HERDSA Notices 4 June 2025

* HERDSA Blog Post: Is the way we assess students healthy?
* HERDSA Community: Critically Reflecting ‘On’ and ‘Of’ Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* Scholarships for Research-Led Wellbeing Programmes Now Open
* The International Journal for Students as Partners seeks additional editorial board members – REVISED OPEN CALL
* Save the Date for HERGA 2025!
* Seeking Participant Volunteers for a UNE Resilience in Higher Education and technology Qualitative Study
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA Blog Post: Is the way we assess students healthy?
Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, 28 May 2025

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal explores strategies educators can use to alleviate assessment related stress to help students reach their full potential!

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HERDSA Community: Critically Reflecting ‘On’ and ‘Of’ Online Engagement in Higher Education
Online Engagement in Higher Education, 30 April 2025

Linda Ng summarises the discussion from a recent Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group meeting. The meeting was facilitated by Petrea Redmond & Alice Brown who asked participants to consider two different kinds of reflection- one that looks at students experiences of instructional strategies, technological tools, and pedagogical approaches and the other that examines the broader structures and assumptions that underpin online education. Insights from these prompts were shared in Padlet and used to consider how online engagement in higher education can be improved.

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HERDSA/ASCILITE joint Webinar: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
Thursday 26 June Time: from 12 AEST | 2pm NZDT

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the higher education landscape, its potential to transform online student engagement is both exciting and complex. This thought-provoking webinar, presented by HERDSA’s Online Engagement Special Interest Group (SIG) in collaboration with ASCILITE, brings together an AI specialist (Professor Michael Cowling, ASCILITE President), an expert in online higher education (Professor Kate Ames, ACODE President) and a voice from a “middle-ground” position, someone who bridges both worlds (Professor Jason Lodge, Professor of Educational Psychology; Principal Practitioner, Generative AI, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation at The University of Queensland). Together, the panel will explore how AI tools can support peer interaction, group work, community building, and inclusive participation. From AI-supported discussion prompts to dynamic learning networks, the panel will offer practical insights and critical perspectives on designing more connected and engaging online experiences in higher education. Expect a lively discussion! (And yes—this abstract got a little help from AI. We’re living the topic!)

Further information: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/m2bqzhVESkOSHSVYrYnBcQ#/registr...

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Scholarships for Research-Led Wellbeing Programmes Now Open
Applications close 6 June 2025

Are you working to improve student wellbeing, equity, or inclusion in your institution — but lack tools that actually guide decisions?

The FREE Research & Educational Equity Trust (Charitable) is offering 2025 scholarships for higher education professionals to join one of two research-led training programmes that tackle real-world challenges with evidence-based strategies:

-Certificate in Pastoral Care & Universal Wellbeing Coordination: for those leading pastoral or inclusion work, this programme explores what works in improving retention and engagement across diverse student populations.
-Certificate in Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Facilitation: for researchers and decision-makers, this offers accreditation training to administer, analyse and report Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool outcomes to generate actionable wellbeing insights at student, staff, and system levels.

These programmes are grounded in 16 years of research and offer immediate relevance to those shaping wellbeing policy, curriculum, or institutional practice.

Further information: Visit - https://www.freedom-ihe.ac.nz/professional-wellbeing-accreditation-programs OR email contactus@fwi.ac.nz

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The International Journal for Students as Partners seeks additional editorial board members – REVISED OPEN CALL
Application deadline: 12:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Friday, June 20, 2025.

We have revised the call to open it to applicants from any country and extended the deadline for submission to Friday, June 20th.

The International Journal for Students as Partners (IJSaP) wishes to appoint two new editorial board (EB) co-editing teams consisting of a staff/faculty member and a student from any country, including those already represented on the EB.

They will join the existing EB, which consists of eight student-staff teams plus a senior editor, an editorial manager, and a communications officer.

