Digital Futures - Collaborative Research Network (CRN)

Professor Mike KeppellExecutive Director

Australian Digital Futures InstituteDirector, DF-CRN

Program Update

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Overview

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nProjects

nUSQ Context

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Digital  Futures  –  Collabora1ve  Research  Network  (CRN)  

n This  project  is  supported  through  the  Australian  Government’s  Collabora1ve  Research  Networks  (CRN)  program.  ‘Digital  Futures’  is  the  CRN  research  theme  for  the  University  of  Southern  Queensland.  

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DF-CRN is a government funded program to 2016

In 2011, the CRN Networks scheme - $61.5 million for 12 projects - was announced to strengthen Australia’s research capability and excellence. In 2013, three more institutions were awarded further funding.

USQ applied for and was awarded $5.1M for the Digital Futures - Collaborative Research Network (CRN)

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Through a partnership with The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of South Australia (UniSA), the Digital Futures (CRN) program will explore the future in a digital age within three specific sub-themes:

Social and policy challenges in a digital future Participation in higher education Technology rich learning environments

Focus

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Digital Futures-CRN Outcomesn An increase in the number of research active staff

n Increased mentorship activity (RLDP)

n An increase in joint publications

n An increase in joint applications for competitive grants

n An increase in the number of research postgraduate students

n Collaborative research has been influential in policy circles.

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CRN Projects Project 1: Developing an evaluation framework for mobile learningProject 2: Determining the social and policy challenges of a digital future: A cross-sectional analysis of rural and regional AustraliaProject 3: Investigating the impact of a web-based, 'discussion-support', agricultural-climate information system on Australian farmers' operational decision making Project 4: RALfie - Remote Access Laboratories for Fun, Innovation and EducationProject 5: Enhanced professional practice and networking across rural distances: farmers and teachers

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Develop a framework for mobile learning

Achievements:The project team has recently been successful in securing grant funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia-Malaysia Institute to further research partnerships in the field of mobile learning with three Malaysian universities: Multimedia University (MMU), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and The University of Nottingham.

Project 1

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Investigate the extent of the digital divide in Australia

Achievements:It is intended that the findings on the extent of digital divide and their remedial measures will assist regional, state and federal government agencies to implementation digital economy strategies.

Project 2

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Develop and test the effectiveness of a technology rich learning environment to help farmers Achievements:In its first 12 months of operation, Project 3 has developed a cohesive collaborative cross-disciplinary research team focused on delivering real-world support for climate risk adaptation through the development of innovative critically-evaluated and cost-effective digital agri-climate extension tools.

Project 3

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Research innovative ways to build and use RAL systems in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education.Achievements:It is intended to have a better understanding of the performance and use of these systems, including ways to increase collaboration and communication.

Project 4

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Develop and pilot new technology that connects participants through rich online learning communities

Achievements:A major project achievement will be integrating successful outcomes in education, engineering and farming in diverse communities of practices.

Project 5

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USQ Research Context

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Digital Futures

Agriculture &Environment

Resilient Regions

Focussed Research

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Digital Futures

Agriculture &Environment

Resilient Regions

Digital Rural Futures 2013

Focussed Research

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Digital Futures

Agriculture &Environment

Resilient Regions

Digital Rural Futures 2013

ACCERT

Focussed Research

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Digital Futures

Agriculture &Environment

Resilient Regions

Digital Rural Futures 2013

ACCERT

Digital Rural Futures 2014

Focussed Research

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ADFI

ACCERT

other?

ADFI Landscape

OLT3 projectsPhysical

& virtual umbrella

DF-CRNANU

UNISA64 Researchers

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OLT ProjectsStand Alone Moodle (SAM): From Access to SuccessNetwork of Australasian Tertiary Associations (NATA)

LeadershipNATA

Transformative learningResearch Leadership Development Program

CRN

CRN Project 1: Mobile Learning Evaluation FrameworkCRN Project 3: Decision Support Systems for Sugarcane Farmers with ACSCResearch Leadership Development Program

Health Aged Care Community, Education, Research & training (ACCERT)

Digital LiteraciesDigital Curation (Scoop.it!)

Digital HubsPersonalised learning

Spaces

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OER Commonwealth of LearningOERu

ConferencesDigital Rural Futures 2014

Agricultural Futures-Regional Futures-Digital Futures25-27June 2014 Toowoomba

RUNREGIONAL UNIVERSITIES NETWORK (RUN) MATHS AND SCIENCE DIGITAL CLASSROOM: A CONNECTED MODEL

FOR ALL OF AUSTRALIA

Proposals 10-15 Submitted proposals

BooksOpen Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher

Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies

Getting to Grips with Contemporary Learning Communities

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Vision, Mission, Values & Focus

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Horizon Report

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CSIRO Megatrends

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On the movePersonalisationIWorld

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Beyond Current HorizonsnNetworking and

connections - distributed cognition

n Increasing personalisation and customisation of experience

nNew forms of literacy

nOpenness of ownership of knowledge (Jewitt, 2009).

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Trends ‣ People expect to be able to work, learn, and

study whenever and wherever they want.

‣ The abundance of resources and

‣ Need for digital literacies

‣ BYOD technology

‣ Mobility is here!

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ADFI - Vision

‣ Digital literacies that transform the knowledge & skills of society

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Digital Literacies

nLiteracy is no longer “the ability to read and write” but now “the ability to understand information however presented.”

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ADFI - Mission‣ To innovate, research & collaborate to explore and influence digital literacies that impact societal change.

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ADFI - Values‣ Innovative‣ Transformative‣ Inclusive‣ Collaborative‣ Connected‣ Evidence-based ‣ Impact‣ Open

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Questions?

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