title: Analyzing library collections with starfield visualizations

authors: Sánchez, J. Alfredo

subjects: Collections

abstract: This paper presents a qualitative and formative study of the uses of a starfield-based visualization interface for analysis of library collections. The evaluation process has produced feedback that suggests ways to significantly improve starfield interfaces and the interaction process to improve their learnability and usability. The study also gave us clear indication of additional potential uses of starfield visualizations that can be exploited by further functionality and interface development.
 We report on resulting implications for the design and use of starfield visualizations that will impact their graphical interface features, their use for managing data quality and their potential for various forms of visual data mining. Although the current implementation and analysis focuses on the collection of a physical library, the most important contributions of our work will be in digital libraries, in which volume, complexity and dynamism of collections are increasing dramatically and tools are needed for visualization and analysis.

text: Analyzing library collections with starfield visualizations This paper presents a qualitative and formative study of the uses of a starfield-based visualization interface for analysis of library collections. The evaluation process has produced feedback that suggests ways to significantly improve starfield interfaces and the interaction process to improve their learnability and usability. The study also gave us clear indication of additional potential uses of starfield visualizations that can be exploited by further functionality and interface development.
 We report on resulting implications for the design and use of starfield visualizations that will impact their graphical interface features, their use for managing data quality and their potential for various forms of visual data mining. Although the current implementation and analysis focuses on the collection of a physical library, the most important contributions of our work will be in digital libraries, in which volume, complexity and dynamism of collections are increasing dramatically and tools are needed for visualization and analysis.

year: 2004-01-01

title: Integrating ethics into primary science programmes

authors: Ryan, Barbara Elizabeth

subjects: ethics

abstract: Ethics is a valuable way to approach science in primary school because grappling with ethical issues engages students. Focusing on ethics encourages students to extend their understanding of scientific concepts as it is essential to have a sound grasp of the science in order to meaningfully evaluate different positions. For teachers looking to enhance their practice in this area, the ethics-in-science planning tool presented in this article might be a useful resource to consider. The tool supports teachers to think through and develop a detailed lesson sequence for teaching ethics in science.

text: Integrating ethics into primary science programmes Ethics is a valuable way to approach science in primary school because grappling with ethical issues engages students. Focusing on ethics encourages students to extend their understanding of scientific concepts as it is essential to have a sound grasp of the science in order to meaningfully evaluate different positions. For teachers looking to enhance their practice in this area, the ethics-in-science planning tool presented in this article might be a useful resource to consider. The tool supports teachers to think through and develop a detailed lesson sequence for teaching ethics in science.

year: 2012

title: Ka mate ko te mate, ka ora taku toa: Ko ngā matawhāura o te rau tau tekau mā iwa

authors: Murphy, Kane Ēnoka George

subjects: Matawhaura

abstract: Tēnei te urutomo atu ki te rau tau o te tekau mā iwa ki te nanaiore i ngā tai o te Matawhāura i ngaeki ai te whenua i horo ai tuanuku, i horo ai te tangata, i tū ai te rangatiratanga. Ko te kimihanga i te āhua ki te tikanga ki te pakanga, ki te mate te ihoiho, ko te rapunga i te āhua ki ōna neke, ki ōna nuku, ki ōna panoni, ki ōna hounga te whainga. Kei te kapi katoa ki tā te pukapuka, i tā te tuhinga. Wāhia ana kia whā ōna ahoaho, koia, ko te pūtakenga mai o te riri, o te Matawhāura. Muringa iho, ko ngā Matawhāura a te Māori ki te Māori. Ka whāia mai ko ngā riri ki te Pākehā, ā, ko ngā pakanga a te mana poropiti, mutu iho ki te kōtuitui.

