocialmedia.Thecurrent

studylooksatlawenforcementeffortsinsocialmediatoinformthepublic,shamecriminalsand

criminalactivity,andtoseekaidfromthecommunityininvestigations.Thisstudyfillsavoidin

currentresearchbyempiricallyevaluatingpolicepostedvideosandtheratethatthesevideosleadto

bothtipsandarrests.Implicationsforhowthesevideoscaneffectivelyassistincriminal

investigationsarediscussed.ABSTRACTFROMAUTHOR];CopyrightofJournalofLaw

EnforcementisthepropertyofBlueWallInstituteanditscontentmaynotbecopiedoremailedto

multiplesitesorpostedtoalistservwithoutthecopyrightholder'sexpresswrittenpermission.

However,usersmayprint,download,oremailarticlesforindividualuse.Thisabstractmaybe

abridged.Nowarrantyisgivenabouttheaccuracyofthecopy.Usersshouldrefertotheoriginal

publishedversionofthematerialforthefullabstract.(CopyrightappliestoallAbstracts.)

Kent,D.,&Hand,R.(2012).MaharaEPortfolios.[electronicresource]:BeginnersguideBirmingham:

PacktPublishing,LimitedJuly2012;NewEdition.

AnnotationMaharaePortfolioshelpsyoutousesoftwareasyoufollowanexperientiallearningcycle.

InMaharayoucan:Planyourlearning.Dowhatyoudoandgatherevidenceofyourcompetenceas

youdothosethings.Viewandorganizeyourworkbystructuringyourdataineasytomake

(web)pagesand(miniwebsite)collectionsofthosepages.Reflectonyourlearningbyuseof

professionaljournals,engagingfeedbackonyourpagesandestablishingandengaginginonline

communitieswhoshareasimilarinterest.MaharaePortfolios:BeginnersGuideisastepbystepguide

todevelopafeaturerichandhighlypersonalelectronicportfolio.Formadigitalrepositoryof

reflectivejournals,actionlearningplans,presentations,reports,imagesandvideos.Easilysharethis

withyourfriends,family,tutors,students,projectteamandothersusingthisstepbystepguide
 writteninaclearandeasytolearnmanner.ThisbookguidesyoutobuildanimpressiveePortfolio

andtoworkinprofessionalcommunitiesofinterestwithinaMaharawalledgarden.Itbringstolife

thekeyfeaturesofMaharawhichwillhelpthoughtfulpeopletodisplaytheirartefactscoherentlyand

toengagewithlikemindedpeersprofessionally.Thisbookintroducesyoutoexcitingfeaturesof

Maharaframeworkandhelpsyoudevelopafeaturericheportfolioforyourself.Youwillseehow

easilyyoucancreatefolders,uploadmultiplefileslikeprojectdocuments,picturesandvideosand

sharethemwithyourfriends.Youwilllearntosetupsinglepagesandcollectionsofpageswhich

organizethesefiles,makingthesevisibleonlytoyourownchosenpeers,supervisorsorfriends.Then,

youwillallowpeopletogivetheirinputs.Youwilllearntocreatejournals,learningplans,your

professionalresume,groupspacesandforumswhichhelpyougetconnectedtotherestoftheworld.

CustomizationandadministrationofyourMaharasitewillbeeasyafteryouhavegonethroughthis

book.Imaginehowgoodyouwillfeelwhenyouwillseeyourknowledge,success,andideasgoing

liveandavailabletoyourchosenaudiencesfortheirinputs.MaharaePortfolios:BeginnersGuideisa

stepbystepguidetobuildinganimpressiveprofessionaleportfoliousingMahara.Itcoversthekey

featuresofMaharathatwillhelpyousetupyourcustomizeddigitalportfolioanddisplaytheartefacts

inyourpreferredwayallowingcontributionfromselectedusersonly.

Kertesz,J.L.(2016).ThreekeyconditionstorevitialiseanePortfolioprograminresponsetoincreasing

regulationofteachereducation.AustralianJournalofTeacherEducation,41(8),102117.

Thispaperdescribesastudyundertakenwithintheeducationfacultyofamidsizeduniversityin

responsetotherecommendationsoftheTeacherEducationMinisterialAdvisoryGroup(TEMAG)

(2014)thatinitialteachereducation(ITE)graduatesemergewithanevidencebasedprofessional

standardsfocusedportfolioofteachingcompetency.Inconcludingthatcurrentteachereducator

usageof,andattitudesto,ePortfolioslimitthecapacityofthisparticularfacultytorespondtothis

challenge,thepaperproposesthreecriticalconditionstorevitaliseastalledePortfolioprogramand

prepareforanincreasinglydemandingfuture.Insharingthisexperience,thepaperseekstosupport
 discussionofhowteachereducatorscanrespondbesttotheprofessionalportfoliochallengeinan

environmentofincreasingregulation.

