Communication

2022 - 9 - 5

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Experts meet for two-day communication congress (The Daily Herald)

The congress was opened by State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen. The two-day conference in Curaçao was organised by National Department Caribbean Netherlands ...

On Thursday, the masterclasses “The umbrella of intercultural communication” and “Words between mistrust and disinterest” took place. Prime Minister of Curaçao Gilmar Pisas also spoke at the opening. Approximately 150 communication professionals from Bonaire, St.

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Jenny Jiang's new research examines second screen viewing ... (elon.edu)

The assistant professor of communication design co-published an article titled “Investigating Types of Second Screeners and Their Social Media Behaviors” in ...

“This study represents an exemplary study of combining social media analytics with survey research to explore more fine-grained Twitter behavioral patterns that are associated with various types of second screeners in a more ecologically valid way,” Jiang said. The authors incorporated survey data with a year’s worth of Twitter activities from the survey respondents, and their paper extends the previous research on second screening as purposive hybrid media practice by examining how fine-grained Twitter behaviors are associated with four types second screeners. The publication is the official journal of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

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BLSD aims to reduce barriers with playground communication boards (SteinbachOnline.com)

An effort is underway to reduce barriers to communication on playgrounds within Border Land School Division (BLSD). Through its Accessibility Fund, ...

There is also a problem-solving section near the bottom. "In our schools we have children that have all different levels of communication ability, and we do have children in our schools who need augmentative and alternative communication...and use it in their everyday lives," said Hamm. BLSD will offset the $8,900 cost with in-kind resources.

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