October 2026

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HERDSA Notices 7 October 2026

* HERDSA Connect: What if well-being comes before motivation?
* HERDSA Community: Exploring the Castlereagh Statement: Implications for AI, Education and Society
* HERDSA Community: From Conference Presentation to Publication: Turning Ideas into Scholarly Outputs
* Australasian Symposium on Assessment Literacies in the age of Gen AI: Navigating a Wicked Problem
* One week to go! CRADLE 2026 International Symposium Panel – ‘Beyond grades’
* Student Partner Voices Symposium (Zoom, Friday, 16 Oct, 12:30pm HKT)


HERDSA Notices 14 October 2026

* HERDSA Connect: Assessment integrity is a design problem before it is a technology problem
* HERDSA SoTL SIG -- This Friday! -- Working with Students as Partners in SoTL: How to Start, Navigate, and Grow a Project
* Please join us for this upcoming event - Moving through the 5C's for developing and refining SoTL research projects
* Call for nominations: 2026 HERDSA TERNZ Research Medal
* Australasian Symposium on Assessment Literacies in the Age of Gen AI: Navigating a Wicked Problem


HERDSA Notices 21 October 2026

* HERDSA Connect: Doctoral Supervision Does Not Travel Unchanged: The Importance of Context
* HERDSA Community: HERDSA New Zealand Branch Year in Review
* Invitation to participate in a research study: Co-Designing a Professional Development Framework for AI-Driven and Emotion-Sensitive Educational Technologies
* CRADLE Seminar Series: ‘Assessment Design Toolkit – Embedding inclusion and security’
* Enhancing Equitable Hybrid Learning: Findings, Resources and Lessons from a Co-designed Project
* OECD-EU Research and Development Careers Survey 2026


NZ Branch 2026 in Review

The HERDSA New Zealand Branch has enjoyed an active year, with a particular focus on connecting colleagues across Aotearoa New Zealand, supporting the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and creating opportunities to share research and practice.

In May, we hosted SoTL for Career-Building, an online kōrero for education-focused academics. The event attracted participants from across the tertiary sector and generated valuable discussion about developing teaching-focused academic careers and using SoTL to support career progression.


HERDSA Notices 28 October 2026

* HERDSA Connect: Building Capability for Teaching Recognition: A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight
* HERDSA Community: Citations for the CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Research and Development in Higher Education
* HERDSA Special Event - This Thursday - Moving through the 5C's for developing and refining SoTL research projects
* Job opportunity: Director Learning & Curriculum University of Technology Sydney
* CRADLE Seminar Series: ‘Assessment Design Toolkit – Embedding inclusion and security’


CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Research and Development in Higher Education

HERDSA Community: Citations for the CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Research and Development in Higher Education

The Award recognises evidence of an individual’s innovative and effective leadership in higher education research and development in a broad range of categories that enhances teaching, learning, and student experience in higher education.

There was an extremely strong pool this year and therefore two awards will be made: