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* HERDSA Blog Post: A Singapore Branch to put “Asia” into Australasia
* New HERSDA SoTL Modules Coming Soon – Module 4 – SoTL Research Methods – Action research, surveys, observations, interviews,
* NERA Conference 2026 - a Nordic conference for educational research.
* CRADLE Seminar Series: 'More than the individual: transforming feedback cultures'
* CAULLT webinar: AI’s First Disrupted Profession: Practical Strategies for Teaching in a Changing Higher Education Sector
* New articles in Higher Education Research and Development
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HERDSA Blog Post: A Singapore Branch to put “Asia” into Australasia
Peter Kandlbinder, 29 October 2025
Peter Kandlbinder discusses plans to start a new HERDSA branch in Singapore after the 2026 HERDSA Conference with Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook & Mei Hui Liu.
Read more: https://herdsa.org.au/herdsa-connect/singapore-branch-put-asia-into-aust...
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New HERSDA SoTL Modules Coming Soon – Module 4 – SoTL Research Methods – Action research, surveys, observations, interviews, and
Anticipated release date mid November
So you’ve got a SoTL idea and considered your 5 Cs. You know the problem you want to explore, and you’ve mapped out where your project fits in the broader research landscape. Now, it’s time to pick the right tools.
If the idea of SoTL feels overwhelming—especially if you’ve never done educational research before—don’t worry. SoTL is incredibly versatile, and you can build on the skills you already have.
In Module 4 of the redeveloped HERDSA SoTL Modules, you’ll hear from several new SoTL researchers who adjusted their questions to suit the methods and tools they were already familiar with. By starting small and gradually exploring research, they built confidence and carried out projects without needing extensive training in educational research. This module encourages you to consider how you might adapt your own questions to match your existing skills and comfort level, allowing you to take your first steps into SoTL with confidence.
Maybe you love working with data, or perhaps you’re more comfortable gathering student stories. Both approaches are valid, and you can design a project that will leverage your existing skillset. This module is all about choosing the right research methods—ones that both work for you, but also methods that would help to address your SoTL goals and questions.
Further information: Enquire at https://forms.office.com/r/pkXF0BN5F4
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NERA Conference 2026 - a Nordic conference for educational research.
Submission deadline is November 3rd, 2025. Conference: March 4.-6., at VIA University College in Aarhus, Denmark.
You are invited to join us at The Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) - a Nordic conference for educational research.
When and where: March 4.-6., at VIA University College in Aarhus, Denmark.
Theme: Courage and Agency in Education for the Present.
Keynotes: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa, Prof. Solveig Østrem, and Manja Klemenčič.
Submission formats paper presentation, poster presentation, proposal for a symposium, roundtable discussion or workshops.
Further information: https://nera-conference-2026.via.dk/
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CRADLE Seminar Series: 'More than the individual: transforming feedback cultures'
Tuesday 11 November - 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm (AEDT)
Despite best efforts, many feedback practices remain far from ideal. For decades, higher and professional education has addressed the challenge of practically changing feedback through educator workshops and training. More recently, training has also encompassed learners with the promotion of feedback literacy skills. But little appears to make much of a difference to on-the-ground feedback experiences in medical education.
One possible response is to shift attention beyond individual learners and teachers to consider the social and the contextual construction of feedback. A five year multi-phase qualitative project investigated the role of feedback cultures in the contrasting contexts of surgical and intensive care medical training. This talk presents findings, including culture-specific feedback strategies and insights into the key question of how to enhance feedback in less than ideal circumstances.
Join us in person at Deakin Downtown or online to hear CRADLE's Professor Margaret Bearman discuss this perennial challenge for practical feedback change.
Further information: https://cradle-seminar-series-transforming-feedback-cultures.eventbrite....
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CAULLT webinar: AI’s First Disrupted Profession: Practical Strategies for Teaching in a Changing Higher Education Sector
Friday, 14 November 2025, 12 noon AEDT
Join Daniel A. Bielik and Alessandro Di Lullo from the Digital Education Council (DEC) to learn about the DEC AI Governance Framework, DEC’s AI Readiness Framework, and DEC’s report on AI in assessment as practical tools to address uneven AI adoption in the workplace, shifting job roles, and the widening gap between industry needs and
current education systems.
Date: Friday, 14 November 2025, 12 noon AEDT
For further information and to register, please go to our webpage.
Further information: https://tinyurl.com/mthyzxub
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New articles in Higher Education Research and Development
African challenges to western-centric metrics in evaluating international research collaboration, Eutychus Ngotho Gichuru & Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2564980
Exploring the adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools among university teachers, F. J. Miranda & A. Chamorro-Mera, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2559648
The association between PhD holders’ experiences of professional support and work engagement and burnout, Kirsi Pyhältö, L. Tikkanen, A. Sala-Bubaré, M. García Morante & M. Castello, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2559637
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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.