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Unveiling the power of storytelling assessments in an AI-powered world

On 17 July, a vibrant community of educators gathered online for an inspiring HERDSA Assessment Quality Special Interest Group (SIG) webinar: "Storytelling Assessments in an AI-Powered World." Convened by Pranit Anand from UNSW, the event drew almost 60 passionate participants from Australia and around the globe, all united by their curiosity about the potential of storytelling to transform student learning.

HERDSA Notices 16 July 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Real Voices, Real Choices: Redesigning Assessment with Autonomy & Authenticity
* HERDSA COMMUNITY: Comment on Real Voices, Real Choices
* HERDSA COMMUNITY UPDATED: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* Storytelling Assessments in an AI Powered World - Assessment Quality SIG webinar

HERDSA Notices 9 July 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Real Voices, Real Choices: Redesigning Assessment with Autonomy & Authenticity
* HERDSA COMMUNITY: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - Check-in and meet and greet, the hybrid way! -- THIS THURSDAY!
* CAULLT webinar - Embedding First Nations ways of being and knowing into the SOTL and Research of HE L&T
* Early Career Researcher Conference
* New articles in Higher Education Research and Development

HERDSA Notices 2 July 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Humanising Assessment Using A Praxis-Based Approach
* Emerging SIG - Pedagogy of Student Belonging and Wellbeing - Lunchtime Meeting at HERDSA 2025, Perth
* Submit Your Poster-Based Article to ASRHE
* Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC Semester 2
* Call for Presentation Proposals - 2025 Kaplan Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium (SoLT25)
* Seeking survey volunteers for a study on trauma awareness in Australian Higher Education

Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education

This webinar, organised by the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Online Engagement SIG and the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), explored how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance online engagement in higher education. It featured a panel of experts including:

HERDSA Notices 25 June 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Show Your Working: Assessment Needs to See the Process, Not Just the Product
* HERDSA Community: Bringing Your HERDSA 2025 Roundtable to Life: Key Insights from the Preparation Workshop
* Let’s talk assessment at HERDSA 2025
* Storytelling Assessments in an AI Powered World - Assessment Quality SIG webinar
* Guest Editor Proposals Closing Soon - TESOL in Context 2026 Special Issue
* Course Advisory Committee role (paid) for Business academic
* Call for Contributions – Open Library of Secure Online Assessments

HERDSA Notices 18 June 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Can Generative AI Be a Fair Marker?
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - June 2025 meeting - This Friday! --- How to demonstrate SoTL excellence and leadership
* Storytelling Assessments in an AI Powered World - Assessment Quality SIG webinar
* Reminder - Abstracts due - International Conference on AI for Higher Education (AI4HE) 2025
* Reminder - Call for chapters: Open book on Generative AI-Enhanced Research
* Call for Abstracts – Learning & Teaching Forum 2025 – The Future of Business Education

Bringing Your HERDSA 2025 Roundtable to Life: Key Insights from the Preparation Workshop

HERDSA recently hosted a dynamic preparation workshop for presenters of the upcoming HERDSA 2025 conference, attended by approximately 70 participants. The session focused on how to design and deliver engaging, impactful roundtable discussions—a format increasingly valued for its interactive nature and potential to spark meaningful dialogue among peers.

HERDSA Notices 11 June 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Teaching the arts in virtual environments: rising to the challenge
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - June 2025 meeting - Next Friday! --- How to demonstrate SoTL excellence and leadership
* HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* CAULLT webinar: Diverse leaders driving an institutional culture of academic integrity: Perspectives from Academics and Administ
* JANZSSA Call for Papers — Volume 33, Issue 2
* New book: Sustainability

Where to now? Higher Education policy directions as the dust settles

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?

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