Literacy, as we have come to understand and teach it, is currently in a situation of critical change. New and increasingly complex electronic technologies are creating new literacies; however, our present concepts of literacy are heavily grounded in Gutenbergian print. This traditional understanding is inadequate for the new and complex literacy of digital discourse. This dissertation foregrounds the issue of how literacy, as manifest in the writing process, is affected when composing in hypertext, most especially in the context of the Internet. This research takes the form of an emergent, field-based, modified case study approach. It is shaped in response to the overarching research question: How are writer's perceptions of the new rhetorical situtations presented by hypertext affecting thelr attitudes towards writing and the consequent decisions they make in response to these perceptions? Information was collected in the form of interviews, observations, journals, correspondence, and artefacts. Methods for collection included both personal contact and technology-assisted remote contact, including email, instant messaging, telephone, traditional mail, and fax. The experiences of seven major informants form the central focus of this study; the experiences of approximately ninety minor informants are included in a more peripheral way. This study offers a detailed description of the complex and dynamic ways in which these writers perceived hypertext as a new rhetorical space, and the consequent writing decisions they made in response to these perceptions. It interprets their experiences in the immediate context of writing theory and hypertext theory, suggests practical applications based on these interpretations, and projects a direction for further study.

Thesis (MEng (Electro Sys))--University of South Australia, 1999

Thesis (MEd)--University of South Australia, 1999

Bibliography: leaves 207-214. / viii, 214 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Computer Science, 1998

The research conducted for this thesis was focused on supporting mobile users, developing "bring your own support" solutions in order to ensure that minimum levels of computational support are always available to the user. The first line of research developed ways to minimize the negative social consequences arising from technology use. The second line of research concentrated on garment integrated devices, their use construction, and management of smart garments. The third line of research concentrated on device deployment which are another aspect of the "bring your own support" approach to supporting the mobile user.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1970. / Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Computer Science, 1984. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-194).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Computer Science, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-234).

Proefschrift Universiteit van Amsterdam. / Met lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands.

Thesis (M.S.)--Villanova University, 2007. / Communication Dept. Includes bibliographical references.