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 |
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| Branch web page | http://www.herdsa.org.nz/file.php/1/about_herdsanz.html | ||
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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 | |
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| 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. | ||
