* Call for TERNZ Abstract Reviewers
* Special HEDx mid-year conference deal for HERDSA members
* Roger Landbeck Professional Development Fund now open for applications
* Special Issue of Higher Education Research & Development published
* CRADLE Seminar Series: What can students draw from scientific practice that is transferable and an it be authentically assessed?
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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Call for TERNZ Abstract Reviewers
3rd July 2023

We invite all members of the HERDSA NZ/TERNZ community, from novice to experienced, to express their interest in reviewing for TERNZ 2023 by 3rd July 2023 (late expressions will be considered on a case-by-case basis). To ensure commitment to the community and an awareness of the TERNZ context, reviewers must be intending to attend TERNZ 2023 (or have attended previous TERNZ conferences). We strongly encourage those who plan to attend TERNZ 2023 (including submitting authors) to participate in the group-based review process. For more details and to express interest, see here: https://herdsa.org.nz/ternz/ternz-abstract-review-process

Further information: https://herdsa.org.nz/ternz/ternz-abstract-review-process

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Special HEDx mid-year conference deal for HERDSA members
20 July

As a significant bonus for HERDSA members, the influential HEDx has provided a 60% discount to its upcoming event in Sydney on 20 July. With a primary focus on the Universities Accord, the HEDx Mid-Year Conference examines a range of critical challenges and opportunities for the sector through a series of keynotes and panel discussions with some of the most thoughtful and influential leaders in Australian higher education.

To access the HERDSA member price of $400 instead of the standard ticket price of $1000, please use the code HERD60 at the check-out.

If your university/institution is a 2023 HEDx Member Institution you may be eligible for a complimentary ticket. Please contact info@hedx.com.au to confirm.

Further information: https://hedx.com.au/2023-mid-year-conference/

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Roger Landbeck Professional Development Fund now open for applications
31 July 2023

The Roger Landbeck Professional Development Fund (RLPDF) aims at supporting early career researchers from the Oceania region in their development as researchers and in connecting with their home communities. The fund aims at supporting the creation of hubs of sharing or communities of practice among early career researchers. It recognizes the importance of two-directional knowledge flows between researchers and communities and honours the knowledge of those communities.

In the 2023 round two grants of up to AUD 5,000 (including GST for expenses accruing in Australia) are available. The call for applications closes on 31 July 2023.

Further information: https://www.herdsa.org.au/roger-landbeck-professional-development-fund

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Special Issue of Higher Education Research & Development published

The latest special issue of Higher Education Research & Development has been published

"New developments in internationalisation of higher education in a changing context"

Editors: Ly Thi Tran, Jisun Jung, Lisa Unangst & Stephen Marshall

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/42/5?nav=tocList

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CRADLE Seminar Series: What can students draw from scientific practice that is transferable and an it be authentically assessed?
2pm, 12 July 2023

In this seminar visiting academic Associate Professor Mags Blackie of the Centre for Higher Education Research at Rhodes University, South Africa, and Deakin’s Dr Robyn Yucel from Deakin Learning Futures will discuss authentic assessment in science.

Designing authentic assessment for generalist degree programs such as the Bachelor of Science is challenging. Assessment should be authentic to the task types and contexts where graduates will apply their knowledge and skills in their future work and community interactions. Assessment tasks such as laboratory reports are authentic to scientific research. However, given the diversification of science graduate destinations, the vast majority of B.Sc. graduates in Australia (Palmer et al., 2018) and South Africa (Blackie, 2019) do not engage in scientific research practice in their future careers.

In this seminar, we argue that students can develop an understanding of the nature, process and culture of science through reflecting on the practice of science and the epistemic status of the knowledge it produces (Blackie, 2022; Yucel, in press). A critical perspective on the scientific enterprise challenges the dominant mode of teaching which implies that science is an untouchable canon of knowledge (Blackie, 2022). Roy Bhaskar’s critical realist framework of ontological realism, epistemological relativism, and judgemental rationality (Bhaskar, 1975) supports a nuanced perspective on science that aligns with the views of scientists (Yucel, 2018). This is thus useful to inform the teaching and learning of a critical perspective on science.

This seminar focuses on how science academics could draw on their own scientific research to inform the design of authentic assessment that build students’ understanding of the nature, process, and culture of science. Drawing on data generated through conversation with science academics, we will show the importance of reflecting on practice to inform teaching and assessment in science.

Further information: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cradle-seminar-series-authentic-assessme...

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

Assessment of student learning in undergraduate research engagement, Lilia Mantai, Christopher Swain, Margaret Bearman & Angela Brew, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2218808

‘Challenging from the start’: novice doctoral co-supervisors’ experiences of supervision culture and practice, Cecilia Almlöv & Ann Grubbström, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2218805

Academic identities and teaching wicked problems: how to ‘shoot a fog’ in a complex landscape, Velda McCune, Jenny Scoles, Sharon Boyd, Andy Cross, Pete Higgins & Rebekah Tauritz, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2215181

Educators’ lived experiences of encountering and supporting the mental wellness of university students, L. McKendrick-Calder & J. Choate, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2218810

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