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HERDSA Connect Blog: Embedding English language support before the census date to ensure student success
Caroline Havery & Rosalie Goldsmith, 8 December, 2023
Caroline Havery & Rosalie Goldsmith reveal what they have learned by leading a whole-of-institution approach to early low stakes assessment of academic language and literacy skills.
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EOI HERDSA SOTL Consultant
EOI closes Monday January 22nd, 2024
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) overarching purpose is to bring together and support those people who are engaged in teaching in higher education, in the study of learning, teaching and policy in higher education, and in the continuous improvement of higher education.
The HERDSA SOTL Modules form a unique resource and contribution to HERDSA members, offering a series of modules that introduces users to the nature, purpose, and process of scholarship of teaching and learning, and act as a capacity building resource to assist in developing and refining SOTL knowledge and skills. In 2024 the HERDSA Modules will undergo a process of review and redevelopment to ensure currency and reflect contemporary learning approaches.
We are currently seeking the support of a specialised Consultant to lead this process, which includes:
i) A review and evaluation of current SOTL Modules;
ii) Specific recommendations for redevelopment of SOTL Modules;
iii) Implementation of recommendations through SOTL Module redevelopment, including integration into an LMS platform;
Specifically, this role will require knowledge and expertise in:
▪ Quality standards such as Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) or the Quality Matters framework.
▪ Online student engagement strategies and Online Learning Design
▪ SOTL discipline knowledge
▪ Development of interactive learning resources, scaffolding, User Experience Design (UX) and constructive alignment.
We anticipate that this work will move through two stages:
Stage 1: Review, evaluation, and recommendations (report) (est. completion March, 2024)
Stage 2: Module redevelopment (est. completion August, 24)
This work can be managed remotely.
An hourly rate of between $70 – 80 will be allocated for this work, depending on qualifications and experience.
Further information: To express your interest in this role please forward a brief email and CV to Alice Brown at: Alice.Brown@usq.edu.au
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HERDSA Grant Scheme 2024 now open
Grants close on 28th February 2024 at 5.00pm AEDT
HERDSA offers grants to HERDSA members to fund research and/or development projects on teaching and learning in higher education that directly align to the mission of HERDSA. In the 2024 round, up to six grants of AUD$5000 each are available. Priority for one grant will be given to applicants identifying as Indigenous/First Nations (e.g., Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori or Pacific Nations).
Applications close at the end of February 2024. Successful applicants will be informed at the end of May 2024. Grant applicants have one year to complete their projects. Grant progress reports are due end of January 2025 and final reports end of June 2025.
For detailed information see the guidelines document on the HERDSA website.
Further information: https://www.herdsa.org.au/herdsa-grants-scheme
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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development
Mobilising resilience to symbolic violence with Chinese international research students in Australia: a Bourdieusian perspective, Congcong Xing, Guanglun Michael Mu & Deborah Henderson, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2292649
Keep it brief: Can a 4-item stress screener predict university adjustment over 18 months? Bilun Naz Böke, Mélanie Joly, Laurianne Bastien & Nancy L. Heath, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2291061
Do typing skills matter? Investigating university students’ typing speed and performance in online exams, Laura Sperl, Clara Marie Breier, Eric Grießbach & Stefan R. Schweinberger, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2287724
Accountability, ethics and knowledge production: racialised academic staff navigating competing expectations in the social production of research with marginalised communities, Marie A. Vander Kloet & Anne E. Wagner, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2291058
Drawing as thinking through: students’ use of collaborative drawing to examine ‘problemical’ situations, Tracey Bowen, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2291062
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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.