* HERDSA 2018 Conference Prizes and Awards
* New Position: Academic Director, Monash Education Academy
* Extension Deadline EARLI SIG4 Conference, 2018
* Call for papers now open: Improving University Teaching (IUT) 2018 conference, Port Macquarie, June 27-29
* ACER Educational Research Databases Updated
* Higher Education in the Headlines

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HERDSA 2018 Conference Prizes and Awards

Thinking of submitting a paper to HERDSA, you may be eligible for one of the following prizes and awards...

• Taylor and Francis Prize for the Best Paper by a New Researcher ($1,000)
• Edith Cowan University Prize For the Best Paper on an Authentic Learning Environment ($1,000)
• HERDSA Prize for Best Scholarly Paper ($500)
• HERDSA Prize for Best Paper Presentation by a Student ($450)
• HERDSA Prize for best Poster ($300)
• HERDSA Travel Awards to attend the HERDSA Conference ($1,000)

Further information Donald.houston@flinders.edu.au

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New Position: Academic Director, Monash Education Academy
Applications close Thursday 18 January 2018

Monash University is seeking a suitably qualified academic to take up the position of Academic Director within the Monash Education Academy. The Monash Education Academy (MEA) exists to support and promote excellence in learning and teaching at Monash. 

The Academic Director is responsible for providing strong academic leadership, research expertise and strategic planning for the MEA. Working to support the development of comprehensive agenda of work across the University, the Academic Director will be recognised as a global leader in educational innovation and impact.

The position description is available online at: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/ci/en/job/571507/academic-director-monash-education-academy

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Extension Deadline EARLI SIG4 Conference, 2018
27 January, 2018

We would like to inform you that the Call for Papers for our 2018 conference has been extended, until 27 Januar 2018. This is the conference of the Special Interest Group 4, Higher Education, of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), which will take place from 29 August to 2 September, 2018, in Germany.

Please find all information about the conference and EARLI SIG4 here: 
https://earli.org/SIG42018

We hope you will find some time to submit your paper to the conference and look forward to interesting discussions.

Wishing you happy holidays and a good new year, 
Robert Kordts-Freudinger 
the SIG4 coordinators and the conference organizing team

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Call for papers now open: Improving University Teaching (IUT) 2018 conference, Port Macquarie, June 27-29
Deadline for propsoal submission is Friday, Feburary 9, 2018ntil

43rd Annual Conference: June 27-29, 2018

The 2018 Conference Theme, "New Spaces for Learning: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovative Teaching"

We are pleased to announce the 43rd Annual International Conference on Improving University Teaching (IUT) will be hosted by Charles Sturt University in their new Port Macquarie Campus, June 27-29, 2018. This is the first time that the IUT conference has been held in Australia since 1999 and never before in a regional location. The IUT organising committee are utilising the interactive learning design (and 5* Green rating) of the Port Macquarie campus to support the 2018 conference theme “New Spaces for Learning: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovative Teaching”.

The Conference Director, Prof James Wilkinson of Harvard University, is now calling for presentation proposals on the following sub-themes:
• Adapting to new learning spaces—resistance and remedies
• Using online-blended teaching strategies for student learning
• Assessment in face-to-face, online, and blended environments
• Promise and pitfalls of Learning Analytics
• Faculty development for teaching beyond the classroom
• Recent research on learning in new spaces
The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, February 9, 2018.

For today’s students, learning no longer takes place in the classroom alone. MOOCs, student internships, blended learning, and collaborative research with faculty in laboratories or in the field have all expanded the educational setting far beyond the traditional lecture hall or seminar room. At the same time, the teaching best suited to these new venues remains a subject of discussion and even disagreement. Our 2018 conference offers an opportunity to explore the varieties of instruction best suited to these new learning spaces, while at the same time addressing problems they may entail.

The conference program over three days will include plenary sessions, interactive workshops, symposia, posters, and roundtables, as well as refereed papers—all organized around the subthemes listed below. We hope you can join us in Port Macquarie as we reflect, discuss, debate and explore these issues among peers, leaders, practitioners, and researchers.

The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, February 9, 2018. Presenters will be notified of our decision on or before March 9th 2018. 

Further information and proposal submission forms can be found at the IUT website (http://www.iutconference.com/).
Posted by IUT 2018 conference coordinator, A/P Kogi Naidoo, Charles Sturt University.

Further information http://www.iutconference.com/

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ACER Educational Research Databases Updated

79 records have been added to the IDP Database of Research on International Education for Oct-Dec 2017. See the New Additions page at:
http://www.idp.com/researchdatabase

New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/IDPDRIE
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198 records have been added to EdResearch Online for Oct-Dec 2017. See the New Additions page at:
http://www.acer.edu.au/edresearch
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65 records have been added to the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) research bank for Oct-Dec 2017. See the New Additions page at:
http://www.acer.edu.au/bolde

New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/DISTEDRES
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36 records have been added to Learning Ground:Indigenous Education Research Database for Oct-Dec 2017. See the New Additions page at:
http://www.acer.edu.au/ierd

New reports, articles and theses are listed as discovered at http://twitter.com/LearningGround

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Higher Education in the Headlines

UK-led research with EU funding drops sharply after Brexit vote | David Matthews | Times Higher Education | 22 December, 2017
Fears that uncertainty over UK’s future in EU research framework has led to drop of half a billion euros in coordinated projects
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-led-research-eu-funding-dro...