New Research

The role of simulations in the authentic learning for national security policy development

24 May 2012This report provides examples of practice that illustrate the use of authentic learning and simulations in post-graduate and on-campus learning environments, especially when applied to national security policy education.

Smart technologies for older people

Smart technologies for older people

23 May 2012Addressing the challenges faced by an ageing population, this report discusses how smart technologies can support older people to remain in their homes.

Planning for mobile broadband within the 1.5 GHz mobile band

21 May 2012The Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) has been monitoring trends in mobile broadband, potential spectrum availability and the impact on spectrum demand.

The anatomy of a data citation: discovery, reuse, and credit

17 May 2012Data citation should be a necessary corollary of data publication and reuse, yet many researchers are reluctant to share their data until reward structures such as data citation, are more widespread.

Open access publishing practices in a complex environment: conditions, barriers, and bases of power

17 May 2012The system of scholarly communication is a complex environment made up of various stakeholders including not only researchers, librarians, and publishers, but also academic administrators.

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Creative industries

Review of the Australia Council: May 2012

Review of the Australia Council: May 2012

16 May 2012The purpose of this review was to ensure that funding opportunities offered by the Australia Council reflect the diversity, innovation and excellence of Australia's contemporary arts and cultural sector.

Technology

Commentary

Troves of personal data, forbidden to researchers

24 May 2012When scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists writes John Markoff for the New York Times.

First map of Australia's twittersphere

24 May 2012The first map of the Australian ‘Twittersphere’ has been generated by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI).

Failing to plan, is planning to fail

24 May 2012Australia need to get back in the game of picking winners says AWU National Secretary, Paul Howe, to the National Press Club

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Topic Guides

NBN: guide for consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

21 March 2012Developed by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and the Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and now updated for 2012, this guide is designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

Social innovation

  • Nicola Brackertz
  • Australian Policy Online

05 December 2011Social innovation has recently been gaining attention as a way to address social and economic problems that are overlooked or not effectively addressed by existing systems.

Good practice in transnational education: A guide for New Zealand providers

  • Christopher Ziguras
  • Education New Zealand Trust

25 August 2007Providing an introduction to good practice in ‘offshore' education, this 2007 guide draws on the international codes of practice, case studies of large-scale successful overseas programs and reports of quality assurance bodies.

Audio

Journalism 2.0: the future of journalism

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24 May 2012Is the digital age changing both journalism and journalists? Will easier access to information lead to greater government and corporate accountability? And what would you do if you found yourself in a swimming race with former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin? This week we take you to a Sydney Writers' Festival discussion hosted by the Media Report's Richard Aedy.

Explosion in free online classes may change course of higher education

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10 May 2012Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are teaming up in a $60 million venture to provide classes online for free. The move is the latest by top universities to expand their intellectual reach through the Internet — a trend that is changing higher education.

Creative workforce

Video

Mike Ananny on public right to hear and press freedom in an age of networked journalism

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24 May 2012Mike Ananny — Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism — describes how a public right to hear has historically and implicitly underpinned the U.S. press’s claims to freedom and, more fundamentally, what we want democracy to be. 

The next mobile media trends for Australia

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14 May 2012Social, mobile and locative media are collapsing into one and gaming is now the best mode for storytelling.

Culture & society

Websites

Directory of Open Access Books

13 April 2012A discovery service for peer reviewed books published under an Open Access license. DOAB provides a searchable index to the information about these books, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository. 

The easy guide to socialising online

13 February 2012The Australian Government's Easy Guide to Socialising Online provides information on how internet users can protect themselves and their information when using social networking sites, search engines and online games.

Datafication

21 November 2011Datafication is part of The Works continued commitment to understanding how the Australian social media landscape works. They do this to have a real understanding of what’s happening online, to be able to access fact based insights that are based on unique Australian data, and essentially to be able to better inform marketers around the use of the channel.

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Smart technologies for older people

Books

Cultural technologies, mobile communication, and the iPhone

Cultural technologies, mobile communication, and the iPhone

  • Larissa Hjorth, Jean Burgess and Ingrid Richardson
  • Routledge
The iPhone represents an important moment in both the short history of mobile media and the long history of cultural technologies. Like the Walkman of the 1980s, it marks a juncture in which notions about identity, individualism, lifestyle and sociality require rearticulation.
Cultures and globalization cities, cultural policy and governance

Cultures and globalization cities, cultural policy and governance

  • Helmut K Anheier and Yudhishthir Raj Isar
  • SAGE
Cities, Cultural Policy and Governance examines how governance and cultural policy play out in a national and international framework, and covers issues that fully comprehend a city's cultural dynamics and its impact on policy including alternative economies, creativity, migration, diversity, sustainability, education and urban planning.

Noticeboard

Australian Community Sector Survey
03 May 2012

Strengthen our voice - take part in the Australian Community Sector Survey

There's just under two weeks to go for Victoria's community sector organisations to help us provide an authentic snapshot of the state of demand for services in the state.

Review of Australian Contract Law
22 March 2012

The Attorney-General's Department has launched a new inquiry to explore the scope for reforming Australian contract law. There will be a three-month consultation period.

Women's Health Victoria survey now open
08 March 2012

Women's Health Victoria (WHV) is a statewide women's health promotion, information and advocacy organisation, working with policy makers and health professionals to influence and inform health policy and service delivery.

The online survey is open to anyone who has used WHV's services, resources, or websites in the past 12 months. It covers: WHV publications, professional training, The Index database of gendered statistics, WHV Clearinghouse, BreaCan Service (supporting people diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancer), capacity building, member services, and more.

Topic Guides

NBN: guide for consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

21 March 2012Developed by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and the Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and now updated for 2012, this guide is designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

Topics

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