1,786 research outputs found
Helen Mays Reading Room: 360° panorama
No full textHelen Mays Reading Room is located in the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia and is part of the Library's Special Collections. The Special Collections contain unique and rare materials of cultural and historical significance with a focus on North Queensland and the Tropics.
Helen Mays Reading Room was captured in a 360° panorama image by photographer Neil Chan to demonstrate how an exhibition space can be presented to a digital audience
Dimensions of 'boring': secondary girls' perceptions of advanced ICT subjects
No full textThis paper reports on two questions from a survey of year 11 and 12 girls' perceptions of the two advanced computing subjects available within Education Queensland (EQ). These two subjects are Information Processing Technology (IPT) and Information Technology Systems (ITS). The Queensland experience is similar to trends in other western countries; numbers of girls enrolling in these subjects are declining to a level which causes concern. Therefore engaging girls in advanced level computing subjects has become a priority. Girls from 26 government (GS) and non government schools (NGS)(n=I453) participated in a survey which was conducted by members of the research team at James Cook University (JCU) as part of a larger Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant project. The current paper examines responses to 'The subjects are interesting' and 'I am interested in computers' with particular attention to how attitudes of Non Takers of IPT/ITS diverge from those of Takers. Mann-Whitney U test comparisons found significant difference in attitudes between these groups. These data were reinforced with rich qualitative responses indicating these subjects were generally perceived by girls in high school, as boring, dull and uninteresting
Explorations of Captain James Cook
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to show the major accomplishments of the great English Naval Captain James Cook
Proceedings of the 7th QS-APPLE Conference, Manila, 16th - 18th November, 2011
No full textThis volume is a post-conference publication containing refereed papers from the QS-Apple Conference held in manila from 16th - 18th November, 2011
Cell phone technology and second language acquisition: an action research experiment
No full textThis action research study explored the possibility of engaging Japanese university learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to use their cell phones to communicate in the target language. One hundred and two students participated in a pre and post-test survey to
collect their opinions about producing cell phone-based audio-visual resources. In addition, evidence collected from 50 participants' cell phone videos reports on their verbal performances. The outcome of this experiment provides an example for integrating cell phones as part of the language curriculum and it reveals that students gained some benefits from using this technology
2020 Archipelagic and Island States Innovation Challenges for Joint Research in Blue Economy or Marine Plastic Debris Areas: Mobile technology as an incentive for sustainable fishing practices - Scope of Work 3: Final research report
No full textThis collaborative project was conducted from November 2020 – March 2022. While originally envisaged as a 12 month project, considering the challenges on the ground and the covid situation in North Sulawesi, the AIS Forum Secretariat, the Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore and Sam Ratulangi University agreed to extend the joint research timeline. Research under the agreed extended timeline was completed in March 2022 and initial testing of this approach to incentivise fishers shows indicates that such an approach shows promise. Under the project, the industry partner, Eachmile Technologies, optimised the mFish application and associated systems to enable a wide range of potential scenarios related to application use, including the introduction of a number of functions and an Indonesian language interface to enable its utilisation in the region. A range of training material was produced in the form of videos, translated into Indonesian to enable rollout and training in application use. On the ground in Indonesia, UNSRAT carried out site visits and surveys to identify suitable fishing communities to engage in the project, and conducted workshops to train local fishing communities to Mark, Release and Recapture fish and to utilise a mobile phone application to collect and report data. In Kema in North Sulawesi, fishers utilising larger boats and handline fishing techniques to fish up to 1000 km away were contracted to determine whether the training materials would enable data collection. This proved successful and the program was then rolled out to artisanal fishers in Parentek in North Sulawesi who fish locally using beach seine nets. A number of fishers were trained at workshops as participants and by the end of the project had successfully tagged and released fish, enabling an exchange of fishcoins through the app as proposed. At the point of report writing, no tagged fish had yet been recaptured and the researchers plan to continue to engage with the fishing community to further identify improvements that can be made to protocols to enable this and other communities to work towards sustainably managing their local fisheries
Scenario-based learning: transforming tertiary teaching and learning
No full textThis paper documents the evolution of an online teaching program based on authentic learning and utilising Scenario-based learning (SBL) as a teaching tool. SBL, where students are presented with situations derived from actual classroom practice, affords learners a more active role in their learning and the opportunity to develop real life skills outside the institution; in order to operate successfully in the global state. By participating in scenarios that target teaching dilemmas worldwide, students gain experience and understanding that can be transferred to various international educational contexts
Proceedings of the 8th QS-APPLE Conference Bali, 14th -16th November, 2012
No full textThis volume is a post-conference publication containing the refereed papers from the QS-APPLE Conference held in Bali from 14th-16th November, 2012. You will note some variation in referencing styles since the conference draws from academics who work in all discipline areas across tertiary institutions
A European football Super League: the legal and practical issues
No full textIn 2021 football faced the possibility of a breakaway European Super League (ESL) being formed with the participation of 12 of Europe’s leading clubs. While the concept was not new, the reason for its re-emergence were the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with a number of leading clubs having American owners who tend to adopt a profit maximisation approach to running sports clubs. The quick demise of the proposed ESL because of a upporter backlash meant that some of the potential legal issues did not eventuate. However, if the ESL had proceeded, the governing bodies of the domestic leagues could have banned the participating clubs from playing in their competitions, and the leading clubs may have experienced contractual difficulties in requiringtheir players to play in the ESL. Although it may not be possible for UEFA to legally prevent the formation of a rival competition, it is argued that it would not be advantageous for UEFA to operate its own ESL. Australian sport has seen the formation of similar breakaway competitions, and the situation that occurred in European football this year is a reminder to governing bodies of the need to ensure that all stakeholders remain satisfied with how the sport is conducted
Proceedings of the 6th QS-APPLE Conference Singapore, 17th -19th November, 2010
No full textThis volume is a post-conference publication containing the refereed papers and abstracts of all presentations at the QS-APPLE Conference held in Singapore from 17th-19th November, 2010. You will note some variation in referencing styles since the conference draws from academics who work in all discipline areas across tertiary institutions
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