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The Feminist Community Of Podcast Producers In Brazil: Mapping The Profile Of Women, Aline Hack

RadioDoc Review

This paper goes beyond celebrating podcast growth in Brazil, analyzing 511 Brazilian podcast producers (2015-2020). Using a semi-structured form, the survey focuses on outlining the profile of female producers. Drawing from gender, cultural, and political science literature, it explores how producer presence aligns with intersectional practices in Brazilian feminisms. Results indicate that women podcast producers in Brazil mostly have a college degree, variable income and identify as feminist, contributing to a unified community that engages with and challenges the political and human rights agenda, expanding discourse through communication access.

The Success, Satisfaction And Experiences Of International Students In An Immersive Block Model, Elizabeth Goode, Thomas Roche, Erica Wilson, Jacky Zhang, John W. Mckenzie

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Despite growing interest in immersive block models in higher education, very little is known about the experiences of international students in these non-traditional forms of learning. To enable an initial view of how international students perceive and perform in an immersive block model, we used an exploratory mixed methods approach to examine the academic success, satisfaction, and experiences of international students in a 6-week immersive block model at a regional public Australian university. Inferential statistical tests were used to explore the success rates and unit and teaching satisfaction of onshore and offshore international students in the immersive block model and …

Belonging In Remote Higher Education Classrooms: The Dynamic Interaction Of Intensive Modes Of Learning And Arts-Based Pedagogies, Shiona L. Long, Mary-Rose Mclaren

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

In this paper, the authors explore the conditions that support belonging in remote VU Block Model^® teaching. They examine the role of arts-based, embodied pedagogy in promoting engagement in learning, connection between students, and between students and teachers, and in an environment in which vulnerability and risk-taking in learning is valued. A discussion of belonging in higher education and the practice of embodied learning is followed by the reflections of seven participants. These participants were students in a remotely taught, arts-based higher education block unit, which had been mindfully adapted to retain the embodied nature of delivery during the …

Guide To Implementing And Sustaining A Brief Intervention Clinic, Rachel C. Bailey, Elizabeth Huxley, Brin F. S Grenyer

University of Wollongong research publications

This guide aims to support managers, leaders, coordinators and clinicians in establishing a stepped care brief intervention clinic for people with personality disorder within their service. This resource supports the interpretation of clinician manuals describing the brief intervention. This current guide considers how to establish and maintain a clinic by providing guidance to clinic coordinators and senior leaders on stepped care service redesign.

Air Therapy: Clinician Manual, Sarah Stevenson, Julia Siemsen, Stephanie Römer, Nicholas Day, Brin F. S Grenyer

University of Wollongong research publications

The Air Therapy manual and workbook are designed to assist mental health clinicians to work effectively with young people in both an online and/or an in-person setting.

Homeopathy And Biomedicine: Learning From Conflict Models, Joanne Greenland

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

Two healthcare models, biomedicine and homeopathy, have offered contrasting perspectives and competed for patients for more than two hundred years. Biomedicine is considered the dominant modality in the Western world. Nevertheless, it is criticised, both from within and outside, for using unscientific methods and life-threatening procedures. To maintain its position, proponents of this approach have developed and put into action a variety of tactics. In contrast, homeopathy is struggling to maintain a mainstream position in health care (throughout this thesis, I have used the words 'health care' when referring to a noun and 'healthcare' when referring to an adjective). Defenders …

Straddling Two Worlds: How Linguistic Backgrounds And Sociocultural Norms Influence The Experiences Of Saudi Female Expats In Australia, Lamia Alhassoun

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

This study constructs a collective story of Saudi female expats (SFEs) as they navigate the transition from their conservative society in Saudi Arabia to a new one in Australia. It examines the impact of the SFE’s Arabic background and their English learning experiences in Australia on their lives and explores SFEs perceptions of their self-representation in the social and educational milieu in Australia. Additionally, it sheds light on the intricate relationships between language, culture, gender and self-representation.

