New students, new learning, new environments in higher education : literacies in the digital age

Information literacy is developing new meanings and importance in the online age of teaching and learning in higher education. Information literacy, as a highly prized graduate attribute, is related to the development of lifelong learning capacities. Its strong re-emergence in the form of digital literacy in the context of major online developments at Deakin University is considered through four cases. In each case the reader is asked to consider how the teaching staff members have conceived critical discipline-based information and digital literacies, how these conceptions are related to desired learning outcomes, the types of digital and online environments designed to support the development of these literacies, and how each one contributes to the development of lifelong learning capacities. Information and digital literacy is enlivened through being situated in broader understandings of new generations of learners, new forms of learning and new e-supported learning environments. Educational design, evaluation, research and technology implications of these new types of digital and online-based teaching and learning environments are finally examined.<br /

Assessing risks of invasion through gamete performance: farm Atlantic salmon sperm and eggs show equivalence in function, fertility, compatibility and competitiveness to wild Atlantic salmon

Adaptations at the gamete level (a) evolve quickly, (b) appear sensitive to inbreeding and outbreeding and (c) have important influences on potential to reproduce. We apply this understanding to problems posed by escaped farm salmon and measure their potential to reproduce in the wild. Farm Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are a threat to biodiversity, because they escape in large numbers and can introgress, dilute or disrupt locally adapted wild gene pools. Experiments at the whole fish level have found farm reproductive potential to be significant, but inferior compared to wild adults, especially for males. Here, we assess reproductive performance at the gamete level through detailed in vitro comparisons of the form, function, fertility, compatibility and competitiveness of farm versus wild Atlantic salmon sperm and eggs, in conditions mimicking the natural gametic microenvironment, using fish raised under similar environmental conditions. Despite selective domestication and reduced genetic diversity, we find functional equivalence in all farm fish gamete traits compared with their wild ancestral strain. Our results identify a clear threat of farm salmon reproduction with wild fish and therefore encourage further consideration of using triploid farm strains with optimized traits for aquaculture and fish welfare, as triploid fish remain reproductively sterile following escape

The evolution of genre in Wikipedia.

This paper presents an overview of the ways in which genres, or structural forms, develop in a community of practice, in this case, Wikipedia. Firstly, we collected data by performing a small search task in the Wikipedia search engine (powered by Lucene) to locate articles related to global car manufacturers, for example, British Leyland, Ferrari and General Motors. We also searched for typical biographical articles about notable people, such as Spike Milligan, Alex Ferguson, Nelson Mandela and Karl Marx. An examination of the data thus obtained revealed that these articles have particular forms and that some genres connect to each other and evolve, merge and overlap. We then looked at the ways in which the purpose and form of a biographical article have evolved over six years within this community. We concluded the work with a discussion on the usefulness of Wikipedia as a vehicle for such genre investigations. This small analysis has allowed us to start generating a number of detailed research questions as to how forms may act as descriptors of genre and to discuss plans for experimental work aimed at answering these questions

Recepcija Marka Marulića u vrijeme reformacije i konfesionalizacije: primjer grada Solothurna

Anhand der Bücher von Marko Marulić in der Zentralbibliothek Solothurn wird exemplarisch untersucht, wie das theologische Werk vom Marulić in einem katholischen Ort der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft rezipiert wurde. Anknüpfend an eine Untersuchung von Elisabeth von Erdmann lassen sich verschiedene Phasen der Konfessionalisierung und verschiedene diskursive Funktionen unterscheiden. Nach der gescheiterten Reformation sind es humanistisch gebildete Chorherren bzw. Leutpriester, die besonders das Evangelistarium intensiv lesen und für ihre Predigten nutzen. Im Zuge der tridentinischen Reformen breitet sich De institutione bene vivendi in deutscher Übersetzung aus, Exemplare finden sich in den Bibliotheken der Kapuziner und Jesuiten, auch Gesamtausgaben der theologischen Werke sind in Solothurn vorhanden. Das theologische Werk von Marulić wird auch in Solothurn während unterschiedlicher Phasen der Konfessionalisierung in verschiedenen Gebrauchskontexten und Funktionen rezipiert.Evangelistarium i De institutione bene vivendi, najvažnija teološka djela Marka Marulića, u 16. stoljeću bili su rašireni po čitavoj Europi. Izdanja koja se čuvaju u središnjoj knjižnici u Solothurnu ovdje su poslužila da se ispita kako su bila recipirana u jednom katoličkom gradu u Švicarskoj Konfederaciji. Na temelju istraživanja Elisabeth von Erdmann mogu se razlikovati različite faze i funkcije recepcije. U našem slučaju prva faza počinje nakon neuspjeha reformacije u Solothurnu. Ova ranija, »pretkonfesionalna« faza trajala je od oko 1540. do oko 1580. i obilježila ju je neantagonistička recepcija predreformacijskih ideja kao što je devotio moderna. Svi su recipijenti pripadali humanističkoj zajednici na koju je, kao odgajatelj, posebno utjecao Heinrich Loriti (Glareanus). Taj je krug imao središte u solothurnskom gradskom samostanu sv. Ursa. Marulićeva teološka djela čitali su ne samo tri starješine (Johannes Aal, Urs Manslieb i Urs Häni) nego i niz drugih članova samostana, posebno svjetovni svećenici-župnici (plebani). U ovoj fazi valja istaknuti praktičnu uporabljivost Marulićevih teoloških spisa; bili su korišteni za propovijedanje. Anotacije samostanskog starješine Aala pokazuju kako je on uz pomoć Marulićevih i Erazmovih spisa modernizirao kasnosrednjovjekovne propovijedi Geilera von Keysersberga slijedeći novu propovijednu doktrinu. Druga faza recepcije označava vrhunac konfesionalizacije i poklapa se sa sve obuhvatnijom provedbom tridentskih reformi, a u Solothurnu traje od oko 1580. do 1620. Marulićeva teološka djela sada ne čitaju samo obrazovani klerici koji znaju latinski. Institucija u njemačkom prijevodu osobna je lektira laika. Izdanja Marulićevih djela nalaze se u posjedu Johanna Wilhelma Gotharda, pisca i protagonista tridentskih reformi u Solothurnu, u novoosnovanom kapucinskom samostanu, u privatnom obiteljskom vlasništvu, a kasnije i u isusovačkom kolegiju. S obzirom na to da u ovoj drugoj fazi recepcije izostaju tragovi čitanja ili korištenja, nije moguće jasno odrediti kontekst uporabe

