Join HERDSA Vic for a workshop/webinar to explore the fundamentals of learning, including how we learn, key principles of learning, and the role of active learning. Inspired by the ongoing discussions around generative AI in education, participants will tackle the critical question: In what ways can the use of GenAI in the learning process compromise student learning or, alternatively, enable deeper learning?

The re-election of the Albanese Labor government with a strong majority, provides a rare opportunity for major higher education policy reforms. Some of the government’s priorities were articulated by the Australian Universities Accord, but which of the 47 recommendations are likely to be implemented? Both major parties sought to deflect concerns about inflation and housing on to international students, but will that scapegoating persist after the election?

The HERDSA Victoria Branch arranged an opportunity for Branch members to undertake a guided cultural tour of the Birrarung Marr, Barak Bridge and MCG Scar Trees. The walk aimed to highlight the significant history of the land on which you are walking and looks to reveal the cultural relationship between people and place. Walkers meeting at the John Davies Memorial Tree, East Melbourne (next to MCG) for the inner city walk and were guided by members of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.

Presenter:  Dr. James Tsatsaronis, La Trobe University

This webinar is jointly organised by the Melbourne CSHE and the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), HERDSA Victoria.

Since the Australian Universities Accord Final Report was released in February there has been much speculation about which of the 47 recommendations would be implemented. We have seen some announcements, including in the May Budget, but much remains unclear. 

The panel-based webinar will explore ‘Where to from here with artificial intelligence?’ with reference to higher education responses and practical ways to use AI in our classrooms.

Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) includes four national surveys across the higher education student life cycle.  The Student Outcomes Survey (SES) which looks at the experience of current commencing and completing, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students, the Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) which looks at graduate outcomes 4-6 months after course completion, the GOS-Longitudinal (GOS-L) which follows up GOS respondents about three years later and the Employer Satisfaction Survey (ESS) which looks at data from the supervisors of GOS respondents.  For this webinar

Join HERDSA Victoria Branch for an interactive session where we will be modelling synchronous dual delivery with both on-campus and remote participants. We’ll be sharing lived experiences of teaching in this format, exploring how it is evolving and discussing what works and what doesn’t.

This hands-on session will be facilitated on-campus by Darci Taylor (Deakin University - Geelong Waterfront Campus) and remotely by Puspha Sinnayah (Victoria University).

HERDSA Victoria are pleased to announce an online panel discussion to be hosted by Dr Dawn Gilmore (Director, Teaching and Learning at RMIT Online). This session will examine how students and academics are connecting with each other online, particularly in the context of the pandemic-prompted move to online teaching and learning.