Papers by Sónia Ferreira
A comunicação síncrona e o idoso: estudo de concetualização de um serviço de mensagens instantâne... more A comunicação síncrona e o idoso: estudo de concetualização de um serviço de mensagens instantâneas (bate-papo) para a comunidade miOne
Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Inte... more Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Internet e surge no âmbito de um projeto de investigação que procura compreender as práticas de utilização de conteúdos entre os estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior. Grande parte dos estudos encontrados permite concluir que a geração que frequenta atualmente o ensino superior é multitarefa e disponível para a utilização ativa de dispositivos, plataformas e serviços online quer no domínio pessoal, quer no de aprendizagem. Emerge como tendência desta pesquisa a forte presença da tecnologia e dos media sociais no dia-a-dia dos jovens, o que lhes confere uma dinâmica comunicacional intensiva e participativa.This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Internet and is part of a research project that aims to outline and understand practices shared among students of a specific Portuguese higher education institution. Much of the studies f...
Abstract: The increase of computer-mediated communication use and the aging population has led to... more Abstract: The increase of computer-mediated communication use and the aging population has led to a renewed interest in online communities and social networks for active aging and social support in daily living. However, a systematic understanding of the design recommendations in Senior Online Communities is still lacking in scientific documentation. The aim of this paper is to identify the design recommendations used in online communities that support active aging. In addition, this paper highlights some of the benefits of using online communities by older adults. Twenty-three papers published between January 2015 and May 2020 in English-language, peer-reviewed publications, met inclusion criteria. The review presents a set of recommendations for designing online communities to enhance older adults’ social interactions. A process that aims for “engagement” is suggested to strategically guide the design of Senior Online Communities: Interacting – Sense of Belonging (Role-playing, St...
Augusto Guzzo Revista Acadêmica, 2013
e membro da direção do centro de pesquisa do CETAC.MEDIA. Coordenadora de vários projetos de pesq... more e membro da direção do centro de pesquisa do CETAC.MEDIA. Coordenadora de vários projetos de pesquisa-SEDUCE; EYE ON GAMES; EYE ON TV; Interactive Magic Places, People and Practices. A sua área de pesquisa são na comunicação mediada tecnologicamente, nas narrativas e jogos interativos, na interação humanocomputador. É autora de inúmeras publicações nacionais e internacionais. Orienta anualmente diversos alunos de Mestrado e de Doutoramento. Organizou a Conferência Videojogos2009.
Educational Gerontology, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms &
Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Inte... more Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura acerca do consumo e partilha de conteúdos na Internet e surge no âmbito de um projeto de investigação que procura compreender as práticas de utilização de conteúdos entre os estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior. Grande parte dos estudos encontrados permite concluir que a geração que frequenta atualmente o ensino superior é multitarefa e disponível para a utilização ativa de dispositivos, plataformas e serviços online quer no domínio pessoal, quer no de aprendizagem. Emerge como tendência desta pesquisa a forte presença da tecnologia e dos media sociais no dia-a-dia dos jovens, o que lhes confere uma dinâmica comunicacional intensiva e participativa.
Proposta de um serviço de comunicação síncrona para o cidadão sénior: o caso do Instant Messaging
2017 International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE), 2017
VIAS | Viseu InterAge Stories aims to promote communication, understanding and collaboration betw... more VIAS | Viseu InterAge Stories aims to promote communication, understanding and collaboration between different generations, deepening the sense of belonging to the city and developing a share vision of their identity. Having the city of Viseu as the study case setting, the project aims to develop and evaluate a collaborative app that promotes interaction between generations and the practice of outdoors healthy lifestyle. Inhabitants will be invited to create collaboratively, while touring and interacting with and about the various places of reference, stories about their city, from the memories and reminiscences of the elderly to the meanings of the present and the expectations of children and youth concerning those same sites. We present the referential framework that supports the development of VIAS, discussing both its theoretical foundations and the methodological approach.
2017 International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE), 2017
This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Inte... more This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Internet and is part of a research project that aims to outline and understand practices shared among students of a specific Portuguese higher education institution. Much of the studies found allow us to conclude that students that currently attend higher education are used to multitasking and are active users of online devices, platforms and services in both personal and learning contexts. Research shows that the presence of technology and social media in the daily life of young people is no longer just a growing trend but rather a current fact, which produces intensive and participatory communication dynamics.
A experiência da ESEV TV - televisão académica on-line
IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences, 2018
The global increasing importance of the Internet in the various segments of society is explicit, ... more The global increasing importance of the Internet in the various segments of society is explicit, and its rapid control by younger users particularly seems irrefutable. In fact, data presented by the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) confirms that many Portuguese students aged 13-18 are online daily (ESPAD, 2016). But what do they consume? This paper presents the partial and preliminary results of 0014CI&DETS Project-The consumption and sharing contents of Internet by students of higher education: the case of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, specifically related to the consumption practices of Internet content by students of the School of Education, one of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu Schools. The principal objective of the Project is to understand the use that higher education students do of the contents available on the Internet. The methodological approach includes the application of an online questionnaire survey, with questions related to: i) the socio-demographic and institutional data of the participants; ii) access to and use of the Internet; iii) competences for its use; iv) consumption and sharing content; v) and attitudes and preferences regarding consumption and sharing. The sample includes 120 students, with participation of students attending the courses of Social Communication (N=79) and Multimedia and Plastics Arts (N=32). Most of the participants are female (N=88), attend the 1st year of the course (N=88) and the average age is 19.36 years (SD=2.56). Asked about how often they access the Internet, 95.8% of the students said they use it every day. Preliminary results from the quantitative analysis suggest that the most popular activities are: listen to music, see photos and read text posts on social networks daily. The analysis presented in this article refers only to data obtained between June and September 2017 and was performed using the SPSS-Statistical Package for Social Sciences.
IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences, 2016
In recent decades, the national and international media contexts, in particular television, media... more In recent decades, the national and international media contexts, in particular television, media significantly changed. Although they were not created for the purpose, the role that social networks, in particular Facebook, have taken as a content diffusion platform is unquestionable. Nowadays, traditional media (radio, newspaper, television) use the Web's potential to distribute news content (Canelas, 2011). Currently, all TV news channels in Portugal have a website or a page on social networks. TV stations have increased communication channels with the public on digital platforms and study strategies that promote the participation and interaction with the news content (Cazajeira, 2015). The TV / Internet convergence will not only reach the content, but also the consumer, who becomes an interactive and participative audience. This reality imposes on journalism a continuous and updated news production system, dependent on a user being permanently connected to the Internet (Cazajeira, 2015). In fact, an ERC report (2015) confirms the relevance that social media has assumed in the publication and consumption of news. Social networks are recognised as one of the most important means for news media consultation, right after television, and the practice of sharing news is very common among consumers of online news in Portugal. Furthermore, when compared to other countries analysed by Reuters Institute (Newman, Levy, & Nielsen, 2015), Portuguese consumers are those who make the most comments to online news, preferring social networks to news sites. Considering the importance of new online platforms for journalism, this study aims to present a quantitative analysis of user participation on the Facebook pages of the three Portuguese TV news channels, specifically RTP3, SIC Notícias and TVI24, between 8 and 14 February 2016. To track this participation, the following parameters were used: the "like" button as a way to study the demonstration of publication interest; "sharing" of a particular element, be it a photo, a video or a text, on their own Timeline, the Timeline of a friend or by private message. This monitoring is important to understand the dissemination of news content; and the comments area. The number of comments will help understand the dynamics and the discussion that the publication has on the public. The results of 1063 posts indicate that of the analysed parameters-"Like", "Comment", and "Share"the one with the greatest power of participation among the users of the pages of the three Portuguese TV news channels is the "Like" system, followed by "Share" and then "Comment". Analysing the thematic that create the most user participation with "Likes" and "Comments" parameters are "Science and Technology". "Education" and "Humorous/Satirical/Unusual Finally, the publications available end of the night (10pm-1am) has better participation rates.
Older Adults in ICT Contexts: Recommendations for Developing Tutorials
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for the Elderly and Technology Acceptance, 2019
In the context of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), there is clearly a great diff... more In the context of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), there is clearly a great difficulty in persuading older people to use them, particularly those with low digital literacy. This reality is mainly due to their lack of access opportunities, physical and psycho-sociological individual characteristics, and by the functionality of technology. Even though many older people are still digitally-excluded, the number of who are willing to use ICT is increasing. Older people aren’t afraid to try new technology when they see a clear benefit. This study focuses on the analysis of empirical projects, solutions and/or experiences, national and international, guided to the applicability of tools to support the use of technological tools and services by older adults. The main goal is to draw up some guidelines for designing tools that can facilitate the older adults’ use of the miOne community. MiOne is an online community created under the project SEDUCE 2.0 - Use of Communication and Information in the miOne online community by senior citizen. Relevant electronic databases were searched using the following keywords, in Portuguese and English language: help tutorial, video tutorial, multimedia tutorial, older adults, and help tools. Findings suggest some recommendations for the adequate development of solutions that can help older users to use different ICT contexts.
Book Chapters by Sónia Ferreira
Este capítulo relata três experiências diferentes sobre o ensino das tecnologias da informação e ... more Este capítulo relata três experiências diferentes sobre o ensino das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) aos cidadãos seniores que se realizaram no norte de Portugal, nomeadamente, em Instituições Particulares de Segurança Social (IPSS), num curso de formação da Universidade de Aveiro e numa Universidade Sênior Portuguesa – a Universidade Sênior de Ermesinde. Os grupos foram heterogêneos entre si e as diferencas são principalmente ao nivel de escolaridade e na faixa etária. As atividades realizadas com os três grupos revelaram-se experiências enriquecedoras, tanto para os investigadores/formadores como para os cidadãos seniores, conforme demonstram as suas avaliações sobre as atividades. Destacam-se como pontos positivos a motivação e a predisposição para a aprendizagem, a vontade de continuar a frequentar as aulas mesmo depois da sua conclusão, e as amizades que visivelmente se foram construindo ao longo do tempo no decorrer das atividades.
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