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Staff Bulletin
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RESEARCH & RESEARCH TRAINING OFFICE REPORTFinal 2005 Faculty Seminar: Professor Paul Eggert - 8 NovemberThe final Seminar in the 2005 Faculty Seminar series will be held in SL1 (Building 21) on Tuesday 8 November. Refreshments will be available from 3:15 and the seminar commence at 3:40pm. After the 25 minute seminar there will be a short time available for questions. Researchers and research students are encouraged to attend. Faculty Seminars have provided a great opportunity for networking across all Schools at UNSW@ADFA. The Terrorist's Voice : Ned Kelly, Rolf Boldrewood and Peter Carey Abstract : When Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne on 11 November 1880 a baffling and frustrating reign of outlaw terror finally came to an end. Together with his gang, Kelly had stolen horses, robbed two banks and killed three policemen. As an Irish-Australian, Kelly saw this villainy as an inevitable response to injustices dealt out to his kind by the Anglican political and social ascendancy in the colonies. With this stand and because of his daring actions, he cultivated a certain popularity around the country and, temporarily, had at his disposal an armed following in north-eastern Victoria . A previously unheard-of amount of public money was expended on his capture, and even while the months of bumbling and incompetent pursuit of Kelly and his gang were in progress an existing play was hurriedly altered so as to deal with the gang's exploits and retitled for the Melbourne stage. Some of Kelly's own writings and speeches were reported at second hand or summarised in newspapers. But his 56-page Jerilderie Letter was suppressed. After his trial and sentencing, thirty thousand people in Melbourne signed a petition begging the Governor for a reprieve – but to no avail. After Kelly's execution, bushranger plays were banned for fear of public unrest. This delayed the appearance of Kelly Gang plays on the public stage until 1897, and in the following decades bushranger films, whether or not about Ned Kelly, were regularly banned. In the meantime the novelist ‘Rolf Boldrewood' (Thomas Alexander Browne), who was also a police magistrate and a gentleman, had written a bushranger novel, Robbery Under Arms , serialised in the Sydney Mail during 1882–83. After it was finally issued in a cheap, one-volume format in 1889 in Macmillan's Colonial Library series it went on to achieve enduring popularity. It became, in fact, an Empire classic, selling half-a-million copies before World War II.There is an umbilical cord of outlaw folkloric tradition that joins Robbery Under Arms and Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang (2000), but the most tantalising manifestation of that tradition, for Carey, was Kelly's Jerilderie Letter. The paper will show that the so-called domestic terrorists of today have their forebears in this country's history, from which depressingly little has been learnt. For catering purposes please RSVP to Geoff Brooks at g.brooks@adfa.edu.au or on 02 6268 8112. Research Day PrizesProfessor Joseph Lai, Associate Dean (Research), would like to thank everyone who attended UNSW@ADFA's annual Research Day and contributed to making this event such a resounding success. In particular, Professor Lai would like to congratulate all students on the very high quality of their presentations. All three judges were most impressed with the standard of both the posters and presentation, the students involved were certainly great promoters of the high calibre of research training at ADFA. Poster CompetitionIn a repeat of the 2004 Poster Competition, there was again a tied vote for the First Place award. Professor Lai congratulates the winners while at the same time emphasising the closeness of the voting. The standard of posters this year was outstanding. First Place: The cash rise of $500 was awarded to: • Mr Kamaljit Singh (ACME); and • Mr Abhijit Gopinath Kallapur, Mr Vishwas Puttige and Mr Shaaban Ali Salman (ACME). (We hear on the grapevine that there was another well-deserved prize awarded: something akin to the Packer's Prize at the Archibald. We're not saying any more….) Best Research PresentationThe winners of the Best Research Presentation were each awarded a cash prize of $800 were: • Mr Manoj Gupta from Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) for his presentation “The fallacy of charting our common future for the Indian Ocean"; and • Mr James Webb and Ms Amy Dunlop from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) for their dual presentation “Wanted: Single, infra-red photon for fun and games at UNSW@ADFA.” THE SPITFIRE MEMORIAL DEFENCE FELLOWSHIP 2005Applications are invited for the 2005 award of the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship valued at up to $12,000 to support Australian defence-related studies or research at the University of New South Wales or other appropriate institution. This annually awarded Fellowship has been established as a lasting and dynamic recognition of the significant contribution of the Spitfire and its Squadrons during World War II. Applicants will be Australian citizens who are suitably qualified graduates or persons with significant relevant work experience. Further information is available from the UNSW@ADFA Website (http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/units/research/index.html) or from the Office of The Rector, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy by e-mail spitfire@adfa.edu.au or telephone (02) 6268 8201. Applications close Monday 28 November 2005