Marinescu,D.C.(2013).Cloudcomputing.[electronicresource]:TheoryandpracticeBoston:

Elsevier/MorganKaufmann,MorganKaufmannisanimprintofElsevier,2013].

Summary:"Thefirstchaptergivesanoverviewofcloudcomputingatalevelaccessibletoalay

person.Tomotivatethereasonsforaparadigmshiftinthewaywecomputeandstoreinformation,

weintroducetheconceptofnetworkcentriccomputingandnetworkcentriccontent.Abrief

discussionofpeertopeersystems,afirststepintheshiftfromlocaltoremotedatastorageand

processingfollows.Thechaptercontinueswithadiscussionoftechnologicaladvancesthathavemade

cloudcomputingpossibleandoftheeconomicalreasonswhythisnewparadigmisattractivefor

manyusersandapplications.Thenwetakeacloserlookatthecloudcomputingdeliverymodels,

SoftwareasaService(SaaS),PlatformasaService(PaaS),andInfrastructureasaService(IaaS).

SaaSgivestheuserscapabilitytouseapplicationssuppliedbytheserviceproviderbutallowsno

controloftheplatformortheinfrastructure.PaaSgivesthecapabilitytodeployconsumercreatedor

acquiredapplicationsusingprogramminglanguagesandtoolssupportedbytheprovider.IaaSallows

theusertodeployandrunarbitrarysoftware,whichcanincludeoperatingsystemsandapplications.

Thenewparadigmraisesethicalquestionsandhassignificantvulnerabilitieseachdissectedin

separatesections.Finally,thechapterpresentsthemajorchallengesfacedbythisnewparadigm.The

chapterconcludeswithaoverviewoftheliteratureandwithahistoricperspective"Providedby

publisher.

Qin,B.,Strmberg,D.,&Wu,Y.(2017).Whydoeschinaallowfreersocialmedia?protestsversus

surveillanceandpropaganda.JournalofEconomicPerspectives,31(1),117140.

doi:10.1257/jep.31.1.117

Inthispaper,wedocumentbasicfactsregardingpublicdebatesaboutcontroversialpoliticalissueson

Chinesesocialmedia.Ourdocumentationisbasedonadatasetof13.2billionblogpostspublishedon

SinaWeibothemostprominentChinesemicrobloggingplatformduringthe20092013period.Our
 primaryfindingisthatashockinglylargenumberofpostsonhighlysensitivetopicswerepublished

andcirculatedonsocialmedia.Forinstance,wefindmillionsofpostsdiscussingprotests,andthese

postsareinformativeinpredictingtheoccurrenceofspecificevents.Wefindanevenlargernumber

ofpostswithexplicitcorruptionallegations,andthatthesepostspredictfuturecorruptionchargesof

specificindividuals.Ourfindingschallengeapopularviewthatanauthoritarianregimewould

relentlesslycensororevenbansocialmedia.Instead,theinteractionofanauthoritariangovernment

withsocialmediaseemsmorecomplex.ABSTRACTFROMAUTHOR];CopyrightofJournalof

EconomicPerspectivesisthepropertyofAmericanEconomicAssociationanditscontentmaynotbe

copiedoremailedtomultiplesitesorpostedtoalistservwithoutthecopyrightholder'sexpress

writtenpermission.However,usersmayprint,download,oremailarticlesforindividualuse.This

abstractmaybeabridged.Nowarrantyisgivenabouttheaccuracyofthecopy.Usersshouldreferto

theoriginalpublishedversionofthematerialforthefullabstract.(CopyrightappliestoallAbstracts.)

Rittle,J.,Czerwinski,J.,&Sullivan,M.(2016).Auditingthecloud.InternalAuditor,73(4),43.

Thearticlediscussesthefactorstobeconsideredbyinternalauditorsinmigratingtocloud

computing.Topicsincludeverificationofthesecurity,reliabilityandavailabilityofcriticaldata

housedbythethirdpartyvendor,identificationoftherisksandcontrolsassociatedwiththe

organization'sclouddeploymentstrategyandassessmentoftheattestationreportsoftheprocesses

andinfrastructureoftheproviders.

