The advantage of computational tools over human brains is the speed, but the initiative ability of human brains is not owned by computational tools. The perfect combination of thinking and computing lays the foundation of science and gives birth to a series of achievements in technology. The introduction of technology through the subjects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools nowadays is just limited to using the applications. Computational thinking gives knowledge that builds structural thinking, critical power, and creativity by learning the computing process itself. These are what people need to enhance digital literacy. The way to learn it could be in many strategies. CS Unplugged was used in this research to deliver computational thinking in a simple way related to minimum infrastructure in the remote area for the children at elementary schools. Some activities were done as kinaesthetic learning in certain topics of CS Unplugged. This kind of method does not need some computer devices to get children closer to computer science. A challenge was given to assess the ability of ICT learning which is computational thinking. The children show their enthusiasm for learning, proved by their final score in a challenge. The children’s score significantly improved in learning ICT by using CS Unplugged.
Pembangunan ketangguhan bencana merupakan strategi untuk kesiapan bencana. Ketangguhan masyarakat, dalam istilah sosiologis, adalah kemampuan komunitas atau sosial unit untuk menahan guncangan eksternal, seperti bencana, terhadap infrastrukturnya. Peningkatan inkremental dalam ketangguhan dapat secara signifikan meningkatkan kapasitas komunitas untuk mempersiapkan, menanggapi, dan memulihkan diri dari bencana. Kecepatan komunitas dapat memobilisasi dan menggunakan sumber daya selama dan setelah bencana sangat tergantung pada kemampuannya untuk beradaptasi dengan perubahan. Kekuatan jejaring sosial adalah faktor utama yang akan membangunkan dari keterpurukan pasca bencana. SNA (Social Network Analysis) merupakan suatu teknik untuk memetakan dan mengukur relasi dan komunikasi yang terjadi antar manusia, kelompok, organisasi, komputer ataupun entitas yang memproses suatu informasi. SNA dapat diterapkan selama semua fase siklus bencana. Adopsi SNA memiliki potensi untuk merevolusi cara organisasi dan masyarakat berfungsi secara umum, dan mempersiapkan dan menanggapi bencana secara spesifik.
Language repository is valuable as a reference in using the language, its preservation, and in developing and implementation of natural language processing algorithms. Bahasa Indonesia is one of natural languages that hardly has repository despite its large number of speakers and previous attempts to build ones. We devised a way to develop repository of phrase definition in Bahasa using a kind of crowdsourcing and investigated its implementation. An application add-on was inserted to an information system that manages final year projects of undergraduate students. The add-on invites students to participate in writing keyword definition and validating definition. Investigation in a period of six months reveals that about 25% of application users take parts into the voluntary activities either as definition writers and/or validators. During the period, about 1200 phrase definitions were added into the repository and in average each definition is validated by two participants. The activity is supported by users that are well aware of the tasks, and have positive perception about the work, despite different reasons that motivate their contribution.
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