Contents

HERDSA by the Harbour 2012 1

From the Editor 2

Prizes and Awards 4

Impressions of the Conference By Andrea Jackson and Katie Livesey 6

Connecting the Dots in Academic Work HERDSA 2012 President Address By Shelda Debowski 7

President’s Column By Shelda Debowski 10

Supporting New Scholars: A New HERDSA Initiative By Deb Clarke 11

Research in Progress: A Report Researching Indigenous Australian Success in Higher Education: A Case-Study of an Australian University By Ekaterina (Katya) Pechenkina 12

Musings of an Early Career Academic: Testing Threat Gone, but Where were our Leaders? By Kelly Matthews 14

The HERDSA Fellows Column By Tony Hooper 16

Journey to the Future and Back: Critical Reflections on Academic Development Practice By Fay Patel 17

Physclips: New Resources for Learning and Teaching Physics By Joe Wolfe and George Hatsidimitris 20

Undergraduate Business Capstones: All You Ever Wanted to Know By Liz van Acker and Janis Bailey 22

Not a Waste of Space: Professional Development for Staff Teaching in New Generation Learning Spaces By Barbara de la Harpe et al. 24

A Handbook for Executive Leadership of Learning and Teaching By Craig McInnis et al. 26

Reflections on the Transforming Assessment Webinars for ALTC/OLT Dissemination By Geoffrey Crisp and Matthew Hillier 28

Making time at HERDSA to TATAL By Robert Kennelly et al. 30

International Column Exchange
Breaking Boundaries and Milestone Moments By Arshad Ahmad 31

Book Review Reviewed by Valerie Clifford 33

HERDSA Branch News 34

Higher Education in the Headlines - August 2012 By Peter Kandlbinder 37

The Philosophers Column Daimons, Muppets, and Markets By Ann Kerwin 39

Meanderings By Robert Cannon 41