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  • (2009) Quinnell, Rosanne; Russell, Carol; Thompson, Rachel; Nancy, Marshall; Cowley, Jill
    Conference Paper
    A raft of models and definitions of SoTL exist and the best appear to transcend disciplinary contexts, and are sufficiently robust for academics to measure scholarly practices. Critical engagement with the scholarly literature is necessary for academics to gain a realistic view of where their work practices are situated within the scholarly domain. Because academic staff are disciplinary experts they are best placed to comment on whether the models of scholarship describe the scholarship of learning and teaching within the context of their own disciplines as well as within the confines of the Australian higher education sector. This paper pushes the existing debates on reconciling what evidence of scholarship in the disciplines actually is and what is considered valid, and in doing so uncovers why the process of reconciliation, between current practice and supporting evidence, remains elusive. Higher education academics need to identify and reconcile tacit disciplinary knowledge with their SoTL approach in order to unpack the complexity and value of their practices. Enabling academic staff to annotate their activities, roles and accomplishments and then map these items onto the various models of scholarship will enrich the status of scholarship of teaching and learning within the higher education sector.

  • (2024) Daniel, Claire
    Thesis
    Technological advances in big data and artificial intelligence have led to a resurgence of enthusiasm for using computers to solve urban planning problems. History shows, however, that high hopes for new digital tools do not always lead to their adoption in planning practice. Given this new wave of enthusiasm, there is a need for up-to-date empirical research to assess how data, analytics, and digital tools are being implemented in contemporary urban planning practice and how planners perceive their future utility. The research involved a multi-stage, mixed-methods study. Past studies have commonly focused on the design and use of individual digital tools. Instead, this research adopted a systems approach, to empirically examine expectations for the future digital transformation of planning practices. Methods focused on identifying inductive patterns arising from examination of relationships between the producers, regulators and users of data, analytics, and digital tools. Stage one involved a review of existing theories of digital planning and ideas, including a citation network analysis of the planning support systems literature. Stage two involved empirical research. Firstly, surveys of professional planners across Australia, United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand on their current and prospective use of data and digital tools. Secondly, a case study on the use of analytics in preparing the Greater Sydney Regional and District Plans, including a content and citation network analysis of planning documents, and key-informant interviews. In addition to updating empirical knowledge, the research provides a new characterisation of the social and political rationales shaping digital planning practices, and the barriers to adopting open and transparent approaches. For scholars, the findings of this research assist in evaluating published theories of digital planning and ideas. For practitioners, the findings contribute to more informed investment in data, tools, training, and governance frameworks that meet the specific needs of urban planning.