* HERDSA 2020 postponement
* HERDSA President Elect
* HERD 2021 Special Issue deadline extension: Ō tātou reo, Na domoda, Kuruwilang birad: Indigenous voices in higher education
* Call for papers closing soon - University Assessment, Learning and Teaching: New Research Directions for a Postdigital World
* CAULLT April conference postponed
* ICED 2020 conference Cancelled
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA 2020 postponement

The HERDSA 2020 conference planning committee and the HERDSA Executive have been monitoring the spread of the COVID-19 virus across Australia and the globe. 

After much consideration and discussion with input from our event management team, the conference planning committee and HERDSA regret to announce that the HERDSA 2020 conference in Brisbane has been postponed until July 2021. 

HERDSA 2021 will be held at the same venue, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, from Wednesday July 7th to Saturday July 10th.

Please mark these dates in your calendar now!

This difficult decision was made in an atmosphere of great uncertainty. While by June/July there may be greater certainty and the spread of COVID-19 may have been contained, we had to act now. The postponement aims to minimise financial loss for delegates and HERDSA, to provide clarity for all concerned and of course considers the health and well-being of our colleagues.

All presenters, currently registered delegates, sponsors and exhibitors will be contacted as soon as possible. Further information will be forthcoming once the conference planning committee and the HERDSA Executive have considered a process to move forward.

This is a huge disappointment for everyone involved. Since notifications went out last week, we have been noting the tweets from delegates excited about the prospect of presenting their accepted showcase, roundtable or poster at the conference, many of you sharing that this would be your first HERDSA conference. We hope you can maintain your enthusiasm and join us in 2021.

Please watch this space and social media for further updates.

Allan Goody, Conference Chair
On behalf of the HERDSA conference planning committee

Denise Chalmers, HERDSA President 
On behalf of the HERDSA Executive

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HERDSA President Elect

I am delighted to advise that Dr Kogi Naidoo, has been nominated as HERDSA President-Elect. As no other nominations were received, Kogi is elected to this role, commencing at the AGM in Brisbane, 2020. 

Dr Kogi Naidoo has been a long-time member and contributor to HERDSA as an active member on the HERDSA Executive, currently, in the role of HERDSA Treasurer. Kogi is Associate Professor and Director in the Division of Learning and Teaching at Charles Sturt University, playing a strategic role contributing to enhancing the quality of teaching, curriculum and assessment practices. Kogi has numerous prestigious academic awards and fellowships, including the South African Junior Technikon Fellowship Award, the Ernest Oppenheimer Gold Medal and the SAARDHE Young Achiever Award, South Africa. She was awarded the HERDSA Fellowship in 2003 and served on the HERDSA executive Committee for several terms making significant contributions in several portfolios including Fellowships and Awards, Grants and Prizes. Kogi is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

Denise Chalmers
HERDSA President

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HERD 2021 Special Issue deadline extension: Ō tātou reo, Na domoda, Kuruwilang birad: Indigenous voices in higher education
Submission deadline for full articles has been extended until April 14th, 2020

Higher Education Research & Development has extended the submission deadline for our 2021 Special Issue, titled "Ō tātou reo, Na domoda, Kuruwilang birad:
Indigenous voices in higher education", and Guest Edited by Meegan Hall, Sereana Naepi and Susan Page, until April 14th.

Full submissions should be made via ScholarOne, and for further information, you can find HERD information and submitting guidelines at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cher20/current

Queries are welcome and can be sent to HERD's Special Issues Editor Stephen Marshall (stephen.marshall@vuw.ac.nz), or Managing Editor Emily Giles (herd.giles@gmail.com). 

Further information: The full Call for Papers can be found at https://www.herdsa.org.au/higher-education-research-development

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Call for papers closing soon - University Assessment, Learning and Teaching: New Research Directions for a Postdigital World
Submissions close Monday 23 March - get your abstracts in now!

To mark our fifth anniversary, Deakin University’s Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) is hosting a higher education research conference from 19 to 20 October 2020 in Melbourne. The conference aims to provide a focused forum for higher education research as a discipline. Cutting-edge conversations will centre around rigorous, high-quality conceptual and theoretical contributions exploring the future of higher education research in a postdigital age. Our keynote speakers are Professor Monika Nerland (University of Oslo) and Associate Professor Alyssa Wise (NYU).

We are calling for papers from researchers interested in conceptual, theoretical and empirical explorations of higher education in a postdigital world, aligned with CRADLE’s core themes:
• assessing for learning
• learning in a digital world
• learning through, and for, work.

We are particularly interested in research that advances theoretical, conceptual and methodological understandings. Categories: research papers, symposia, and rapid orals. See https://www.cradleconference2020.org/ for more details.

Further information: http://www.cradleconference2020.org/

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CAULLT April conference postponed
April 2 and 3

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) the CAULLT executive committee has decided that the April CAULLT conference should be postponed until later in the year - probably October. The AGM is also postponed.

We understand that not only is the health and wellbeing of our community paramount, but our members in particular have been hard hit by this pandemic and in addition, many are unable to travel. CAULLT will continue to monitor the advice issued by the relevant health authorities.

These are unprecedented times for us all but you can be assured that CAULLT will continue to operate remotely as it usually does between conferences. If you have any questions, please contact secretariat@caullt.edu.au

Further information: secretariat@caullt.edu.au

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ICED 2020 conference Cancelled

The ICED 2020 conference planning committee and the ICED Board have been monitoring the developing crisis of the COVID-19 virus as it spreads across the globe. After much consideration and discussion, the ICED 2020 conference planning committee and the ICED Board regret to announce that the 2020 conference that was to be held in Zurich in June has been cancelled.

The decision was made in an environment of great uncertainty and with the aim of minimising financial loss for both delegates and the host institution as well as providing clarity and certainty for all concerned.

All registration fees will be automatically refunded. Registered participants, accepted presenters, Student Ambassadors and scholarship holders will receive further information by email.

The planning committee and the ICED Board are considering alternative options that may happen at some time in the future. Further information will follow as soon as soon as these options have been explored.

This is a huge disappointment for everyone involved, but we know that it is for the greater good.

With best wishes

Allan Goody, ICED President, on behalf of the ICED Board and 2020 Conference Planning Committee

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

Beyond busy work: rethinking the measurement of online student engagement, Janet Dyment, Cathy Stone & Naomi Milthorpe, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1732879

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