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Espaço online, oportunidade e desafio para indivíduos e instituições
| Summary: | The recognition of the creative, participatory and social dimensions of the Web brought profound changes to the way individuals approach education, identity, practice and knowledge. When it is almost impossible to stay out of the digital world, this paper addresses issues related with the importance of having an online identity, both to individuals and Higher Education Institutions. Presenting the main results of a case study developed within the Doctoral Program of Multimedia in Education (University of Aveiro, Portugal), this paper addresses the construction of online identity by a group of master degree students (n=13) in a platform provided by their education institution (SAPO Campus) and in informal platforms (Facebook and Twitter). When the characteristics of digital worlds alter the way identity is built and produced, this article may contribute to understand how identity is built in online environments as well as to understand the impact and importance of building an online identity and its consequences for the reputation of individuals and Higher Educational Institutions. |
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| Main Authors: | Aresta, Mónica |
| Other Authors: | Pedro, Luís; Santos, Carlos; Moreira, António |
| Subject: | Identidade online Instituições de Ensino Superior reputação SAPO Campus Identité en ligne Établissements d’Enseignement Supérieur Réputation SAPO Campus Online identity HIgher Education Institutions reputation SAPO Campus |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Associated institution: | Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Indagatio Didactica |
| Summary: | The recognition of the creative, participatory and social dimensions of the Web brought profound changes to the way individuals approach education, identity, practice and knowledge. When it is almost impossible to stay out of the digital world, this paper addresses issues related with the importance of having an online identity, both to individuals and Higher Education Institutions. Presenting the main results of a case study developed within the Doctoral Program of Multimedia in Education (University of Aveiro, Portugal), this paper addresses the construction of online identity by a group of master degree students (n=13) in a platform provided by their education institution (SAPO Campus) and in informal platforms (Facebook and Twitter). When the characteristics of digital worlds alter the way identity is built and produced, this article may contribute to understand how identity is built in online environments as well as to understand the impact and importance of building an online identity and its consequences for the reputation of individuals and Higher Educational Institutions. |
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