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* HERDSA Blog Post: Real Voices, Real Choices: Redesigning Assessment with Autonomy & Authenticity
* HERDSA COMMUNITY: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
* HERDSA SoTL SIG - Check-in and meet and greet, the hybrid way! -- THIS THURSDAY!
* CAULLT webinar - Embedding First Nations ways of being and knowing into the SOTL and Research of HE L&T
* Early Career Researcher Conference
* New articles in Higher Education Research and Development
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HERDSA Blog Post: Real Voices, Real Choices: Redesigning Assessment with Autonomy & Authenticity
Daniel Andrews, 9 July 2025
Using the example of a podcast assessment task, Daniel Andrews explores the value of authenticity and autonomy in assessment.
Read more: https://herdsa.org.au/herdsa-connect/real-voices-real-choices-redesignin...
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HERDSA COMMUNITY: Plugged In & Switched On: AI-Powered Possibilities for Online Engagement in Higher Education
Online Engagement in Higher Education SIG, 26 June 2025.
Linda Ng summarises a webinar that featured a panel discussion by Michael Cowling, Kate Ames, & Jason Lodge that explored how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance online engagement in higher education. Key insights from the discussion included how AI can be a tool for personalised learning, supporting students by enhancing engagement and reducing isolation while balancing efficiency with cognitive engagement. The panel emphasised the importance of maintaining human connection in online learning and that AI should be used to enhance—not replace—educational relationships and processes. You can watch the full webinar and panel discussion at https://youtu.be/Pg12N-x2okc
Read more: https://herdsa.org.au/news/plugged-switched-ai-powered-possibilities-onl...
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HERDSA SoTL SIG - Check-in and meet and greet, the hybrid way! -- THIS THURSDAY!
Thursday, July 10, 1.05–1.35pm AWST (3.05–3.35pm AEST)
Have you been a member of the HERDSA SoTL SIG for a while, but not engaged yet? Are you completely new, but a bit SIG-curious? Or have you been to every session since we started? No matter who you are or where you’re at, we’d love to see you at our special HERDSA conference SIG meeting.
The meeting is hybrid, so join us in person or online.
In Person:
Thursday, July 10th at 1:05-1:35pm AWST (Perth time)
Meeting Room 8 – Level 2
Online via Zoom:
Thursday, July 10th at 3:05pm-3:35pm AEST (Mel/Syd/Bris time)
https://unisq.zoom.us/j/87330486932?pwd=EPE4XjaujmvD0A7LHx8k8MIZJ7ql1T.1
Further information: Please feel free to contact the HERDSA SoTL SIG at herdsa.sotl.sig@gmail.com
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CAULLT webinar - Embedding First Nations ways of being and knowing into the SOTL and Research of HE L&T
18 July 2025
Following Paul Callaghan’s powerful HERDSA 2024 keynote on “truth telling” in universities, this webinar addresses a critical question: How can higher education journals and institutions better support and value First Nations scholarship to truly transform our academic landscape?
This is your opportunity to engage with leading Indigenous academics Professor Simone Ulalka Tur (Yankunytjatjara community and Pro-Vice Chancellor Indigenous, Flinders University) and Associate Professor Jessica Russ-Smith (Wiradyuri Wambuul woman, Deputy Head of School Allied Health ACT, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curriculum and Pedagogy Co-ordinator of Social Work and Chair of the Indigenous Research Ethics Advisory Panel at ACU and 2024 Neville Bonner Award recipient).
Whether you are an educator, researcher, or academic leader, this webinar offers essential insights for creating more inclusive and transformative learning environments.
Click here (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/30QY9oLRREWtNN48ZbU5NQ#/registr...) to register.
Visit the dedicated webpage (https://tinyurl.com/mwkhf3r4) for detailed information about this webinar and the presenters.
Further information: secretariat@caullt.edu.au
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Early Career Researcher Conference
4th, 5th and 6th November 2025
The 2025 Early Career Researcher Conference will be held at the University of Wollongong (Wollongong Campus) from the 4th - 6th November 2025.
The conference is committed to championing and elevating the next generation of academics and researchers. It recognises outstanding research contributions, offers a space for cutting edge discussions and researcher development through expert-led workshops, mentorship, and collaborative opportunities with peers, senior academics, and industry professionals.
Early career researchers and academics from all Australian universities are invited to register and submit an abstract for the conference.
Key Dates
Abstract submissions close: Thursday, 14 August 2025
Early bird registration ends: Wednesday, 27 August 2025 (1 day registration $135; 3 day registration $265)
Questions
Please do not hesitate to contact annual-ecc@uow.edu.au for any questions or queries.
Don’t miss this opportunity to network, and engage with leaders, industry professionals and early career colleagues from multiple higher education institutions. We truly hope you can join us for this exciting event and are confident you will find it valuable and inspiring.
To explore the Conference Website and Submit Your Abstract: https://conference.uow.edu.au/early-careerresearcher-conference/
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Further information: https://conference.uow.edu.au/early-careerresearcher-conference/
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New articles in Higher Education Research and Development
Needs and barriers in bachelor's degree programs: perspectives from deaf and hard-of-hearing students and higher education institutions in Israel, Carolina Tannenbaum-Baruchi, Avital Kugel & Carmit Rapaport, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2515214
PhD graduates pursuing careers beyond academia: a scoping review, Isabelle Skakni, Nata Kereselidze, Michaël Parmentier, Nathalie Delobbe & Kelsey Inouye, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2515211
A dialogical approach to unveil hybrid researcher identities of educational PhD holders, Marina Garcia-Morante, Montserrat Castelló & Carles Monereo, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2526076
The Empathy Compass for addressing Societal Challenges in Education. A tool for higher education to stimulate, facilitate and assess empathic awareness in multistakeholder collaborations, Wina Smeenk, Claudia Mayer & Eva James, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2025.2510670
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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.