Stakeholder Perspectives on the use of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for learning and their impact on the educational outcomes of Māori students in Aotearoa New Zealand

The growing need to ensure that Aotearoa New Zealand’s young people are equipped with sophisticated digital competencies and 21st century skills is compelling educators to explore more creative ways to incorporate digital technologies into their daily teaching and learning programmes. Enter ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) - the use of personally owned devices for learning. Once considered a taboo in the classroom (Ray, 2013), BYOD is now rated among the more socially accepted technology solutions in schools as government agencies and educators alike are recognising that an increasing number of students, regardless of socioeconomic status, now personally own, or have access to, a mobile device (Song, 2014; Kim, Buckner, Kim, Makany, & Taleja, 2012). However, to date, very little research has been undertaken to identify whether any clear link exists between the use of digital technologies such as BYOD, and an improvement in the achievement rates and educational outcomes of students, in particular Māori learners, in Aotearoa New Zealand schools. With the release of recent government initiatives intent on achieving a dramatic increase in Māori student qualification achievement rates by 2017 (Ministry of Education, 2012), it is especially important to understand what difference, if any, do technologies such as BYOD mean to Māori student achievement. This case study was undertaken with the intent to contribute to this knowledge gap by exploring the use of BYOD across different secondary school settings in Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim was to gain an understanding from the perspective of key stakeholders, what impact, if any, these tools have on the learning outcomes of Māori students. Data for this study was collected using a qualitative analysis approach and supported by the principles of the Kaupapa Māori research method (Smith, 1990). This was achieved through exploratory interviews held with a range of participants from three identified stakeholder groups. Participants included education sector officials, school students and teachers from three distinct secondary provider types, each located within the North Island. The ‘Realising Māori Potential’ (RMP) framework (Te Puni Kokiri, 2014) along with several relevant elements of the Kaupapa Māori theory (Smith, 1990) were used to guide the literature review. The main findings were framed using a combination of the key questions explored by this study, together with the RMP framework as an additional lens. The findings have been used to devise the recommendations outlined at the end of this document and are summarised as follows: • Although the interest in BYOD in Aotearoa New Zealand schools appears to be increasing, it is still a relatively new technological approach for teaching, learning and assessment and is not yet well understood; • Not all schools have strategies in place for measuring the effectiveness of BYOD for learning; • All participants perceived that, when used appropriately, BYOD could help to improve the educational outcomes of Māori students; • While statistics suggest that more and more students now own a mobile device of some flavour, all participants perceived that affordability and lack of access to a device continues to be a key barrier for Māori students; • Providing educators with more professional development opportunities and the time to undertake regular training was considered by all teachers as a necessary enabler for ensuring the effective use of BYOD for Māori student learning; • Teacher knowledge has an impact on the use of BYOD in schools; • Students require more support at home from parents and whānau. Based on the findings, particularly in respect to the key barriers and enablers identified in this study, this report makes several recommendations that are intended to inform and assist concerned stakeholders across the wider education sector, in developing strategies to address each of the components that fall within their area of interest and control

Satu kajian penghasilan siri kartun animasi dua dimensi di Malaysia / Bonica Akang

Tujuan dan Masalah Penyelidikan: Persoalan yang menjadi pokok utama di dalam kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau sejauh manakah tahap pencapaian animasi di dalam negara kita ini disamping dapat mengetahui bagaimanakah sesuatu sin animasi dapat dihasilkan. Kesignifikanan: Kajian-kajian seperti ini adalah bahan bersejarah kerana ianya mengandungi catatan-catatan penting untuk rujukan masa kini dan juga pada masa yang akan datang terutamanya kepada pihak yang terlibat dalam industri ini dan tidak ketinggalan juga kepada golongan pdajar. Metodologi: Dalam menyiapkan kajian ini, prosedur yang digunakan ialah melalui Data Primer iaitu temubual dengan orang-orang tertentu dan melalui soal selidik, Data Sekunder iaitu pembacaan bahan bercetak dan tidak ketinggalan juga bahan-bahan daripada internet. Hipotesis: Kekurangan tenaga dan minat dalam bidang ini merupakan punca utama animasi negara tidak setanding dengan animasi luar negara