The study employs a demographic questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with twenty-two SFEs in Australia. The study adopts lenses from social identity theory (Erikson …

Language Maintenance And Bilingualism In The Indian Migrant Community In Australia, Ragni Ranjini Prasad

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+

This study is a sociolinguistic investigation into the maintenance of heritage languages in Indian migrants residing in Sydney, Australia. Underpinned by Fishman’s (1972) Sociology of language theory and partly by Spolsky’s (2004) Language policy theory, it investigates the patterns of language use across and between the first and second- generation Indian migrants in a variety of situations and with various family members and other interlocutors. It focuses on both home and public domains. It also investigates the factors that influence the maintenance of Indian heritage languages in the Australian context. As far as we are aware, there are very few …

Lived Experience: Students’ Perceptions Of English Language Online Learning Post Covid-19, Amr M. Mohamed, Saleem Mohd Nasim, Rose Aljanada, Aseel Alfaisal

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The purpose of this study was to assess university students' perceptions regarding online learning post-COVID-19, with a focus on international relevance. 260 students were surveyed online across six dimensions of online learning using an online survey. The findings indicate that synchronous audio and video learning can be an effective alternative to traditional learning, especially for male students. Online learning success requires taking student demographics and digital equity into consideration in a competitive higher education landscape. In addition, the study recommends further research to determine the effectiveness of online learning across disciplines and diverse student populations. The findings of this study …

A Wolf In Sheep’S Clothing? Critical Discourse Analysis Of Five Online Automated Paraphrasing Sites, Kay M. Hammond, Patricia Lucas, Amira Hassouna, Stephen Brown

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Research on academic integrity used to focus more on student character and behaviour. Now this research includes wider viewing of this issue as a current teaching and learning challenge which requires pedagogical intervention. It is now the responsibility of staff and institutions to treat the creation of a learning environment supporting academic integrity as a teaching and learning priority. Plagiarism by simply copying other people’s work is a well-known misconduct which undermines academic integrity; moreover, technological developments have evolved plagiarism to include the generation and copying of computer-generated text. Automated paraphrasing tool (APT) websites have become increasingly common, offering students …

Utilising Features Of Sport Commentating To Provide A Framework For Co-Teaching The Online Lecture, Christopher E. Jones, Gabriel G. Perrone

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Higher education teaching abruptly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic to remote, on-line learning and teaching. The use of on-line communication software to teach became the norm and remains at many institutions. This software contains features, such as the chat, that offer teaching and learning advantages; however, potential benefits can be challenging to realise for academics used to traditional modes of lecture delivery. In most cases a solo-taught lecture designed for a physical room does not transition well to the on-line space. Co-teaching, which involves two or more academics teaching the same class, is a pedagogy that can improve engagement and …

The Role Of Parasocial Relationships, Congruence And Source Credibility In Indonesia: A Study On Tiktok Live Streaming Commerce In The Cosmetics Industry, Caroline Lawrence, Bryna Meivitawanli

Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal

This study aimed to investigate how parasocial relationships, congruence, and source credibility influence purchase intention in TikTok Live Streaming commerce for cosmetics among Indonesian Generation Z users. Data was collected from 270 respondents through an online questionnaire, and validity and reliability tests were conducted. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS). Results showed that celebrity endorsers' attractiveness, trustworthiness, and expertise positively impact purchase intention. Parasocial relationship mediated the connection between celebrity characteristics and purchase intention. Moreover, celebrity-product congruence positively influenced endorsers' perceived credibility and mediated the relationship with purchase intention. The findings emphasize the importance of celebrity attractiveness, …

In The 'Display Case': (Capitalist) Realism And Simon Stone's 'Zoological' Ibsen, Margaret M. Hamilton

