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Branches and Regional networks are strongly encouraged within the HERDSA community. These may be organised by the Executive or other local members. Limited funds are available for local networking activities such as colloquia, fora, post-conference presentations, network meetings, or speakers. To apply for funding contact the HERDSA President or your local network contact.

Branch name: New Zealand

    Role Email address
Contact Person Tony Harland Chair Tony.harland@otago.ac.nz
Branch committee members      
Branch web page http://www.herdsa.org.nz/file.php/1/about_herdsanz.html
Branch Overview (max 100 words)  

 

Branch name: The HERDSA region of the ACT

    Role Email address
Contact Person Robert Kennelly Convenor rmkennelly@homemail.com.au
Branch committee members Jackie Walkington UC Jackie.Walkington@canberra.edu.au
Peter Donnan UC Peter.Donnan@canberra.edu.au
John Dearn ANU John.Dearn@anu.edu.au
Catherine McLoughlin ACU catherine.McLoughlin@acu.edu.au
David Blaazer ADFA D.Blaazer@adfa.edu.au
Branch web page  
Branch Overview (max 100 words) The Branch services the needs of four universities in Canberra; The Australian National University, The University of Canberra, The Australian Catholic University and the Australian Defence Force Academy, a college of the University of NSW.The Branch, in conjunction with The University of Canberra, currently facilitates three TATAL (Talking about Teaching and learning) programs across the institutions. The Branch generally runs a pre conference workshop in the middle of the year and a Christmas seminar celebrating an aspect of HERDSA life (including the awards and Fellowships attained by its members during the year). For example at the end of last year The ANU hosted our Christmas seminar “Oral histories of teaching and learning pioneers in Australian HE: Informing the present and the future”, Peter Kandlbinder and Coralie McCormack facilitated presentations by Prof. Ingrid Moses, Emeritus Professor Ernest Roe and Emeritus Professor Don Anderson.

 

 

Branch name: HERDSA SA

    Role Email address
Contact Person Dale Wache Branch Chair person dale.wache@unisa.edu.au
Branch committee members Katrina Falkner   katrina@cs.adelaide.edu.au
Fay Patel   fay.patel@flinders.edu.au
Branch web page Not available yet
Branch Overview (max 100 words) The HERDSA SA branch aims to make HERDSA relevant to and inclusive of discipline-based academics in the three South Australian universities.

 

 

Branch name: Victoria

  Role Email address
Contact Person Associate Professor Di Waddell   dianne.waddell@deakin.edu.au
Branch committee members Associate Professor Di Waddell – Deakin University Chair dianne.waddell@deakin.edu.au
Liz Levin – Swinburne University Secretary ELevin@groupwise.swin.edu.au
Judy Lyons – LaTrobe University Treasurer Judith.Lyons@latrobe.edu.au
Robyn Benson – Monash University Executive robyn.benson@med.monash.edu.au
Yvonne Hodgson – Monash University Executive yvonne.hodgson@med.monash.edu.au
Catherine Lang – Swinburne University Executive clang@swin.edu.au
Susan Mayson – Monash University Executive susan.mayson@buseco.monash.edu.au
Elizabeth Santhanam – Monash University Executive elizabeth.santhanam@calt.monash.edu.au
Muyesser Durur – LaTrobe University Executive M.Durur@latrobe.edu.au
Jan Schapper – Monash University Executive jan.schapper@buseco.monash.edu.au
Joan Richardson – RMIT University Co-Chair joan.richardson@rmit.edu.au
Peter Ling – Swinburne University Ex Officio (immediate past President) PLing@groupwise.swin.edu.au
Branch web page Currently the HERDSA national website links to the page advertising the 2010 conference which is being held at Deakin University. It is proposed that this page includes information pertaining to the Victorian Branch of HERDSA and that after the conference the page be maintained to advertise upcoming events and disseminate information from past events.
Branch Overview (max 100 words) The Victorian Branch of HERDSA represents all higher education institutions in the state. Five Universities contribute to the executive. Active participation of all members is encouraged through the coordination of quarterly workshops and forums. These events enable strategic conversations that provide the opportunity for academics, educational researchers and academic developers to network and enhance their professional capabilities. The Executive aims to build a community of scholars that supports collaborative research across institutions by conducting events, supporting the national conference and publications.

Branch name: Western Australia

Role Email address
Contact Person Rashmi Watson President rwatson1@nd.edu.au
Branch committee members Iris Vardi Vice President I.Vardi@curtin.edu.au
Brenda Hamlett Secretary b.hamlett@ecu.edu.au
Melissa Davis Colleen Mortimer HERDSA Rekindled Coordinators m.davis@curtin.edu.auColleen.Mortimer@cbs.curtin.edu.au
Lee Partridge Seminar Coordinator Lee.partridge@uwa.edu.au
Liz Mortley Valentina Bailey Special events Coordinators emortley@nd.edu.auv.bailey@ecu.edu.au
Rob Phillips & Sharon Delmege Web page Coordinators R.Phillips@murdoch.edu.auS.Delmege@murdoch.edu.au
Branch web page http://www.tlc.murdoch.edu.au/asd/herdsa.html (to be updated)
Branch Overview (max 100 words) In line with HERDSA national and international, the WA Branch promotes HERDSA WA as a scholarly society for people committed to the advancement of higher and tertiary education. HERDSA WA runs a series of seminars (approximately five per year) under the title ‘Scholarship Profiled’, with the aim of providing local researchers the opportunity to share scholarly information. As a follow-up from the annual HERDSA conference, the WA Branch hosts a half-day seminar named ‘HERDSA Rekindled’ providing a series of short presentations by the WA conference presenters. This has been hugely successful in the past two years.

Branch name: HONG KONG

Role Email address
Contact Person Dr Anna KWAN President akwan@ouhk.edu.hk
Branch committee members Dr Tak HA Vice- President cttsha@ust.hk
Dr Lucia YEUNG Secretary ctlucia@ust.hk
Dr Theresa KWONG Treasurer theresa@cityu.edu.hk
Dr Crusher WONG Event coordinator crusher.wong@cityu.edu.hk
Dr Paul LAM Event coordinator paul.lam@cuhk.edu.hk
Mr Buck NG Event coordinator buckng@gmail.com
Branch web page http://herdsahk.edublogs.org.
Branch Overview (max 100 words) Aiming to contribute to the advancement of higher education in Hong Kong, HERDSA Hong Kong Branch has been working with colleagues to form a learning community in which best practices in important areas like staff development and student learning.

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