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Skins, scars, wrinkles, and robots: characterising the mechanical properties of human skin
Get PDFSkin forms the outermost layer of the human body and, because of its high visibility and importance, it has been studied in many areas of science and technology such as biomechanics, forensics and computer animation. This talk will give an overview of our computational efforts to simulate skin undergoing complex deformations. I will also talk about devices under development that gather the necessary force-displacement data to validate these models
Co-Convener - CLESOL 2016
Get PDFCo-convener of CLESOL 2016, the largest English language teaching conference in New Zealand, hosting speakers and participants from around the world
From Assumptions to Beliefs Tracing the Development of Teacher Cognitions about Classroom L1/TL use (1)
Get PDFThis study investigated the formation of non-native English speaker teachers' beliefs about language choices in South Korean elementary school English classrooms. While most research has looked at how the classroom context affects language choices, this study delved into teachers’ past learning experiences in order to establish how teachers’ beliefs about target and first language uses in the classroom were formed. Focusing on different stages of belief development by dividing beliefs into an initial assumptions stage, a tentative attitudes stage and a firm beliefs stage, it discovered how primary and secondary influences acted upon the evolution of teacher beliefs about language use in the classroom. Although set within an EFL context, the process of identifying the different stages of belief development and the sets of influences acting on this development at different stages of a teacher’s career can be applied to a variety of contexts and beliefs. The paper includes an explanation of the methodology used to gather the data, as well as explores possible implications for language teacher education programs which seek to include a more interpretative epistemological stance on language teacher education in order to better meet the needs of new and experienced teachers
To post, or not to post: Social workers' perceptions of the use of a closed Facebook group as a participatory public space.
No full textQueen’s classical music references, 1973-76; or, was Queen a progressive rock band?
No full textThis chapter explores Queen's relationship to the progressive rock movement during the early years of the British rock band's career. Using concepts of style and genre drawn from both classical music and popular music studies, it is argued that Queen related to the wider label in terms of the former, but not the latter. Accordingly, it is suggested that Queen may be understood in terms of the 'prog-lite' label
Local Authenticity and Don McGlashan
No full textThe singer-songwriter is aligned with notions of authenticity in popular music discourse. In recent years, one part of this discourse has focused on singer-songwriters’ connections with “local” people, places and issues (Zuberi 2007). This essay considers the notion of local authenticity with respect to Don McGlashan, a New Zealand singer-songwriter, using Moore’s (2005) persona-environment model as a method for examining, holistically, the songs in their broader critical context. Moore’s approach considers how a musical environment shapes a listener’s understanding of the song’s persona. Two songs, ‘Andy’ and ‘Dominion Road,’ are discussed. I argue that aspects of the songs’ environments—stylistic setting, harmonic language, and rhythmic ambiguities—frame and reinforce the persona’s words and situations. Thus, rather than undercutting the lyrics, the musical content serves to strengthen and authenticate further McGlashan’s expressions of New Zealand
Southern Celts: An ethnographic journey
Get PDFSouthern Celts is my practice-led PhD narrative inquiry in which I created a book of interview narratives of women and men with Scottish and Irish backgrounds who live in Aotearoa New Zealand. Accompanying this I wrote an exegesis exploring decisions made in this process, placing them in wider academic discussions. These two texts are underpinned by insights drawn from literatures on narrative as method and text, autoethnography, the discursive construction of culture and identity and writing as method.
I will focus on my use of two metaphors: a crystal (Richardson 2000, 2005) and the spirals used in more traditional Celtic art. Finally, I reflect on how the realisation that the Maori word whenua, which means ‘land’ and ‘umbilical chord,’ enabled me to draw together themes of place, land, time and personal identity.
Centre for Languages Nov 02 2016
Pianist/Keyboardist for SH48 National Tour 201, Tauranga (I)
No full textThe 2016 national tour of SH48, a musical by Hamilton-based Chris Williams, used a pre-recorded soundtrack for which I played the piano and keyboard parts
Caring for family with an LTC: When the personal and professional intersect.
No full textA nurse is naturally often the ‘go to’ person when someone in the family or whānau is diagnosed with a long-term or chronic condition. PATRICIA McCLUNIE-TRUST explores the issues involved
Caring for colleagues: noticing factors leading to disciplinary action
No full textPATRICIA McCLUNIE-TRUST looks at caring for nursing colleagues who are close to the edge and shares insights gathered from her research into Health Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal misconduct cases