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* Notice to all HERDSA members: Making a submission in response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report
* HERDSA Special Interest Group Online Engagement in Higher Education: Upcoming Event
* HERDSA Webinar - HERDSA Conference Revisited: Presentations from NZ-based participants
* Goodbye to HERDSA CONNECT magazine
* New Special Interest Group: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
* Hiring: Lecturer in Academic Professional Development (Education focused)
* Foundations of Academic Journal Editing - an online course provided by the Open Access Publishing Association
* Call for papers for Australia New Zealand History of Education Society Conference 2023
* CRADLE and DLF Seminar: How to improve your assessments: Join our Masterclass in Inclusive Assessment
* Call for participants – Survey on Administrative Burden in Australian Universities
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development
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Notice to all HERDSA members: Making a submission in response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report
11 August 2023
Please be informed that the HERDSA Executive at its meeting on 28th July 2023 deliberated and resolved to respond and make a submission to the Accord Interim Report.
All HERDSA members are invited to either make individual submissions directly to Accord or to send your response to the HERDSA Office, office@herdsa.org.au by Friday, COB, 11th August 2023. Members’ responses will be collated into the HERDSA final submission. See guidelines for your submissions below.
Please direct any questions in this regard to HERDSA President, Prof Kogi Naidoo, drkoginaidoo@gmail.com.
Making direct written submissions:
The following is taken from the Australian Universities Accord website: (https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/consultation...)
Interested stakeholders are invited to submit written responses to the Interim Report. These will help inform the Panel’s Final Report to the Minister for Education in December 2023.
In particular, the Panel encourages submissions that provide constructive comments on the considerations for change. You may wish to target your submission to the following themes:
• Three biggest reflections on the Interim Report (this could include an area you feel the Interim Report has not addressed).
• Areas of substantive agreement or disagreement.
• What measures of success could the Panel propose to track the outcomes of Accord recommendations?
All submissions must have an executive summary of no more than three pages. Additional attachments can be included, if required.
Further details on how to share your views are available on the Interim Report submissions page.
Submissions close on 1 September 2023, 11:59pm (AEST).
Further information: https://www.education.gov.au/australian-universities-accord/consultation...
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HERDSA Special Interest Group Online Engagement in Higher Education: Upcoming Event
17 August
Come along to the next HERDSA Online Engagement SiG Lunchbox to be held Thursday 17th August from 12.00 -1.00pm AEST. This event will offer a range of current perspectives about online engagement, delivered through several lightning talks. Get your tickets online now via the below Eventbrite link.
Further information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-latest-and-greatest-research-on-online-...
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HERDSA Webinar - HERDSA Conference Revisited: Presentations from NZ-based participants
Thursday September 14th - 1-2pm NZT (11am-1pm AEST)
Do you want to hear about the latest higher education research and teaching innovations from Aotearoa New Zealand? Join us for HERDSA NZ revisited on September 14, 1-2pm NZT (11am - 1.00pm AEST)
In this webinar we will have NZ-based presenters from the recent HERDSA Conference re-presenting their work and/ or reflections on the conference in a condensed format. Each speaker will be given a short time to share their work/thoughts and there will also be time for discussion. This format will provide the audience with a unique opportunity to hear about a wonderful array of topics. We hope HERDSA members and colleagues can join us!
Further information: https://www.herdsa.org.au/herdsa-webinar-series
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Goodbye to HERDSA CONNECT magazine
It is with sadness that I say goodbye to our HERDSA CONNECT magazine and my role as Editor over the last nine years.
The decision by the HERDSA Executive to discontinue CONNECT magazine and replace it with an online blog was announced at the Annual General Meeting (July 2023).
HERDSA CONNECT, and its precursor HERDSA NEWS, have kept members connected and informed since HERDSA was formed fifty years ago.
I feel particularly privileged to have been in a position to transform our former newsletter into a professional magazine. My aim was to continue the tradition of connecting and informing members but also to highlight the importance of HERDSA as an organisation to attract new members.
I believe HERDSA CONNECT has been successful in achieving this aim while fulfilling all the HERDSA values of: Connection, Inclusion, Inquiry, Integrity, and Quality (see page 2, final edition CONNECT 45.1). Articles by respected thought leaders have offered topical and challenging ideas. Community activities, including the annual conference, have been reported. Profiles of members and their activities have been highlighted. The regular review column has kept us informed about useful publications, including the HERDSA Guides.
I would like to thank all CONNECT readers and contributors for your support of our magazine during my time as Editor. I owe many thanks to our wonderful writers, both regular and occasional, who have helped build our magazine from a newsletter to an attractive and respected magazine. In particular, my thanks go to Peter Kandlbinder, Lukasz Swiatek, Rachel Williams and Sally Ashton-Hay for their invaluable work and support.
I am proud of our magazine and sorry to see it disappear but I am sure the executive will be informing us about their plans to replace CONNECT. I wish the new editor of the online blog every success.
Maureen Bell signing off.
(HERDSA Fellow and Life Member)
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New Special Interest Group: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
A warm invite to those wishing to join HERDSA’s newest special interest group: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
This SIG is especially relevant for any individual who is new to SoTL. Those new to SoTL may span those transitioning from discipline-based research, education-focused academics, HDR students, third space professionals, or those wishing to learn more about the nature and approaches to undertaking SoTL.
The SIG is for you if you wish to:
- engage in a collaborative, safe, respectful dialogic learning space with like-minded colleagues;
- explore and improve your teaching practices through scholarly activity;
- conduct investigative and explorative research on teaching practice and learning; and
- engage in scholarly inquiry to enhance student learning outcomes, teaching practice and policy.