Determining When the Granting of Relief is Deemed Abuse of the Bankruptcy Code under Section 707

(Excerpt) There is no constitutional right for an individual to have their debts discharged. A discharge is a privilege offered to the honest but unfortunate debtor pursuant to title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). A bankruptcy court considers different standards and/or tests to determine when a debtor may be abusing the relief provided under the Bankruptcy Code. The specific provision that restricts relief because of abuse was originally enacted in 1984, and then amended in 2005 under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (“BAPCPA”). A main purpose of the BAPCPA was to deter abuses within the bankruptcy process, specifically targeting individual debtors with consumer debts. Under the Bankruptcy Code, after a hearing and notice, the bankruptcy court, the United States Trustee (“UST”), or any interested party may dismiss a case filed under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code by an individual debtor “whose debts are primarily consumer debts”. “Primarily consumer debts” are defined as debts for personal, family or household purposes. This memorandum examines the application of 11 U.S.C. §707(a) and (b) (1)-(3), and the evaluation a court makes before finding that granting relief would be an abuse of provisions of chapter 7. Part I analyzes the application of the “for cause” dismissal under 11 U.S.C. §707(a). Part II examines section 707(b)(1)-(3) and the different tests or standards that apply when presumption of abuse arises vs. when it does not, or when it is rebutted by the debtor

The Unmanly Fear: Extortion Before the Twentieth Century

This essay concerns the history of extortion in American law and culture, highlighting the shift from extortion as a paradigmatically male enterprise to one inseparably associated with women. Before the nineteenth-century, extortion was figured as an assault on a victim’s consent. Since men monopolized consent, extortion unfolded as a contest between legal subjects over political manhood. After the mid-nineteenth-century, a new class of ‘respectable’ victims, openly terrified by women’s threats, made unprecedented claims for legal protection. In response, well-placed courts wrote consent out of the equation, broadening the scope of extortionous threats to unleash the familiar fin-de-siècle tide of sex scandal

Oneironaut: New and Used Poems

From dream invading penguins to retired poker players, Hermes on a skateboard and Dionysus drinking Mad Dog, butterflies and stock markets, astronomy explained with Jell-O, flying pianos and elves who work at the grocery store - this second collection of poetry from Mark Bonica, following up on Accounting, An Introduction , explores a variety of emotions, moods, and life moments using devices from the understated ordinary to the fantastical

Healthcare Management Primer

This primer was written by students enrolled in HMP 721.01, Management of Health Care Organizations, in the Health Management & Policy Program, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire. This course was taught by Professor Mark Bonica in Fall 2017

Evaluasi Aspek Teknis Pemeliharaan Kambing Peranakan Etawa (PE) Menuju Good Dairy Farming Practice (GDFP) di PT. Boncah Utama Kabupaten Tanah Datar: Evaluation of Technical Aspects of Maintenance Etawa Crossbred Dairy Goat Towards Good Dairy Farming Practice (GDFP) at PT. Boncah Utama, Tanah Datar District

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi aspek teknis pemeliharaan kambing Peranakan Etawa (PE) berdasarkan panduan Good Dairy Farming Practice (GDFP) di PT. Boncah Utama Kabupaten Tanah Datar. Metode yang digunakan adalah survey dan  observasi langsung di Usaha Peternakan kambing PE PT Boncah Utama dan analisis laboratorium. Sebaanyak 15 ekor kambing PE diberi perlakuan dengan menerapkan Good Milking Practices (GMiP).  Jenis data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif. Peubah yang diamati adalah total plate count dan evaluasi aspek teknis pemeliharaan menggunakan kuisioner yang berpedoman pada pelaksanaan GDFP modifikasi dari metode FAO/IDF (2010) dan penghitungan kandungan total bakteri susu (Total Plate Count). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan GDFP di Peternakan Kambing PE PT Boncah Utama Kabupaten Tanah Datar sudah cukup baik dan analisis keragaman terhadap TPC menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan berpengaruh nyata terhadap total plate count susu (P kecil dari 0.05). Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah evaluasi GDFP di PT Bocah Utama sudah cukup baik dan sangat penting diterapkan  untuk memastikan susu yang dihasilkan berkualitas dan memenuhi standar yang sudah ditetapkan