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Doctor Dolene Rossi School of Nursing and Midwifery

Senior Lecturer

PhD (Learning relationships in online contexts), MSc International Health (with distinction), PGCE (Further & Higher Education), Cert.IV Assessment & Workplace Training, L/PE, DN, RM, RGN.

Office Location
Room 1.15
Building 18
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact Details
Email: d.rossi@cqu.edu.au
Phone: (07) 4930 6358 - Ext: 6358
    Professional Experience

    My professional experience is in health care provision primarily as a registered nurse and then as a midwife and community nurse in Scotland. I later spent some time managing primary health care programs in developing countries and areas of conflict. My exposure to and practical experience of primary health care and community development was subsequently consolidated through a Master of Science in International Health. Inspired by personal and professional experience I developed an interest in education, specifically the processes associated with teaching and learning. Migration to Australia  in 2000 afforded me the opportunity of an academic position at CQUniversity. Since my appointment I have fulfilled various roles including Program Coordination of a diverse suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programs of study. In 2010 I completed a PhD, this investigation explored and explained the conditions and consequences of learner-learner interaction and knowledge construction in online learning contexts. In 2011 I extended this research through an externally funded, cross- institutional, multidisciplinary project which examined not only learner- learner interaction but also learner-teacher and learner-content interaction in a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. 

    Professional Memberships

    LTERC

    IHSSR

    Australian College of Midwives

    NTEU

    Responsibilities

    Course Coordination of NURS Maternal child and family health
    Research Supervision
    Shadow to Associate Dean Research School of Nursing and Midwifery

    Editor

    2010-2011

    Guest Editor for special themed edition of Studies in Learning Evaluation Innovation and Development entitled Wrestling, Wrangling and Reaping Technology

    Term 1 - 2013
    NURS13118 - Maternal, Child & Family Health
    Course Coordinator
    Term 1 - 2012
    NURS13118 - Maternal, Child & Family Health
    Course Coordinator
    Term 2 - 2011
    HLTH11028 - Community Needs Assessment
    Course Coordinator
    NURS13118 - Maternal, Child & Family Health
    Course Coordinator
    Term 1 - 2011
    HLTH12028 - Health Promotion Strategies
    Course Coordinator
    NURS13118 - Maternal, Child & Family Health
    Course Coordinator
    Book Chapter

    Rossi, D & Hinton, L 2002, 'What's information literacy?' in Crosling, G & Webb, G (eds), Supporting student learning: Case studies, experience & practice from higher education, Kogan Page, London, pp. 96-103.

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    Conference Paper

    Luck, J, Rossi, D & Chapman, M 2012, The gap between policy and reality: should universities move course materials fully online?, EdMedia 2012: World Conference on Educational Multimedia & Techology, Chesapeake, VA., http://www.editlib.org/p/40819

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    Rossi, D 2011, 'An evaluation of the relevance of Vygotsky's theory of learning and development in the analyses of learner interaction and knowledge construction in an online communication course' in J Fanghanel, D Bernstein, M T Huber, D Berthiaume, D Warren, T Roxa & N Rege Colet (eds.) London Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 8th International Conference 13th and 14th May 2010, London, University of West London, London.

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    Rossi, D. (2008). Reflecting on research practice: a retrospective means of framing future learning. In D. Orr, P.A. Danaher, G. Danaher & R.E. Harreveld (Eds.), Lifelong Learning: reflecting on successes and framing futures. Keynote and refereed papers from the 5th International Lifelong Learning Conference (pp. 338-341). Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press. http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/13623

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    Rossi, D. (2008). Online learning communities: adopting a learner-centred perspective to frame lifelong learning futures. In D. Orr, P.A. Danaher, G. Danaher & R.E. Harreveld (Eds.), Lifelong Learning: reflecting on successes and framing futures. Keynote and refereed papers from the 5th International Lifelong Learning Conference (pp. 333-337). Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press. http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/13610

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    Rossi, D & Singh, G 2007, 'Investigating knowledge construction in organisational and educational contexts: a social constructivist perspective', in R Chapman (ed.), Managing our intellectual and social capital : Proceedings of the 21st ANZAM Conference, Sydney, 4-7 December 2007, ANZAM, Sydney.

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    Dwyer, T, Bradshaw, J, Mummery, K, Broadbent, M, Reid-Searl, K & Rossi, D 2006, 'Anti-smoking legislation beliefs of Central Queenslanders: population based study' paper presented to the Annual Health and Medical Research Conference of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 23rd-24th November.

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    Rossi, D 2003, 'A voyage of discovery', in L Moxham, K M Douglas, T Dwyer, S Walker, J Wooller & M W Cornelius (eds), 'Discovery : discovering research, discovering teaching & learning, discovering self : 2003 Women in Research Conference, Central Queensland University, 13-14 November 2003, Rockhampton, Qld., pp.1-5, http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/39060.