The SIG’s activities will be informed by members’ professional needs, agendas negotiated, and meetings collaboratively facilitated by participants.
If you wish to join the scholarship of teaching and learning SIG please email A/Prof Deb Clarke (dclarke@csu.edu.au) to express your interest.
SIG Leads A/Prof Deb Clarke (Charles Sturt University), Dr Betty Exintaris (Monash University), Dr Nilushi Karunaratne (Monash University)
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Hiring: Lecturer in Academic Professional Development (Education focused)
06 August 2023
We are hiring! Are you an academic developer with a passion for quality teaching and learning? Come join our amazing team. Please share this with your colleagues. Full details in the link.
I'm happy to answer any questions - please reach out.
Further information: https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/C...
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Foundations of Academic Journal Editing - an online course provided by the Open Access Publishing Association
10 August 2023
Editors of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP) have established the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA). OAPA is intended to provide a secure and sustainable platform for Open Access Journals such as Scopus/WoS-indexed JUTLP. It is an independent NFP, funded by individual and institutional membership fees and course fees. Learning and development programs are overseen by the OAPA Learning and Development committee:
1. Seminar series, beginning October 2023, on academic practices related to learning, teaching and publishing. The first seminar topic will be The Effects of AI on Learning and Teaching, presented by well-cited international authors with more than 40,000 full-text downloads among the authors on AI in L&T since January 2023.
2. Short courses, suitable for training academics (especially PhD candidates and early career researchers) in editor and reviewer skills applied to higher education research. OAPA’s first course, FOUNDATIONS OF ACADEMIC JOURNAL EDITING is scheduled to start 10 August 2023.
For further information please view the OAPA website (open-publishing.org)
To enrol in Foundations of Academic Journal Editing, commencing 10 August, contact course administrator, Jo-Anne Kelder jo.kelder@utas.edu.au
Further information: jo.kelder@utas.edu.au
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Call for papers for Australia New Zealand History of Education Society Conference 2023
Submissions due 11th August 2023
If your higher education research has an historical dimension, consider submitting an abstract to the Australia & New Zealand History of Education Society Conference that will take place in early December in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Details: ANZHES Conference 2023, Dec 03-06, at Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland.
Conference ‘call for papers’ webpage:
https://anzhes.com/call-for-papers-australia-new-zealand-history-of-educ...
The conference theme is ‘Education in states of exception’ - you'll find more detailed comments and a series of open-ended questions on the webpage.
Submit abstracts of around 350 words by 11th August 2023 to Frances Kelly f.kelly@auckland.ac.nz & Barbara Grant bm.grant@auckland.ac.nz
Further information: Inquiries: Dr Frances Kelly, Critical Studies in Education, Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland.
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CRADLE and DLF Seminar: How to improve your assessments: Join our Masterclass in Inclusive Assessment
Monday 14 August 10.30am
In this masterclass, Juanita Custance, Associate Professor Alexander Mussap, and Dr Mollie Dollinger will share their knowledge of making assessment inclusive. The masterclass will be hosted by CRADLE’s Dr Joanna Tai and Dr Shane McIver from Deakin Learning Futures (DLF).
Teaching staff want to be inclusive and adopt a no-student-left-behind approach, but how does such inclusive education translate from theory into practice? This collaborative session between CRADLE and Deakin Learning Futures (Inclusive Education) is tailored for academic staff looking for assessment design ideas and inspiration to integrate inclusive education within their content and delivery for increased student retention and success. Come along for a useful session of knowledge-sharing, discussion, networking, and ideas-generation
Ms Juanita Custance is a Language and Learning Adviser with Deakin’s Department of Student Academic and Peer Support. What do students struggle with most around assessment? What is helpful to know and maybe change? Juanita will be sharing patterns and trends she has observed when students across the University seek help with assessment guidelines and rubrics.
Alexander Mussap is an Associate Professor with the School of Psychology in the Faculty of Health. Why should small units have all the flexibility? All students stand to benefit from rapid feedback and multiple opportunities to revise and resubmit their work. Unfortunately, the practicalities of organising markers, processing extension requests, and achieving tight turnaround times get in the way. Alex will explain how he has been using a computer-assisted feedback system to provide flexible and iterative learning opportunities to a large cohort of first-year students.
Dr Mollie Dollinger is a Senior Lecturer in Learning Design at DLF and researchs student equity and inclusion, student voice, and graduate employability, with CRADLE. How do we address inequity? Mollie will be sharing key findings from her co-authored chapter about addressing inequity that appears in CRADLE’s latest book, Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education. She will also share insights arising from a students-as-partners approach, including tips, hints, and student recommendations about how to make assessments more inclusive and accessible.
This session will be held online and at Deakin Downtown. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Further information: https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/cradle/2023/07/19/how-to-improve-your-assess...
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Call for participants – Survey on Administrative Burden in Australian Universities
We are seeking the views of university workers (any role or contract type) about the administrative demands they face at work. We will explore how administrative demands impact university workers, and ask if they affect universities' abilities to carry out their core activities. Please find more information on the project website.
Further information: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/adminburden/
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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development
University students’ experiences with non-first language as the medium of instruction – a mixed method study, Lucie M. Ramjan, Mei-Sheng Chao, Paul J. Glew, Bronwyn Everett, Hsin-Tzu Chen, Yi-Chen Lan, Shi J. Lin & Yenna Salamonson, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2234297
Online proctored exams: rhetoric vs reality, Kelli Nicola-Richmond, Phillip Dawson & Helen Partridge, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2234310
Defining generic skills to better support the development of future health professionals: results from a scoping review, I. Zouaoui, M. J. Drolet & C. Briand, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2234312
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In the spirit of reconciliation HERDSA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australasia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.