Contents

An Investigation into the Nature of Higher Education Research in Australia by Edward Palmer 1

From the Editor

Promoting Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Exchange By Shelda Debowski 4

Shortcomings of the MyUniversity Government Website and How It Can Be Improved By Necmi Kemal Avkiran 4

Becoming More Research Intensive – What Does It Take? By Don Maconachie 7

Australian Universities’ Engagement in Education for Development By Robert Cannon 9

President’s Column By Shelda Debowski 11

News from the Executive 12

The HERDSA Fellows Column
Personal Theories and Practice and the HERDSA Fellowship Portfolio By Mark Minot 13

Supporting New Scholars Column Good Ideas and Evolving Evidence: The Scholarship of Teaching By Deb Clarke 14

Becoming a New Scholar By Angela Hennessey 16

Some Reflections by Early Career Academics By Jason Lodge, Agnes Bosanquet and Kelly Matthews 17

Professor Alison Lee: 1952–2012 19

News of Members - December 2012 20

Thinking, Researching, Living: The Third Academic Identities Conference By Barbara Grant, James Burford, Agnes Bosanquet and Daphne Loads 22

Two perspectives, one conference: ISSoTL 2012 By Kelly Matthews and Torgny Roxa 24

E-teaching and Workload: Report By Belinda Tynan and Yoni Ryan 26

International Column Exchange An International Perspective on Research Capabilities By Shelda Debowski 27

Meanderings By Robert Cannon 29

News of HERDSA Branches