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Papers by Philippa Smith

Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture, Apr 15, 2023

In this presentation at the Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning Symposium (2022), I discu... more In this presentation at the Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning Symposium (2022), I discuss how educators can use the element of surprise in reflection on their own teaching, particularly when it comes to technology enhanced learning. It draws on Charles Sanders Peirce's notion that through surprise we should converse with the 'other', the strange intruder or our non-ego, so we might question our methods, see where we can improve and realise our potential. I apply this approach to my own experience where I assigned students to create their own digital artefacts on a subject of their choice.

Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication (AUT), May 6, 2016

Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication, AUT University, 2009

Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2022

This is a concept paper which draws attention to the element of ‘surprise’ when it comes to educa... more This is a concept paper which draws attention to the element of ‘surprise’ when it comes to educators’ self-reflections and which I apply to my own experience of implementing new forms of pedagogy in relation to technology and enhanced learning. The idea that the experience of “surprise” or “encounter with strangeness” leads us to a conversation with the ‘other’, that in turn forces a change of habits, is an essential part of self-reflective practice according to Pollard (2008:402). In citing Charles Sanders Peirce (1955) and his notion that “experience is not personally owned but rather a conversation between the self and that which is not-yet known”, Pollard suggests that this can result in “different techniques of teaching, which are then open to further interpretation” (2008:403). My own experience involving an element of surprise occurred in 2021 when I tasked a class of my second-year undergraduate students with the assignment of creating a digital artefact of their choic...

Crisis and the Media, 2018

Culture & Communication, 2017

The fifth World Internet Project New Zealand (WIPNZ) survey continues our biennial analysis of Ne... more The fifth World Internet Project New Zealand (WIPNZ) survey continues our biennial analysis of New Zealanders’ usage of, and attitudes towards, the internet. It follows on from the surveys undertaken in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. In this report, we present top-level analysis of data from the survey carried out between September and November 2015. Both telephone and online interviews were conducted, together with a small sample of face-to-face interviews, and extensive material on the use of and attitudes towards Ultra-fast broadband (UFB) was collected. The inclusion, again, of online interviews has resulted in what we believe to be a more representative sample, since some of the growing group of New Zealanders who do not have landlines are now covered in the sample. The face-to-face interviewing tapped the views of otherwise difficult-to-interview groupings. Comparative findings with our earlier surveys will be presented in a later report. The report is divided into three sections:...

This article uses critical discourse analysis to investigate audience criticism of the news media... more This article uses critical discourse analysis to investigate audience criticism of the news media's marginalization of ethnic minority members in New Zealand through the use of the words 'New Zealand passport holder'. Following my presentation of a case study where a group of readers objected to these words being used to describe a New Zealander with Kurdish origins, I examine the meaning and use of this descriptor at a time of increased diversity. Analyzing a selection of news stories from the beginning of the new millennium, I consider aspects of journalistic practice (namely news values and the sourcing of information), as well as the wider sociocultural context in which the articles were embedded. I argue that the media, rather than creating prejudice by using 'New Zealand passport holder', reproduced and legitimated the political and public discourse of elite groups that disassociated immigrant groups from mainstream New Zealanders. I conclude by emphasizing...

While intolerant, abusive and hateful speech online has received a lot of attention by researcher... more While intolerant, abusive and hateful speech online has received a lot of attention by researchers in social, media and communication studies, its linguistic aspects have yet to be thoroughly investigated. This book contributes to filling this gap by showcasing how a linguistic perspective has much to offer in unravelling exactly what is occurring. With a common goal to interrogate the linguistic aspects of negative online behaviours on different social media platforms and against different targets, the authors approached the phenomenon from a different methodological frameworks. While primarily interested in identifying, describing and understanding intolerant, abusive and hateful speech online thoroughly and comprehensively, they also had a common belief that their work could inform efforts to contain or mitigate the impact of negative online behaviours regardless of where they occur. Each chapter interrogates a different communicative practice in a specific modality on a range of...

From 2007, the Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication (ICDC) at AUT University is cond... more From 2007, the Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication (ICDC) at AUT University is conducting a long-term survey to track trends in Internet use, and to document the role and impact of the Internet in New Zealand society. The Internet has changed how business and trade deals are made; how schools and other academic institutions, councils, media and advertisers operate. The Internet also impacts on family interaction, the ways in which people form new friendships, and the communities to which people belong.The World Internet Project New Zealand is an extensive research project that aims to provide important information about the social, cultural, political and economic influence of the Internet and related digital technologies. As part of the World Internet Project, an international collaborative research effort, WIP NZ enables valid and rigorous comparison between New Zealand and 30 other countries around the world. Each partner country in WIP shares a set of 30 common questions.ICDC's longitudinal survey includes a cross-section of participants aged 12 and up across New Zealand. A quota ensures that people of Māori, Pasifika and Asian descent, and the range of age-groups, are not underrepresented. The survey investigates Internet access and targets Internet users as well as non-users; who uses this technology and what they do online. It also considers offline activities such as how much time is spent with friends and family. Other questions address issues such as the effects of the Internet on language use and cultural development; the role of the Internet in accessing information or purchasing products; and how the Internet affects the educational and social development of New Zealand children. In addition to studying the impact of the Internet, the survey tracks the effectiveness of strategies to address issues such as the digital divide between rich and poor; urban and rural.Universe: People 12 years and over with a landline phone.Data Collection: Phoenix Research Ltd.Sampling: The sample design inv [...]

Teaching online is not an unfamiliar phenomenon for university lecturers evidenced by the rapid r... more Teaching online is not an unfamiliar phenomenon for university lecturers evidenced by the rapid rise in the number of those who “want to teach online”, “have been told to teach online” and “are training and encouraging others to teach online” (Ko & Rossen, 2017:xx). Never-the-less, the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 caught many teachers from elementary to tertiary level unprepared and in some cases led to the collapse of educational systems in countries around the world (Mishra, Gupta & Shree, 2020). Moving lessons online, creating virtual classrooms, accessing appropriate software and online tools, as well as being competent in the use of them within a very short time period not only required “adjustment” but also had a “mental health impact” on both the educators and the students (Etchells et al, 2020). Attempts have been made to assess the success with which lecturers have been able to transition their classes to online. A survey of students in the United States (US...

Defining ‘Discourse Analysis’ (DA) is a formidable task. Existing definitions are numerous and th... more Defining ‘Discourse Analysis’ (DA) is a formidable task. Existing definitions are numerous and the term itself has been described as ‘wide-ranging and slippery’ (Taylor, 2001: 8). Our definition above attempts to encompass a wider application of this method, stressing that DA is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ research tool for the many disciplines that have embraced it. However, if a more abstract interpretation is applied as in Devereux’s definition of discourse as ‘a form of knowledge’ (Devereux, 2003: 158) then analyzing discourse can be seen to go beyond a pure examination of the words and images that constitute texts. Viewing discourse on a macro level leads to a greater understanding of the way in which it is constructed. Rather than being a search for answers, DA allows us to question, analyze and interpret beyond what may seem the preferred reading of a text, a concept used by Hall in relation to the active decoding of a text by the reader and discussed later in this chapter. Unr...

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Review(s) of: Jewish lives in New Zealand: A history, by Leonard Bell and Diana Morrow (eds.) (20... more Review(s) of: Jewish lives in New Zealand: A history, by Leonard Bell and Diana Morrow (eds.) (2012), Random House New Zealand.