A major sporting event can leave a media legacy: a content analysis of print media resulting from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough, Western Australia

This post is my presentation from the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) 2014 Conference.

The post contains the abstract, with presentation video and slides being added after the conference.

Hodgetts, D., & Duncan, M. (2014). A major sporting event can leave a media legacy: a content analysis of print media resulting from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough, Western Australia. Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia New Zealand Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Continue reading A major sporting event can leave a media legacy: a content analysis of print media resulting from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Scarborough, Western Australia

Lessons Learned From the Trial of a Cardiometabolic Health Nurse

Happell, B., Hodgetts, D., Stanton, R., Millar, F., Platania Phung, C., & Scott, D. (2014). Lessons Learned From the Trial of a Cardiometabolic Health Nurse. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/ppc.12091

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Nick Kyrgios: Ball boy to boy wonder as Wimbledon dream puts his name up in lights

Keene, N. (2014, July 3). Nick Kyrgios: Ball boy to boy wonder as Wimbledon dream puts his name up in lights. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 25, 2014, from http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/nick-kyrgios-ball-boy-to-boy-wonder-as-wimbledon-dream-puts-his-name-up-in-lights/story-fni0cx12-1226975734488?nk=f9124e984807bdc92fbbe0245ff80e64

Sport mega-events and a legacy of increased mass participation in sport: reflecting on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

From the Oxford Brookes University 2012 – Legacies for Learning series

Hughes, K., & Hodgetts, D. (2014, May 11). Sport mega-events and a legacy of increased mass participation in sport: reflecting on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved November 2, 2014, from https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/abd4432c-d2d0-07e8-2da6-edf9a3740f41/1/ Continue reading Sport mega-events and a legacy of increased mass participation in sport: reflecting on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Rocky mum returns with sun and fun in Surfing Mum’s event

RMB_07-02-2014_INDEX_01_ROK060214csurf6_t620Originally posted in The Morning Bulletin via Rocky mum returns with sun and fun in Surfing Mum’s event.

 

 

Examining the influence of the London 2012 Olympic Games on physical activity in Australian Queensland adults

This post is my presentation from the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) 2013 Conference.

The post contains the abstract, presentation video and slides.

Hodgetts, D., & Duncan, M. (2013). Examining the influence of the London 2012 Olympic Games on physical activity in Australian Queensland adults. Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia New Zealand Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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What’s up Doc?

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This short post is by Dr Danya Hodgetts, sport manager, lecturer and researcher and reflects on an issue which eventually will afflict us all…

name-tagWe’ve all been there.

Go on, admit it.

You’re working away solidly on your PhD and then starting to daydream… about being a doctor.

About how life-changing those two little letters preceding your name will be. About how cool it will be to add that prefix to credit cards, business card, airline bookings, email signatures…

And then you get there (yes you can, keep up the good work!). Then what do you actually do? Integrating that title into your life might not be as easy as you think. I realise this post is as weighty an issue as has ever been discussed on Thesis Whisperer (right up there with how put together the sexy librarian number), so I’ve given it a bit of…

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The dog ate my MOOC – Week 1 wrap of Fundamentals of Online Learning

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I had set aside some time this morning to do my coursework for the first week of Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application with Georgia Tech.

There’s two new SMAANZers on board: Rob and Mes who are joining Emma, Geoff and myself. Continue reading The dog ate my MOOC – Week 1 wrap of Fundamentals of Online Learning

Taking a MOOC – Week 1

Thomas Rockstar / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA
Thomas Rockstar / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA

This week I’m starting study at Georgia Tech. Cool!

I’m studying Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application, through the Coursera learning management system (LMS).

The best part is that it’s free. The course is what’s known as a massive open online course (MOOC). I thought I’d blog about it as we go. Continue reading Taking a MOOC – Week 1