Roberts,P.,Maor,D.,&Herrington,J.(2016).Eportfoliobasedlearningenvironments:Recommendations

foreffectivescaffoldingofreflectivethinkinginhighereducation.EducationalTechnology&

Society,(4),22.

IntroductionInrecentyears,theincreaseduseofelectronicportfolios(ePortfolios)hasseenthe

enhancementoftheaffordancestheseprogramsprovide.Nolongerconfinedtotheroleof"evidence

repository,"...];Inadditiontoprovidingausefulrepositoryforlearningproducts,ePortfoliosprovide

enhancedopportunitiesforthedevelopmentofadvancedlearningskills.Itcanbeargued,however,

thatePortfoliosarenotbeingimplementedeffectivelytowardsfulfillingthisimportantfunction.This
 paperpresentsaninvestigationofanePortfolioenvironmentthatscaffoldedthelearningofpre

serviceteachers.TheenvironmentwasembeddedwithinthePebblePadplatformandutilisedtheBlog

functiontoprovidestudentswithactivitiesthatweredesignedtoenhanceandsupporttheskillsand

dispositionsrequiredtoundertakeactionresearch.Promptswereprovidedtostudentstoscaffoldthe

completionofanactionresearchprojectandprovideadditionalactivitiesthatsupportedthe

enhancementofreflectivethinking.TheresearchstudyutilisedaneLearningLifecyclethatprovided

acyclicframeworkofreviewandimplementation.Thepurposeofthismodelwastoidentifydesign

principlesforfutureiterationsofePortfoliobasedlearningenvironments.Findingssuggestthatthe

promptsandtheePortfolioenvironmentwereeffectiveinscaffoldingstudents'reflectivethinking.

Additionally,designprinciplesaresuggestedtoensurethisresearchhasbothpracticalandtheoretical

significanceforimplementationinsimilarenvironments.KeywordsePortfolioenvironment,

Scaffolding,eLearninglifecycle,Learningenvironment

Rowley,J.L.(2016).Eportfoliosinaustralianuniversities.[electronicresource]NewYork:Springer

Sept.2016.

AnnotationThisbookfocusesonessentialfindingsconcerningemergingpracticesofstudentlearning

throughtheteachingandlearningbenefitsoftheelectronicportfolio(ePortfolio)inarangeof

disciplinesatAustralianuniversities.ItexploresthelatestresearchonePortfolios,teachingquality,

futureresearchdirectionsfortertiarylearningandteaching,institutionalagendasinhighereducation,

andtherolethattheePortfolioscanplayinsupportingimprovementsinpedagogicpracticeand

studentoutcomes.Includedintheseagendasisresearchintothedevelopmentofhighereducation

throughthetechnologisingofpedagogy,learneridentitiesindiscretedisciplines,andthepraxisof

individualuniversityteachers.Thebookcoversaccountsofacademiclearningsuccessandchallenges

acrosscurrenthighereducationsubjectareas.BypresentingcasestudyaccountsofePortfoliouse,it

revealstheimportanceofdefininganddocumentinghowwecanmeaningfullydeveloplearner

portfoliosinresearch,teachingandlearningatAustralianuniversities.Withanintentionalresearch

base,thebookdrawsonworkconductedinsideandoutsideAustraliaandhighlightshowthe
 ePortfoliocanhelptertiarystaffpreparefortheimpactofastudentcreatedportfolioonteaching,

learning,andsubsequentacademicscholarship.

Schmidt,P.J.,Wood,J.T.,&Grabski,S.V.(2016).Businessinthecloud:Researchquestionson

governance,audit,andassurance.JournalofInformationSystems,30(3),173189.doi:10.2308/isys

51494

Cloudcomputingservicesarefindingrapidadoptionasorganizationsseekcostreduction,technical

expertise,flexibility,andadaptablemechanismstoattainadvantagesinfastmovingbusiness

environments.Therelatedconsiderationsofgovernance,audit,andassuranceofcloudcomputing

servicesmightbeinadvertentlyoverlookedinarushtoadoptthesecloudservices.Thispaperfocuses

oncloudcomputinggovernanceandauditissuesbypresentingresearchquestionsinformedbyboth

practiceandresearch.AcloudcomputingecosystemispresentedandanITGovernanceframework

