* HERDSA Conference Travel Grants are available now
* Prizes will be awarded at the HERDSA Conference 2019
* HERDSA 2019 pre-conference workshop: Talk About “your” Teaching And Learning (TATAL)
* EOIs for NCSEHE research grants close Friday 3 May 2019
* Two innovative new academic posts at the University of Sydney in Educational Development
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA Conference Travel Grants are available now
Travel Grant application deadline 13 May 2019

The HERDSA Executive is pleased to announce SEVEN new Travel Grants to support HERDSA members to attend the conference. The new Early Career Travel Grant awards FIVE grants up to $1000 each, and the Taylor & Francis Conference Travel Grant now offers FIVE grants up to $500 each. You will know before applications close on 13 May if your submission has been accepted for the conference. So don’t miss out. Go to the website, read the information on travel grants and get started on your application now. The HERDSA Executive looks forward to receiving it.

Further information: https://www.herdsa2019.auckland.ac.nz/register/travel-grants/

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Prizes will be awarded at the HERDSA Conference 2019

HERDSA prize for BEST PRESENTATION BY A STUDENT ($450)
Student presenters will be judged on their ability to effectively communicate as well as on the academic content of their presentation. The prize will be awarded at the conference. 

HERDSA prize for BEST POSTER ($300)
All posters are eligible for this prize. Posters are assessed by all conference delegates on both the ability to visually communicate as well as on the academic content of the poster. The best poster prize will be awarded to the poster that receives the highest number of votes, with a runner-up prize awarded to the second-highest poster. The prize will be awarded at the conference. 

We look forward to seeing you in Auckland, 2-5 July 2019.
Next Generation, Higher Education: Challenges, Changes and Opportunities

See the link below for further information on prizes.

Further information: https://www.herdsa2019.auckland.ac.nz/contributions/prizes-and-awards/

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HERDSA 2019 pre-conference workshop: Talk About “your” Teaching And Learning (TATAL)
Online activities commence Tuesday 18th June. Pre-conference workshop date = 2nd July.

Is it time to ‘hit the pause button’ and reflect on my teaching? Do I have a teaching philosophy? Well, TATAL might be for you. 

The 9th HERDSA TATAL workshop offers an opportunity to share, reflect and review the values and beliefs that underlie your approach to teaching and learning. We’re ‘flipping out’ in Auckland HERDSA TATAL this year. The day-long pre-conference workshop on 2nd July (with a working lunch – provided) is supported by an online pre-conference learning experience, starting 18th June. 

Following the conference, you can continue the experience with the workshop group to develop a teaching portfolio, suitable for a HERDSA Fellowship or HEA Fellowship application.

Express your interest TODAY: http://bit.ly/TATAL-2019-EOI 

Online registration opens Monday 17th June: https://www.herdsa2019.auckland.ac.nz/program/pre-conference-workshops/ 
• HERDSA conference attendees: $75 NZD
• Standalone workshop (for those who are unable to attend the HERDSA conference): $125 NZD

Online activities commence Tuesday 18th June.

There is a maximum of 30 participants, so register early. Express your interest today @ http://bit.ly/TATAL-2019-EOI

Further information: contact giriraj.shekhawat@aut.ac.nz or visit http://bit.ly/TATAL-2019-EOI

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EOIs for NCSEHE research grants close Friday 3 May 2019

The Australian Government Department of Education and Training is funding a program of competitive grants to improve low SES student, low SES Indigenous student, and low SES regional and remote student and student influencer access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers. 

The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) at Curtin University has been charged with establishing, implementing and managing the program.

Therefore, the NCSEHE is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from Table A universities for up to two projects under each of the following two themes:
- Theme 1: Key influencers of low socioeconomic status (SES) students, low SES regional, rural and remote students, and low SES Indigenous students towards higher education pathways and career choices.
- Theme 2: Higher education careers advice for low SES students, including low SES Indigenous students and low SES regional, rural and remote students.

Further information: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/2019-research-grants/

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Two innovative new academic posts at the University of Sydney in Educational Development
 30th May 2019

The University of Sydney Business School is a globally impactful Business School with over 14000 students at our state of the art campus in the centre of Sydney and is a key faculty within the University of Sydney. We are delivering a new initiative called Connected Learning at Scale which is designed to transform the teaching and learning experience for our students through innovative delivery models, agile uses of technology and cutting edge approaches to connected pedagogy, all located within our large core face-to-face programs. This project will be using innovative approaches to educational transformation that will engage our students in connected approaches to education, support learning through the community, engage in critical conversations around learning and teaching spaces and support our approach to designing innovative pedagogies that may include students as producers, gamification/playful learning and other emerging models and practices. Both of these posts are key parts of a large new team being recruited at the USBS.

*Post 1 - Researcher – Learning, Technology and Innovation (Level A research academic A$73-98k pa plus superannuation, loadings and other benefits) (3 year contract)*

This post will provide critical data to inform the on-going design and development of these projects, including learning analytics, learning technology design and implementation and student and staff use of technology. The post will support the development and implementation of rigorous frameworks for critical evaluation of pedagogical and technological change projects happening at the School. They will co-ordinate the ethics application process as well as reporting on ethics compliance. They will undertake data collection and analysis across a range of student and staff cohorts to provide the team with insights into the effectiveness of the project in transforming the student experience.

For more information, including descriptions and how to apply, see http://tiny.cc/mmbw5y

*Post 2 – Senior Lecturer – Educational Development (education focused) (Level C academic A$127-147k pa plus superannuation, loadings and other benefits) (3 year contract)*

The Senior Lecturer Educational Development will have a leading role in a new faculty strategic initiative that will transform the student experience in core units for our internationally regarded undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Commerce. Addressing the challenges of teaching and learning at scale, this project will be the central hub for strategic pedagogical change, working with academic staff, professional staff support teams, students and the wider University to ensure the successful delivery of this initiative. The successful candidate will work closely with the faculty, senior leadership and other members of the team to effectively co-ordinate and implement complex educational change projects. They will design teaching and learning enhancements, curriculum innovation, staff training, academic reward and community engagement initiatives to better support the ongoing development of our teaching and learning community. They will provide leadership for the successful evaluation of the projects including supporting rigorous pedagogical and evaluative research and the dissemination of these findings to the School, the University and the wider sector.

For more information, including descriptions and how to apply, see http://tiny.cc/ndcw5y

For an informal conversation in the first instance, including conversations about potential visa sponsorship, you can contact Peter Bryant (peter.j.bryant@sydney.edu.au) or Elaine Huber (elaine.huber@sydney.edu.au)

Further information: elaine.huber@sydney.edu.au

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

Student perspectives of engagement in learning in contemporary and digital contexts
Joanna Hong-Meng Tai, Robin Bellingham, Josephine Lang & Phillip Dawson, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.1598338

‘The rules above the bed’: academic language and learning as hospitality, Dana Chahal, Juana Maria Rodriguez & Britta Schneider, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.1609915

Performing support in higher education: negotiating conflicting agendas in academic language and learning advisory work, L. Gurney & V. Grossi, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.1609916

Engaging students as digital citizens, Lia Blaj-Ward & Kim Winter, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.1607829

All this and more on the Higher Education Research and Development twitter feed at https://twitter.com/HERDJournal