Contents

Recent Policy Developments in Australian Higher Education by Marcia Devlin 1

From the Editor 2 Introducing … The New HERD Editorial Team 5

The Sound of HERDSA 2011 By Sally-Purbrick-Illek and Christine Grimmer 6

Update on TATAL 7

Behind the Scenes – Who is the Person that Produces HERDSA News? By Donna Bennett 8

ALTC Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Awarded to HERDSA Members, 2010 9

Engage Students by Having Them Publish in “New Media” By Will Rifkin, Joanne Righetti, Nancy Longnecker, Joan Leach, and Lloyd Davis 11

The D-Cubed Dissemination Investigation Project By Bianca Berry and Deanne Gannaway 14

The Happy Marriage of Grammar and Content By Susan Carter 17

ATN Assessment Conference 2010 Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation. A report from Sydney By Katrina Waite and Nicola Parker 18

International Column Exchange
Teaching,Learning and Globalisation By Peter Felten, President POD 20

I.T. in Higher Education Column
Technology and control of feedback: My encounters with ROCI By Roger Atkinson 21

The Philosopher’s Column
This way that way I do not know what to do: I am of two minds. Sappho By Ann Kerwin 24

Meanderings By Robert Cannon 26

The HOW TO ... Teaching Series
How to… Answer Tough Questions By Peter Kandlbinder 28

Higher Education in the Headlines. March 2011 By Peter Kandlbinder 29

HERDSA Branch News 30