* Dyslexia Expert wanted
* Position Vacancy: Manager, Adaptive Learning and Teaching Services at Charles Sturt University
* Positions Vacant: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, UTS (2)
* PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Communication processes for managing medications in older people
* Special Issue of Journal of Uni Teaching & Learning Practice- Research Skill Development: Connections, critiques and curricula
* Call for papers: Third-party Partnerships in Higher Education: Challenging Centralised Teaching and Learning Functions in the University
* AARE Conference 2017
* Higher Education in the Headlines

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Dyslexia Expert wanted
27 June

I’ve been approached by an education company here in New Zealand who are keen to sponsor some comparative research (e.g. Australia and NZ) on the effectiveness and accessibility of online learning resources available to students of all ages diagnosed with Dyslexia. This is outside my own field of expertise, but as the company’s director’s interest in student achievement is genuine, I have offered to explore some possible avenues for them within my own networks. It appears to me that there could be an opportunity here for some funding for a PG project or perhaps an action-research project for a practitioner (subject to any conflicts of interest being addressed etc). 

Please email me with any suggestions or if you are interested in learning more. I will be attending the HERDSA conference in Sydney if you prefer to talk in person.

Thank you,

Dr Ursula Edgington
u.edgington@gmail.com

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Position Vacancy: Manager, Adaptive Learning and Teaching Services at Charles Sturt University
Applications Close:         05-JUL-2017 11:59:59 pm

Vacancy Position#:          626044
Description:        Full Time, Continuing
Level 9 - $107,572 to $113719 p.a. (Plus 17% Super)
Campus can be negotiated on Appointment

Adaptive Learning and Teaching is the application of learning analytics and learning technologies to support data-informed learning design and teaching, personalised student support and personalised learning experiences. The Manager, Adaptive Learning and Teaching Services will lead the development of CSU’s Adaptive Learning and Teaching capability, including a) technologies and systems, b) policies and strategies, and c) organisational engagement and skills, as a key contributor to the strategic differentiation of learning and teaching at CSU.

This exciting, strategic position, continuing on CSU's success in the area of learning analytics, is located within, and will work closely with other members of the Learning Technologies Unit to enable the development and implementation of Adaptive Learning and Teaching technologies, as an educational service, that a) align with the broader Learning Technology Framework, b) are integrated with other CSU learning technologies and data systems and c) are embedded in an effective support network for academic leaders, teaching staff and students. The Manager, Adaptive Learning and Teaching Services will also work in partnership with a range of stakeholders across the University - including the faculties, the Division of Information Technology, the Office of Strategic Planning and Information - and externally, to deliver the necessary learning analytics infrastructure, support and organisational practices for enhancing learning and teaching.

Applicants are expected to apply online and address the selection criteria listed in the position description. Available directly at https://webkiosk.csu.edu.au/wssk/WK8127$VAC.QueryView?P_VACANCY_REF_NO=95937  or from https://www.csu.edu.au/jobs/home/general-vacancies

Contact Name:  Associate Professor Philip Uys
Contact Phone#:              02 6365 7501
Contact Email:   puys@csu.edu.au

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Positions Vacant: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Technology Sydney (2)
Closing Date: 11 & 17 July

The Institute for Interactive Media and Learning is recruiting two positions to provide leadership, guidance and support for the university's learning.futures strategy 

Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

This position is full-time and appointment will be made on a continuing basis.

In this role, you will:

• Be the primary IML liaison person for the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT and work collaboratively with the faculty and its academic staff on achieving strategic priorities in learning and teaching
• Take a leadership role in engaging with university and Faculty groups on the design and implementation of innovative, blended approaches to learning and teaching to improve the student learning experience, in line with learning.futures
• Lead and contribute to working groups relevant to UTS strategic priorities in learning and teaching
• Engage in research and scholarship that will advance student learning experiences in Engineering and IT education, and maintain scholarly and practical understandings of blended student-focused, practice-oriented and research-inspired curriculum and learning approaches in higher education

Closing Date:  Monday 17th July 2017 at 11.59am (AEST)

Full position description is available online at https://www.seek.com.au/job/33727971?type=standard&userqueryid=4ba870882...

Lecturer, Learning Technologies in Higher Education

This position is full-time and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 2 years.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate and engage with course teams on implementing of new approaches to learning using an effective blend of online and face-to-face learning experiences
• Take academic responsibility for the design and delivery of academic development activities, particularly in the area of online, blended and 'flipped' learning experiences
• Collaborate on identifying and evaluating the use of new technologies for learning that align with the UTS model and strategic objectives
• Maintain active membership of relevant professional societies concerned with learning technologies in higher education

Closing Date:  Tuesday 11th July 2017 at 11.59am (AEST)

Full position description is available online at https://www.seek.com.au/job/33727898?type=standard&userqueryid=be5a0d12d...