(WilkinandChenhall2010)isreferencedasameanstostructureresearchquestions.Keyissuesof

risk,security,monitoring,control,andcomplianceshouldbeconsideredearlyinthecloudservices

decisionprocess.Thetightcouplingofintercompanyoperationsbetweenthecloudclientandcloud

provider(s)formsaninterdependent,operationallycoupledecosystem.Plannedgovernanceisneeded

toachieveawellgoverned,functional,andsecurecloudcomputingenvironment.Theauditroleis

complicatedwhentheorganization'sfinancialdataand/orcriticalapplicationsarehostedexternally

withacloudserviceproviderthatmayuseothercloudserviceproviders.ABSTRACTFROM

AUTHOR];CopyrightofJournalofInformationSystemsisthepropertyofAmericanAccounting

Associationanditscontentmaynotbecopiedoremailedtomultiplesitesorpostedtoalistserv

withoutthecopyrightholder'sexpresswrittenpermission.However,usersmayprint,download,or

emailarticlesforindividualuse.Thisabstractmaybeabridged.Nowarrantyisgivenaboutthe

accuracyofthecopy.Usersshouldrefertotheoriginalpublishedversionofthematerialforthefull

abstract.(CopyrightappliestoallAbstracts.)

Socialmedia.[electronicresource]:Federalagenciesneedpoliciesandproceduresformanagingand

protectinginformationtheyaccessanddisseminate(2011).S.l]:s.n.],2011.
 Summary:ReportexamininghowFederalagenciesarecurrentlyusingcommerciallyprovided

Internetsocialmediaservices,andreviewingextenttowhichagencieshavedevelopedand

implementedpoliciesandproceduresformanagingandprotectinginformationassociatedwiththis

use.

Turner,M.L.(2016).Digitalshowcase:HowhigheredusesePortfoliostopromotetheworkofstudents

andinstitutionsProfessionalMediaGroupLLC.

Justaswebsitesmorphedfromdigitalbrochuresintoversatilemultimediaportals,electronic

portfolioshaveevolvedfrominformationrepositoriestorobusttoolsforshowcasingstudentlearning.

Nowgenerallyreferredtoas...]

Wakimoto,D.K.,&Lewis,R.E.(2014).Graduatestudentperceptionsofeportfolios:Usesforreflection,

development,andassessment.TheInternetandHigherEducation,21,5358.

doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2014.01.002

Whilethereisdiscussionofeportfoliosinmanyfieldsinhighereducation,thereislittleliteratureon

eportfoliosinthehelpingprofessionsfieldsofschoolcounselorandschoolpsychologyeducation.

Thisstudysoughttoexploregraduatestudents'perceptionsofthevalueofcreatingeportfoliosand

waysofimprovingtheeportfolioprocess.Overall,thestudentsfoundtheconstructionoftheir

eportfoliostobeusefulinreflectingontheircompetenciesandingainingconfidenceinusing

technology.Thestudentsalsovaluedthehandsontrainingsessions,peerreviewopportunitiesand

modelportfolios,andtechnologicalskillsbuiltbycreatingtheeportfolios,whichtheystatedmaybe

usefulinjobsearches.Suggestionsforimprovingtheeportfolioprocessforfuturestudentsinclude

havingallstudentsonlycreateeportfolios,beingmoreexplicitaboutreflection,andmeetingwith

studentsearliertoexposethemtotheeportfolioplatforminordertolessentechnologyanxietyand

increasetimeforreflection.;Eportfolioscanbeavaluabledevelopmentalandassessment

experience.Studentsvaluetheabilitytoshowtheirtechnologicalskillsandcompetencies.Students

valueeportfoliosforreflectionandsharingoftheirwork.Technicalsupportisakeycomponentof
 successfuleportfoliocreation.Eportfolioprocessmaybeimprovedbyexplicitemphasison

reflection.

Watty,K.,&McKay,J.(2016).ePortfolios:Whatemployersthink.GlobalFocus:TheEFMDBusiness

Magazine,10(3),6063.

Thearticlediscussesthebenefitsofelectronicportfolio(ePortfolio)foremployersandbusiness

graduateswhichactsasarecordofstudent'slearning.

XiZhang1,jackyzhang@tjueducn,Chen1,H.,dePablos,P.O.,Lytras,M.D.3.,&YongqiangSun,

sunyq@whueducn.(2016).Coordinatedimplicitly?anempiricalstudyontheroleofsocialmediain

collaborativelearning.InternationalReviewofResearchinOpen&DistanceLearning,17(6),121

144.

