Introduction to the USQ CRN project presented by Prof. Mike Keppell at the workshop titled Mobile Learning in Australia and Malaysia: Towards Collaboration held at the University of Southern Queensland on the 20th of November 2013. This workshop was funded by the Australia Malaysia Institute and supported by the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Network

1. Digital Futures Collaborative Research
Network (CRN)
CRN MLEF /AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Professor Mike Keppell
Executive Director
Australian Digital Futures Institute
Director, Digital Futures - CRN

2. Research Capacity Building
Partnership with ANU & UniSA
$5.1 million
91 Researchers
5 projects
Leadership Development Program

4. Digital Futures - CRN: Outcomes
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An increase in the number of research active
staff
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Increased mentorship activity through the
Research Leadership Development Program
(RLDP)
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An increase in joint publications
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An increase in joint applications for competitive
grants
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An increase in the number of HDR student
completions
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Collaborative research that is influential in policy
circles.
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7. The Digital Rural Futures Conference 2014
Hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
25 – 27 June 2014
Regional Futures - maintaining healthy, resilient and vibrant regional
communities.
Agricultural Futures - increasing productivity, sustainable use of resources and
embracing digital technologies to optimise Australia’s farming future.
Digital Futures – building capacity to design and utilise emerging digital
technologies and embrace their opportunities
The conference is a Regional Universities Network (RUN) initiative
For more information now, visit: http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-crn/drf-conference
Official Conference Website: (Go Live from December 2013)
http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-rural-futures/