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Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate (2006)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2006). Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate. South African Journal of Higher Education, 20(3), 8-16

Contemporary debates about academic freedom and institutional autonomy in South Africa’s “liberal” universities began in the 1950s, stimulated by the policies and legislation for racial segregation. At the University of Cape Town (UCT), these debates... Read More about Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate.

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue four: New academics engaging with action research (2005)
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Caruana, V. (2005). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue four: New academics engaging with action research. Salford, UK

This edition of ILIA showcases four papers which were originally submitted as action research projects on the
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice and Research programme. Within the programme we offer an environment where participan... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue four: New academics engaging with action research.

Why do I need the library if I've got Google? (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Sales, N., Tatham, L., & Higgins, E. (2005, April). Why do I need the library if I've got Google?. Presented at ALT Association of Law Teachers Conference, Edinburgh University

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue three: Employability, enterprise & entrepreneurship (2005)
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Caruana, V. (2005). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue three: Employability, enterprise & entrepreneurship. Salford, UK

The theme of the 3rd issue of ILIA is Employability, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, reflecting the
University of Salford’s Learning and Teaching Strategy and our Goal “To produce graduates with the skills, creativity, confidence and adaptability t... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue three: Employability, enterprise & entrepreneurship.

Are we equipped for wearables? (2005)
Journal Article
Power, E. (2005). Are we equipped for wearables?. Textile Asia, 36(11), 74-78

A collaborative project, which emphasized on the value of cross-discipline collaboration within the higher education curriculum in the areas of fashion, wearable computing, and electronics, is described. The project ran for a period of 10 weeks, unde... Read More about Are we equipped for wearables?.

The virtual society (2005)
Journal Article
Morris, H. (2005). The virtual society. British Journal of Sociology, 56(4), 676-677

The industrial archaeology of entertainment (2005)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2005). The industrial archaeology of entertainment. In E. Casella, & J. Symonds (Eds.), Industrial Archaeology : Future Directions (261-278). Boston, MA: Springer

This chapter outlines the case for an industrial archaeology of entertainment complexes by identifying some primary characteristics. As is appropriate to the discipline, there is a material bias to this case - an eye for buildings, iconography and a... Read More about The industrial archaeology of entertainment.

Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2005). Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen

Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are often assumed to be synonymous. In some debates about higher education in South Africa, this assumption has led to the supposition that universities are less autonomous – and therefore less free – than... Read More about Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen.

South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Symes, A. (2005). South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy. Studies in Higher Education, 30(2), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075070500043317

This paper tracks policies in the governance of higher education over the first decade of South Africa's democracy. The first democratically elected government of 1994 was faced with the formidable task of dismantling the structures of apartheid educ... Read More about South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy.

Las Vegas in Africa (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Bombardella, P. (2005). Las Vegas in Africa. Journal of Social Archaeology, 5(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469605305050141

Recent years have seen substantial capital investments in 'destination resorts', manyof which utilize heritage themes to attract consumers. This movement was led by the renaissance of Las Vegas and by major urban destination project, and coincided wi... Read More about Las Vegas in Africa.

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement (2004)
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Caruana, V. (2004). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement. Salford, UK

Welcome to the second edition of the University of Salford’s ‘Innovative Learning in Action’ (ILIA). The journal is published biannually and is intended to provide
recognition for and to celebrate the good practice of staff who – across campus – str... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue two: Enhancing student diversity, progression & achievement.

Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum (2004)
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Caruana, V. (2004). Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum. Salford, UK

Welcome to the first edition of the University of Salford’s ‘Innovative Learning in Action’ (ILIA). The journal will be published bi-annually and is intended to provide recognition for and to celebrate the good practice of staff who - across campus -... Read More about Innovative learning in action (ILIA) issue one: Internationalising the curriculum.

Conference proceedings 2004 (2004)
Presentation / Conference
SPARC. (2004, January). Conference proceedings 2004. Presented at SPARC, University of Salford

Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses (2004)
Journal Article
Cox, G., Carr, T., & Hall, M. (2004). Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 20(3), 183-193

Residential universities are increasingly integrating online interaction within courses in the form of synchronous online chats, asynchronous online discussions and access to interactive
resources. This article evaluates the educational effectivenes... Read More about Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses.