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 Handbook
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT)
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Jean Rath | Chair | Jean.Rath@canberra.edu.au |
| Branch committee members | Eleanor Hancock | E.Hancock@adfa.edu.au | |
| Catherine McLoughlin | Catherine.McLoughlin@acu.edu.au | ||
| Beth Beckmann | Elizabeth.Beckman@anu.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 two TATAL (Talking about Teaching and Learning) programs across the local institutions and two TATAL groups involving HERDSA members from across Australia. 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 2010, the Branch hosted a Christmas seminar titled “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. | ||
QUEENSLAND
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Dr Steve Drew | Chair | s.drew@griffith.edu.au |
| Dr Jason Lodge | j.lodge@griffith.edu.au | ||
| Branch committee members | |||
| Branch web page | Not available yet | ||
| Branch Overview (max 100 words) | |||
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Dale Wache | Branch Chair | 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. | ||
TASMANIA
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Tracy Douglas | Branch Chair | T.Douglas@utas.edu.au |
| Branch committee members | Susan Jones | S.M.Jones@utas.edu.au | |
| Janine Tarr | Janine.Tarr@utas.edu.au | ||
| Branch web page | not available yet | ||
| Branch Overview (max 100 words) | The Branch was established in October 2011 and, in conjunction with the University of Tasmania, facilitates the coordination of learning and teaching opportunities for professional development of HERDSA members. A pre-HERDSA conference workshop in June and a post-conference workshop in July enable members to share scholarly activities and receive peer feedback. In addition, members attend a workshop and collegial event during the annual University of Tasmania Teaching Matters conference. The Branch aims to inform members about best practices in learning and teaching and provide a forum for members to develop collaborative networks. | ||
VICTORIA
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Associate Professor Di Waddell | dianne.waddell@deakin.edu.au | |
| Branch committee members | Associate Professor Joan Richardson – RMIT University | Chair | joan.richardson@rmit.edu.au |
| Gerard Grant | Co-Chair | gerardg@aheia.edu.au | |
| Liz Levin – Swinburne University | Secretary | ELevin@groupwise.swin.edu.au | |
| Judy Lyons – LaTrobe University | Treasurer | Judith.Lyons@latrobe.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. | ||
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Melissa Davis | Chair | M.Davis@exchange.curtin.edu.au |
| Branch committee members | Brenda Hamlett | Secretary | b.hamlett@ecu.edu.au |
| Melissa Davis | HERDSA Rekindled Coordinators | m.davis@curtin.edu.au | |
| Lee Partridge | Seminar Coordinator | Lee.partridge@uwa.edu.au | |
| Liz Mortley | Special events Coordinator | emortley@nd.edu.au | |
| Rob Phillips | Web page Coordinators | R.Phillips@murdoch.edu.au | |
| Branch web page | http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Educational-Development/Scholarship-of-T-and-L/HERDSA-WA/ | ||
| 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. | ||
HONG KONG
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Dr Anna KWAN | Chair | anna.kwan@outlook.com |
| Branch committee members | Dr Tak HA | Vice-chair | cttsha@ust.hk |
| Dr Theresa KWONG | Treasurer | theresa@hkbu.edu.hk | |
| Mr Peter LAU | Secretary | fmlau@hkbu.edu.hk | |
| Dr. Annie CHENG | Event coordinator | ayncheng@ied.edu.hk | |
| Dr Paul LAM | Event coordinator | paul.lam@cuhk.edu.hk | |
| Dr. Elson SZETO | Event coordinator | eszeto@ied.edu.hk | |
| Dr. Crusher WONG | Event coordinator | crusher.wong@cityu.edu.hk | |
| 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. | ||
NEW ZEALAND
| Role | Email address | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Person | Clinton Golding | Chair | clinton.golding@otago.ac.nz |
| Branch committee members | Rob Wass | Secretary | Rob.wass@otago.ac.nz |
| Julia Hallas | Treasurer | julia.hallas@aut.ac.nz | |
| Tony Harland | tony.harland@stonebow.otago.ac.nz | ||
| Mark Barrow | m.barrow@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Stanley Frielick | stanley.frielick@aut.ac.nz | ||
| Barbara Grant | bm.grant@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Kathryn Sutherland | Kathryn.Sutherland@vuw.ac.nz | ||
| Amanda Gilbert | amanda.gilbert@vuw.ac.nz | ||
| Helen Matthews | MatthewsH@cpit.ac.nz | ||
| Neil Haigh | neil.haigh@aut.ac.nz | ||
| Rachel Spronken-Smith | rachel.spronken-smith@stonebow.otago.ac.nz | ||
| Dawn Garbett | d.garbett@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Erik Brogt | erik.brogt@canterbury.ac.nz | ||
| Nell Smith | nell.smith@aut.ac.nz | ||
| Meegan Hall | Meegan.Hall@vuw.ac.nz | ||
| Jennie Billot | jennie.billot@aut.ac.nz | ||
| John Milne | J.D.Milne@massey.ac.nz | ||
| Lesley Petersen | lpetersen@eit.ac.nz | ||
| Linda Keesing-Styles | lkeesing-styles@unitec.ac.nz | ||
| Branch web page | http://www.herdsa.org.nz/file.php/1/about_herdsanz.html | http://www.herdsa.org.nz/ | ||
| Branch Overview (max 100 words) | HERDSA New Zealand has members from more than 15 tertiary institutions around the country. Our aim is to promote, assist and advance tertiary education in New Zealand. Our particular focus is building a community of tertiary educators and facilitating the improvement of teaching, research and policy. We will represent the interests of members, provide opportunities for networking and professional development, recognise and reward outstanding contributions to tertiary education in New Zealand, and encourage cooperation with other organisations and agencies who have similar interests in tertiary education. We run an annual conference (Tertiary Education Research NZ) when we are not hosting the Australasian HERDSA Conference, as well as regular workshops and seminars. We offer the TERNZ medal to recognise and reward outstanding contributions to tertiary educational research in New Zealand. | ||
