Trends, Network and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

Trends, Network and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century SUMMARY

IN QUARTER 1, IT COVERS HOW THE NETWORKED WORLD/SOCIETY CAME TO BE, DISCOVERING GLOBAL TRENDS AND FADS AND LEARNING HOW TO ACCEPT AND REJECT EACH EMERGING PATTERN, AND LOOKING INTO TECHNOLOGY'S ENABLING, EMANCIPATING AND ENSLAVING DIMENSIONS. IN QUARTER 2, THE LEARNER UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING AND DIMENSIONS OF DEMOCRACY. THE LEARNER UNDERSTANDS HOW ICT ENSLAVES, EMANCIPATES, AND EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS. THE LEARNER UNDERSTANDS THE PARALLELISM BETWEEN NEURAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. Posted by Darren Mabagos at 3:06 AM No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

APPLICATION

Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking (TNCT) in the 21st century subject provides area of knowledge

where deep understanding is required, it will help us to discover and differentiate relationships between causes and consequences. This subject may also be applied in facing challenges addresses by the world today. With this subject, the learners will be able to perform competently and accurately. It offers interesting topics that we can apply in real life situations. We will learn many skills that we can use for daily living. By studying this subject, we will become aware of what is happening around us. We will have an idea on how to become a productive citizen and how to stand against social issues and concerns. Posted by Darren Mabagos at 2:53 AM 3 comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017

NEURAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

Neural networks (also referred to as connectionist systems) are a computational approach, which is based on a large collection of neural units (AKA artificial neurons), loosely modeling the way a biological brain solves problems with large clusters of biological neurons connected by axons. Each neural unit is connected with many others, and links can be enforcing or inhibitory in their effect on the activation state of connected neural units. Each individual neural unit may have a summation function which combines the values of all its inputs together. There may be a threshold function

or limiting function on each connection and on the unit itself: such that the signal must surpass the limit before propagating to other neurons. These systems are self-learning and trained, rather than explicitly programmed, and excel in areas where the solution or feature detection is difficult to express in a traditional computer program. Neural networks typically consist of multiple layers or a cube design, and the signal path traverses from front to back. Back propagation is where the forward stimulation is used to reset weights on the "front" neural units and this is sometimes done in combination with training where the correct result is known. More modern networks are a bit more free flowing in terms of stimulation and inhibition with connections interacting in a much more chaotic and complex fashion. Dynamic neural networks are the most advanced- in that they dynamically can, based on rules, form new connections and even new neural units while disabling others. The goal of the neural network is to solve problems in the same way that the human brain would, although several neural networks are more abstract. Modern neural network projects typically work with a few thousand to a few million neural units and millions of connections, which is still several orders of magnitude less complex than the human brain and closer to the computing power of a worm.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for analyzing the structure of whole social entities as well as a variety of theories explaining the patterns observed in these structures. The study of these structures uses social network analysis to identify local and global patterns, locate influential entities, and examine network dynamics. Social networks and the analysis of them is an inherently interdisciplinary academic field which emerged from social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory. Georg Simmel authored early structural theories in sociology emphasizing the dynamics of triads and "web of group affiliations". Jacob Moreno is credited with developing the first sociograms in the 1930s to study interpersonal relationships. These approaches were

mathematically formalized in the 1950s and theories and methods of social networks became pervasive in the social and behavioral sciences by the 1980s. Social network analysis is now one of the major paradigms in contemporary sociology, and is also employed in a number of other social and formal sciences. Together with other complex networks, it forms part of the nascent field of network science. Posted by Darren Mabagos at 10:48 PM No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

The twenty-first century has been characterized as the information age. No doubt, one of the greatest achievements of this age has something to do with the technology, especially the increasing power of communications. ICT is providing an extra-ordinary opportunity to hone our critical thinking and problem-solving skills. communication skills, creativity and innovation. How has ICT positively affected the life of the members of the society or the digital citizens? The following can serve as an example: Education – Many educators are already using and infusing technology as a teaching-learning pedagogy through the use of different platforms. Business – Most entrepreneurs are making use of the internet and different social networking sites to promote their businesses and products.

Government – In the Philippines, many transactions with government offices are now possible and available online. Application for birth certificates, passport, NBI and like are maximized by some Filipinos. Computers, e-mail, internet, fax machines, mobile phones are only among the information communication tools that can be considered an integral part of work activities in almost all companies or institutions in the Philippines and abroad. The development and access of different technologies like wireless networking and mobile devices significantly transformed user into content producers. ICT and Global Networks With ICT in our schools, learners are not only consumers but content creators as they write, edit, publish, participate, co-create and collaborate with others through the use of technologies. ICT hastens global and democratic network across the planet. The Internet is an apparatus for causal connection as well as open spaces where individuals can voice out their issues. ICT can generate global social awareness through social network sites. Social networking sites also facilitate the mobilization of grassroot movements and advocates especially among the younger generation. ICT promotes social development by sharing knowledge, fostering cultural activity, increasing democratic participation, and enhancing social cohesion. Technological advances have improved life and brought the world’s people closer. Posted by Darren Mabagos at 10:41 PM No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

DEMOCRATIC INTERVENTIONS

"Democracy is one of the most important principles for a better world. In its truest sense, a democracy is a community in which all members have an equal say in the running of that community. Unfortunately in reality, democratic societies have fallen short of this ideal. Nevertheless, because of its very nature, once a democracy is established, its citizens can work together to make their society more and more democratic, if they choose to do so." – Robert Alan Silverstein

POLITICAL CORRUPTION There is an increase disenchantment of the state of society in our globalized world. In a study about democratic participation in different countries in the globe, 44 out of 47 countries that took part in the study asserted that the conditions of a good society were not met (Barry Knight: 2002, p. 107) Undemocratic practices breed social ills that haunt societies in the planet. Dissatisfaction of citizens with their governments include: a. failure to meet their basic needs that create profound insecurities,b. failure to protect them from the sweeping winds of economic change where they lose their customs and traditions, andc. failure to involve its citizens in its policies and programs. Basic Needs Failure to meet basic needs is a common complaint among many societies in the world today. There was a growing gulf between rich and poor droving the former to extra-legal activities such as theft and prostitution. Association Undemocratic practices undermine the traditional bonds of family and kinship threatened by the pressures of work, urbanization and migration. The distancing of government concerns from the lives of ordinary people weakened customary forms of accountability and led to a highly corrupt, selfseeking, inefficient, and partisan state. Participation Citizens play they part by (1) engaging in collective action to perform voluntary work with others in order to tackle problems and (2) participating in political processes to play an active role in relation to the state in order to ensure that the state opened itself up to the influence of citizens.