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An access to information is one of the preconditions for the functioning of a country of law and new democracy. The analysis described in the article focuses on the level of Bialystok's citizens interest in the contact with their representatives through the Internet. The topic brought by the author is new in case of Poland, since there is no reliable research on this issue neither concerning Bialystok...
The article presents the correlation between the effectiveness of the decision making process at a public university and the its adopted methods and conditions. A prerequisite for focusing on this topic are the changes implemented to Polish higher education system, particularly broadening universities' autonomy in the didactic by providing them with a freedom to create a major individually.
Enterprises willing to achieve a competitive advantage have to be socially responsible. Thus, Polish entrepreneurs face numerous challenges, which are going to be discussed by the article. Among most significant are: the understanding of the idea of social responsibility, the development of a positive attitude towards actions in that range, engaging in a dialogue with stakeholders, formulating the...
In this article the most important aspects of learning platform OLAT from the point of view of communication between teacher and students by means of podcasts during a course are discussed. They conclusions are based on author's personal experience with using the platform as well as on the information available on the Internet.
Implementation of e-learning at Wszechnica Polska - Higher School of the Universal Education Society in Warsaw The article describes the steps of development and the state of usage of e-learning platform in teaching the students of Wszechnica Polska - Higher School of the Universal Education Society in Warsaw. The platform was implemented for a test in 2007. Since 2009 it has been used in every area...
(Polish title: Forma i indywidualizacja przekazu jako istotny element skutecznosci e-learningu na przykladzie 'Multimedialnej Platformy Szkoleniowej Open Horizon'). In the article there have been discussed the most fundamental aspects connected with the form of created e-courses, which have the significant meaning in increasing effectiveness of e-learning. There have also been described some solutions...
Since the 2009/2010 school year the school implemented a new reform program, which provided changes associated with the expansion of entrepreneurship education. According to the new core curriculum, which will take effect in the first classes of secondary school in the school year 2012/2013, teaching entrepreneurship base will be carried out only in the primary, and there will also be introduced a...
The development of blended learning and e-learning causes the increase in the significance of their effectiveness and suitability in higher education. The lack of complex studies in this subject hampers persuading the decision makers to invest in e-learning and is a barriers in establishing goals and development tracks for this form of education. The author describes the research he has been conducting...
Both using modern information technology in education and ensuring high quality of teaching belong to basic tools of the Bologna process realization. A rapid development of e-learning, observed in the recent decade, has been accompanied by a discussion on the quality and effectiveness of e-education and the ways of their evaluation. Providing high quality of teaching is also one of the European Union's...
This article addresses the question of whether specific social media applications will promote student engagement and learning in higher education. After a justification of social media is given and an introduction about terminology, a brief overview will highlight 50 years of technology and education theoretical trends that show their convergence in constructivism, which is followed by examples of...
Knowledge management is a branch of management focused on application of knowledge, methods and tools for effective coordination of complex and unique ventures. According to this definition, project knowledge can be treated as a useful resource allowing to realize a project in agreement with the established goals: time, costs and quality of results. The article's aim is to present the research results...
The article focuses on sharing intangible assets by enterprises with dominant positions at the markets of new technologies. It seems that the methods of make those assets available require a new approach, as well as the synthesis of two trends: orders issued by the government for dominants to share information and knowledge in cases when the lack of them would hamper other companies' economic activity...
(Polish title below: Poziom ksztalcenia i przygotowania do zawodu na studiach bibliologicznych w ocenie studentów Uniwersytetu Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu - wyniki badan ankietowych). The current economic and social situation in Poland forces changes in the system of higher education. Therefore, higher education institutions are required to conduct acute analysis and to instantly react for new tendencies...
The aim of the article is to present not only the assumptions of social network-based e-learning course, but also the conclusions resulting from its design and implementation. The subject of an analysis is the course 'Designing and conducting online courses', whose three editions have gathered more than 50 participants, among them teachers, trainers, educators and business workers. The starting point...
The article discusses the legal and technical aspects of the 'electronic government'. It examines the functioning of the Central Repository of Documents (CRD), the rules of document templates publication in the Repository as well as the authorities entitled to the templates publication. The impulse to take up this subject was the Regulation of the Prime Ministers of 14 September 2011 on the creation...
The article characterizes and compares four most commonly discussed in literature methodological approaches to information audit: InfoMap, Information flow analysis, Integrated Strategic Approach and Information audit. The aim of the study is to make it easier to choose the methodology adequate for the individual needs' of a particular organization.
In May 2011, at the Faculty of Chemistry of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, in the attempt to diagnose the actual causes of student plagiarism, a survey has been conducted. On the basis of the analysis of the responses conclusions can be drawn about whether comprehensive and systematic release of information to the students on the conditions of plagiarism, the necessity of its avoidance, and...
The employees' intellectual capital and their motivation to use their knowledge, predispositions and skills are believed by be important factors determining the competitive advantage of a modern organization. Thus, the success of an organization depends heavily on the attitudes and behaviors of its employee, which, in turn, are influenced by the employment conditions. The form of employment constitutes...
The article, discussing the possibilities offered by PowerPoint as a tool for creating e-learning materials, was inspired by practical advices form Tom Kuhlmann, the editor of The Rapid E-Learning Blog. Those PowerPoint is mainly considered as a tool for creating multimedia presentations with educational, informational, advertising or marketing character. However, this application can be also used...
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