The journal
IJSaP is co-edited by students and staff/faculty and is run on partnership principles. The ethos of student-faculty/staff partnership is something that is a distinctive feature of the journal. IJSaP explores established and emerging perspectives, practices, and policies regarding how students and staff are working in partnership to enhance learning and teaching in higher education. The journal was founded in 2016 and the first issue was published in 2017.

IJSaP publishes articles, reflective essays, case studies, opinion pieces and reviews about partnership between students and others in higher education, focused on explorations, practices, policies, and analyses of teaching and learning. It is an open-access journal published twice a year by McMaster University Press. Further details are available at: https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap

The positions
We welcome and recognize the diversity of skills and experiences students and staff may bring to the role of co-editors. Team members may be at the same institution or at different institutions, but normally based in the same country/region.

Further information
Further details about the journal, the positions, the application criteria, and the application process are available at https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap/announcement/view/97. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Ian Steinberg, Editorial Manager (ijsap@mcmaster.ca), for an informal discussion about the role. Please address any queries about the application process to the Editorial Manager (ijsap@mcmaster.ca).

Please forward to staff/faculty and students in any parts of the world who may be interested.

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Save the Date for HERGA 2025!
28th July; Event: 1st of October

We are excited to announce the upcoming Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide (HERGA) Conference 2025, and we invite you to save the date for this significant event!

Date: 1st October
Location: Flinders University Bedford Park Campus

HERGA is a vibrant, interdisciplinary community of educators representing all South Australian universities, along with members from across Australia. Our mission is to promote high-quality university learning by sharing evidence-based, practical approaches to teaching and learning.

The HERGA Conference is our flagship event, offering a unique opportunity for professional development, networking, and collaboration. Attendees will have the chance to engage with innovative teaching practices, participate in interactive workshops, and hear from leading experts in the field of higher education.

Conference Theme: Innovation and Transformation in Higher Education

Sub-themes:
· Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
· Student Success and Student Support
· Interdisciplinary Education
· Innovations in Work Integrated Learning
· Innovative Approaches in Teaching and Learning
· Authenticity and Inclusive Education

Key Dates to Remember:
· Open Submission: 2nd June
· Submission Due Date: 28th July
· Registration for Conference and Pre-Workshop: 1st July

Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details about the conference program, registration, and keynote speakers. For further information, feel free to visit our webpage: HERGA Website.

We look forward to seeing you at the HERGA Conference 2025!

HERGA Executive Committee 
Adelaide University | Flinders University | University of South Australia 

Further information: https://herga.com.au/conferences/conference-2025/

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Seeking Participant Volunteers for a UNE Resilience in Higher Education and technology Qualitative Study

We would like to hear from academics at all levels who are willing to participate in this UNE PhD qualitative study (Ethics approval: HE24-129, valid 10/7/2026) investigating how academics in Australian higher education institutions adapt and manage their practice using workplace technology to complete educative work. Your participation will involve completing a short pre-screening online survey, ensuring the target group, academics employed in a higher education institution in Australia, who use workplace technology for educative work are selected (public or private university). If you wish to participate please click on the link to complete the short survey. Please answer all questions in the survey to be considered in this study (including your full name and contact details).
https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08ocuZ46BaZ3bHE
An invitation to participate in an online, short video interview will be sent to participants who meet pre-screening criteria and interviewees need to submit a 300-400 word reflection (post interview). We look forward to hearing from you.

Please forward this request to academics, working in Australian Higher education institutions

Further information: contact Marie (Bernie) Fisher: mfisher@myune.edu.au or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-f-51697368/

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

Importing/exporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture via offshore higher education, Gabrielle Murray & Cathy Doe, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2500946

Transforming hybrid learning spaces in higher education: digital technology integration and the role of socio-material and embodied spaces across the pandemic timeline, Urith N. Ramírez-Mera, José Antonio Ramírez Díaz & María de las Mercedes Palencia, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2503821

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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.

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