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Displaying from Monday, July 14, 2014
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July 2014
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Monday 14 |
The course is designed as an applied course in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using the Mplus software package. SEM is used widely by researchers to test complex relationships among observed (measured) and latent (unobserved) variables and subsumes other analytical techniques such as (...)
LMS for New Users will provide participants with an introductory overview of the Moodle powered LMS (Learning Management System) used as our online learning environment here at UWA. You will need to complete this workshop before being eligible to take part in any intermediate or advanced LMS (...)
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Wednesday 16 |
Foundations of University Teaching and Learning is designed to offer an integrated and highly interactive perspective on teaching in a research-intensive university. The program provides a theoretical framework relating to teaching and learning, along with opportunities to explore a range of (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - The impact of water immersion at rest and during exercise on heart function and brain blood flow : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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The Cardiovascular Research group at the School of Sport Science, Exercise Health at UWA are primarily interested in the beneficial effects of exercise and physical activity on cardiovascular health.
In peripheral arteries, it is known that episodic increases in blood flow induced by (...)
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Thursday 17 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - �Investigation of the genetic causes of foetal akinesias and motor neuron disease�
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Emily Todd completed a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Forensics at Murdoch University in Western Australia. She is currently completing her PhD in the Neurogenetics Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, under the supervision of Nigel Laing, Gina Ravenscroft, Rachael (...)
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Friday 18 |
Online quizzes are a popular assessment tool – both for students to check their progress, and for formal assessment.
Participants are introduced to the quiz activity in the LMS, its component parts and the creation, organisation and management of quiz questions and quizzes. The Workshop is (...)
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Monday 21 |
This workshop is aimed at those who already have a basic working knowledge of PowerPoint, but would like to learn to present more interesting and effective presentations.
It will cover both the technical and the pedagogical aspects of successful PowerPoint design, and is aimed at (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - �Electrical imaging of axon function using an 11,000-electrode CMOS circuit�
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Douglas Bakkum received a PhD in Neuroengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA. His interdisciplinary background spans research in mechanical engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and art. His current position is a group (...)
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Tuesday 22 |
LMS for New Users will provide participants with an introductory overview of the Moodle powered LMS (Learning Management System) used as our online learning environment here at UWA. You will need to complete this workshop before being eligible to take part in any intermediate or advanced LMS (...)
The Teaching and Learning Orientation aims to provide new teaching staff with an overview of teaching and learning policy and practice at UWA as well as information on campus-wide services that support teaching and learning.
This session will run after the Staff Orientation Program - http://www.hr.u (...)
14:00 - SEMINAR - From research to impact: Lessons from multidisciplinary research focused on Australia�s tropical rivers. : The School of Earth and Environment is pleased to host a seminar by Prof Michael Douglas
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Australia’s tropical rivers are the lifeblood of the region. They provide immense social, cultural and economic benefits and underpin internationally recognized biodiversity and conservation values. They are among the most healthy river systems in the country but they are facing (...)
16:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - CMSS Public Lecture: Canadian Muslim Youth and Perceptions of Political Participation : A Public Lecture by Katherine Bullock
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News media often portray Canadian Muslim youth as alienated from society and prone to radicalisation. This lecture focuses on a more complex reality of alienation and engagement, seen through the lens of perceptions of political participation. Using qualitative interview data from 30 Muslim youth (...)
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Wednesday 23 |
8:30 - EVENT - UWA Quiet Day for Staff : Collegiality and Silence for Reflection
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Set on a lovely bush block in Mundaring this Quiet Day provides space to 'be alone' in the company of other UWA academics and professional staff with the intention of marking out some good quality thinking/reflection time.
There are no formal presentations and no flip charts or (...)
This course aims to provide you with an introduction to the facilities available in MS Excel from a statistical point of view. As well as an introduction to Excel, spreadsheet functions and graphics, it concentrates on performing basic statistical methods, producing charts and tables, and discusses (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - PERTH PUBLIC TRANSPORT PATRONAGE: MID-TERM TRENDS AND CURRENT SITUATION : This seminar is part of the Centre for Water Research seminar series.
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In the past months there have been several claims about the declining figures in the public transport patronage. This seminar envisages analysing public transport trends over the last decade using Perth Transport Authority (PTA) datasets. Through this analysis, the aim is to determine the validity (...)
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Thursday 24 |
This workshop will provide an overview of what a rubric is and the steps involved in development. The practical hands-on workshop will allow staff to consider their current/future assessment tasks and effective ways of assessing these using rubrics.
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - �What�s the magic number behind epithelial cell differentiation, innate immunity and asthma: (p)300� : Medical Research Seminar
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Professor Knight has published over 110 papers and 4300+ citations and a H-index = 36, and is focused on his research interests of pulmonary pharmacology and pathology and how they impact on airway and lung function.
12:00 - SEMINAR - �What�s the magic number behind epithelial cell differentiation, innate immunity and asthma: (p)300�
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Professor Knight received his BSc Honours degree in Pharmacology and his PhD from The University of Western Australia and undertook post-doctoral training at the University of British Columbia from 1995-1997. From 1997 to 2001 he was a Senior Research Officer in the Asthma & Allergy Research (...)
17:30 - SYMPOSIUM - Pop West: A foundation for understanding multiple global wests as mediated by popular culture : A symposium on popular culture and geographical 'wests'
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The Pop West research project will analyse a range of popular media–film, music, radio, television, storytelling, maps and novels–to explore how different political formations come to popularise and understand their own wests.
The Pop West Project began in late 2013 when researchers (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Afghan Culture in an Era of Globalisation : Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures Series
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The Institute of Advanced Studies is pleased to be a co-sponsor of a series of events as part of the 'Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul' exhibition, presented by the WA Museum.
This lecture by Professor William Maley, AM FASSA, Professor and Director of the (...)
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