Scopus Harvesting Series

How are theatre practitioners (re)defining the realist project, a form of theatre intrinsic to the ideological domestication of capitalism? This paper takes up this question through an examination of Simon Stone's production of The Wild Duck 'after Ibsen', staged at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney in 2011, and the late Mark Fisher's (2009) theorization of a market-dominated present as capitalist realism. In doing so, it refers to three different cultural contexts by making parallels to the German theatre director Thomas Ostermeier's work and pointing to developments in Britain. It argues that performances dependent upon the subject's capacity to know and represent …

Book Review: Relational Pedagogies: Connections And Mattering In Higher Education, Ameena L. Payne, Taylor Payne

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

This book review of Relational Pedagogies: Connections and Mattering in Higher Education by Karen Gravett aims to offer a compelling analysis that enhances the scholarly conversations around the importance of building relationships and connections in higher education, particularly in complex and uncertain times. By situating the book's arguments within the wider academic discourse, the review strives to provide valuable insights, meaningful connections and an assessment of the book's impact on advancing relational pedagogies in higher education. By centering the perspectives of Black women and other marginalised groups, the review offers an intersectional critique that strives to expand the discourse on …

Insights And Experiences Of Students About The Factors That Enhance Relational Pedagogy In Higher Education, Yaw Owusu-Agyeman, Semira Pillay

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

This study examines the insights and experiences of students about the factors that enhance relational pedagogy in a South African university. To provide empirical explanations as to how these insights could be prioritised to enhance effective teaching and learning, quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 1087 participants using a survey that also required them to complete an open-ended section. The quantitative data was analysed using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process, while the qualitative data was evaluated using thematic analysis. An analysis of the quantitative data revealed that the most significant factors that enhance relational pedagogy were, ethical care, interpersonal communication, …

Avoiding Stuck Places: University Educators’ Views On Supporting Migrant And Refugee Students With Transitioning Through And Out Of Higher Education, Sally Baker, Megan Rose, Clemence Due, Prasheela Karan

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

University student equity cohorts experience inequitable graduate/ employment outcomes. These challenges are magnified for Culturally and Linguistically Marginalised Migrant and/or Refugee students (CALMMR). Consequently, this study aimed to investigate the views of Australian university educators on the transitioning of CALMMR students from higher education into employment. Employing mixed methods, this study commenced with a survey of university educators (n=40) followed by semi-structured interviews (n=13). Findings highlighted that specialised, diverse support is needed for CALMMR students across studies and into careers. Specifically, students faced additional challenges, which are not being met in a fragmented university system. Universities need to provide support …

Supporting Student Wellbeing As An Academic Language And Learning Advisor: Challenges And Opportunities, Laura Gurney, Vittoria Grossi

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The provision of academic language and learning (ALL) support to undergraduate and postgraduate students has been a staple across higher education institutions in Australia and New Zealand for some time. However, research has established that there are multiple challenges inherent to working across institutional spaces in the ways that ALL staff do. This has included ambiguity about the parameters of their roles and how they connect with staff and students as support professionals. Furthermore, how advisors respond to student wellbeing as part of the support they offer, and how their own wellbeing is accounted for at work, are not well …

Widening Participation Between 2001 And 2021: A Systematic Literature Review And Research Agenda, Aaron Tham, Maria Raciti, Joshua Dale

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Widening participation has been a vehicle to facilitate access and support towards the successful completion of university studies for underrepresented groups who are less likely to pursue higher education. Yet, despite its widely accepted importance and adoption across countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom, studies to date remain largely fragmented – often employed through the lens of a single institution, or a particular priority group. Amidst this backdrop, universities and other higher education providers are increasingly probed as to their role in supporting social capital mobility, of which widening participation plays a vital component in delivering wider societal …

Generative Artificial Intelligence: University Student Awareness, Experience, And Confidence In Use Across Disciplines, Andrew Kelly, Miriam Sullivan, Katrina Strampel