Associalmediaiswidelyadoptedincollaborativelearning,whichplacesteamsinavirtual

environment,itiscriticalforteamstoidentifyandleveragetheknowledgeoftheirmembers.Yet

littleisknownabouthowsocialmediainfluencesteamstocoordinatetheirknowledgeand

collaborateeffectively.Inthisresearch,weexploretherolesoftwokindsofsocialmediaactivity

informationprocessingandsocialconnectioninteamworkbyapplyingcommunicationand

transactivememorysystems(TMSs)asthemechanismsofexplicitandimplicitcoordination

respectively.Wetestthismodelusingpartialleastsquares(PLS)methodbytreatingteamastheunit

ofanalysis.Drawingonthedatafromastudythatinvolves40teamsofgraduatestudentsperforming

acomplexresearchreportovereightweeks,wefindthatbothTMSsandcommunicationcan

significantlyimproveteamworkoutcomes,andcommunicationcanhelpteamstobettercoordinate

implicitly.Withregardtosocialmediaactivities,theresultsrevealthatbothinformationprocessing

andsocialconnectioncanenhancethelevelofTMSs;however,onlysocialconnectionispositively

relatedtocommunication.Unfortunately,informationprocessingcannotsignificantlystrengthen

communicationquality.Thepossiblereasonsarediscussedandsometheoreticalandpractical

implicationsarealsoputforward.ABSTRACTFROMAUTHOR]
Yadav,B.S.(2016).Theroleofsocialmediacommunicationinthebrandingofeducationalhubs.IUP

JournalofSoftSkills,10(4),5158.

Socialmediahasgainedgreatattentionintoday'ssocietyasanimportanttoolforpeopletosharetheir

views,feelingsandemotionsatafasterpace.Notonlythegeneralsocietybuttheprofessional

institutionstoohavebeenimpactedbyitsusagewhetherfortheirrecognition,brandingor

establishmentinthemarket.Thepresentpaperfocusesontheroleofsocialmediacommunicationby

educationalinstitutionsinthisdigitizedworldandshowshowitisadoubleedgedsword.

ABSTRACTFROMAUTHOR];CopyrightofIUPJournalofSoftSkillsisthepropertyofIUP

Publicationsanditscontentmaynotbecopiedoremailedtomultiplesitesorpostedtoalistserv

withoutthecopyrightholder'sexpresswrittenpermission.However,usersmayprint,download,or

emailarticlesforindividualuse.Thisabstractmaybeabridged.Nowarrantyisgivenaboutthe

accuracyofthecopy.Usersshouldrefertotheoriginalpublishedversionofthematerialforthefull

abstract.(CopyrightappliestoallAbstracts.)

Younas,M.,Ghani,I.,Jawawi,D.N.A.,&Khan,M.M.(2016).Aframeworkforagiledevelopmentin

cloudcomputingenvironment.JournalofKoreanSocietyforInternetInformation,17(5),6774.

doi:10.7472/jksii.2016.17.5.67

Distributedagilesoftwaredevelopmentfacesdifficultiesforinstancelackofvisibilityacross

developmentanddeliveryprocesses,complexanddisjointeddevelopmentprocesses,inabilityto

capitalizeonbusinessopportunities,lackofcommunicationagilitybetweendisconnectedowners,

developmentteams,andusersorclients.Howeverthesedifficultiesaresolvedwiththehelpofcloud

computingservices.Thisstudyproposesaframeworktoprovideaskeletalorstructuralenvironment

fordistributedagilesoftwaredevelopmentincloudcomputingenvironment.Theframeworkguide

towardsthebesttoolingtodeliveraconsistent,automated,governed,andunifiedagilesoftware

developmentprocesswithreducedtechnicaldebt,andminimizedprojectbacklog.Inadditiontothis,

thestudyhighlightsthebenefitsofcloudcomputinginagilesoftwaredevelopment.ABSTRACT

FROMAUTHOR];CopyrightofJournalofKoreanSocietyforInternetInformationisthepropertyof
KoreanSocietyforInternetInformationanditscontentmaynotbecopiedoremailedtomultiplesites

orpostedtoalistservwithoutthecopyrightholder'sexpresswrittenpermission.However,usersmay

print,download,oremailarticlesforindividualuse.Thisabstractmaybeabridged.Nowarrantyis

givenabouttheaccuracyofthecopy.Usersshouldrefertotheoriginalpublishedversionofthe

materialforthefullabstract.(CopyrightappliestoallAbstracts.)