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A framework for Australian Universities and public libraries supporting regional, rural and remote students

- Partridge, Helen, Power, Emma, Ostini, Jenny, Owen, Sue, Pizzani, Blanca

  • Authors: Partridge, Helen , Power, Emma , Ostini, Jenny , Owen, Sue , Pizzani, Blanca
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association Vol. 70, no. 4 (2021), p. 391-404
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  • Description: University students living in regional, rural and remote (RRR) communities of Australia face unique challenges including geographical isolation, lack of access to face-to-face support, and technological barriers. This paper outlines a project funded by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program that was undertaken by five universities with significant enrolments of students from low socio-economic backgrounds living in RRR communities. The project established a Framework for Australian Universities and Public Libraries Supporting Regional, Rural and Remote Students that provides a set of strategic recommendations that will guide the development of accessible, relevant and sustainable study and learning support to meet the needs of low socio-economic students living in RRR communities. This national project provided a unique opportunity for Australia’s universities and public libraries to work together in order to ‘future proof’ the education of students from low socio-economic backgrounds living in regional and remote communities. © 2021 Helen Partridge, Emma Power, Jenny Ostini, Sue Owen and Blanca Pizzani.

Digital literacy

- Owen, Sue, Hagel, Pauline, Lingham, Bernie, Tyson, Daisy

  • Authors: Owen, Sue , Hagel, Pauline , Lingham, Bernie , Tyson, Daisy
  • Date: 2016
  • Type: Text , Journal article , Report
  • Relation: discourse: Deakin University Library research and practice, Vol. , no. 3 (2016), p. 1-8
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  • Description: While digital literacy may be understood and defined differently within disciplines, the concept is primarily about literacies rather than digital technologies or digital competence. Digital literacy involves finding, using and disseminating information in a digital world. Digital Literacy underpins teaching and research, regardless of discipline, and is an essential graduate skill for effective participation in employment and all aspects of life. Building on all Deakin Graduate Attributes, digital literacy already has a good foundation in many unit curricula, with many academic staff modelling aspects of this literacy both in their teaching and their research practice.
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