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    Rossi, D (2002). ' Self-directed learning: a strategy for lifelong learning'. Lifelong Learning Conference: refereed papers from the 2nd International Lifelong Learning Conference (pp. 300-306), Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, 16-19 June. Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press. http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/3484

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    Journal Article

    Rossi, D, van Rensburg, H, Harreveld, R, Beer, C, Clark, D & Danaher, P 2012, 'Exploring a cross-institutional research collaboration and innovation: deploying social software and Web 2.0 technologies to investigate online learning designs and interactions in two Australian Universities', Journal of Learning Design: Special issue: The borderless classroom, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.1-11.

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    Rossi, D & Luck, J 2011, 'Wrestling, wrangling and reaping: an exploration of educational practice and the transference of academic knowledge and skill in online learning contexts', Studies in Learning, Evaluation Innovation and Development, vol. 8, no. 1 , pp.60-75, http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=25

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    Rossi, D & Luck, J 2011, 'Wrestling, wrangling and reaping technology: exploring the complex interactions amongst people and technologies that support learning and teaching in higher education', editorial introduction, Studies in Learning, Evaluation Innovation and Development, vol. 8, no. 1 , pp.i-iii, http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewissue.php?id=25

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    Rossi, D 2010, 'Learning relationships in online contexts: an educational response to declining rates of participation and a means of support for undergraduate students', Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol.7, no.3, pp. 1-17, http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/viewarticle.php?id=303

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    Rossi, D 2009, 'Relationships with peers enable 1st year students to negotiate and surmount social and educational challenges within online learning communities',Studies in learning evaluation innovation and development, vol. 6, no. 1.http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/include/getdoc.php?id=816&article=244&mode=pdf (viewed 19/11/09)

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    Dwyer, T, Bradshaw, J, Mummery, WK, Reid Searl, K, Rossi, D & Broadbent, M 2008, 'Public support for anti-smoking legislation varies with smoking status', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 231-236.

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    Bradshaw, J, Dwyer, T, Mummery, K, Rossi, D, Broadbent, M & Reid-Searl, K 2007, 'Smoker's and women's beliefs on the risk of children becoming smokers if parents are smokers', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 291-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2007.00068.x

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    Helbers, D M, Rossi, D & Hinton, L 2005, 'Student use of an online learning environment: comparisons of group usage within a first year Health Communications course', Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 20-33. http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/include/getdoc.php?id=190&article=47&mode=pdf

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    Rossi, D & Hinton, L 2005, 'Reflections on practice: course development and online teaching', Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 9-19. http://sleid.cqu.edu.au/include/getdoc.php?id=256&article=57&mode=pdf

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    Jirojwong, S, Rossi, D, Walker, S & Ritchie, B 2005, 'What were the outcomes of home follow-up visits after postpartum hospital discharge?', The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 22-30. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=18354345&site=ehost-l (viewed 18/3/10)

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    Theses

    Rossi, D. (2010). Learning Relationships in Online Contexts: A substantive theory constructed from the integrated analyses of learner-learner interaction and knowledge construction in an undergraduate communication course. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia.

    Published in: 2010
    Grants
    2010-2011 - SN&M Research Development Grant $10,000: Use and perceptions of information and communication technologies by people residing in Central Queensland Queensland
    Published in: 2010
    Conference Presentations
    Rossi, D. (2011)
    Published in: 2011
    Rossi, D. (2010) Evaluation of the relevance of Vygotsky' theory of learning and development in the analyses of learner interaction and knowledge construction in an online communication course.  Paper presented at The London Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), 8th International Conference, 13-14 May 2010 London, UK.
    Published in: 2010
    Dwyer, T., Bradshaw, J., Mummery, K., Broadbent, M., Reid-Searl, K., & Rossi, D., (2006), 'Anti-smoking legislation beliefs of Central Queenslanders - population based study' paper presented to the Annual Health and Medical Research Conference of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 23rd-24th November
    Published in: 2006
    Rossi D. (2003) A voyage of discovery. In L. Moxham, K.M. Douglas, T. Dwyer, S. Walker J. Wooler, M.W. Cornelius (Eds.), Discovery: Discovering Research, Discovering Education, Discovering Self: refereed papers from Women in Research Conference Central Queensland University Rockhampton Queensland, Australia, 13-14 November.
    Published in: 2003
    Rossi D. (2002) Peer assessment: is it a valid and reliable assessment strategy: Paper presentation at International Lifelong Learning Conference, Central Queensland University Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, 16-19 June
    Published in: 2002a
    Rossi D. (2002) Self-directed learning: a strategy for life long learning. In K. Appleton, C. Macpherson,& D. Orr (Eds.), Building learning communities through education:refereed papers from the 2nd. International Lifelong Learning Conference (pp 300-306) Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, 16-19 June. Rockhampton. Central Queensland University Press. ISBN 187 6780 193
    Published in: 2002
    Research Interests

    Higher Education; Distance Education; Online Education; Transformational Learning; Teaching, Learning & Student Interaction in Online Learning Contexts; Curricula development and Course design;

    Health Promotion; Maternal and Child Health;

    Published in: 2011