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The Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL) was developed as an Open Educational Resource (OER) for graduate students and faculty in higher education settings to enhance their online teaching skills and strategies. The PoRTAL team used a design-based research approach (DBR; Wang & Hannafin, Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(4), 5-23, 2005). In this study context, we used Van Tiem et al.'s (2012) model to identify problems faced by instructors who struggled with or were new to online teaching from a Human Performance Technology (HPT) standpoint. To address the identified needs, we created resources for online teaching and embedded our research within practical activities to further study our design process. Our efforts resulted in an HPT-OER Model for Designing Digital Repositories. The purpose of this paper is to share the DBR process that we used to develop an OER repository within an HPT model.
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With a rising number of scientific datasets published and the need to test their Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) compliance repeatedly, data stakeholders have recognized the importance of an automated FAIR assessment. This paper presents a programmatic solution for assessing the FAIRness of research data. We describe the translation of the FAIR data principles into measurable metrics and the application of the metrics in evaluating FAIR compliance of research data through an open-source tool we developed. For each metric, we conceptualized and implemented practical tests drawn upon prevailing data curation and sharing practices, and the paper discusses their rationales. We demonstrate the work by evaluating multidisciplinary datasets from trustworthy repositories, followed by recommendations and improvements. We believe our experience in developing and applying the metrics in practice and the lessons we learned from it will provide helpful information to others developing similar approaches to assess different types of digital objects and services.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of preterm babies is steadily growing world-wide and these neonates are at risk of neuro-motor-cognitive deficits. The observation of spontaneous movements in the first three months of age is known to predict such risk. However, the analysis by specifically trained physiotherapists is not suited for the clinical routine, motivating the development of simple computerized video analysis systems, integrated with a well-structured Biobank to make available for preterm babies a growing service with diagnostic, prognostic and epidemiological purposes. METHODS: MIMAS (Markerless Infant Movement Analysis System) is a simple, low-cost system of video analysis of spontaneous movements of newborns in their natural environment, based on a single standard RGB camera, without markers attached to the body. The original videos are transformed into binarized sequences highlighting the silhouette of the baby, in order to minimize the illumination effects and increase the robustness of the analysis; such sequences are then coded by a large set of parameters (39) related to the spatial and spectral changes of the silhouette. The parameter vectors of each baby were stored in the Biobank together with related clinical information. RESULTS: The preliminary test of the system was carried out at the Gaslini Pediatric Hospital in Genoa, where 46 preterm (PT) and 21 full-term (FT) babies (as controls) were recorded at birth (T0) and 8-12 weeks thereafter (T1). A simple statistical analysis of the data showed that the coded parameters are sensitive to the degree of maturation of the newborns (comparing T0 with T1, for both PT and FT babies), and to the conditions at birth (PT vs. FT at T0), whereas this difference tends to vanish at T1. Moreover, the coding method seems also able to detect the few 'abnormal' preterm babies in the PT populations that were analyzed as specific case studies. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary results motivate the adoption of this tool in clinical practice allowing for a systematic accumulation of cases in the Biobank, thus for improving the accuracy of data analysis performed by MIMAS and ultimately allowing the adoption of data mining techniques.
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Recien Nacido Prematuro , Movimiento , Niño , Humanos , Lactante , Recién NacidoRESUMEN
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) faculty at the George Washington University (GW) decided to create a digital DNP Project Repository for our students in 2016 based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2015 recommendations to do so. We describe the two-year process during which the DNP faculty and the GW librarians at our Health Sciences Library collaborated to create the DNP project repository. This article contains important information that was learned about digital institutional repositories, the criteria used in deciding to make the GW library's Health Sciences Research Commons the home for the repository, along with questions and concerns that arose during the process. Our library internally collaborated to customize the digital collection to meet the needs of DNP students and their project teams. Development included creating the URL for the collection, customizing digital metadata fields, developing submission forms and guidelines, and adding embargo options for projects. A pilot collection of six DNP projects was completed in 2017; and in 2018, the first cohort of 34 students submitted their projects to our repository. Outcomes are reported of the repository launch, lessons learned, and repository submission experiences of two DNP students. We believe our journey may guide others.
