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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
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/5e17b7c9-4bca-4fcf-8784-0915783532dd/thumb/128.jpgIt is possible that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/c9f13811-9c93-449b-8b79-31dd26e7a981/thumb/128.jpgIt is probable that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/413865c0-390a-449d-9d4e-f69f66754b8e/thumb/128.jpgIt is possible that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/48a1abe6-3896-473b-bc17-0796ead5e587/thumb/128.jpgIt is probable that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
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
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
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
Oral History Interview with Robert Cook-Deegan
No full textThis interview with Bob Cook-Deegan, MD, is part of “Moral Histories: Voices and Stories from the Founding Figures of Bioethics,” an oral history project of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Prof. Cook-Deegan is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at Arizona State University. He was the founding director of the Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy at Duke University’s Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. He served at the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress where he contributed to major reports on emerging biomedical technologies and their societal impacts. He is the author of The Gene Wars: Science, Politics, and the Human Genome, a comprehensive account of the struggle to launch the Human Genome Project. His areas of expertise include genomics, genetic policy, Open Science, health technology, and public policy.
Bob Cook-Deegan recounts his childhood in Denver as the son of a physician. He discusses his early academic career, his undergraduate years at Harvard, his time at the University of Colorado Medical School, and his decision to pursue medical research. He also talks about becoming a father and maintaining a work-life balance with his two children and wife, Kathryn. Cook Deegan shares his experience researching Alzheimer’s disease, as well as his rotation at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Cook-Deegan details his work at the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), including reports on aging, biotech, and the Human Genome Project, and offers an account of its eventual demise due to political changes. Other topics include the history of the Bermuda Principles, the role of political administrations on health policy, the current turn to Open Science, and Cook-Deegan's own relationship to collecting oral histories. He concludes the conversation with a reflection on the Trump administration’s recent decision to cut funding for many science-funding agencies
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