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* 2016 HERDSA Conference Fremantle: Professional Buddy Program
* Monash University is looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Nursing and Midwifery)
* Manager, LEARNLINE Development and Training
* Two new transdisciplinary curriculum development positions at UTS
* Postdoctoral fellowship position: Higher and Adult Education, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
* Transforming Assessment Webinars
* Australian Conference on Science & Mathematics Education 2016
* Educational Research Databases Updated
* Higher Education in the Headlines
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2016 HERDSA Conference Fremantle: Professional Buddy Program
So you are heading to your first HERDSA conference and not sure which sessions are “not to be missed”, how to navigate the program, when to have coffee, how to find rooms, which workshops and networking meetings you should be attending, who to dance with at dinner ... It all seems overwhelming until ......
POW! BOOM! in steps your HERDSA Professional Buddy!
No, your buddy is not a superhero, just an experienced HERDSA conference delegate who is familiar with the culture of HERDSA conferences. The role of the Professional Buddy is not to hold your hand and “no”, you don’t have to “hang out with them all week” but they will assist you to connect with others and do their best to respond to your questions regarding any aspects of the conference or opportunities offered by HERDSA beyond the conference such as Fellowships, Special Interest Groups and State Networks.
Essentially, the HERDSA Professional Buddy Program is designed to make you feel welcome and included in all HERDSA Conference activities. We have learnt from last year’s evaluation of the Program that buddies benefit most when they connect prior to the conference (via email or phone) and meet early in the conference schedule. There is a range of potential meeting times including during coffee breaks, receptions, dinners, or expeditions. Many of last year’s buddies attended each other’s presentations. How often you connect is a decision for you both to make.
Would you like a HERDSA Professional Buddy with whom to connect at the conference in Fremantle?
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Would you like to be a HERDSA Professional Buddy who connects with and welcomes those new to HERDSA at the conference in Fremantle?
We hope to accommodate all those new to HERDSA \but participation is dependent on how many professional buddies (experienced conference delegates) are available. Those new to HERDSA will be matched on a first-in first-matched basis. So ... If you wish to be allocated a HERDSA Professional Buddy or wish to be a HERDSA Professional Buddy for the 2016 Fremantle Conference complete this sign up form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G7LFRVB Deadline Monday 13thJune 2016. You will receive an email on Monday 20th June 2016 to inform you of your Buddy’s details!
Dr Deb Clarke
Chair, New Scholars Portfolio, HERDSA Executive
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Monash University is looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Nursing and Midwifery)
Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University has a number of exciting opportunities for suitably qualified and outstanding appointees for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions across Clayton and Peninsula campuses.
Details can be found by accessing the link below:
Helen Hall, +61 03 9904 4120
Closing Date: Sunday 15 May 2016, 11.55pm AEST
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Manager, LEARNLINE Development and Training
Office of Learning and Development, Charles Darwin University
Continuing appointment, Darwin Campus
Level 9/10 $100,148 -$119,052 17% Superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Charles Darwin University is seeking a highly motivated and skilled leader to help shape our students' experience and lead the University's deployment of Learnline -a dynamic suite of technologies that enables our learner engagement and teaching practices. Learnline is built upon the Blackboard LMS and includes a range of associated products and services, such as; virtual classrooms, help-services, training and analytics. This suite continues to expand and mature, making this an exciting opportunity for someone enthusiastic about the future of technology-enabled learner engagement.
As Manager, LOT you wiLL lead an expert team responsible for facilitating online course delivery, training and support, system maintenance and upgrades, resource development and contributing to strategic initiatives. To achieve this, you will work closely with HE and VET staff, other internal system and information providers, and external product suppliers. You belong to a management team that encompasses academic planning and policy, professional development, quality assurance and innovative media production. A strong communicator and relationship developer, you encourage innovation, embrace change and negotiate competing priorities, while also ensuring service delivery requirements are met.
Ideally you have a completed post graduate qualification in education or information technology and have technical expertise in the effective application of learning technologies. Paramount is your demonstrable leadership in providing excellent service.
For additional information contact A/Professor Deborah West: deborah.west@cdu.edu.au
Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 23 May 2016
To apply: Please submit your application to Jobs@CDU
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Two new transdisciplinary curriculum development positions at UTS
The UTS Institute for Interactive Media and Learning is recruiting for two Lecturers / Senior Lecturers to provide leadership, guidance and support for the development of transdisciplinary curriculum and learning experiences that cross disciplinary boundaries and realise the collaborative potential between research, education and industry/communities to tackle complex problems in contemporary society. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of new transdisiplinary degrees.
A position description, selection criteria and contact details are available online at http://bit.ly/24AFZk2
Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the UTS Recruitment Team on recruitment@uts.edu.au or +61 (0) 2 9514 1080.
Closing Date: Thursday 26th May 2016 at 11.59pm AEST.
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Postdoctoral fellowship position: Higher and Adult Education, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Background to the project: PhD by publication – implications for doctoral becoming and pedagogy
In the recent years, the nature of doctoral education has undergone rapid changes in response to widening expectations regarding the outcomes of doctoral education. One of those outcomes is the diversity of formats for doctoral dissertations. The traditional monograph dissertation is no longer the only means to write a dissertation. Different formats of PhD dissertations are now being written and examined. Research has shown that examiners are now assessing more PhDs that includes publications (e.g. PhD by publication, hybrid thesis and thesis with publications). In other words, doctoral students are producing less traditional monograph dissertations. The PhD by publication is also becoming more common in South African universities, with more of these institutions considering formalising this format of PhD as an act to curb the real ills of high doctoral dropout rates, low and slow doctoral throughput rates, and the academic isolation doctoral candidates may experience. However, the question remains whether this format could and should precede the function of the PhD – that of developing scholars. It is often not clear whose interests are primarily served by publishing during the PhD – institutional stature and ranking, the supervisors’ academic credentials, or the scholarly development of the student? The PhD by publication implies a shift in the power dynamics inherent to the student-supervisor relationship, in which the traditional apprenticeship model of supervision may no longer be appropriate. As an alternative format, the PhD by publication thus demands a different doctoral pedagogy. The PhD by publication requires a change in pedagogical strategy and environmental infrastructure. At present we know very little about the pedagogical practice underlying the PhD by publication in the South African context, even though it is a common practice within certain disciplines. The question therefore arises:
What are the implications of the PhD by publication format for doctoral becoming, pedagogy and format?