Recepcija Marka Marulića u vrijeme reformacije i konfesionalizacije: primjer grada Solothurna

Anhand der Bücher von Marko Marulić in der Zentralbibliothek Solothurn wird exemplarisch untersucht, wie das theologische Werk vom Marulić in einem katholischen Ort der schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft rezipiert wurde. Anknüpfend an eine Untersuchung von Elisabeth von Erdmann lassen sich verschiedene Phasen der Konfessionalisierung und verschiedene diskursive Funktionen unterscheiden. Nach der gescheiterten Reformation sind es humanistisch gebildete Chorherren bzw. Leutpriester, die besonders das Evangelistarium intensiv lesen und für ihre Predigten nutzen. Im Zuge der tridentinischen Reformen breitet sich De institutione bene vivendi in deutscher Übersetzung aus, Exemplare finden sich in den Bibliotheken der Kapuziner und Jesuiten, auch Gesamtausgaben der theologischen Werke sind in Solothurn vorhanden. Das theologische Werk von Marulić wird auch in Solothurn während unterschiedlicher Phasen der Konfessionalisierung in verschiedenen Gebrauchskontexten und Funktionen rezipiert.Evangelistarium i De institutione bene vivendi, najvažnija teološka djela Marka Marulića, u 16. stoljeću bili su rašireni po čitavoj Europi. Izdanja koja se čuvaju u središnjoj knjižnici u Solothurnu ovdje su poslužila da se ispita kako su bila recipirana u jednom katoličkom gradu u Švicarskoj Konfederaciji. Na temelju istraživanja Elisabeth von Erdmann mogu se razlikovati različite faze i funkcije recepcije. U našem slučaju prva faza počinje nakon neuspjeha reformacije u Solothurnu. Ova ranija, »pretkonfesionalna« faza trajala je od oko 1540. do oko 1580. i obilježila ju je neantagonistička recepcija predreformacijskih ideja kao što je devotio moderna. Svi su recipijenti pripadali humanističkoj zajednici na koju je, kao odgajatelj, posebno utjecao Heinrich Loriti (Glareanus). Taj je krug imao središte u solothurnskom gradskom samostanu sv. Ursa. Marulićeva teološka djela čitali su ne samo tri starješine (Johannes Aal, Urs Manslieb i Urs Häni) nego i niz drugih članova samostana, posebno svjetovni svećenici-župnici (plebani). U ovoj fazi valja istaknuti praktičnu uporabljivost Marulićevih teoloških spisa; bili su korišteni za propovijedanje. Anotacije samostanskog starješine Aala pokazuju kako je on uz pomoć Marulićevih i Erazmovih spisa modernizirao kasnosrednjovjekovne propovijedi Geilera von Keysersberga slijedeći novu propovijednu doktrinu. Druga faza recepcije označava vrhunac konfesionalizacije i poklapa se sa sve obuhvatnijom provedbom tridentskih reformi, a u Solothurnu traje od oko 1580. do 1620. Marulićeva teološka djela sada ne čitaju samo obrazovani klerici koji znaju latinski. Institucija u njemačkom prijevodu osobna je lektira laika. Izdanja Marulićevih djela nalaze se u posjedu Johanna Wilhelma Gotharda, pisca i protagonista tridentskih reformi u Solothurnu, u novoosnovanom kapucinskom samostanu, u privatnom obiteljskom vlasništvu, a kasnije i u isusovačkom kolegiju. S obzirom na to da u ovoj drugoj fazi recepcije izostaju tragovi čitanja ili korištenja, nije moguće jasno odrediti kontekst uporabe

Looking for genre: the use of structural features during search tasks with Wikipedia

This paper reports on our task-based observational, logged, questionnaire study and analysis of ocular behavior pertaining to the interaction of structural features of text in Wikipedia using eye tracking. We set natural and realistic tasks searching Wikipedia online focusing on examining which features and strategies (skimming or scanning) were the most important for the participants to complete their tasks. Our research, carried out on a group of 30 participants, highlighted their interactions with the structural areas within Wikipedia articles, the visual cues and features perceived during the searching of the Wiki text. We collected questionnaire and ocular behavior (fixation metrics) data to highlight the ways in which people view the features in the articles. We found that our participants’ extensively interacted with layout features, such as tables, titles, bullet lists, contents lists, information boxes, and references. The eye tracking results showed that participants used the format and layout features and they also highlighted them as important. They were able to navigate to useful information consistently, and they were an effective means of locating relevant information for the completion of their tasks with some success. This work presents results which contribute to the long-term goals of studying the features for genre and theoretical perception research