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Academic Success

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Author(s): Wendy Hargreaves, Cristy Bartlett, Kate Derrington

Editor(s): Wendy Hargreaves, Cristy Bartlett, Kate Derrington

Subject(s): Higher education, tertiary education

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 20/03/2024

Academic Success is designed to help students on their university journey. It is divided into five parts, each reflecting different aspects of a student’s tertiary experience. Part A: Successful Beginnings addresses what it is like to be a new student at an Australian university. Part B: Successful Foundations introduces basic skills in English language, techniques for accessing and working with information, and understanding academic integrity. Part C: Successful Study Skills presents the everyday, core skills that successful students use while at university. Part D: Successful Assessment meets head-on the challenges of tertiary assessments. Lastly, Part E: Successful Futures examines the transition from tertiary study to the next stage of life. This open book ultimately aids students across all disciplines in achieving academic success at university.
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Open Publishing Guide for Authors

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Author(s): Nikki Andersen, Deborah King, Adrian Stagg, Emilia Bell

Subject(s): Education, Publishing and book trade, Higher education, tertiary education, Open learning, distance education

Institution(s): University of Southern Queensland

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 20/03/2024

The UniSQ Open Publishing Guide is for those who want to publish an open text with the UniSQ Library. It steps authors through the process they will undertake when working with the UniSQ Open Educational Practices Team, and sets out guidelines and expectations for the undertaking.

It covers:

  • Planning an open publication: guiding principles and considerations
  • Preparing your manuscript: style and licence requirements; keeping track of your project; inclusivity and accessibility; creating your manuscript; academic integrity; and quality and peer review
  • Working with the UniSQ Open Educational Practices Team: the role of authors, and the role of the UniSQ Open Educational Practices Team.
  • Writing and designing your open text
  • Promoting and evaluating the impact of your open text.

While this book was adapted specifically for a UniSQ audience, others may find it useful as a resource to refer to, or to adopt or adapt for their own contexts.

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Communication Across Cultures

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Author(s): Heejin Chang, Scott Windeatt, Esther Stockwell

Subject(s): Language teaching and learning

Institution(s): University of Southern Queensland

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 19/03/2024

These resources will prepare culturally and linguistically diverse students for academic study in situations involving intercultural communication.
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Opening Eyes onto Inclusion and Diversity

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Author(s): Susan Carter, Professor Lindy-Anne Abawi, Professor Jill Lawrence, Associate Professor Charlotte Brownlow, Renee Desmarchelier, Melissa Fanshawe, Kathryn Gilbey, Michelle Turner, Jillian Guy

Editor(s): Susan Carter

Subject(s): Education

Institution(s): University of Southern Queensland

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

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Gems and nuggets

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Author(s): Anita Accendere, Bayleigh Mantell, Cathy Cody, Claudia Aston, Deirdre Byrne, Stefanie Kennedy, Shauna Hart, Delena Kendall, Sarah Kallman, Lauren Matthews, Rebecca Dooley, Natalie Loosemore, Jacynta Hunt, Indiah Sinclair, Megan Higgs, Georgia Butler, Selena Dyer

Editor(s): Karen Hawkins, Eseta Tualaulelei

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners book cover

Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners

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Author(s): Kay Ayre, Govind Krishnamoorthy

Editor(s): Nikki Andersen

Subject(s): Education, Psychology, Trauma and shock

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners guides educators working with primary school aged children to understand trauma as well as its impact on young children's brains, behaviour, learning, and development. The book provides a novel framework of practice – drawing on contemporary theories of developmental trauma and evidence-based practices of positive behaviour support. Practical strategies and tools are offered for educators to use to create strength-based environments that support children's recovery, resiliency and learning. Educators are introduced to the systemic impacts of traumatic stress and are provided with trauma-informed practices that they can use to support workforce development that enhance the quality of pedagogical practices, while promoting the safety and care of the school community.
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Hidden Treasures

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Author(s): Alexandra McLean, Veronica Barratt, Tracey Mason, Taylor Deacon, Sara Shahab, Rebecca Trewick, Rachel Pona, Rebecca Holmes, Nicole Rousseau, Kelly Barden, Katie Walsh, Harriet McCarron, Courtney McEwan, Brianna Parker, Amy Gale, Melissa Mikkelsen

Editor(s): Jacqueline Macdonald, Eseta Tualaulelei

Subject(s): Education

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

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Visuals for influence: in project management and beyond

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Author(s): Bronte van der Hoorn

Editor(s): Samara Rowling, Nikki Andersen

Subject(s): Project management, Other graphic or visual art forms

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

‘Visuals for influence: in project management and beyond’ is a practical guide with 24 visuals to download, adapt and deploy to engage your stakeholders. This practical guide will build your confidence and practical skills to quickly and effectively leverage the benefits of visuals to maximise your influence.

  • Uncover the science behind the power in visuals
  • Discover software and tools that make visualisation easy
  • Learn pro design tips that give your visuals a professional edge
  • Download a visual archetype, tailor to your needs, and enhance your influence!
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A Possession Forever

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Author(s): Martin Kerby, Margaret Baguley, Richard Gehrmann, Alison Bedford

Editor(s): Samara Rowling, Nikki Andersen

Subject(s): History of architecture, The Arts, Education, Colonialism and imperialism, First World War, Second World War

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

This open textbook will guide educators and students through the process of using local monuments and memorials to contextualise, interrogate and extend their knowledge of historical events at a national and international level.

Students will learn how to use local history to create an organic patchwork of local stories, interviews, photographs and artefacts contributed by, and for, the community and contextualised nationally and internationally. Through this process they will assume the role of historians rather than passive consumers of dominant ideologies and understand how historical events have shaped diverse views, including their own, of issues such as social justice, democracy, human rights and citizenship.

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The Australian Handbook for Careers in Psychological Science

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Author(s): Tony Machin, Tanya Machin, Carla Jeffries, Nancey Hoare

Editor(s): Samara Rowling, Nikki Andersen

Subject(s): Psychology, Careers guidance

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Last updated: 13/03/2024

Despite psychology being one of the most popular undergraduate programs, students often report not knowing how training in psychology relates to careers. With chapters written by experts across Australia, this book explores just some of the many ways that students can apply their training in psychological science across a variety of careers and sectors.

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