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Digital Ecosystems in Higher Education
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Digital Ecosystems in Higher Education

A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "Higher Education".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 16031

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar

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Department of Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
Interests: teaching and digital learning; learning & innovation spaces; creativity; higher education; art education; sustainability education
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Dr. Emilio Abad-Segura

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Department of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
Interests: financial accounting; network science; data science; sustainable finance; data analysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Natural ecosystems are a suitable metaphor to understand some digital environments. Thereby, a living natural ecosystem refers to a community of interactive organisms together with their physical environment.

In recent years, in the educational context, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have brought important changes to the educational field, generating the appearance of networks, applications and new tools, giving rise to true digital ecosystems. In this way, a digital ecosystem is a socio-technical system whose operation is based on the properties of self-organization, scalability, and sustainability to achieve greater traffic, interaction and user loyalty.

Likewise, a digital learning ecosystem refers to the open, wide, and dynamic interconnection environment, where individual users and intervening agents are the components that contribute to the creation and consumption of digital information. In other words, a digital learning ecosystem is linked to extended and interconnected environments in the field of education, in which its own components exchange information digitally.

Concisely, digital learning ecosystems based on various organisms that interact together in an environment are designed to respond to the different types of teaching supported by the student as the center of the process and where all the factors that affect the process converge teaching and learning.

The main objective of the Special Issue "Digital Ecosystems in Higher Education" is to publish high-quality articles covering all fields of Higher Education. Its scope includes the study and analysis of experiences and relevant contributions related to learning strategies in digital ecosystems, both from a theoretical and methodological point of view that define this field of research, in addition to the theories that describe it.

Dr. Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar
Dr. Emilio Abad-Segura
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Digital Ecosystems
  • E-learning
  • B-learning
  • Higher Education and ICT
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Smart Classroom
  • Knowledge Management
  • Digital Transformation

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Digital Competence Analysis of University Students Using Latent Classes
by Carmen Gloria Burgos-Videla, Wilson Andrés Castillo Rojas, Eloy López Meneses and Javiera Martínez
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 385; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080385 - 27 Jul 2021
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The objective of this study is to characterize Latent Classes emerging from the analysis of the level of digital competences, use and consumption of applications and/or services through the Internet. For this purpose, the results of the survey Basic Digital Competences (Competencias Básicas [...] Read more.
The objective of this study is to characterize Latent Classes emerging from the analysis of the level of digital competences, use and consumption of applications and/or services through the Internet. For this purpose, the results of the survey Basic Digital Competences (Competencias Básicas Digitales-COBADI®) applied to university students, with more than 60 categorical variables, were considered. A total of 4762 undergraduate and graduate students from five Spanish universities participated in this survey: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Almeria University (UAL), National University of Distance Education (UNED) and Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). The application of the questionnaire was done through the Internet, from the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Education of University of Atacama—Chile. The methodology used is mixed, because the questions of the questionnaire provide qualitative information that can be interpreted and elaborated from the results. It is also quantitative because basic statistical techniques are used for the exploratory analysis of the data, and later Latent Class Analysis (LCA), to complement the description of the data set and the variables considered in the study, thus allowing us to group the classes of variables that do not appear explicitly in the set of observed variables, but which nevertheless affect them. The results of the study show that regardless of the gender and age range of the participants, there are four clearly differentiated groups or classes in the use and consumption of ICTs in different ways for their activities, both personal and academic, which allows for identifying different developments of digital competences. This study allows establishing a baseline in order to be able to elaborate later, in the development of the digital competences currently needed, which should be developed by university students. Full article
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Visual Arts in the University Educational Ecosystem: Analysis of Schools of Knowledge
by Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar and Emilio Abad-Segura
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11040184 - 14 Apr 2021
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Throughout history, the visual arts have allowed for a dynamic of aesthetic feedback, cultural plurality, and a standardization of the artistic phenomenon. The objective of this study is to analyze the current lines of research at the international level, during the period 1952–2020, [...] Read more.
Throughout history, the visual arts have allowed for a dynamic of aesthetic feedback, cultural plurality, and a standardization of the artistic phenomenon. The objective of this study is to analyze the current lines of research at the international level, during the period 1952–2020, on the visual arts in the university educational ecosystem. Bibliometric techniques were applied to 1727 articles in the thematic area of the “Arts and Humanities” to obtain the findings included in this report. Scientific production has increased mainly in the last decade, making up around 70% of all publications. Five schools of knowledge have been identified that generate articles on this topic related to art, visual culture, modernity, music, and history. The growing trend of scientific production worldwide shows the interest in developing aspects of this field of study. This article contributes to the academic, scientific, and institutional discussion on the role of the visual arts in contemporary society. Full article
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Design and Validation of a Questionnaire on Influence of the University Classroom on Motivation and Sociability
by Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar, Luis Ortiz Jiménez and Adoración Sánchez Ayala
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11040183 - 13 Apr 2021
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In recent years, the changes experienced in the educational and social field have been reflected in the growing interest in defining how the attributes of the learning space affect students. This study seeks to determine the influence exerted by the design and organization [...] Read more.
In recent years, the changes experienced in the educational and social field have been reflected in the growing interest in defining how the attributes of the learning space affect students. This study seeks to determine the influence exerted by the design and organization of the university classroom on motivation and social interaction. The objective was to develop and validate a measurement instrument to evaluate the impact of the university classroom design on the student, considering their physical, environmental, perceptual, and motivational attributes. The questionnaire was applied to a sample of 402 students from the University of Almeria (Spain). The reliability and content validity of the construct were analyzed. Reliability was demonstrated by a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.938 for the dimensions with quantitative cut items, being highly satisfactory. The Chi-square goodness of fit test analyzed the qualitative items. Content validity was subject to expert judgment. It is concluded that the presented instrument meets the required technical attributes, to be considered a reliable and valid educational tool for measurement. Full article
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Digital Design in Artistic Education: An Overview of Research in the University Setting
by Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar and Emilio Abad-Segura
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11040144 - 24 Mar 2021
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Digital design processes in artistic education promote the development of autonomy and self-critical capacities among students. Digital technology has transformed university education and the development of transversal skills. The objective of this study is to analyze research on digital design in art education [...] Read more.
Digital design processes in artistic education promote the development of autonomy and self-critical capacities among students. Digital technology has transformed university education and the development of transversal skills. The objective of this study is to analyze research on digital design in art education in the context of higher education during the period 2000–2020. Bibliometric techniques were applied to 1027 articles selected from the Scopus database. The findings yielded data on the scientific productivity of journals, authors, research institutions and countries/territories that promote this topic. The data show an exponential trend, with more insistence in the last three years. Six current schools of knowledge related to art, level, formation, faculty, perception and relationship were detected. This research establishes the link between education, art and technology in the university context, and it is a tool for decision making by promoters of this field of research. Full article
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