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The global higher education sector has been significantly disrupted by the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, especially in relation to its implications for assessment. However, few studies to date have explored student perspectives on these tools. This article reports on one of the first large-scale quantitative studies of student views on generative artificial intelligence at an Australian university (n = 1,135). When the survey was conducted, most students had low knowledge, experience, and confidence in using these tools. These results varied across disciplines and across some student sub-groups, such as mature-age students and international students. …

"Appreciate We Are Individual Humans With Previous Experience": An Exploration Of Sessional Marker Experiences, Kay M. Hammond, Meenal Rai, Amira Hassouna, Sue Raleigh

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Continuous increase of global reliance on sessional staff in higher education has not been accompanied by the development of strategies to enhance quality learning and teaching or understanding the experiences of these staff. This has resulted in a general discontent among this category of academics. The growing importance of building respectful working environments that integrate inclusive care and performance quality leads to the emergence of standards frameworks. Explorations of sessional staff lived experiences are vital to inform policy and practice. This study examined sessional staff predominantly in a marking role in a local context of an Aotearoa/New Zealand University. We …

An Investigation Of The Students’ Perceptions Of Motivating Teaching Strategies In English For Specific Purposes Classes, Lutfi A. Mauludin, Linda Riski Sefrina, Triubaida Maya Ardianti, Gatot Prasetyo, Sidarta Prassetyo, Celya Intan Kharisma Putri

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

While studies on motivational strategies abound in the English as a foreign language acquisition literature, few studies have investigated their role in English for Specific Purposes classes in vocational higher education settings. This study examines the students’ perception of motivational teaching strategies and the influence of social variables (age, gender) toward their perceptions. Students (n = 134) from a Faculty of Vocational Studies in a (country) Public University completed a questionnaire that reflected their perception of motivating teaching practices. The results show that students considered several teaching strategies that focus on assisting them master the skills in the practicum activity …

What Student Voice Is And Is Not: Connecting Dialogue To Evidence-Based Practice And Inclusive Mindsets, Sally Ashton-Hay, Dylan Williams

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Traditional attitudes to student voice are changing which is highlighted in the recent proliferation of student voice manuscripts the Journal is receiving. Student voice literature currently positions students as active dialogue partners in higher education with much to contribute rather than passive consumers or evaluators. As Editors of the Student Experience section, we view this development in higher education as a significant and emerging trend which has the potential to positively impact practice in higher education and also contribute toward meaningful relational changes for the student experience. We offer some guidelines and recommendations for potential authors on what student voice …

Developing Researcher Identity Through The Phd Confirmation, Marion Heron, Nadya Yakovchuk, Helen Donaghue

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The PhD confirmation, or upgrade stage, is a key requirement and rite of passage for most doctoral students. Yet despite its significance and high-stakes nature, little attention has been paid to students’ experiences of this stage of the PhD journey and how it influences the development of their researcher identity. Through semi-structured interviews with PhD students from a range of disciplines who had recently successfully completed the confirmation stage, we found that for many the confirmation stage was a catalyst for ‘feeling’ like a researcher through external validation, recognition and legitimacy. Students also developed their researcher identity through talking about …

Exploring Faculty Mindsets In Equity-Oriented Assessment, Eliana Elkhoury, Ameera Ali, Robin Sutherland-Harris

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant move to remote learning in 2020-2021 paved the way for deeper conversations about assessment practices in higher education. Over the last two years, there have been an increasing number of discussions about alternative assessments and about equity in assessment. This study examined the impact of a course (entitled “Equity in Assessment”) delivered by the authors on the participants’ understandings of equity and assessment. We used semi-structured interviews to collect data from the participants. Data collected from six interviews were systematically and thematically analysed in line with Braun and Clarke’s (2006) six stages of conducting …

A Pilot Study Of Transdisciplinary Graduate Capabilities, Interpersonal Communication, And Technical Competence: Bachelor Of Applied Information Technology And Master Of Social Work Student Partnership, Hilary Gallagher, Jianqiang Liang, Geraldine Torrisi-Steele, Sylvia Ramsay

