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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Intonation app turns heads Jason's way 

CQUniversity Multimedia student Jason Craddock has taken out the People's Choice Award at the 2012 Australia and New Zealand SimTecT Serious Games Showcase and Challenge held in Adelaide recently.

He received the award as recognition of his development of the Intonation Realisation 'app', developed during his study of DGTL13002 Mobile Application Development in his Bachelor of Multimedia Studies.

PhotoID:12691, (L-R) CQUniveristy Multimedia Studies student Jason Craddock receives the People's Choice Award from SimTecT Serious Games Showcase and Challenge Director Ken Gritton
(L-R) CQUniveristy Multimedia Studies student Jason Craddock receives the People's Choice Award from SimTecT Serious Games Showcase and Challenge Director Ken Gritton

The app allows users to test and improve their musical pitch recognition.

"I'm really excited to have received this award" says Jason.

"I was presented with the award at the Simulation Australia Annual Awards Dinner at the end of the Challenge, in front of a heap of industry identities and consumers. It's great exposure for our student work and for the University. It was a privilege to have had the opportunity to represent the university"

Jason says he wasn't aware that there was a People's Choice Award on offer, and was pleassantly suprised when his name was called out at the Corporate Dinner.

"I had no idea about it!" he says.

"If I knew there was an award I would have lobbied for votes!"

Jason says that future involvement from CQUniversity and fellow student participation in this event would be great recongition of some of the talented students of CQUniversity.

"Some of the students in this program are doing some very clever and innovative things with technology. Students should be encouraged to participate in events like SimTecT to show off their good work" he said. 

"It's a real opportunity for exposure. It was great to be recognised for my work as a CQUniversity student, but there were heaps of other universities with interactive displays throughout the event. I think there is a real benefit there for University participation in the future" he said.

Jason says he would like to continue his interaction design and application development studies, and is considering a Masters degree in interactive multimedia for education and training.