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Supported projects

Five research projects were successful in applying for and progressing forward to the Digital Futures - Collaborative Research Network (CRN) funding award stage. The Digital Futures (CRN) is a program of work to build capacity and capability in the chosen research field, in collaboration with other Australian Universities, with the ultimate aim to deliver a sustainable research profile for USQ in that field.

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) were called at the beginning of March. A Review Group inclusive of ANU and UniSA external reviewers made recommendations to the DF-CRN Management Group which was endorsed in mid-March.

The five projects are (no particular order):

Project 1 - Developing an evaluation framework for mobile learning.
What is the most effective use  and educational benefits for current and likely future mobile computing technologies? 

 

 

Project contact:
Dr Helen Farley  

 

 

 

 Further information for Project 1 (PDF 59 KB)
Project 2 - Determining the social and policy challenges of a digital future: A cross-sectional analysis of rural and regional Australia.
How will ICT related innovation and its diffusion boost productivity and economic growth in Australia?		 Project contact:
Dr Khorshed Alam 		 Further information for Project 2 (PDF 55KB)
Project 3 - Investigating the impact of a web-based, 'discussion-support', agricultural-climate information system on Australian farmers' operational decision making.
How can digital technologies be used to assist and support farmers so as to better understand and manage climate risks and regional sustainability?		 Project contacts:
Professor Roger Stone and Dr Shahbaz Mushtaq
 		 Further information for Project 3 (PDF 61 KB)

Project 4 - Education using remote access technologies previously RAL-8-ed. 

  • The VirtuRAL project - Can online courses requiring laboratory experiments be effectively delivered using digital technologies?
  • The ContextuRAL project – How can online courses requiring laboratory experiments enhance the student’s learning journey?

 

 

 Project contacts: 
Associate Professor Peter Gibbings and
Dr Warren Midgley 		 Further information for the VirtuRAL project (PDF 72 KB)

Further information for the ContextuRAL project (PDF 72 KB)
Project 5 - Use of technology in Higher Education: an assessment from socio-economic perspectives.
What are the socio-economic impacts of technological devices in the broader society? 		 Project contact: 
Dr Mafiz Rahman 		 Further information for Project 5 (PDF 53 KB)