* HERDSA President - Call for Nominations
* HERDSA Assessment Quality Webinar: Near & Far Horizons in Assessment Quality
* HERDSA Webinar: The online engagement framework: Activating students’ online learning experience
* HERDSA Webinar: Active Learning in Higher Education
* HERDSA Qld Branch Professional Development day
* Call for Book Chapter Proposals: Digital Teaching, Learning and Assessment - The Journey Beyond
* Vacancy: Educational Advisor, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning Futures
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA President - Call for Nominations
31 March

Nominations for the position of HERDSA President are now open. The position of HERDSA President requires a three year commitment. For the first year, beginning at the 2022 conference in July, the successful candidate serves as President-elect. This one-year position enables the full induction of the incoming President into the current practices and systems of the Society before the full role of President is assumed at the conclusion of the 2023 conference.

The President of HERDSA is an important voluntary role which has major responsibility for governance of the Society and effective leadership of the Executive Committee. The role includes strategic guidance of the various Executive portfolios (Secretariat, Publications, Professional Learning, Networks), chairing of Executive meetings and oversight of the various society activities. The President represents HERDSA at international and national forums and liaises with senior leaders. The nurturing of collaborative alliances with government authorities and other higher education societies forms a further part of the role.

HERDSA is seeking an individual who has a strong association with the Society, experience in leadership and effective communication skills. An understanding of higher education and its development is an advantage. Sponsorship from the candidate’s institution is recommended, as the position requires considerable time commitment and requires a dedicated leader who takes strong responsibility for the role. Potential candidates are welcome to speak with the current President Professor Kogi Naidoo. (office@herdsa.org.au)

The nominee, proposer and seconder must be HERDSA members.

If more than one nomination is received, an election will be held.

The current President Professor Kogi Naidoo is eligible to serve another term as President.

The Nomination Form can be requested from HERDSA by emailing office@herdsa.org.au.

Nominations should be in the following format.

• Name, Email and signature of Nominee
• Name, Email and signature of Proposer
• Name, Email and signature of Seconder

The nominee should also provide a single page statement outlining:

• Name, role and institutional affiliation
• Short biography (100 words maximum)
• Personal statement

Please forward to office@herdsa.org.au by March 31, 2022

Further information: office@herdsa.org.au

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HERDSA Assessment Quality Webinar: Near & Far Horizons in Assessment Quality
Friday 1st April, 2.30pm to 3.30 AEDT

Further information: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/near-and-far-horizons-in-assessment-qual...

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HERDSA Webinar: The online engagement framework: Activating students’ online learning experience
Thursday April 7, 1.00-2.00pm AEST.

It is widely known that the activation of student learning and engagement has a positive correlation to student success, motivation, persistence, and course completion (Kahu and Nelson 2018; Tight, 2020). Yet, there is still limited guidance for academic staff seeking knowledge related to learning and teaching, pedagogical design and strategies to afford types of engagement, all of which are critical to improving students’ learning experiences and outcomes. In this presentation Brown and Redmond revisit key features and elements of engagement (cognitive, social, behavioural, collaborative, and emotional) referred to in their seminal paper that introduced an online engagement framework for higher education (Redmond, et.al., 2018). They then share key insights from recent research that sought to advance the framework with practical, achievable strategies to increase the accessibility and applicability of the framework for academics. Participants will be invited to contribute to this discussion by sharing the types of online engagement strategies they use to activate students online learning.

To register: https://www.herdsa.org.au/herdsa-webinar-series

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HERDSA Webinar: Active Learning in Higher Education
April 19th 2022, 6-7pm AEST

Active Learning in Higher Education:

1. Engaging students in authentic project-based learning to facilitate the development of graduate attributes in the context of professional preparation.
2. Sharing learning and teaching experiences with team-based experiential learning when transitioning from face-to-face to online learning.

The first presentation covers how integrating authentic project-based learning in the form of a song competition into the curriculum design fosters students’ employability thinking. The second presentation covers teachers’ and students’ team-based WIL learning experiences when they transitioned between online and face-to-face delivery modes at a large Australian university business school. Focus will be on how this experience during the pandemic can help to improve curriculum practice. Participants are encouraged to share their own active learning experiences.
Anke Hoeppner-Ryan and Elizabeth Wu

Further information: https://www.herdsa.org.au/herdsa-webinar-series

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HERDSA Qld Branch Professional Development day
Friday April 22, 2022

HERDSA QLD Branch is excited to present our annual professional development and networking event. Come join Queensland's top tertiary educators and supporters of student learning at HERDSA QLD's annual professional development day. After two years online, we're returning to face-to-face in 2022. Come discuss key issues we are facing, share good practice, and enjoy this fully-catered day which includes an all-day onsite cafe.

April 22, 2022. The Ship Inn, Sidon St, South Brisbane. HERDSA Members: $50.00 Non HERDSA Members: $70.00

Further information: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/herdsa-qld-branch-professional-developme...

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Call for Book Chapter Proposals: Digital Teaching, Learning and Assessment - The Journey Beyond
1st April 2022

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your book chapter proposals for our book Titled “Digital Teaching, Learning and Assessment: The Journey Beyond”.

The importance of digital teaching, learning, and assessment is a current topic in the academic arena. This book looks at a number of key areas, particularly focusing on Future trends in Digital Education:
• #ai: #artificialintelligence (DL, DS, ML, and RL) in #education
• #iot : Smart technologies and applications in education
• BD: #bigdata and #dataanalytics in education
• BC: #blockchaintechnology in education
• IT: #immersivetechnology (VR, AR, MR, and ER) in education
• Delivery: New online delivery methods beyond the era of the pandemic
• Assessment: Innovative #onlineassessment methods beyond the era of the pandemic
• #analytics : Improving delivery, assessment, and #engagement through the use of analytics

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before 1st April 2022, a chapter proposal of 600 to 1000 words, outlining clearly the approach taken by the author(s).
All proposals should be submitted at https://lnkd.in/eMpZAyQn.

Authors will be notified by April 30th, 2022 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.
Full chapters are to be submitted by July 31st, 2022. Chapters should range between 5000-7000 including references.

There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication.

This book is scheduled to be published by Elsevier Ltd, an international academic publisher. This publication is anticipated to be released by the end of 2023.

Inquiries can be forwarded to Dr. Upasana Singh through email to singhup@ukzn.ac.za

Editors
Dr. Upasana Singh, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Professor Chenicheri Sid Nair, Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia
Prof. Susana Gonçalves, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal

Further information: https://forms.gle/QqodSN9V9ZvvmwBy9

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Vacancy: Educational Advisor, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning Futures
Closing Date: 8:30pm, Sunday 3 April 2022.

The Office of the PVC Learning Futures is seeking to appoint an Educational Advisor to provide expertise as a member of a team working on curriculum design and delivery. The appointee will be expected to work closely with the Lead, Educational Advisor, Schools and other staff to provide innovative and contemporary learning, supporting the success of our students.

The successful applicant will apply their expert knowledge of higher education teaching, learning and program/subject development to build creative, research-based curriculum that supports flexible modes of delivery. The role will also contribute to the professional learning activities that support staff in implementing polices and practice in curriculum, teaching and assessment.

Further information: https://uws.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.jati&returnToEvent=jobs.h...

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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.