This research investigates the impact of international education on the mission and priorities, f... more This research investigates the impact of international education on the mission and priorities, finances and financial systems, organizational cultures, facilities and services, academic organization and the character of education in Australian universities. The research team ...
PurposeThere is much hype about academics' attitude to Wikipedia. This paper seeks to go beyo... more PurposeThere is much hype about academics' attitude to Wikipedia. This paper seeks to go beyond anecdotal evidence by drawing on empirical research to ascertain how academics respond to Wikipedia and the implications these responses have for the take‐up of Web 2.0+. It aims to test the hypothesis that Web 2.0+, as a platform built around the socially constructed nature of knowledge, is inimical to conventional power‐knowledge arrangements in which academics are traditionally positioned as the key gatekeepers to knowledge.Design/methodology/approachThe research relies on quantitative and qualitative data to provide an evidence‐based analysis of the attitudes of academics towards the student use of Wikipedia and towards Web 2.0+. These data were provided via an online survey made available to a number of universities in Australia and abroad. As well as the statistical analysis of quantitative data, qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis using relational coding.FindingsThe data by and large demonstrate that Wikipedia continues to be a divisive issue among academics, particularly within the “soft sciences”. However, Wikipedia is not as controversial as popular publicity would lead one to believe. Many academics use it extensively though cautiously themselves, and therefore tend to support a cautious approach to its use by students. However, evidence supports the assertion that there is an implicit if not explicit awareness among academics that Wikipedia, and possibly by extension Web 2.0+, are disruptors of conventional academic power‐knowledge arrangements.Practical implicationsIt is clear that academics respond differently to the disruptive effects that Web 2.0+has on the political economy of academic knowledge construction. Contrary to popular reports, responses to Wikipedia are not overwhelmingly focused on resistance but encompass both cautious and creative acceptance. It is becoming equally clear that the increasing uptake of Web 2.0+in higher education makes it inevitable that academics will have to address the “political” consequences of this reframing of the ownership and control of academic knowledge production.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates originality and value by providing a unique, evidence‐based insight into the different ways in which academics respond to Wikipedia as an archetypal Web 2.0+application and by positioning Web 2.0+within the political economy of academic knowledge construction.
New Media Communication Skills for Engineers and IT Professionals
Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving co... more Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving communication technologies. Digital communication technologies, such as social media, are important drivers for growth and for changes in learning and in professions as well as and doing business. In the 21st century, to be a scientifically literate engineer and technologist means also to possess the communicative imagination. Thus, moving toward a future with more fully integrated social media into the world of knowledge and communication practices will be a challenging process of resolving tensions and dilemmas. This chapter presents an overview of current megatrends in communicative imagination and advanced approaches of various communication technologies in engineering and technology education. The chapter also reflects on the transformative nature of social media.
Part 1 Organizational issues: good and bad police services and how to pick them, J. Braithwaite p... more Part 1 Organizational issues: good and bad police services and how to pick them, J. Braithwaite police productivity, D. Moore women in the job, J. Sutton controlling corruption, M. Palmer escaping Plato's cave - the possible future of police education, D. Bradley police and the media, P. Wilson. Part 2 Issues in service delivery: policing euphoria - the politics and pragmatics of drug control, S. Mugford community-based policing - the role of community consultation, P. Moir and M. Moir the context and future of aboriginal and police relation, K. Hazelhurst police, victims and democracy - rewriting the priorities, H. Eijkman burglary, private policing and victim responsibility, P. O'Malley policing domestic violence, J. Mugford and S. Mugford "The Times Are A-Changing" - policing multicultural Australia, G. Bird.
International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
Engineering departments may face a formidable task in conducting effective accreditation reviews ... more Engineering departments may face a formidable task in conducting effective accreditation reviews of their programs and ensuring that their outcomes meet the demands of the accrediting organisation. Not least of these tasks is walking the political tightrope of academic staff engagement in environments that reward research over and above educational tasks. This is exacerbated if and when existing programs, when reviewed for accreditation, demand a considerable expenditure of time and energy to ensure they at least meet current, let alone future, graduate attributes and standards. This paper confronts the generally ignored ‘elephant in the room’ of accreditation, namely the politics of accreditation reviews in institutional environments that are increasingly pre-occupied with research. The essential point of this paper is this; accreditation involves the whole-of-program engagement of academics with divergent curricular and pedagogic interests, let alone perspectives and work prioriti...
