* HERDSA Blog Post: Is the way we assess students healthy?
* HERDSA Community: Critically Reflecting ‘On’ and ‘Of’ Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* Scholarships for Research-Led Wellbeing Programmes Now Open
* The International Journal for Students as Partners seeks additional editorial board members – REVISED OPEN CALL
* Save the Date for HERGA 2025!
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.
* HERDSA Blog Post: Is the way we assess students healthy?
* HERDSA Community: Global Leadership Journey: Insights from Professor Mathews Nkhoma
* HERDSA Community: The 5C Framework: Your Blueprint for SOTL Research
* HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA Online Engagement in Higher Education SiG
* CRADLE Seminar Series. Why authenticity matters: Helping students to find meaning and value in assessment
The HERDSA International Academics Special Interest Group recently hosted an inspiring presentation by Professor Mathews Nkhoma, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor at RMIT Melbourne. In this engaging session, Professor Nkhoma shared his remarkable academic leadership journey, which began in Malawi and has spanned the UK, UAE, Vietnam, and now Australia.
* HERDSA Blog Post: Leveling Up Learning: How Games are Transforming Classroom Pedagogies
* HERDSA Community: The 5C Framework: Your Blueprint for SOTL Research
* You're Invited: Bringing Your Roundtable to Life – HERDSA 2025 Presenter Workshop
* Comedy show celebrating the work of learning designers
* Call for Guest Editor Proposals - TESOL in Context 2026 Special Issue
* Calling for abstract submission for the Online Teacher Education in the Evolving Technological Landscape: Beyond the Horizon
As higher education continues to embrace digital platforms for teaching and learning, online engagement has emerged as a critical factor in promoting student success and ensuring academic quality. Yet, a persistent challenge remains understanding not only how students engage in online environments, but also why they choose to engage—or disengage—in particular ways.
* HERDSA Blog Post: Reimagining Peer Review: Building a Culture of Teaching through Trust and Reflection
* Not too late to join another us for another HERDSA Online Engagement SiG Event
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - May 2025 meeting - This Friday! --- Expanding Your Reach: Writing for Impact in Teaching and Learning
* Thinking of a SoTL project? Want to chat through your ideas? Drop in and join me for a coffee and to chat SoTL
* Scholarships & Workshop: Universal Wellbeing Evaluate Tool
* HERDSA Blog Post: Angela Brew: Fighting for a revolution in student learning
* Join the HERDSA Online Engagement SiG for another great event: Critically reflecting ‘on’ and ‘of’ online engagement in HE
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - May 2025 meeting - Next Friday! --- Expanding Your Reach: Writing for Impact in Teaching and Learning
* Ten years forward, ten years back webinar
* PaTHES Webinar: Traditions of Higher Education in Islam: Reconciling spirituality with critical/reflective learning
Wondering if you should get involved in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL)? You’re not alone. As a higher education instructor, it’s easy to wonder: Isn’t teaching enough? Why do I need to research my teaching? How can considering ways to explore student learning be research? The short answer is engaging with SOTL can enhance your own teaching, support your colleagues in strengthening theirs, and at the same time support student engagement and learning. However, it’s not always a simple shift.
* HERDSA Blog Post: Mission Possible: Engaging Students at scale – A Case Study
* HERDSA Community: Reflecting on reflective practices as SoTL Scholars.
* Join us for the upcoming HERDSA Webinar: The 5C Formula for Impactful SoTL Projects
* Join the HERDSA Online Engagement SiG for another great event: Critically reflecting ‘on’ and ‘of’ online engagement in HE
* Transforming undergraduate learning: teaching transdisciplinarity on a university-wide scale/ITD Alliance Oceania Region Network
