Australian Digital Futures Institute

Australian
Digital Futures Institute
Dr Shirley Reushle
Mission Leader (Digital Communities)
Australian Digital Futures Institute
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

What is the Australian Digital Futures Institute?
focused research institute - digital futures, learner experience, institutional impact
project-based activity (within USQ and beyond) focused on the 3 missions of digital communities, mobility and openness
opportunities for visiting scholars, research training, collaborative research
innovation pipeline – prototyping new and emerging ideas
opportunities for staff to trial new and emerging technologies through physical (StarShip Phoenix) and virtual spaces
structured evaluation process
strong leadership - international scholar Professor Gilly Salmon - Executive Director and Professor, Learning Futures
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“Space” metaphor
Risky
Some risk
Harnessing widely used technologies for educational purposes
New & different markets
Existing but improved
safe
Riskier
Scanning for totally new ideas
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Missions
digital communities
mobility
openness
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Digital communities
Fully online conference across 3 global locations:
“This has been extraordinary and probably the best single experience in my 10 years in Higher Education. So much breadth and depth and such a sense of connectedness”.
webinar series
digital communities of practice
Institutional capacity building through engagement in learning design and teaching online
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Mobility
Contextual learning
at work
in the field
in the hospital
in the community
at the client’s location
augmented reality
virtual worlds
mobile devices (e.g. ebook readers, iPads)
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Openness
Itunes U
Creating and sharing of open access resources across institutional boundaries (efficient, low cost, quality resources)
Support to increase digital awareness and confidence in choosing from a wide range of learning technologies and resources to enable customisation of courses and personalisation of learning experiences
WikiEducator
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Strategic Collaborative Initiatives
Engaging with the NBN roll-out
Collaborative Research Network (CRN) – USQ, ANU, University of South Australia (digital futures)
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