Kathryn Waddington and Bryan Bonaparte challenge us to consider the roll of compassion in higher education, while highlighting the need to create compassionate learning environments.
Diana Saragi Turnip reflects on the fantastic keynote presentation from Dr Amanda White OAM at HERDSA 2025, in particular looking at how we can use parasocial relationships to build connections with our students.
Jason Lodge, Daniel Taylor-Griffiths & Kate Newman document the trials and tribulations of doing interactive orals at scale. Was it worth all the effort? Absolutely!
Christopher Fisher, Ana Tarakci, Leicha Keate, Chris Walsh discuss structural approaches to improving online education, including the use of universal design for learning (UDL).
Katie Burke, David Roy, Sian Chapman, William Baker, Amy Hamilton, & Katie Hotko encourage us to consider a praxis-based assessment approach to create space for reflection and to humanise the learning process.
James Tsatsaronis explores assessing the process and the product where students solve complex problems in small groups, as a means of ensuring assessments maintain security and validity.