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Academics at Griffith university envisioned a complementary learning and supportive relationship could be developed between Bachelor of Information Technology (BAIT) students and Master of Social Work (MSW) students. Discussions between discipline specific staff highlighted that each discipline had strengths and expertise that could assist students to overcome challenges brought about by systemic changes in tertiary education, gaps in skillsets and curriculum, and workforce expectations. Pressures included students attending university from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the increasing importance of information technology (IT) in the classroom and workplace, as well as the requirement to communicate effectively across a range of disciplines. …

Assessment Strategies In Online Learning Environments During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Oman, Asma Hilal Al-Maqbali, Abdullah Al-Shamsi

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The shift to successful online learning requires online assessment strategies that could facilitate the learning and teaching process and determine the achievement of learning outcomes. This study examined how students’ achievement was assessed in an online learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the College of Education (COE) responded to the shift to online assessment strategies. A mixed-method design using questionnaires and interviews was conducted to collect data from academic staff at COE at Sultan Qaboos University. The study sample consisted of (n=60) academic staff who agreed to answer the research questionnaire. Moreover, the researchers interviewed four academic staff …

Is Artificial Intelligence Really The Next Big Thing In Learning And Teaching In Higher Education? A Conceptual Paper, Xianghan (Christine) O'Dea, Mike O'Dea

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Artificial Intelligence in higher education (AIED) is becoming a more important research area with increasing developments and application of AI within the wider society. However, as yet AI based tools have not been widely adopted in higher education. As a result there is a lack of sound evidence available on the pedagogical impact of AI for learning and teaching. This conceptual paper thus seeks to bridge the gap and addresses the following question: is artificial intelligence really the new big thing that will revolutionise learning and teaching in higher education? Adopting the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework and the …

Conceptualising, Evaluating And Supporting The Development Of Cosmopolitan Values In Internationalised Higher Education: A Capabilities Approach, Stephanie J. Bridges

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Internationalised higher education literature draws attention to the tension between the economic returns of recruiting overseas students and the personal, social and cultural possibilities offered. This paper advances the idea that fostering cosmopolitan values might be an educational focus for internationalisation. However, it appears that the creation of higher education learning environments which promote such values, offering opportunities for students to become more interculturally aware is yet to be achieved. Drawing on the ‘capability approach’ of Amartya Senand Martha Nussbaum^, an ‘intercultural capability set’ was constructed as a means of operationalising cosmopolitan values within higher education. Analysis of data …

Global Challenges: South African And Australian Students’ Experiences Of Emergency Remote Teaching, Michelle Joubert, Ana Larsen, Bryce Magnuson, David Waldron, Ellen Sabo, Anna Fletcher

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic forced universities worldwide to move their teaching online within an unprecedentedly short timeframe. Whilst the move online learning has increased the reach of tertiary educational delivery it has also raised significant issues of equity, accessibility and student engagement. This includes concerns around access to technology and reliable internet connectivity, academic and digital literacy, and other factors such as mental health and work-life balance. This paper examines two studies of student engagement with online learning during 2020 when then pandemic began. One study was conducted in South Africa the other in a small regional university in South-Eastern Australia. …

The Five Ps Of Ld: Using Formulation In Learning Development Work For A Student-Centred Approach To ‘Study Skills’, Helen Webster

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Learning Development is a field of practice concerned with supporting students to develop their study skills, including academic and assessment literacies. It is strongly rooted in values that are student-centred, collaborative and emancipatory rather than remedial or deficit. However, in the wider dominant culture of UK HE institutions, Learning Developers are often placed in an implicitly hierarchical relationship with students, "giving advice and guidance", at odds with these values. Without a clear model for practice to help them enact their values in a student-centred and dialogic way, Learning Developers may risk pathologizing the student, depriving them of agency and expertise, …