This paper explores the potentially powerful role e-assessment practices can have on culture chan... more This paper explores the potentially powerful role e-assessment practices can have on culture change in learning and teaching. This paper demonstrates how new e-assessment practices can ‘push back’ through educational institutions. This is done by applying the work of Gibbs and Simpson (2004/5) to e-assessment practices. To illustrate the practical effects of this evidence-based framework, the authors use UNSW@ADFA to demonstrate the possibilities for new e-assessment practices and their potential to drive systemic change. The authors conclude that the incorporation of these structured, evidence-based e-assessment practices demonstrably improve learning outcomes and student engagement without increasing the workload of staff and students.
... The learning organization as concept and journal in the neo-millennial era. A plea for critic... more ... The learning organization as concept and journal in the neo-millennial era. A plea for critical engagement. The Authors. Henk Eijkman, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia. Abstract. ...
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain, in the context of the massification and internati... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain, in the context of the massification and internationalisation of higher education, how Web 2.0 and its socially oriented knowledge system (episteme) has the potential to counter the current neo‐colonial disprivileging of non‐mainstream knowledge systems and discourses.Design/methodology/approachThe paper, drawing on postcolonial, epistemological, and Web 2.0 learning literatures, first deconstructs the continued dominance of the traditional academic discourse in transcultural settings. It then illustrates how Web 2.0's non‐foundational approach to the nature of knowledge gives it the capacity to construct postcolonial transcultural learning zones that are inherently open to other knowledge systems and discourses.FindingsThe paper concludes that the socially oriented knowledge system or episteme of Web 2.0 enables educators to create postcolonial, meaning more epistemically inclusive, transcultural learning zones in which no one know...
Home > Campus-Wide Information Systems > Volume 27 issue 3 &amp... more Home > Campus-Wide Information Systems > Volume 27 issue 3 > Academics and Wikipedia: Reframing Web 2.0+as... ... Previous article. Icon: Print. Table of Contents. ... Icon: Abstract. Icon: Backfiles. Icon: Print. Icon: Reprints & permissions.
PurposeThis paper aims to initiate a timely discussion about the epistemological advantages of We... more PurposeThis paper aims to initiate a timely discussion about the epistemological advantages of Web 2.0 as a non‐foundational network‐centric learning space in higher education.Design/methodology/approachA philosophical analysis of the underpinning design principles of Web 2.0 social media and of conventional “foundational” and emergent “non‐foundational” learning and which uses Wikipedia as a case study.FindingsFor academics in higher education to take a more informed approach to the use of Web 2.0 in formal learning settings and begin to consider integrating Web 2.0's architecture of participation with a non‐foundational architecture of learning, focused on acculturation into networks of practice.Practical implicationsThe paper argues that the continuing dominance and therefore likely application of conventional old paradigm foundational learning theory will work against the grain of, if not undermine, the powerful affordances Web 2.0 social media provides for learning focused ...
40 INTRoDUCTIoN When writing about contemporary South African military issues, scholars face some... more 40 INTRoDUCTIoN When writing about contemporary South African military issues, scholars face some difficulty. Firstly, very little, if any, scholarly research emanating from within the military is being published in South Africa or elsewhere at present. On the surface it appears as if ...
... It was called “Body ritual among the Nacerima” (Miner, 1956). The Nacerima were, in the words... more ... It was called “Body ritual among the Nacerima” (Miner, 1956). The Nacerima were, in the words of Horace “a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Creel, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. ...
Biennial National Conference of the Australian …, 2001
Nearly half a century or so of unsuccessful attempts to achieve structural equity in educational ... more Nearly half a century or so of unsuccessful attempts to achieve structural equity in educational outcomes exposes the ultimate ineffectiveness of conventional educational practices. This is of great concern because in the era of 'fast capitalism' and the globally competitiveness of ...
Engineering curriculum innovators face a range of formidable barriers which, singly or in combina... more Engineering curriculum innovators face a range of formidable barriers which, singly or in combination, have thwarted countless attempts at sustainable curricular quality improvement initiatives regardless, of their educational efficacy. The often ignored elephant in the room ...
