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HERDSA membership is available to anybody interested in the improvement of teaching and learning in tertiary and higher education. It offers you interaction with teachers, researchers, administrators, learning support staff, academic staff development consultants and educational researchers through:

HERDSA Journal

Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) is an international refereed journal of high standing. It contains

  • articles on the theory and practice of higher and tertiary education
  • inter-disciplinary reviews and review essays
  • research reports
  • book reviews
  • short ciritical notes and reflective pieces

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HERDSA News

HERDSA News is published three times a year. It contains:

  • articles by key people in higher education
  • short informal articles and reviews
  • information about HERDSA activities
  • reports on research in progress
  • information on conferences

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HERDSA Guides

HERDSA Guides provide useful ideas and information on many aspects of teaching and learning. Written by experts in specific fields, they are short, inexpensive and easy to read.

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HERDSA Annual Conference

The annual international HERDSA conference provides an opportunity to:

  • meet colleagues with similar interests
  • exchange ideas about teaching and learning
  • learn about current developments from experienced researchers and practitioners

This year the 2004 HERDSA Conference with a theme "Transforming Knowledge into Wisdom: Holistic Approaches to Teaching and Learning " was held in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the campus of Curtin University of Technology, 4 - 7 July 2004. HERDSA members are entitled to reduced registration fees and members who did not attend the conference can purchase the proceedings at a special price.

HERDSA conference proceedings are published in the series Research and Development in Higher Education.


HERDSA Conference Prizes and Grants

HERDSA encourages new researchers through two schemes:

  • HERDSA Conference Grants for postgraduate students
  • HERDSA Prize for the best paper presented at the annual confrence by a new researcher(s).

HERDSA Branches

Branches are currently active in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. For further details you can contact your local convenor.


HERDSA Electronic Network

The Society's Executive has set up a moderated electronic network for the use of all members, state and regional branch members. You have the option to subscribe to the HERDSA list-server and receive all posted notices relating to HERDSA activities.

To subscribe to the list please to to http//mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/herdsa and follow the instructions.

 
 

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