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Relevant Research - June/July 2024

Kia ora! Nau mai, ki te putanga o Hōngongoi o Relevant Research.

Welcome to Relevant Research, June-July 2024 edition.

The call for abstracts is still open for the annual OPSITARA research symposium, hosted this year by Ara in Ōtautahi Christchurch. This is a great opportunity for collegial networking, discovering more about research across our divisions and inspiring future research and collaborations. Remember to submit your abstracts by 12 August.

This issue of Relevant Research features innovations in drone photography, lessons learned from using AI in education, keeping our roads safe from natural disasters, marketing for good causes and kindness in the kitchen.

We hope you enjoy reading these research stories from across the rohe. With the next issue, we return to our usual monthly schedule.

Scott Klenner
Tumuaki Rakahau - Director Research
Otago Polytechnic and Ara Institute of Canterbury

If you have any questions about content or subscription, please contact: research@op.ac.nz

ISSN 2624-084X

Contents

Willow by Clive Copeman. All rights reserved.

Unique impressions

by Megan Kitching

Clive Copeman from SIT is exploring new techniques in aerial drone photography.

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Please donate here by Howard Lake. Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

For a good cause

by Megan Kitching

Robyn Valentine and Robyn Hill at SIT ask whether cause-related marketing can help SMEs in volatile times.

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Scaffolding by Peters Picture, Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Generating better learning with AI

by Selena Chan

Selena Chan reports on how Ara Institute of Canterbury are integrating AI into Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes.

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Hospitality for hospitality workers

Hospitality for hospitality workers

by Lesley Brook

Juliane Tautz advocates for kindness towards hospitality workers, for employee wellbeing and a sustainable workforce.

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Photograph by Maria Elkind. Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Gamification and decision-making

by Lesley Brook

Might a board game help nursing students develop clinical decision-making skills and knowledge prioritisation? An SIT team investigated.

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Farmers' market produce. Image in the public domain.

Farmers' markets

by Lesley Brook

Anna Palliser explores the opportunities, challenges and barriers that influence the availability of local food at farmers' markets.

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Futuristic digital abstract

Delivering innovation

by Lesley Brook

Andrew Wallace at Otago Polytechnic explores how innovation is adopted and developed within design, education and business contexts.

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Invercargill

Effects of a disaster on transportation

by Lesley Brook

An SIT research team undertook critical analysis of the Invercargill road network in case of natural hazards.

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