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Bases de Datos Factuales , Educación de Postgrado en Enfermería/organización & administración , District of Columbia , Sociedades de EnfermeríaRESUMEN
Resumen (descriptivo): En esta investigación indagamos las características que adquiere el proceso de socialización política entre estudiantes-militantes de tres unidades académicas de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Hicimos un estudio cualitativo de alcance descriptivo. Recuperamos la perspectiva biográfica de los relatos de vida a través de la realización de 18 entrevistas a personas universitarias que participan con más de tres meses de antigüedad en agrupaciones estudiantiles o centros de estudiantes. Estudiamos los datos mediante análisis de contenido cualitativo, considerando los ejes de indagación de las entrevistas. Los resultados nos permitieron reflexionar sobre la articulación de aprendizajes latentes y manifiestos basados en experiencias políticas previas. A su vez, identificamos tres tipos de trayectorias de militancia en la narrativa de estos/as estudiantes, que dan cuenta de la pluralidad y diversidad del fenómeno. Palabras clave autores: trayectorias de militancia, biografías militantes.
Abstract (descriptive): This research investigated the characteristics of a political socialization process in a group of student activists from three academic areas of the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. An empirical and descriptive qualitative study was conducted as part of the research process and the biographical perspective of students' life stories was recovered. 18 interviews were conducted with university students who had been involved in student political organizations or student unions for at least three months. The data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results led to a reflection on the articulation of latent and evident political learning that was based on previous political experiences. It was also possible to recognize three different types of political activism trajectories in the narratives of these students, accounting for the plurality and diversity of this phenomenon. Authors key words: activism trajectories, activist biography.
Resumo (descritivo): A investigação pesquisou as características que possui o processo de socialização política em estudantes-militantes de três unidades académicas da Universidade Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Um estudo empírico qualitativo de alcance descritivo foi feito. Recuperou-se a perspectiva biográfica dos relatos de vida a través da realização de 18 entrevistas a universitários/ as que participam há mais de três meses em agrupações estudantis ou grêmios de estudantes. Os dados foram analisados mediante uma análise de conteúdo qualitativo, considerando os eixos de indagação das entrevistas. Os resultados permitiram refletir sobre a articulação das aprendizagens latentes e manifestas baseadas nas experiências políticas prévias. Ao mesmo tempo, se identificaram três tipos de trajetórias de militância na narrativa dos/as estudantes, que dão conta da pluralidade e diversidade do fenómeno. Palavras-chave autores: trajetórias de militância, biografias militantes.
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Adolescente , PsicologíaRESUMEN
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comparar dos repositorios institucionales digitales a nivel internacional para encontrar convergencias y divergencias con respecto al manejo y la operación de los datos, información y contenidos. Además, contribuye a ampliar el panorama y conocimiento con respecto a la importancia e impacto de los repositorios digitales en las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES). Los repositorios en estudio corresponden al Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (SEDICI), repositorio institucional central de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina y Kérwá, repositorio institucional principal de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), Costa Rica. Para responder al objetivo de investigación, se desarrolló un análisis metodológico cualitativo. La información se recolectó a través de la aplicación de un cuestionario a las personas responsables de la gestión administrativa de ambos repositorios y una exploración bibliográfica de documentos en formato electrónico, como artículos publicados en congresos, revistas internacionales, entre otros. El análisis se realizó acorde a los siguientes criterios y características: representación de recursos, interoperabilidad, normalización, visibilidad, preservación, entre otros. Se concluyó que los repositorios institucionales digitales se han convertido en una tendencia de innovación para las IES, ya que utilizan y promueven herramientas tecnológicas para producir cambios significativos con respecto al uso y manejo de la información. Asimismo, los repositorios digitales analizados convergen en aspectos como: software, metadatos, números normalizados, representación de recursos, accesibilidad, identificador, derechos de autor, depósito de contenidos, buscadores y preservación. Divergen en interoperabilidad, proceso de digitalización, depósito remoto, visibilidad, licenciamiento y divulgación.
