Inaugural Professorial Lectures
by University of Waikato, New Zealand
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Inaugural Professorial Lectures at the University of Waikato.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoWorking towards a socially relevant, responsive and engaged societal psychology | Social and health inequalities are ever-present today and are associated with growing urban poverty. Professor Darrin Hodgetts has researched the everyday lives of members of the underclass in New Zealand and England. He has come up with recommendations for how psychological research can support service interventions and enhance social change initiatives. He looks at the role of media and public perceptions in either addressing or perpetuating social disadvantages. | 18 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoPhase Transitions, Waves and Chaos in the Brain | Physics tells us that most systems can exist in a variety of states or phases. For example, water can be a liquid, or a solid (ice) or a gas (steam). We have developed a model for the brain that describes major brain states in terms of distinct patterns of electrical activity. These states include conscious awareness, natural sleep, general anaesthetic coma and seizure. In this session Professor Moira Steyn-Ross discusses this model to better understand some of the transitions between states and to provide some clues about the fundamental purpose of sleep. Other potential applications include enhanced measurement of depth of anaesthesia, and, in the longer term, the possibility of both detecting and suppressing seizure events. | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoTe Tiriti o Waitangi in a Global Context: Growing Recognition of Indigenous Rights | As the original owners, governors and Kaitiaki of Aotearoa, Māori have a unique and fundamental place in New Zealand confirmed in perpetuity by the Treaty of Waitangi. In this inaugural address, Professor Brad Morse seeks to situate the legal, political and economic place of Māori in a broader global context that involves a comparison with the rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia and the USA as well as emerging international law standards. | 7 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoMedia representations of violence and gender | Professor Kay Weaver, of the Waikato Management School and Pro Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate, is an expert on media and communication and discusses her research into media representations of violence and gender in her inaugural professorial lecture. | 22 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoPolicies, People and Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sport | Drawing on research and addressing international developments in physical education and sport, Professor Dawn Penney directs attention to policies, people and pedagogy in addressing what and who influences learning opportunities in physical education and school sport, and how provision for all young people can be enhanced. | 21 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoMachine learning application development | In this inaugural address Professor Geoff Holmes will provide an introduction to machine learning/data mining. He will show how this technology can be applied to real-world problems and the tools that have been developed to assist the process of application development. This will provide the foundation to showcase applications and tools that have been developed at the University of Waikato over the past 15 years. | 28 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoA journey from science to science education | A journey from science to science education: Moving to the dark side, or the attainment of enlightenment? | 1 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoFair shares, self interest and environmental planning | Professor Bob Evans presents on "Fair shares, self interest and environmental planning". | 2 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoChallenges in the coastal marine environment | Professor Chris Battershill presents on "Challenges in the coastal marine environment". | 29 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoLearning In Later Life | Professor Brian Findsen "Learning In Later Life". | 12 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
- Free
- Category: Teaching & Education
- Language: English
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