Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions.
Videoconferencing is usually perceived as something useful for institutional reasons – primarily telehealth and distance education. First Nations are using videoconferencing not only for health and education but also in other ways for community, economic and social development. This paper discusses...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Thompson Educational Publishing
2010
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa |
id |
ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:15011745 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:15011745 2024-09-15T18:06:20+00:00 Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. O'Donnell, Susan Walmark, Brian Hancock, Brecken Rose 2010-04 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa eng eng Thompson Educational Publishing Videoconferencing and Remote and Rural First Nations, Volume: 6, Publication date: 2010-04, Pages: 128–139 Information and Communication Technologies book chapter 2010 ftnrccanada 2024-08-12T03:24:56Z Videoconferencing is usually perceived as something useful for institutional reasons – primarily telehealth and distance education. First Nations are using videoconferencing not only for health and education but also in other ways for community, economic and social development. This paper discusses findings from a SSHRC-funded study of First Nations organizations that are supporting the use of video communications by rural and remote communities. The discussion explores why visual communication is important for First Nations, the prevalence and purposes of videoconferencing in non-institutional settings, and the challenges the communities experience using this technology. The central theme of this paper is that videoconferencing is a vital tool for remote and rural First Nations and in order for it to become widely used, the technology has to be a part of everyday life in communities and not just restricted to telehealth and distance education. Further, if we can find ways to increase the use of videoconferencing in noninstitutional settings by everyone in First Nations communities, the technology will be used more often for institutional applications. Thus, increasing the non-institutional, everyday use of videoconferencing will have a positive impact on its use for telehealth and distance education. The paper includes recommendations for policy makers to support the more widespread use of this powerful communication technology by remote and rural First Nations. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes Book Part First Nations National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive |
op_collection_id |
ftnrccanada |
language |
English |
topic |
Information and Communication Technologies |
spellingShingle |
Information and Communication Technologies O'Donnell, Susan Walmark, Brian Hancock, Brecken Rose Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
topic_facet |
Information and Communication Technologies |
description |
Videoconferencing is usually perceived as something useful for institutional reasons – primarily telehealth and distance education. First Nations are using videoconferencing not only for health and education but also in other ways for community, economic and social development. This paper discusses findings from a SSHRC-funded study of First Nations organizations that are supporting the use of video communications by rural and remote communities. The discussion explores why visual communication is important for First Nations, the prevalence and purposes of videoconferencing in non-institutional settings, and the challenges the communities experience using this technology. The central theme of this paper is that videoconferencing is a vital tool for remote and rural First Nations and in order for it to become widely used, the technology has to be a part of everyday life in communities and not just restricted to telehealth and distance education. Further, if we can find ways to increase the use of videoconferencing in noninstitutional settings by everyone in First Nations communities, the technology will be used more often for institutional applications. Thus, increasing the non-institutional, everyday use of videoconferencing will have a positive impact on its use for telehealth and distance education. The paper includes recommendations for policy makers to support the more widespread use of this powerful communication technology by remote and rural First Nations. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes |
format |
Book Part |
author |
O'Donnell, Susan Walmark, Brian Hancock, Brecken Rose |
author_facet |
O'Donnell, Susan Walmark, Brian Hancock, Brecken Rose |
author_sort |
O'Donnell, Susan |
title |
Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
title_short |
Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
title_full |
Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
title_fullStr |
Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Aboriginal Policy Research Volume 6: Learning, Technology and Traditions. |
title_sort |
aboriginal policy research volume 6: learning, technology and traditions. |
publisher |
Thompson Educational Publishing |
publishDate |
2010 |
url |
https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4e80d099-1e16-4878-9ee7-c227b4ff3caa |
genre |
First Nations |
genre_facet |
First Nations |
op_relation |
Videoconferencing and Remote and Rural First Nations, Volume: 6, Publication date: 2010-04, Pages: 128–139 |
_version_ |
1810443794339856384 |