Contents

A Transition Pedagogy: The First Year Experience Curriculum Design Symposium 2009 by Sally Kift 1

President’s Report By Shelda Debowski 5

Diseases of Educational Development By Robert Cannon 6

Talking about Teaching and Learning (TATAL) By Coralie McCormack and Robert Kennelly 8

HERDSA Fellows Column
The Role of the HERDSA Fellowship Programme in the Development of Academic Leadership By Merran Govendir 11

Meanderings By Robert Cannon 13

The HOW TO ... Teaching Series How to… Teach People Older Than You By Peter Kandlbinder 14

The Philosopher’s Column Making Wisdom: Plato’s “Common Touch” By Ann Kerwin 15

Higher Education in the Headlines By Peter Kandlbinder 18

I.T. in Higher Education Column E-theses: Will online change the thesis tradition? By Roger Atkinson 19

International Column Exchange Educational Development in Early 2009: A U.S. Perspective By Virginia S. Lee 22

HERDSA Branch News 23

Book Reviews