Hello again - we have watched the run-up to the 9/11 anniversary with the threat of protests from some quarters. While this seems to have calmed, the international discussion continues. We live in a complex world indeed. Raylee
The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program assists institutions historically underrepresented in international academic exchange and allows scholars outside the United States to gain experience in U.S. higher education ~~~ Please join me in supporting the mission of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission to further mutual understanding between the peoples of Australia and the United States through educational and cultural exchange
Fulbright Scholar in Residence at University of Colorado at Denver, August-December 2010 ---
Current postion: Lecturer at QUT Queensland University of Technology, Education Faculty. Coordinator of Master of Education (Teacher-Librarianship) program ---
Previous experience as librarian and information literacy educator in university, education department and public libraries ---
PhD thesis: "International students using online information resources to learn" QUT, 2009). Reflects my teaching and research interests in information literacy, learner experiences and enhancing learning in culturally diverse and online intensive higher education environments ---
Other qualifications:
Master of Librarianship (University of Sheffield, UK).
BA Combined Honours in Spanish and Romance Linguistics (University of Birmingham, UK).
NAATI accredited translator (Spanish-English).
Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.
Associate of Australian Library and Information Association.
Member of ASLA and SLAQ. ---
QUT web page web: http://education.qut.edu.au/~hugheshe ---
QUT e-print: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Hughes,_Hilary.html
My warm thanks to the many people who are enabling this amazing personal and profesional opportunity as Fulbright Scholar in Residence, including:
* Dr Mary Somerville, Director Auraria Library, University of Colorado Denver for inititating, leading and developing the whole program
* Dr Carolyn North, Assistant Vice Chancellor, International Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
* Instutional partners at Metropolitan College Denver and Community College Denver
* Fulbright Commission and CIES, Washington
* Australian-American Fulbright Commission, Canberra, especially Dr Joe Hlubeck, Ms Kate Lyall
* QUT colleagues, mentors and friends, especially: Professor Annette Patterson, Professor Wendy Patton, Professor Christine Bruce, Professor Susan Danby, Professor Kerry Mallan, Ms Raylee Elliott Burns, Dr Mandy Lupton
* My family: David Hughes, Peter Hughes, Mark Hughes, Vanessa Haberkern, Judy Moore, Chris and Gwen Garrett, Sylvia Hughes
Hello again - we have watched the run-up to the 9/11 anniversary with the threat of protests from some quarters. While this seems to have calmed, the international discussion continues. We live in a complex world indeed. Raylee
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