News Archive

You are here

HERDSA Notices 26 March 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Can reframing assessment authenticity help with student wellbeing?
* HERDSA Community: Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education
* Are you thinking of a SoTL project or getting bang for buck from your SoTL work? Drop in and join me for a coffee & to chat SOTL
* Join the Academic Development SIG executive
* Higher Education Research & Development, Vol. 44 No. 3 is now available online
* ASCILITE's Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) - Reviewer Certification Workshop in Sydney


HERDSA Executive 2025-2027 Election

Nominations for the 2025-2027 HERDSA Executive have now been received and the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies for the required HERDSA Executive positions.  In accordance with the HERDSA Constitution an election must now be held.  


HERDSA SoTL SIG March recap: Reflecting on reflective practices as SoTL Scholars.

The March SoTL SIG session was presented by Dr Corinne Green who discussed reflective practice in teaching and learning, drawing on her experience writing a book chapter.

Key takeaways:


Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education

On Friday 21st March 2025, the Assessments Quality Special Interest Group hosted an online conversation on “Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education”. Three panellists were invited for this timely conversation.


Professor Danny Liu

University of Sydney


HERDSA Notices 19 March 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: What are educators doing right? Insights from student feedback
* Voting closing soon for the HERDSA Executive 2025-2027
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - March 2025 meeting - This Friday! --- Reflection – it’s a critical practice in SoTL
* CRADLE Seminar Series. Programmatic Assessment. Insights from Theory and Practice
* JANZSSA Writing Workshop Series — Shut Up and Write with Megan Pozzi!
* Seeking Participant Volunteers (academics) for a UNE Resilience in Higher Education and technology Qualitative Study


Welcome to TATAL Webinar 2025!

Our recent webinar held on Wednesday 12th March 2025 provided an insightful exploration of TATAL (Talking about Teaching and Learning), a vibrant community of practice dedicated to reflective teaching. The webinar was hosted by Mei Li and Robert Kennelly, and with the expert facilitation from colleagues from the HERDSA executive, Kwong Nui Sim, Lee Partridge, Alice Brown, Manisha Thakkar, and Gesa Ruge. The audience was from the broader tertiary teaching and learning community in Australia.


HERDSA Notices 12 March 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: The University Campus: Essential or Expendable for Student Life?
* Voting is now open for the HERDSA Executive 2025-2027
* Welcome to TATAL Webinar 2025!
* HERDSA GRANTS 2025 now open
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - March 2025 meeting - Next Friday! --- Reflection – it’s a critical practice in SoTL
* JANZSSA Professional Development Session — Unlock the Secrets to Writing for JANZSSA: A Practical Guide for Aspiring Authors
* Comedy show about feedback
* 2025 ATEA Conference - Boorloo/Perth


Call for nominations for HERDSA Life Memberships

HERDSA life Members are individuals who have made a substantial, prolonged contribution to HERDSA through their service to the Society and/or have made a distinguished contribution to higher education. We are pleased to count many significant contributors in our list of life members https://herdsa.org.au/life-members

The HERSDA Executive is now calling for nominations for new life members. The Executive will review nominations and elect up to two new life members who will be recognised at the 2025 conference.


Call For Nominations: HERDSA Executive 2025 - 2027

This is a call for nominations for HERDSA Executive positions for the period July 2025 to July 2027. 

The current HERDSA Executive will complete a two-year term at the end of June 2025 and all positions (except the President) are therefore declared vacant.


HERDSA Notices 5 March 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: GenAI – Fears, Opportunities & Possible Solutions
* HERDSA Executive Nominations 2025
* Call for nominations for HERDSA Life Memberships
* Are you thinking of a SoTL project or getting bang for buck from your SoTL work? Drop in and join me for a coffee and to chat
* TATAL Webinar 2025
* HERDSA GRANTS 2025 now open
* HERDSA Assessment Quality SIG - Meaningful Assessments in Higher Education
* 2025 CAULLT Grant Information webinar
* CRADLE Seminar Series - Programmatic Assessment: Insights from Theory and Practice


Pages