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* HERDSA Blog Post: Leading HERDSA: A lifelong Impact
* Invitation to apply for Roger Landbeck Professional Development Fund
* HERDSA WEBINAR - Peppering up your ‘SoTL’ methodologies
* Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group - Upcoming Event
* HERDSA 2025 Annual Conference Abstract submissions are now open
* 2024 Symposium Panel - How could generative AI change work-integrated learning?
* 2024 Universal Wellbeing Conference
* Call for Book Chapter Proposals & Symposium
* Graduate Student Professional Development
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development
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HERDSA Blog Post: Leading HERDSA: A lifelong Impact
Shelda Debowski, 25 September 2024
Shelda Debowski describes her journey to HERDSA presidency and back again - insights from, and rewards of being the HERDSA President
Read more: https://herdsa.org.au/herdsa-connect/leading-herdsa-lifelong-impact
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Invitation to apply for Roger Landbeck Professional Development Fund
30th September 2024
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 2024 round one grant of up to AUD 5,000 (plus GST for expenses accruing in Australia) is available. Applications are due on 30 September 2024. For detailed information see the guidelines document.
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HERDSA WEBINAR - Peppering up your ‘SoTL’ methodologies
Monday 21st October, 2024 - 12.00pm AWST or 3.00pm AEDST
This session is open to all academics from different disciplines, who are interested in learning more about the scholardhip of teaching and learning. The session provides an opportunity to gain insights from four colleagues who have employed SoTL methodologies for thier research projects. These include: collaborative autoethnography, case study, phenomenology and mixed methods approaches, ethics, strengths and weaknesses of approaches and examples
Chair: A.Prof Kathie Ardzejewska (University of Notre Dame)
Kathie is an experienced educator, researcher, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) practitioner, having led the design, implementation, and dissemination of a number of projects. She is a postgraduate research supervisor and has published and presented nationally and internationally. She is currently researching in leading learning, wellbeing in higher education and scholarship frameworks.
Presenters:
Prof Lauren Stephenson – Collaborative autoethnography (University of Notre Dame)
Lauren is an experienced Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) practitioner, having led the design, implementation, and dissemination of a number of projects including those drawing on narrative and autoethnographic approaches. She is a postgraduate research supervisor and has published and presented both nationally and internationally. She was the principle investigator for over 40 research projects and has over 20 quality publications in English language teaching (ELT) & TESOL. She is currently researching in leading learning, teaching & assessment expertise (in educational leadership, reflective practice & reflexivity).
Prof Darren Bryant – Case Studies (Curtin University)
Darren has a long career-long passion and strength in programme and curriculum development allowing him to initiate and contribute to the design and implementation of innovative undergraduate and higher degrees programmes. He has led or contributed to 13 teaching- related grants that have supported pedagogical and curriculum innovation in Curtin University and with partner schools. His research is guided by a commitment to leadership that makes a difference in educational and organizational outcomes.
Dr Katie Kumasaka – Phenomenology (Curtin University)
Katie Kumasaka is a Lecturer in the School of Education. She is a dedicated educator and passionate advocate for Humanities and Social Sciences. Katie’s PhD used phenomenological methods to investigate higher education student experiences with flow when learning online. Her current research involves phenomenologically exploring flow in Humanities and Social
Further information: https://www.herdsa.org.au/herdsa-webinar-series
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Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group - Upcoming Event
Thursday 7th November, 2024 - 1- 2PM AEST
The HERDSA Higher Education Research Society of Australasia Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group in conjunction with University of South Australia’s Teaching Innovation Unit is pleased to present our November 2024 event - Improving Retention and Student Engagement Using Gamified Mobile Technology.
Date and Time: Thursday 7th November, 2024 - 1- 2PM AEST.
This webinar will detail significant improvement in student engagement and retention between users and non-users of a gamified mobile application (GMA) for first year accounting students in line with the recently published paper - Improving Retention While Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes Using Gamified Mobile Technology.
The research detailed in this webinar found that users of GMA were more engaged with the learning material, their teachers, and their peers, with improved learning outcomes which motivated a significant number of students to persist with their studies.
Stuart Dinmore, Sheridan Gentili and Jay Cohen will convene this session where we will hear from the researchers, Grainne Oates, Wendy James and Nikki Schonfeldt CA FHEA.
