* HERDSA webinar series (August)
* Registrations open! NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshots Forum
* NCSEHE 2020/21 Research Grants Program — Successful projects announced
* Seeking student survey participants - Online Work Integrated Learning
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA webinar series (August)
Thursday 13th August (3pm NZST, 1pm AEST & 11am AWST)

HERDSA state Branch chairs have launched a webinar series guided by the theme ‘Supporting and Sustaining a Community of Online Practice in Higher Education'.

For the month of August, HERDSA ACT branch is presenting a panel discussion chaired by Dr Pam Roberts (CSU) with Ass Prof Naomi Dale (University of Canberra), Dr. Debbie Lackerstein (UNSW Canberra), Marie Fisher (ACU), Tess Snowball (ANU).
The title of the presentation is "Viral assessment practices – Tracking the journey of ACT universities in responding to the challenges of the pandemic".

Thursday August 13, 1pm AEST ((3pm NZST & 11am AWST)

Please check out the HERDSA website for webinar registration details and presenter biographies https://www.herdsa.org.au/.

Further information: paroberts@csu.edu.au

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Registrations open! NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshots Forum
26-30 October 2020

You’re invited to join the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) for an exciting series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows between 26–30 October 2020.

Participants at this year’s Student Equity Snapshots Forum will gain unique insight into current student equity issues, delivered by the six Fellows, followed by live online discussions related to their projects.

Further information: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/registrations-open-ncsehe-student-equity-snaps...

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NCSEHE 2020/21 Research Grants Program — Successful projects announced

The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has announced the successful projects to be funded under the 2020/21 NCSEHE Research Grants Program.

This sixth funding round of the Program (2020-21) received 103 applications, representing an almost 50 per cent increase from 2019. A record 17 projects from 12 different lead organisations, including 85 investigators, were awarded funding to the total value of A$540,000.

The NCSEHE identifies key research priorities for each funding round; many of this year’s projects will explore equity issues with reference to the COVID-19 context.

Further information: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/ncsehe-2020-21-research-grants-program-success...

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Seeking student survey participants - Online Work Integrated Learning

Researchers at the University of Sydney in collaboration with the US Department of State are interested in student experiences of online placements (e.g. telehealth or other fully remote work integrated learning with supervision via online meetings), at any time over the past ten years.

If you are aware of students in Australia participating in online placements, could you please pass on the survey link: https://bit.ly/OnlineWIL

The study is funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, and approved by The University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee. To contact the research team, please email: amani.bell@sydney.edu.au

Further information: https://bit.ly/OnlineWIL

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

A comparative institutional analysis on strategies deployed by Australian and Japanese universities to prepare students for employment, Eisuke Saito & Thanh Pham, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1800596

Assessing the quality of university student experiences in blended course designs: an ecological perspective, Feifei Han & Robert A. Ellis, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1800597

Exploring attitudes, beliefs and practices of academic staff towards undergraduate career development in non-vocational courses, D. Amiet, J. Choate, J. Hoskin & J. Dart, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1799952

Students’ use of learning management systems and desired e-learning experiences: are they ready for next generation digital learning environments? Joyce Hwee Ling Koh & Rebecca Yen Pei Kan, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1799949

China told to reform education model to become global student hub: study highlights how international students are treated as ‘a separate cohort’ and student advisors function like ‘nannies’ [Times Higher Education reporting on a HERD article], https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/china-told-reform-education-mo...

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