This research investigates the impact of international education on the mission and priorities, f... more This research investigates the impact of international education on the mission and priorities, finances and financial systems, organizational cultures, facilities and services, academic organization and the character of education in Australian universities. The research team ...
PurposeThere is much hype about academics' attitude to Wikipedia. This paper seeks to go beyo... more PurposeThere is much hype about academics' attitude to Wikipedia. This paper seeks to go beyond anecdotal evidence by drawing on empirical research to ascertain how academics respond to Wikipedia and the implications these responses have for the take‐up of Web 2.0+. It aims to test the hypothesis that Web 2.0+, as a platform built around the socially constructed nature of knowledge, is inimical to conventional power‐knowledge arrangements in which academics are traditionally positioned as the key gatekeepers to knowledge.Design/methodology/approachThe research relies on quantitative and qualitative data to provide an evidence‐based analysis of the attitudes of academics towards the student use of Wikipedia and towards Web 2.0+. These data were provided via an online survey made available to a number of universities in Australia and abroad. As well as the statistical analysis of quantitative data, qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis using relational coding.FindingsThe data by and large demonstrate that Wikipedia continues to be a divisive issue among academics, particularly within the “soft sciences”. However, Wikipedia is not as controversial as popular publicity would lead one to believe. Many academics use it extensively though cautiously themselves, and therefore tend to support a cautious approach to its use by students. However, evidence supports the assertion that there is an implicit if not explicit awareness among academics that Wikipedia, and possibly by extension Web 2.0+, are disruptors of conventional academic power‐knowledge arrangements.Practical implicationsIt is clear that academics respond differently to the disruptive effects that Web 2.0+has on the political economy of academic knowledge construction. Contrary to popular reports, responses to Wikipedia are not overwhelmingly focused on resistance but encompass both cautious and creative acceptance. It is becoming equally clear that the increasing uptake of Web 2.0+in higher education makes it inevitable that academics will have to address the “political” consequences of this reframing of the ownership and control of academic knowledge production.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates originality and value by providing a unique, evidence‐based insight into the different ways in which academics respond to Wikipedia as an archetypal Web 2.0+application and by positioning Web 2.0+within the political economy of academic knowledge construction.
New Media Communication Skills for Engineers and IT Professionals
Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving co... more Engineers and technologists increasingly have to confront socio-scientific issues and evolving communication technologies. Digital communication technologies, such as social media, are important drivers for growth and for changes in learning and in professions as well as and doing business. In the 21st century, to be a scientifically literate engineer and technologist means also to possess the communicative imagination. Thus, moving toward a future with more fully integrated social media into the world of knowledge and communication practices will be a challenging process of resolving tensions and dilemmas. This chapter presents an overview of current megatrends in communicative imagination and advanced approaches of various communication technologies in engineering and technology education. The chapter also reflects on the transformative nature of social media.
Part 1 Organizational issues: good and bad police services and how to pick them, J. Braithwaite p... more Part 1 Organizational issues: good and bad police services and how to pick them, J. Braithwaite police productivity, D. Moore women in the job, J. Sutton controlling corruption, M. Palmer escaping Plato's cave - the possible future of police education, D. Bradley police and the media, P. Wilson. Part 2 Issues in service delivery: policing euphoria - the politics and pragmatics of drug control, S. Mugford community-based policing - the role of community consultation, P. Moir and M. Moir the context and future of aboriginal and police relation, K. Hazelhurst police, victims and democracy - rewriting the priorities, H. Eijkman burglary, private policing and victim responsibility, P. O'Malley policing domestic violence, J. Mugford and S. Mugford "The Times Are A-Changing" - policing multicultural Australia, G. Bird.
International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
Engineering departments may face a formidable task in conducting effective accreditation reviews ... more Engineering departments may face a formidable task in conducting effective accreditation reviews of their programs and ensuring that their outcomes meet the demands of the accrediting organisation. Not least of these tasks is walking the political tightrope of academic staff engagement in environments that reward research over and above educational tasks. This is exacerbated if and when existing programs, when reviewed for accreditation, demand a considerable expenditure of time and energy to ensure they at least meet current, let alone future, graduate attributes and standards. This paper confronts the generally ignored ‘elephant in the room’ of accreditation, namely the politics of accreditation reviews in institutional environments that are increasingly pre-occupied with research. The essential point of this paper is this; accreditation involves the whole-of-program engagement of academics with divergent curricular and pedagogic interests, let alone perspectives and work prioriti...
