Tom Denison
Biographic Data
| ID | 6277032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Denison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Denison |
| SIGNATURE | DENISON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9676-6398 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Developing Institutional Open Educational Resource Repositories in Vietnam
The introduction of open educational resources (OER) provides new opportunities for learners worldwide to access high-quality educational materials at the lowest cost. As a developing country, Vietnam is one of the countries that can most benefit from the OER movement. However, the concept of OER in Vietnam remains little known to the public, with few institutional OER repositories (IOER) developed. This study contends that IOER development in Vi…
The Australian non-profit sector and the challenge of ICT
In recent years, the Australian Government has been encouraging the adoption of information and communications technologies (ICT) by non-profit organisations. In 2006, as a part of that process, the Government initiated a project to develop a possible model and business plan for a National Non-profit ICT Coalition (NNIC), conceived of as a coalition of leading non-profit organisations and social enterprises that would assist the sector in making …
“What do others think?” An emic approach to participatory action research in Bangladesh
Connecting Canadians
"Connecting Canadians: investigations in community informatics." Information, Communication & Society, 19(12), pp. 1775–1776
The Capability Approach Community Informatics
This article integrates key theories and concepts associated with the Capability Approach to community informatics (CI), a domain of sociotechnical theory and practice concerned to improve the lives of people in need. While the social value propositions for community informatics are useful for orienting pragmatic research and practice, they are currently not well considered theoretically. Sociological theory is therefore explored to provide a str…
Website Management Issues for Community-Based, Non-Profit Organizations in Rural and Regional Areas
A paucity of research examines the factors which are most important in helping community-based, non-profit organizations to design websites that achieve their aims. This article attempts to fill this research gap by exploring website management issues within 17 organizations in two locations: Victoria, Australia and Tuscany, Italy. Integral to the research was an examination of structural barriers and inter-organizational relationships that act t…
Academic and Ethical Challenges in Participatory Models of Community Research
The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore academic and ethical challenges with Participatory Community Research (PCR) in the context where many universities and researchers are moving to embrace new e-Research infrastructure. A case study of a project focussing on developing electronic capacity in a deprived community in Africa is used to problematize issues. E-Research also brings its own challenges for PCR, such as: a need to clearly…
The Capability Approach Community Informatics
This article integrates key theories and concepts associated with the Capability Approach to community informatics (CI), a domain of sociotechnical theory and practice concerned to improve the lives of people in need. While the social value propositions for community informatics are useful for orienting pragmatic research and practice, they are currently not well considered theoretically. Sociological theory is therefore explored to provide a str…
Academic and Ethical Challenges in Participatory Models of Community Research
The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore academic and ethical challenges with Participatory Community Research (PCR) in the context where many universities and researchers are moving to embrace new e-Research infrastructure. A case study of a project focussing on developing electronic capacity in a deprived community in Africa is used to problematize issues. E-Research also brings its own challenges for PCR, such as: a need to clearly…
Website Management Issues for Community-Based, Non-Profit Organizations in Rural and Regional Areas
A paucity of research examines the factors which are most important in helping community-based, non-profit organizations to design websites that achieve their aims. This article attempts to fill this research gap by exploring website management issues within 17 organizations in two locations: Victoria, Australia and Tuscany, Italy. Integral to the research was an examination of structural barriers and inter-organizational relationships that act t…
The Capability Approach Community Informatics
This article integrates key theories and concepts associated with the Capability Approach to community informatics (CI), a domain of sociotechnical theory and practice concerned to improve the lives of people in need. While the social value propositions for community informatics are useful for orienting pragmatic research and practice, they are currently not well considered theoretically. Sociological theory is therefore explored to provide a str…
Connecting Canadians
"Connecting Canadians: investigations in community informatics." Information, Communication & Society, 19(12), pp. 1775–1776
“What do others think?” An emic approach to participatory action research in Bangladesh
The Australian non-profit sector and the challenge of ICT
In recent years, the Australian Government has been encouraging the adoption of information and communications technologies (ICT) by non-profit organisations. In 2006, as a part of that process, the Government initiated a project to develop a possible model and business plan for a National Non-profit ICT Coalition (NNIC), conceived of as a coalition of leading non-profit organisations and social enterprises that would assist the sector in making …
Developing Institutional Open Educational Resource Repositories in Vietnam
The introduction of open educational resources (OER) provides new opportunities for learners worldwide to access high-quality educational materials at the lowest cost. As a developing country, Vietnam is one of the countries that can most benefit from the OER movement. However, the concept of OER in Vietnam remains little known to the public, with few institutional OER repositories (IOER) developed. This study contends that IOER development in Vi…
Political science (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Knowledge management (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Business (3 works) · E-Government and Public Services (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (3 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works)