May 2025

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HERDSA Notices 7 May 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Angela Brew: Fighting for a revolution in student learning
* Join the HERDSA Online Engagement SiG for another great event: Critically reflecting ‘on’ and ‘of’ online engagement in HE
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - May 2025 meeting - Next Friday! --- Expanding Your Reach: Writing for Impact in Teaching and Learning
* Ten years forward, ten years back webinar
* PaTHES Webinar: Traditions of Higher Education in Islam: Reconciling spirituality with critical/reflective learning


HERDSA Notices 14 May 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Reimagining Peer Review: Building a Culture of Teaching through Trust and Reflection
* Not too late to join another us for another HERDSA Online Engagement SiG Event
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - May 2025 meeting - This Friday! --- Expanding Your Reach: Writing for Impact in Teaching and Learning
* Thinking of a SoTL project? Want to chat through your ideas? Drop in and join me for a coffee and to chat SoTL
* Scholarships & Workshop: Universal Wellbeing Evaluate Tool


HERDSA Notices 21 May 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Leveling Up Learning: How Games are Transforming Classroom Pedagogies
* HERDSA Community: The 5C Framework: Your Blueprint for SOTL Research
* You're Invited: Bringing Your Roundtable to Life – HERDSA 2025 Presenter Workshop
* Comedy show celebrating the work of learning designers
* Call for Guest Editor Proposals - TESOL in Context 2026 Special Issue
* Calling for abstract submission for the Online Teacher Education in the Evolving Technological Landscape: Beyond the Horizon


Critically Reflecting ‘On’ and ‘Of’ Online Engagement in Higher Education

As higher education continues to embrace digital platforms for teaching and learning, online engagement has emerged as a critical factor in promoting student success and ensuring academic quality. Yet, a persistent challenge remains understanding not only how students engage in online environments, but also why they choose to engage—or disengage—in particular ways.


HERDSA Notices 28 May 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Is the way we assess students healthy?
* HERDSA Community: Global Leadership Journey: Insights from Professor Mathews Nkhoma
* HERDSA Community: The 5C Framework: Your Blueprint for SOTL Research
* HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA Online Engagement in Higher Education SiG
* CRADLE Seminar Series. Why authenticity matters: Helping students to find meaning and value in assessment


Global Leadership Journey: Insights from Professor Mathews Nkhoma

The HERDSA International Academics Special Interest Group recently hosted an inspiring presentation by Professor Mathews Nkhoma, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor at RMIT Melbourne. In this engaging session, Professor Nkhoma shared his remarkable academic leadership journey, which began in Malawi and has spanned the UK, UAE, Vietnam, and now Australia.