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FREE COMMUNITY LECTURESSchool of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences Seminars4 November, Friday 11.10am Honours seminars given by For details go to http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/pems/news/phys_disc_sem.html Unisuper Seminar- 3 NovemberUniSuper members are invited to the following seminar to be held at UNSW@ADFA. David Prowse, Regional Coordinator of the UniSuper Education and Advisory Service will be presenting the seminar. To register for a seminar, please go to the website below, click on the nominated topic, select the ACT in the drop down menu, click on register. Registration of your attendance will ensure an accurate number of handouts are available. http://www.unisuper.com.au/education/seminars.cfm Thursday, 3 November 2005 Topic: Your benefits when you leave Whether you're leaving your job or retiring from the workforce, you will have decisions to make about what to do with your superannuation benefits. This seminar gives you a wealth of information on:
Browse the Seminar Website If you missed any of the UniSuper seminars held earlier in the year in Session 1, or would like to catch up on some topics, browse the UniSuper website on seminars. UniSuper members are welcome at all venues as set by individual universities throughout Canberra . It is necessary to register your attendance. e-learning Change: Management, Policy and Development in an Educational and Training Environment.Date: Monday 7th NovemberTime: 2.00pm - 3.30pmVenue: Lecture Theatre 3, UNSW@ADFA, Northcott Ave, CanberraUsers, governments, institutions and vendors all struggle to find their place with technology as it invades education. To assist in making sense and providing leadership in this constantly evolving environment, Educational Technology Services at UNSW@ADFA presents a public seminar by Tony Bates. Issues canvassed will include: • Where might e-learning be heading? • Can we manage it - should we worry? • Policy development leading or following? • Strategic planning for e-learning • Ways to measure the effectiveness of e-learning Please let Michelle Leonard know if you are coming so that we can arrange refreshments. E: m.leonard@adfa.edu.au P: 6268 8503 About Tony BatesTony Bates has considerable international experience in the management of teaching and learning technology in higher education. He is President and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd, a private company specializing in consultancy and training in the planning and management of e-learning and distance education. He is part-time Research Chair in e-Learning at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona , Spain , and part-time Cisco Chair in e-Learning at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He is also on the Academic Advisory Board of the Volkswagen Auto Uni, based in Germany. He was Director of Distance Education and Technology in the Continuing Studies Division of the University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada from 1995 to 2003. He was also Research Team Leader of MAPLE, the Centre for Research into Managing and Planning Learning Environments in Education at UBC. From 1990 to 1995, he was Executive Director, Research, Strategic Planning, and Information Technology at the Open Learning Agency of British Columbia. Prior to that, he was Professor of Educational Media Research at the British Open University, where he worked for 20 years as one of the founding members of staff. He is the author of eight books, including 'Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and Universities Leaders', and (with Gary Poole) 'Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education'. His latest book is' Technology, e-Learning and Distance Education', published in April 2005. His research groups at the UKOU, OLA and UBC published over 350 papers in the area of distance education and the use of technology for teaching. He is on the editorial board of six journals specializing in distance education and educational technology. He has worked as a consultant in over 30 countries. Clients include the World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, national ministries of education, and several U.S. state higher education commissions.Got a Story?If you have something you would like to contribute, please download and complete the submission form and email the information to: Email: newsletter@adfa.edu.au
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