This paper explores the potentially powerful role e-assessment practices can have on culture chan... more This paper explores the potentially powerful role e-assessment practices can have on culture change in learning and teaching. This paper demonstrates how new e-assessment practices can ‘push back’ through educational institutions. This is done by applying the work of Gibbs and Simpson (2004/5) to e-assessment practices. To illustrate the practical effects of this evidence-based framework, the authors use UNSW@ADFA to demonstrate the possibilities for new e-assessment practices and their potential to drive systemic change. The authors conclude that the incorporation of these structured, evidence-based e-assessment practices demonstrably improve learning outcomes and student engagement without increasing the workload of staff and students.
... The learning organization as concept and journal in the neo-millennial era. A plea for critic... more ... The learning organization as concept and journal in the neo-millennial era. A plea for critical engagement. The Authors. Henk Eijkman, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia. Abstract. ...
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain, in the context of the massification and internati... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain, in the context of the massification and internationalisation of higher education, how Web 2.0 and its socially oriented knowledge system (episteme) has the potential to counter the current neo‐colonial disprivileging of non‐mainstream knowledge systems and discourses.Design/methodology/approachThe paper, drawing on postcolonial, epistemological, and Web 2.0 learning literatures, first deconstructs the continued dominance of the traditional academic discourse in transcultural settings. It then illustrates how Web 2.0's non‐foundational approach to the nature of knowledge gives it the capacity to construct postcolonial transcultural learning zones that are inherently open to other knowledge systems and discourses.FindingsThe paper concludes that the socially oriented knowledge system or episteme of Web 2.0 enables educators to create postcolonial, meaning more epistemically inclusive, transcultural learning zones in which no one know...
Home > Campus-Wide Information Systems > Volume 27 issue 3 &amp... more Home > Campus-Wide Information Systems > Volume 27 issue 3 > Academics and Wikipedia: Reframing Web 2.0+as... ... Previous article. Icon: Print. Table of Contents. ... Icon: Abstract. Icon: Backfiles. Icon: Print. Icon: Reprints & permissions.
PurposeThis paper aims to initiate a timely discussion about the epistemological advantages of We... more PurposeThis paper aims to initiate a timely discussion about the epistemological advantages of Web 2.0 as a non‐foundational network‐centric learning space in higher education.Design/methodology/approachA philosophical analysis of the underpinning design principles of Web 2.0 social media and of conventional “foundational” and emergent “non‐foundational” learning and which uses Wikipedia as a case study.FindingsFor academics in higher education to take a more informed approach to the use of Web 2.0 in formal learning settings and begin to consider integrating Web 2.0's architecture of participation with a non‐foundational architecture of learning, focused on acculturation into networks of practice.Practical implicationsThe paper argues that the continuing dominance and therefore likely application of conventional old paradigm foundational learning theory will work against the grain of, if not undermine, the powerful affordances Web 2.0 social media provides for learning focused ...
40 INTRoDUCTIoN When writing about contemporary South African military issues, scholars face some... more 40 INTRoDUCTIoN When writing about contemporary South African military issues, scholars face some difficulty. Firstly, very little, if any, scholarly research emanating from within the military is being published in South Africa or elsewhere at present. On the surface it appears as if ...
... It was called “Body ritual among the Nacerima” (Miner, 1956). The Nacerima were, in the words... more ... It was called “Body ritual among the Nacerima” (Miner, 1956). The Nacerima were, in the words of Horace “a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Creel, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. ...
Biennial National Conference of the Australian …, 2001
Nearly half a century or so of unsuccessful attempts to achieve structural equity in educational ... more Nearly half a century or so of unsuccessful attempts to achieve structural equity in educational outcomes exposes the ultimate ineffectiveness of conventional educational practices. This is of great concern because in the era of 'fast capitalism' and the globally competitiveness of ...
Engineering curriculum innovators face a range of formidable barriers which, singly or in combina... more Engineering curriculum innovators face a range of formidable barriers which, singly or in combination, have thwarted countless attempts at sustainable curricular quality improvement initiatives regardless, of their educational efficacy. The often ignored elephant in the room ...
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