Further information: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bb5b1b30-a166-48dd-9a7e-79a474e...@c4d10133-8d1d-45b3-8a8c-dd1a334d7f41
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HERDSA 2025 Annual Conference Abstract submissions are now open
Sunday 2 February 2025
The HERDSA 2025 Organising Committee invite you to support the advancement of higher and tertiary education and submit an abstract for consideration in the conference program. The following presentation formats are available:
• Showcase presentation
• Poster presentation
• Roundtable discussion (onsite only)
The 2025 conference will be a hybrid event. Your abstract may be considered for the onsite (conference venue) or the virtual (online) program: you will be asked to indicate your choice during the submission process.
For more information and submission guidelines, please visit the conference website. The abstract submission portal will close on Sunday 2 February 2025 (midnight AWST).
Further information: https://conference.herdsa.org.au/2025/abstracts/
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2024 Symposium Panel - How could generative AI change work-integrated learning?
9th October
This year’s CRADLE International Symposium ‘How could generative AI change work-integrated learning?’ seeks to unpack current and timely research questions surrounding artificial intelligence and its role and impact with higher education and work. As a pivotal highlight of the Symposium program we are pleased to invite you to attend an exciting interactive public panel event.
AI is starting to fundamentally change the nature of both work and learning. What about learning through work? Many questions present themselves in a climate of simultaneous opportunities, dilemmas, and hazards: How will generative AI shift relationships between students, university educators and workplaces? How can approaches to workplace learning be reconsidered in light of generative AI? What might be the roles of generative AI in workplace assessment and feedback practices?
Facilitated by CRADLE's Prof Margaret Bearman, please join us for this panel discussion featuring an international cast of eminent higher education researchers, who will reflect on the emergent intersections between generative AI, higher education, and workplace learning, and offer potential directions for work-integrated learning in research and practice.
We look forward to engaging with you at this compelling and topical panel presentation at Deakin Downtown, or online.
Register here: https://2024_CRADLE_Symposium.eventbrite.com.au
Further information: cradle@deakin.edu.au
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2024 Universal Wellbeing Conference
2ND NOV 2024
Join us for the Universal Wellbeing Conference on November 22, 2024, at the Public Trust Building in Hamilton. This event is designed for professionals who lead, manage, or support wellbeing initiatives. You'll explore key topics such as evidence-based wellbeing prevention solutions, the digitization of wellbeing tools, practitioner guidelines, accreditation, research updates, and mindfulness activities.
In addition to the conference, attend the Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop on November 21, 2024, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, where you’ll gain hands-on experience with this impactful model.
Register now to enhance your capacity to implement evidence-based wellbeing practices!
Conference: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, November 22, 2024 Workshop: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, November 21, 2024
Venue: Public Trust Building, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Host: Susan F. Stevenson
Further information: Click here to register :https://www.freedom-ihe.ac.nz/wellbeing-events/universal-wellbeing-confe...
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Call for Book Chapter Proposals & Symposium
Chapter Proposal due on 28 November 2024. The 26th Learning in Higher Education (LiHE) International Symposium, June 16-19, 2025
Submit a chapter proposal for the book Compassionate Pedagogy in Higher Education to be published worldwide in 2025 by Libri Publishing Ltd., Oxfordshire, U.K. The deadline for the chapter proposal is November 28, 2024. Authors of accepted chapters will attend the 26th Learning in Higher Education (LiHE) International Symposium at The Friars, Aylesford, London, England from June 16-19, 2025, to finalise the book manuscript for publication. For further information and queries - kayoko.enomoto@adelaide.edu.au
Further information: https://lihe.info/lihe-2025-london-compassionate-pedagogy-in-he/?_sc=NjU...
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Graduate Student Professional Development
Dear Colleagues,
As a new academic year begins, I am happy to provide this free resource, Graduate Student Professional Development. This guide is designed for graduate students at any stage in their degree to recognize the skills they need to prepare for their career, whether in academia or not.
Please forward this email to all graduate students on your campus, so that they can take advantage of the guide and series of emails.
To receive this free guide, please go https://iteachhe.com/graduate-student-professional-development/?
Regards,
Cynthia Korpan, PhD (she/her)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University of Victoria (UVic)
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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development
Helping the ‘Helping hands’: supporting Māori postgraduates to advance community aspirations for environmental research, Alyssa Thomas, Kimberley Maxwell, Aaria Dobson-Waitere, Amber Aranui, Ruby Phipps-Black, Tessa Thomson & Ocean Ripeka Mercier, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2393118
Thriving through transitioning: unravelling the interplay of transitional challenges and adjustments into university, Jiajing Li & Vivian W. Y. Lee, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2401016
Defining and designing work-integrated learning curriculum, Sonia J. Ferns, Karsten E. Zegwaard, T. Judene Pretti & Anna D. Rowe, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2399072
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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.