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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"academic conference"”.
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A cross-disciplinary genre analysis of conference presentations by novice and expert presenters
The academic conference presentation is a specialised form of public speaking and a challenging task due to its real-time delivery to an expert audience (Heino, Tervonen & Tommola, 2002). According to Seliman (1996) academic conference presentations are of great significance because they offer more …
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Anticipating and resolving ad hoc information needs during discourse
… demonstration that suggests research papers to academic conference presentation attendees in real-time. We conduct a small user study with InstInfo, and find that the needs of conference attendees are mostly centered around content from the paper being presented, and that timing is critical for …
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Preparing tomorrow's teachers today
… Reference is made to a number of peer reviewed academic conference papers presented by the researcher linked to the theme of the portfolio. The portfolio culminates with two peer reviewed publications which describe the current state of preservice teacher education in Western Australia as well …
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: An Analysis of the Consequences of 20th Century American Imperialism and Nuclear Testing Upon the Marshall Islands and its Inhabitants
… time I had ever participated in a professional academic conference. Hearing from fellow scholars studying the Pacific inspired me from the very beginning. I was deeply honored by the opportunity, and I will never forget it! Finally, this thesis stands on the shoulders of those individuals who …
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Enhancing Identity Theory Measurement: A Case Study in Ways to Advance the Subfield
… exploration of IT in the context of academic conferences, shedding light on the multifaceted identities of sociologists as scholars, educators, activists, and beyond. It examines how these diverse roles intersect and influence behaviors within professional settings. The first article …
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The voting model for people search
… reviewers for the submitted papers to an academic conference. The central contributions of this thesis are the introduction of the Voting Model, and the definition of a number of voting techniques within the model. The thesis draws insights from an extremely large and exhaustive set of …