Ko te whakaohooho, ko te whakamataara i a Ngāi Māori, i a Ngāi tauiwi otīa, i a Ngāi iwi taketake ki te nōhanga mai o te hītori ki te ahurea o te whenua, ki te ahurea o te tangata, ki ōna tuakiritanga. Ko te whakaariari i te āhua o te tikanga a te pakanga, a te mate me ōna neke i te oma a te wā i roto i te whakaeke a te iwi tini ngerongero ki te unu i te mono o te whenua o te iwi pū taketake. Ko te whakaihiihi i te iwi ka rawakoretia, ka reo koretia, ka whenua koretia, ka tikanga koretia. Ko te whakaatuatu i tā te Māori, i tā te Pākehā ki tā te kupu Māori, ki tā anō te kupu Pākehā.

Ko tōna mutunga iho, ko te whakakitenga ake, ko te whakatinanatanga i te mau tonu a te tikanga ki ngā rohe o te pakanga o te mate, ko te neke māna ko te panoni i ngā wāhi i kitea ai he huarahi ki te ora, he toa, he mau tonu ki tētahi pitonga whenua e huraia mai he tōnuitanga mā ngā uri whakatipu. Ko te hari i te kaupapa mā roto tonu i te reo ake a te kōrero, i te reo ake o te whenua. Ko te takahanga i te ara o te whakarauora i te reo, i te tikanga, i te tuakiri, i te mana Māori motuhake. Ko tōna otinga atu, ko te whakairi ake i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna e ū ai te tangata whenuatanga e kitea ai ko tā rātou, e pātaia ai, he aha ia tā tātou?

text: Ka mate ko te mate, ka ora taku toa: Ko ngā matawhāura o te rau tau tekau mā iwa Tēnei te urutomo atu ki te rau tau o te tekau mā iwa ki te nanaiore i ngā tai o te Matawhāura i ngaeki ai te whenua i horo ai tuanuku, i horo ai te tangata, i tū ai te rangatiratanga. Ko te kimihanga i te āhua ki te tikanga ki te pakanga, ki te mate te ihoiho, ko te rapunga i te āhua ki ōna neke, ki ōna nuku, ki ōna panoni, ki ōna hounga te whainga. Kei te kapi katoa ki tā te pukapuka, i tā te tuhinga. Wāhia ana kia whā ōna ahoaho, koia, ko te pūtakenga mai o te riri, o te Matawhāura. Muringa iho, ko ngā Matawhāura a te Māori ki te Māori. Ka whāia mai ko ngā riri ki te Pākehā, ā, ko ngā pakanga a te mana poropiti, mutu iho ki te kōtuitui.

Ko te whakaohooho, ko te whakamataara i a Ngāi Māori, i a Ngāi tauiwi otīa, i a Ngāi iwi taketake ki te nōhanga mai o te hītori ki te ahurea o te whenua, ki te ahurea o te tangata, ki ōna tuakiritanga. Ko te whakaariari i te āhua o te tikanga a te pakanga, a te mate me ōna neke i te oma a te wā i roto i te whakaeke a te iwi tini ngerongero ki te unu i te mono o te whenua o te iwi pū taketake. Ko te whakaihiihi i te iwi ka rawakoretia, ka reo koretia, ka whenua koretia, ka tikanga koretia. Ko te whakaatuatu i tā te Māori, i tā te Pākehā ki tā te kupu Māori, ki tā anō te kupu Pākehā.

Ko tōna mutunga iho, ko te whakakitenga ake, ko te whakatinanatanga i te mau tonu a te tikanga ki ngā rohe o te pakanga o te mate, ko te neke māna ko te panoni i ngā wāhi i kitea ai he huarahi ki te ora, he toa, he mau tonu ki tētahi pitonga whenua e huraia mai he tōnuitanga mā ngā uri whakatipu. Ko te hari i te kaupapa mā roto tonu i te reo ake a te kōrero, i te reo ake o te whenua. Ko te takahanga i te ara o te whakarauora i te reo, i te tikanga, i te tuakiri, i te mana Māori motuhake. Ko tōna otinga atu, ko te whakairi ake i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna e ū ai te tangata whenuatanga e kitea ai ko tā rātou, e pātaia ai, he aha ia tā tātou?

year: 2017