This question forms the basis for a postdoctoral fellowship project that sets out to explore doctoral pedagogical practices of experienced and productive doctoral supervisors in a variety of disciplines who specialize in supervising within this format (supervisory analysis focused on implications for pedagogy); and explore doctoral students’ experiences of working on a PhD by publication (student perception analysis focused on implications for doctoral becoming).
Host
The Centre for Higher and Adult Education (CHAE), located in the Department of Curriculum Studies, focuses on postgraduate studies and research in Higher and Adult Education. We offer two structured Master’s programmes, one in Higher Education and a second in Lifelong Learning. We also have a large contingent of doctoral students. We are responsive to the need for research orientated scholarship through cutting edge and responsive research and publication, training of research students at postgraduate level, and contributing to the professional development of lecturers and adult educators via our various programme and short course offerings. The CHAE will host the postdoctoral fellow. The CHAE has a longstanding focus on research on postgraduate supervision. The CHAE also has the necessary infrastructure to support a postdoctoral fellow.
Expected duties and output
The postdoctoral fellow is expected to take responsibility for and conduct a study aimed at investigating the implications of the PhD by publication for doctoral becoming and pedagogy. As such, the fellow is expected to produce at least two published papers in reputable accredited journals, and present at least one conference paper at an international conference based on the specific research project.
Requirements: Doctoral degree in Education or relevant area of Social Sciences ● record of relevant research and publications ● experience of using survey and interview data
The postdoctoral fellow will report to Prof Liezel Frick.
Salary and term
Please note that due to South African Tax legislation no person with any other form of income may be considered for this postition, as the remuneration for postdoctoral fellowships are exempted from income tax.
Commencement of duties: 1 August 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date for applications: 30 May 2016
Salary and term of appointment: R 200 000 (South African Rand)/year. One year contract.
Enquiries may be directed to Prof Liezel Frick at blf@sun.ac.za
Your application, comprising a cover letter structures to address the requirements and role responsibilities as listed above and a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and contact details of at least two referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Letters of reference will only be requested from short-listed applicants.
Complete applications received by May 30, 2016 are assured of full consideration. We appreciate all replies to this position posting, however, we will only contact short-listed applicants. The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Apply directly to Prof Liezel Frick at blf@sun.ac.za
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Transforming Assessment Webinars
1) Next webinar 1 June 2016: ""Adaptive comparative judgement grading project-based assessment"
Adaptive Comparative Judgment (ACJ) offers an alternative to marking, especially for performance assessments for which achievement can be difficult to describe in mark schemes. This webinar will look at how ACJ delivered through online technologies can be a valid and highly reliable alternative to traditional analytical marking.
Register http://ta.vu/1jun2016
2) Webinar recording held 4 May 2016: ""Reframing Assessment: This time it's personal""
The culture of the single mark or grade needs to change and this webinar explored how a focus on assessment is the way to begin a transformation in attitudes and practices. View the recording and download resources via:
http://ta.vu/4M2016"
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Australian Conference on Science & Mathematics Education 2016
ACSME 2016 is at being hosted by University of Queensland this year, and SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN. The conference theme is “The 21st Century Science and Maths Graduate: What is the place of our STEM graduates in the world? How do we prepare them?”
You are invited to submit a proposal for a talk, poster, or workshop. Further information is available on the ACSME website at sydney.edu.au/iisme/conference/2016/index.shtml – including list of free workshops offered on Friday, 30 September. Registration for workshops will be available on the ACSME website closer to the date. We look forward to welcoming tertiary science and mathematics educators from across Australia to this exciting annual conference, and hope to see you here in sunny Brisbane in September!
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Educational Research Databases Updated
157 records have been added to the IDP Database of Research on International Education for January-April 2016. See the New Additions page at:
http://www.idp.com/researchdatabase
New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/IDPDRIE
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119 records have been added to the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) research bank for January-April 2016. See the New Additions page at:
New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/DISTEDRES
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93 records have been added to Learning Ground: the Indigenous Education Research Database for January-April 2016. See the New Additions page at:
New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/LearningGround
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Higher Education in the Headlines
Flagship ‘code for deregulation’ | JULIE HARE | Australian Higher Eduction | 11 May, 2016
A proposal to allow universities to charge full fees for some courses would be difficult to sell, uni leaders say.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/flagship-degrees-code-f...
Should Everyone Go to College? | Scott Carlson | Chronicle of Higher Eduction | 06 May, 2016
For poor kids, "college for all" isn’t the mantra it was meant to be. The national push may be doing more harm than good.
http://chronicle.com/article/Should-Everyone-Go-to-College-/236316
Germany and Malaysia ‘top performers’ for internationalisation | John Morgan | Times Higher Eduction | 04 May, 2016
Major British Council research judges 26 nations’ openness to international higher education
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/germany-and-malaysia-top-performers-for-internationalisation