The objective of this work is to compare two digital international institutional repositories to find convergences and divergences in regards to the administration and operation of data, information and content. Also, it contributes to broaden the panorama and knowledge related to the importance and impact of digital repositories in Higher Education Institutions (Instituciones de Educación Superior - IES). The repositories studied belong to the Dissemination Service of Intellectual Creation (Difusión de la Creación Intelectual - SEDICI), main institutional repository of La Plata National University (UNLP), Argentina and Kérwá, main institutional repository of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), Costa Rica. A methodological quantitative focus was developed to accomplish the investigation objective. The information was collected through questionnaires applied to the people responsible of the administration of both repositories and a bibliographical revision of electronic documents, such as articles published in congresses, international magazines, among others. The analysis was implemented following these criteria and characteristics: resources representation, interoperability, normalization, visibility, preservation, among others. It was concluded that digital institutional repositories have become an innovation trend for IES. They use and promote technological tools to produce significant changes in regards to information use and management. Also, the digital repositories analyzed converge in aspects such as: software, metadata, normalized numbers, resources representation, accessibility, identifier, author rights, contents deposit, searchers and preservation. They diverge in regards to: interoperability, digitalization process, remote deposit, visibility, licensing and divulgation.
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BACKGROUND: We describe three different procedures based on metadata standards for enabling automated retrieval of scientific data from digital repositories utilising the persistent identifier of the dataset with optional specification of the attributes of the data document such as filename or media type. RESULTS: The procedures are demonstrated using the JSmol molecular visualizer as a component of a web page and Avogadro as a stand-alone modelling program. We compare our methods for automated retrieval of data from a standards-compliant data repository with those currently in operation for a selection of existing molecular databases and repositories. CONCLUSIONS: Our methods illustrate the importance of adopting a standards-based approach of using metadata declarations to increase access to and discoverability of repository-based data. Graphical abstract.
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BACKGROUND: Structure-activity relationship models have been used to gain insight into chemical and physical processes in biomedicine, toxicology, biotechnology, etc. for almost a century. They have been recognized as valuable tools in decision support workflows for qualitative and quantitative predictions. The main obstacle preventing broader adoption of quantitative structure-activity relationships [(Q)SARs] is that published models are still relatively difficult to discover, retrieve and redeploy in a modern computer-oriented environment. This publication describes a digital repository that makes in silico (Q)SAR-type descriptive and predictive models archivable, citable and usable in a novel way for most common research and applied science purposes. DESCRIPTION: The QSAR DataBank (QsarDB) repository aims to make the processes and outcomes of in silico modelling work transparent, reproducible and accessible. Briefly, the models are represented in the QsarDB data format and stored in a content-aware repository (a.k.a. smart repository). Content awareness has two dimensions. First, models are organized into collections and then into collection hierarchies based on their metadata. Second, the repository is not only an environment for browsing and downloading models (the QDB archive) but also offers integrated services, such as model analysis and visualization and prediction making. CONCLUSIONS: The QsarDB repository unlocks the potential of descriptive and predictive in silico (Q)SAR-type models by allowing new and different types of collaboration between model developers and model users. The key enabling factor is the representation of (Q)SAR models in the QsarDB data format, which makes it easy to preserve and share all relevant data, information and knowledge. Model developers can become more productive by effectively reusing prior art. Model users can make more confident decisions by relying on supporting information that is larger and more diverse than before. Furthermore, the smart repository automates most of the mundane work (e.g., collecting, systematizing, and reporting data), thereby reducing the time to decision.
