Chris Johnson & Mike Keppell

1. DF
CRN
2012
Digital
Futures
CRN
2012
and
looking
forward
social
and
economic
policy
par7cipa7on
in
higher
educa7on
technology
enriched
openness
educa7on
mobility
community

2. Digital
Futures
CRN
2012
and
looking
forward
DF
CRN
is
doing
research:
ü more
than
25
USQ
academics
asking
ques%ons,
geBng
ü 5
research
teams
across
all
data,
analysing
facul7es,
plus
centres
informa%on,
developing
ü mentors/collaborators
at
new
ideas,
new
techniques,
UniSA
&
ANU
construc7ve
cri%cism,
ü employs
5
Post
doctoral
proposing
changes
fellows
–
early
career
researchers
DF
CRN
is
growing
capability:
ü supports
8
PhD
students
–
publish,
train,
develop
skills,
researchers
in
training
get
grants
ü employs
2
mid-­‐career
=
sustained
increase
researchers

3. Digital
Futures
CRN
2012
and
looking
forward
DF
CRN
has
five
core
projects:
• Developing
an
evalua&on
framework
for
mobile
learning
• Determining
the
social
and
policy
challenges
of
a
digital
future:
A
cross-­‐sec7onal
analysis
of
rural
and
regional
Australia
• Inves7ga7ng
the
impact
of
a
web-­‐based,
‘discussion
support’,
agricultural-­‐climate
informa7on
system
on
Australian
farmers’
opera7onal
decision
making
• Educa7on
using
remote
access
technologies
• Use
of
technology
in
Higher
Educa&on:
An
assessment
from
socio-­‐economic
perspec7ves

4. Digital
Futures
CRN
2012
and
looking
forward
DF
CRN
has
a
number
of
aspira&ons:
• Catalyst
for
the
ü Research
capacity
development
of
research
capability
ü Innova7ve
research
culture
• Research
partnerships
ü Influencing
policy
• Engaging
our
regional
and
rural
communi7es
ü Con7nuity
• Proac7ve
mentoring
ü Ongoing
sustainability
• Leadership
development