Further information: For further enquiries about these opportunities, please contact the Director of IML at Jo.McKenzie@uts.edu.au.

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PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Communication processes for managing medications in older people
Closing Date for Submission 31st July 2017

A PhD scholarship is available in Deakin University's Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health. This scholarship is funded through an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grant. The PhD student will initiate and conduct research on the topic 'Untangling the complexities of communication processes for managing medications in older people across transition points of care' led by Professor Elizabeth Manias. The successful applicant will be based at Deakin University, Burwood Campus.

Further information goo.gl/FUFYgV

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Special Issue of Journal of Uni Teaching & Learning Practice- Research Skill Development: Connections, critiques and curricula
Deadline: 24 August, 2017

I invite you to submit an Expression of Interest for a Special Issue of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice.

Title- Research Skill Development spanning Higher Education: Connections, critiques and curricula
Special Issue Editor- John Willison
Scheduled- October 2018
Special Issue Details- http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/latestnews.html
EoI- 1500- 2000 words
EoI submission: 24 August 2017 http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/rsd_ccc

This special issue considers connections, critiques and curricula in Research Based Learning (RBL) that gravitate around a shared conceptual model, the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework (Willison & O’Regan, 2007). RBL is used here as an umbrella term to encapsulate a variety of active learning strategies, including Inquiry Based Learning, Problem Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Critical Thinking tasks, Undergraduate Research, Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning and Discovery Learning.

EoIs of 1500- 2000 words are invited to be submitted by 24 August, 2017.

Some accepted short papers for the I-MELT conference (www.i-melt.edu.au) may also be invited to submit a full paper for this special issue.

Please contact me on the email below if you have any questions

John

Further information john.willison@adelaide.edu.au

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Call for papers: Third-party Partnerships in Higher Education: Challenging Centralised Teaching and Learning Functions in the University
25 September 2017

The Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice will publish a special CADAD-sponsored issue on the topic of third-party partnerships in HE in May 2018. Editors: Associate Professor Gail Wilson and Dr Sally Ashton-Hay
Across many universities in Australia at present third-party providers are offering teaching and learning services through outsourced arrangements with universities. This issue of JUTLP opens debate to the experiences of universities in Australasia and overseas.
Strong arguments for these partnerships include their ability to increase the competency or reach of an institution to develop and deliver courses, to partner with overseas institutions or to collaborate with online delivery specialists. 

Some questions raised by these third-party partnerships include:

● How does a university maintain its institutional identity and reputation?

● What are the managerial challenges within the university associated with multi-agency delivery?

● What is the impact of these partnerships on teaching and learning staff working in areas affected by these partnerships?

● What role has the disruptive nature of technology played in the ‘unbundling’ process that lies at the heart of these partnerships? 

● What does competitive disruption and/or disruptive innovation hold for the future of higher education?

The limited literature relating to this topic is spread across a range of disciplines and fields of interest – higher education policy and teaching and learning; management and organisational change; openness and disaggregation in online learning; and the disruptive force of technologies on universities, students and staff. For this issue we seek papers which: 

• Define an important issue, initiative or problem relevant to the topic with clear educational and teaching and learning practice application;
• Apply critical, analytical and useful insights in relation to the topic and learning and teaching practice;
• Contain a clearly stated context of interest to an international readership;
• Include reference to the appropriate literature;
• Include an easy to follow structure;
• Adhere to the JUTLP word limit of between 7000 - 8000 words , including references, or approximately 15 pages with an upper limit of 20 pages.

The deadline for this call for papers is 25 September. Please direct questions or enquiries to: JUTLP2018@scu.edu.au 

Further information JUTLP2018@scu.edu.au

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AARE Conference 2017
Sunday, 26 to Thursday, 30 November 2017

Theme: Education: What’s politics got to do with it?
Location: Hotel Realm Canberra
Contact: info@aareconference.com.au

The AARE conference brings together researchers from across the world, as well as Australia, who work in diverse educational fields. The Association’s wide range of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) gives a sense of this diversity. The conference is a space within which both well established and early career academics can find a forum to provoke debate, stimulate discussion, offer new ideas and encourage the dissemination of research findings. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Education: What’s politics got to do with it?’ and the conference program will encourage many vibrant discussions about the importance of educational research and its ability to effect positive change both in Australia and internationally.

Further information www.aareconference.com.au

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Higher Education in the Headlines

Low SES no career barrier| JULIE HARE  | Australian Higher Education | 21 June, 2017
Children as young as eight have shown researchers they have well-formed and clear ideas about their future professions.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/study-finds-low-ses-no-...

Salary data lift lid on universities whose graduates earn most | Simon Baker | Times Higher Education | 15 June, 2017
Hotly anticipated figures on salaries show that for subjects such as economics and law, the university attended has stronger link to high earnings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/salary-data-lift-lid-universit...