New Research

Students as learning designers: using social media to scaffold the experience

31 January 2012The ‘students as learning designers’ approach challenges transmission models of pedagogy and requires teachers to relinquish some control to their students so that they might have the space to experiment and discover how to learn.

The truth about privacy

31 January 2012As technology makes our world more transparent, handeling customer data is both a risk and an opportunity for businesses.

Caring for country: Australian natural and cultural resource management

30 January 2012This issue presents work and ideas from a diverse range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners, researchers and collaborators who work in central and northern Australia in a range of environments, from local to regional scales.

Europes foreign cultural relations

30 January 2012Cultural relations are the glue that holds alliances together. This report deals with the workings of international relations between the nations of Europe and the rest of the world.

How do we regenerate middle suburban ‘greyfield’ areas?

30 January 2012This bulletin reveals areas of the country which require major regeneration of residential, energy, water and communications infastructure, better known as 'grey fields'.

Beyond switchover: the future technical evolution of digital terrestrial television in Australia

24 January 2012This paper starts a discussion about some of the issues for the future technical migration of free-to-air DTTB. While the discussion paper and consultation is intended to be broad-ranging, certain matters are outside their scope.

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Creative industries

Leveraging limited dollars

06 February 2012This paper will help philanthropic executives and trustees explore three innovative strategies to achieve greater results with their limited grant dollars.

Teaching with social media in classroom settings: Top ten practices from teachers around Europe

05 February 2012The “Teachers’ competition for social media use in formal language learning contexts” was created within the framework of the EU-funded network “Language learning and social media: 6 key dialogues”.

The state of marketing 2011: UNICA’s annual survey of marketers

30 January 2012The opportunity to understand what marketers are thinking and doing during a period of unprecedented change and increasing expectations has made Unica’s Annual Survey of Marketers a must read.

Technology

Computer security threats faced by small businesses in Australia

07 February 2012This paper attempts to educate small business owners about the risks that they face and the mitigation strategies they could employ to make their organisation safer.

Tech trends 2012: elevate IT for digital business

07 February 2012This report examines trends in technology put to practical business use.

Why most Facebook users get more than they give

07 February 2012Most Facebook users receive more from their Facebook friends than they give, according to a new study that for the first time combines server logs of Facebook activity with survey data to explore the structure of Facebook friendship networks and measures of social well-being.

Commentary

Harmonising creativity, building Chinese soft power

10 February 2012What does ‘creativity’ mean in China today? Is China serious about reforming its cultural and media sectors? Asks Michael Keane for CCI.

A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s play

31 January 2012The women’s tournament is not equal in work to the men’s, writes Mark Gottlieb for The Punch.

The shape of the sector in 2012

05 January 2012According to the Centre for Social Impact's Gina Anderson, 2012 looks to be a defining year for the not-for-profit, social enterprise and philanthropic sector.

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Topic Guides

NBN: Guide for Consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

09 June 2011The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), have developed NBN: A Guide for Consumers, designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

Social innovation

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

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

Communication, access and equality

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08 December 2011This program looks at number of projects aiming to improve access to communication - be it the use of telephones in East Timor or Internet access in the remote interior of Australia.

Waves of influence: Television drama as an instrument of soft power in Asia

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21 November 2011Sociologist Professor Chua Beng Huat explains how serial TV dramas have become a soft power currency traded among China, Korea, Japan and other countries in Asia.

Creative workforce

Mapping Australian higher education

30 January 2012Australia’s higher education system is entering one of its most significant years in recent history.

Video

Social entrepreneurship - the revolution matures

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09 December 2011The discourse around social entrepreneurship continues at a pace: more international conferences, research interest, journals and university courses are some of the identifiers.

Essaying opinions

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02 November 2011  At this Melbourne Writers Festival event, three renowned essay writers debate the health of the essay form in Australia.

Culture & society

Websites

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.

Paradisec: Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures

26 October 2011The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures offers a facility for digital conservation and access to endangered materials from all over the world. Our research group has developed models to ensure that the archive can provide access to interested communities and conforms to emerging international standards for digital archiving. A primary motivation for this project is making field recordings available to those recorded and their descendants.

The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media

21 October 2011The Clearinghouse collects and documents research and other information on children, youth and media across the world.

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Books

Digital futures for cultural and media studies

Digital futures for cultural and media studies

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As they play with their digital devices and online games, children may unknowingly be making up the kind of democracy we will have tomorrow.
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The Creative Industries, Culture and Policy

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The rise of creative industries allows new thinking in communication, media and cultural studies, media and cultural policy, the arts and also information sectors.Sparking fresh debates and creating a better understanding of culture, in relation to new media and technology.

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Topic Guides

NBN: Guide for Consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

09 June 2011The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), have developed NBN: A Guide for Consumers, designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

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