Contents

Views from a Writing Retreat By Paula Myatt, Deanne Gannaway and Wendy Green 1

From the Editor 2

Seeding future research into teaching and learning in higher education By Iris Vardi 4

Six good reasons to join HERDSA 2014 in Hong Kong By Anna Kwan 5

Connecting Staff to iPads: the LATTE Initiative at AUT By Stanley Frielick, Judit Klein, Christine Probert, Charlotte Alexander, Theresa Kendrick, Emily Whitehead, Conal Lewes, Thomas Hall, & Kate Wanless 6

Reflections on a State-Based Network: Q-PEN By Karen van Haeringen, Georgina Tkacz, Georgia Smeal, Rae-Anne Diehm and Tania Stevenson 8

Working at RMT Vietnam with a multicultural teaching cohort in transnational teams By Anne Herbert 10

Higher Education Development in the Holy Land: Working with the Palestinian Faculty Development Program By Robert Cannon 11

Presidents Report By Allan Goody 13

New Scholars Portfolio Article by Debbie Clarke 14

Collaborative Mentoring - reflection on the role of TATAL in the aftershock of a HERDSA Fellowship Application By John Gilchrist, Eleanor Hancock, Jesmin Islam, Coralie McCormack and Maria Northcote 16

Talking About Teaching & Learning in Western Australia by Robert Kennelly 18

Australian Awards for University Teaching By OLT 22

Supporting the enhancement of tertiary teaching and learning through project funding by Ako Aotearoe 23

Academic journals: Are open access article publishing charges enabling a dark side? By Roger Atkinson 24

HERDSA Branches By Maureen Bell 27 HERDSA NZ to host a(metaphorical) street party for the tertiary education neighbourhood By Clinton Golding 30

Some HERDSA Publications 31

Academia is losing its appeal By Kathryn Sutherland 32