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20 years of autonomy and technology : how far have we come and where to next?
(University of Hawaii, 2016-06-01)Learner autonomy has become an assumed goal of language education in many parts of the world. In the 20 years since the launch of Language Learning & Technology, the relationship among computer-assisted language learning ... -
The 21st century workplace: How personal technologies can make a difference
(UUNZ Institute of Business, 2010-07)The concept of “workplace” has a fixed image as a bricks and mortar home for the production of goods and/or services, though this image is threatened by growth in 21st century globalisation and personal workplace technologies ... -
3D FPGA versus multiple FPGA system : enhanced parallelism in smaller area
(2014-01)Handling large amounts of data is being limited by bandwidth constraint between processors components and their memory counterparts. Three-dimensional integration (3D) is providing possible solution to handle such critical ... -
5D BIM in a consulting quantity surveying environment
(Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MoBIE), 2014)BIM is triggering a revolution in the construction industry, and the concept known as 5D BIM, which ultimately is concerned with a cost dimension being added to objects contained within the BIM model, has the potential to ... -
The 7th Generation: cooperative housing to facilitate domestic support
(2017)Historically family typologies in New Zealand consisted of men dominantly maintaining the financial responsibilities and women maintaining the domestic responsibilities. As society developed and underwent modernisation, ... -
Abandoned industrial spaces : the place of adaptive reuse in revitalising a rural community in Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How could Tokomaru Bay in the northern Gisborne region be given a second life by the adaptive reuse of the abandoned meat freezing works facility? Industrialization in New Zealand can significantly ... -
The absent elephant in the 2016 : Modernising Child Youth and Family Expert Panel Report
(Re-Imagining Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2016-04)Sometimes the most interesting thing about a new policy document or report is not what is present in the document but what is absent. On receiving the report Investing in New Zealand’s Children and Their Families I used ... -
The academic identity of students in early childhood field-based initial teacher education
(2016)Student academic identity is defined as the appropriation of academic values and practices within a sense of self, reflecting the willingness and commitment to the practices of the academic community (White & Lowenthal, ... -
An academic managing an IT project using construction knowledge
(2001-10)The author is a construction project manager with considerable experience who became an academic, teaching in the area of construction management about nine years ago. Since then he has widened his academic interests to ... -
Access to social work education : correlations between applicant performance on selection tasks, demographics and success as a student
(2018-07-06)This study supports existing literature: - documenting the ineffectiveness of selection criteria for social work programmes - addresses a gap in scholarship by examining the value of specific selection tools and ... -
Accounting for social services outcomes : extending the balanced scorecard to NGOs in New Zealand
(2016-11)The application of accounting has already been extended to include aspects of customer services, employee satisfaction and innovation. These applications have however continued to focus on efficiencies and sustainability ... -
Accuracy of estimating techniques for predicting residential construction costs – A case study of an Auckland residential construction company
(2011)Estimating is one of the most important functions of a successful project. Accurate estimates optimise good contracting as well as the process of calculating and analysing all the costs that will enter into a particular ... -
Achieving gender equality in diasaster management : a case study of integrating women into community groups in Indonesia
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12-13)The recent international commitment to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) continues to recognise the need for the international development community to focus on achieving gender equality on a ... -
Acoustic analysis and computerized reconstruction of speech in laryngectomised individuals
(2016-05)In laryngectomised individuals, rehabilitation options include esophageal speech, tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP), and electrolarynx devices enabling patients to communicate. These do not generate natural sounding speech; ... -
Acoustic features of dysphonic speech vs normal speech in New Zealand English speakers
(Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ), 2021-07)This poster presents the acoustic features of distorted speech in three dysphonic New Zealanders compared to three healthy individuals as the control group. There are a total of six subjects in this study. Voice onset time ... -
The acquisition and maintenance of dogs’ aversion responses to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) training stimuli across time and locations
(Elsevier BV, 2013)Dogs (Canis familiaris) pose a significant threat to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) through predation. In an attempt to balance kiwi conservation and the need for dogs to be used for hunting purposes in kiwi habitat, the New Zealand ... -
Action and Re action: home grown timber and imported prefabricated housing.
(2009)One thousand prefabricated buildings were imported in a systematic manner by the New Zealand Government from Europe and erected in the Titahi Bay area of Wellington and the Tamaki area of Auckland NZ. These kitset buildings, ... -
Action for e-learning in the classroom : a small study on a professional development initiative
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the current practices and perceptions of e-Learning for teachers at my school? 2. From a teacher perspective, can in-house professional development workshops in e-Learning lead to changes ... -
Active demand side management of a grid connected photovoltaic energy system using optimal control
(2018-04)In this study, optimal energy management for a grid-connected photovoltaic-battery hybrid system was proposed to benefit customers at the demand side. The management of energy flow aims to minimize electricity cost subject ...
