Posts for July 2015
Online CounsellingAre you being cautious or compulsive?
This week is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Anxiety Disorders awareness week. Last semester I blogged about anxiety in general and gave you some tips for managing and access to online resources. So I thought this week I’d share a […]
Earth Sciences3D Modelling
Recently several staff members within the Earth Science department participated in a workshop demonstrating how photography can enhance the students visual learning experience and add to teaching methods. This initiative, run by UTAS in collaboration with various universities, will provide […]
Geography, Environmental Studies and Development StudiesAfter capitalism, what comes next? For a start, ethics
The Conversation 30th July 2015 This Occupy Toronto sign sums up the sentiment, but people are also moving on from capitalism in practice by such means as digitally enabled collaboration and the sharing economy. flickr/Eric Parker, CC BY-NC If the […]
Geography, Environmental Studies and Development StudiesCelebrating NAIDOC Week at UON
We joined the large crowd at The Wollotuka Institute this morning, for a flag raising ceremony to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2015. The ceremony was followed by a morning tea where new students were welcomed and everyone gathered to celebrate!
Earth SciencesCoastal Fieldwork
In August last year, Dr. Hannah Power and a team of researchers, undergraduate and RHD students from UON, the University of Sydney, and the University of Queensland, went to Pacific Palms (near Forster) and Gerroa (near Nowra) to conduct coastal […]
Tectonics and Earth ResourcesBroken Hill field trip 2015 – Earth Science
In the beginning of July, 12 students went on the GEOS3330 Metamorphic and Field Geology excursion to Broken Hill. This field trip provides students with the skills required for structural geology and metamorphic analysis by examining the complex terrains seen […]
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Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaLoved it
Looking at this experience with an objective perspective, I think there are many great outcomes for the students involved and the people we connect with. Whether its learning to adapted to new and confronting situation and being able to work […]
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Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaBe the change
The above song lyrics were a driving force for me throughout the trip and a pre cursor to my predicted feelings upon returning home. Being back in the face of Western reality, I was reminded of the saying, “Be […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaWhere to from here?
Taking part in this culturally-rich, three week project in Cambodia has been a truly wonderful experience! Indeed, I was presented with opportunities of authentic cultural immersion, such as attending the sixth day of funeral for a person I did not […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaUnexpected Initiatives
In previous blog posts I spoke about the problematic nature of short term volunteering and the importance of developing goals and establishing outcomes for ongoing sustainability. I also spoke about the near eradication of traditional Cambodian arts and myself and […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaSiem Reap vs Phnom Penh
I have just gotten back to Phnom Penh from Siem Reap and I keep comparing the two and seeing if I like one better. To be completely honest I would say I like Phnom Penh better. Siem Reap was very […]
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Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaThe Giving Game: why give?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on The Giving Game and effective altruism, looking in particular at an article by Ware (2015), ‘Cosmopolitism, National Interest, Selfishness and Australian Aid.’ In reflection at the time, I wrote “I have […]
Earth SciencesBroken Hill field trip 2015
In the beginning of July, 12 students went on the GEOS3330 Metamorphic and Field Geology excursion to Broken Hill. This field trip provides students with the skills required for structural geology and metamorphic analysis by examining the complex terrains seen […]
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Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaPresentations by students from Cambodian Living Arts
In a previous post, I looked at working with a non-profit organisation and planning for a sustainable outcome, since short term placements can sometimes be problematic, in that they may be doing more harm than good. See also, Making it […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaIn what language will you hear me?
For many Cambodian’s learning English and in some cases Chinese is now necessary in order to find work. This is a far cry from the Khmer Rouge regime when people were killed for speaking a foreign language (BBC News 2015). […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaThe price of education
Literacy is a fundamental human right as well as a foundation for life-long learning and continued human capital development for inclusive and sustainable development Lemaistre 2013). During the Pol Pot Regime of 1975-1979 the aim was to become an […]
Online CounsellingPlanning for a good semester
Last semester I blogged about setting goals using the SMART goals concept. Setting goals and making action plans to help you carry out these goals are essential components of good time management that help you on the pathway to success […]
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Music, theatre, and life in Cambodiahome again
The room was filled with people. Important people. Businessmen, young entrepreneurs, government officials… all to see us. Hard to believe!? After 3 weeks in Cambodia, we had the opportunity to showcase some of what we had been doing with our […]
Music, theatre, and life in CambodiaCo-authoring a media article for The Conversation
While in Siem Reap, I received a particularly exciting invitation from Dr Catherine Grant: working my ‘arts and sustainability’ blog post into a short media article and pitching it to ‘The Conversation.’ The pitch was accepted! After setting up an […]
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Nice blog post, David. Great way to teach structural geology to the next generation of geologists #thumbsup
Hi do I need get permission to go to Mullbring Quarry,if so who do I call etc Thanks
Hi David, My daughter is also interested in finding fossils. We've been to the Swansea Head one, it's great. But we are not sure about the address in Mulbring. Could you please pass the address to us? Can the public access Mulbring? Thanks heaps in advance. Eleanor
Mulbring quarry is easily accessible. https://goo.gl/09p9X1 Swansea, is the rock platform, so even easier at low tide. You can see fossilized tree trunks... Have fun with the boys