Universities’ visual image and Internet communication

Abstract

Abstract. Universities of the 21st century are built on digital walls and on the Internet foundation. Their "real virtuality" of Ɇ. Castells is represented by information and communication flows that reflect various areas: education, research, culture, leisure, and others. The visual image of a university is the bridge that connects its physical and digital reality and identifies it within the information flow on the Internet. Visual image identification on the Internet and the function that the visual image performs as an electronic communication tool lay the foundation for our research. The key focal point of a university's visual image on the Internet is its official website. Our research shows that with the development of computer technology, the semantic heterogeneity of universities' visual images has changed from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. A university's web portal both reflects and produces its digital life, which is broader and more informative than the physical life alone, as there are no temporal and spatial boundaries in electronic interactions. Polysemy and directed communication through university's visual images are effective developments for both online and offline communication for the university. The Internet communication reach all spheres of university life and reflect its content. Visual images of universities, based on electronic communication tools, not only "open" them for digital natives and digital immigrants, but also create a cyberspace for scientific and educational discourse.

Internet For Improving Students’ Communicative Activity While Studying «Physical Culture»

“…It is very important for young people to be at the center of all events, to acquire their own life experience, to be aware of all current trends, to be an active member of society. First of all, communication for them is a direct source of information (Kuimova, Kiyanitsyna & Truntyagin, 2016;Sazanov, 2010 Polytechnic University has created a website that can be a powerful tool for building ICT competencies for teachers and students (Okushova, Stakhovskaya & Sharaev, 2016). However, the survey has found that only 6% of respondents regularly visit the site.…”