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* HERDSA webinar series
* HERDSA Conference Posters - alternative publishing opportunity
* Higher Education Research & Development, Vol. 39 No. 3 is now available online
* Call for survey response to How academic staff at Higher Education Institutions are coping, in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
* Scholarship Opportunity in Assessment in Higher Education - CRADLE, Deakin University
* NCSEHE webinar: The WPO ‘Pivot’ — Shifting Widening Participation Outreach activities to a remote learning environment
* The Great ACUR Undergraduate Research Writing Project!
* Higher Education in the Headlines
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HERDSA webinar series
Date: Thursday 14th May (3pm NZST, 1pm AEST & 11am AWST)
HERDSA state Branch chairs and friends are launching a webinar series guided by the theme ‘Supporting and Sustaining a Community of Online Practice in Higher Education’. Running fortnightly or monthly on a Thursday (3pm NZST, 1pm AEST & 11am AWST), HERDSA members can log into a zoom session to explore topics we hope are helpful to people working in Higher Education during this challenging period.
Our second webinar is scheduled for Thursday 14th May (3pm NZST, 1pm AEST & 11am AWST) on the topic of 'Engaging students and staff in inclusive partnerships in global learning before, during and beyond COVID-19'by Wendy Green, University of Tasmania.
Further upcoming seminars include:
11th June ‘Academic Integrity during Covid 10’ – Rowena Harper
Please check out the HERDSA website for webinar registration details and presenter biographies https://www.herdsa.org.au/
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HERDSA Conference Posters - alternative publishing opportunity
HERDSA CONNECT magazine is offering an alternative opportunity to publish a selected number of conference posters. Simply write up the key ideas from your poster in 700 words of text and include one image or diagram. Contact the editor: mbell@uow.edu.au.
Further information: mbell@uow.edu.au
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Higher Education Research & Development, Vol. 39 No. 3 is now available online
Higher Education Research & Development, Vol. 39 No. 3 is now available from the HERDSA website at http://herdsa.org.au/higher-education-research-development-vol-39-no-3
Free online access is available to HERDSA members through your member dashboard.
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Call for survey response to How academic staff at Higher Education Institutions are coping, in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Survey closes May 15.
Dear Colleague,
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has forced Higher Education Institutions internationally to adopt digital teaching and learning methods. You are invited to participate in a survey aimed at researching how academic staff at Higher Education Institutions are coping, in times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The survey forms part of a collaborative research project between Dr Upasana G Singh, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (singhup@ukzn.ac.za); Prof Sid Nair, Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia; and Associate Professor Rashmi Watson, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
Ethical approval for this study has been granted at the:
1. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa as per Protocol Reference Number: HSSREC/00001284/2020 with Dr Upasana G Singh as Principal Investigator.
2. Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia with Prof Sid Nair as Co-Investigator
It should only take 15 minutes to complete.
Your participation is completely voluntary and your identity,as well as that of your Institution, will be confidential.
This survey contains matrices which display better on a full size screen, so it is suggested you complete it on a desktop screen rather than a mobile.
We look forward to your response by Friday, 15th May 2020.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at singhup@ukzn.ac.za if you require any further information about this project.
The survey is available at https://tinyurl.com/y8dtuds7
We look forward to your participation.
Regards,
Dr Upasana Singh, Prof Sid Nair, Associate Prof Rashmi Watson
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Scholarship Opportunity in Assessment in Higher Education - CRADLE, Deakin University
1 June 2020
This scholarship is open to domestic students only, will be awarded on a full-time basis, and will be based at CRADLE’s Melbourne CBD location, Deakin Downtown. The successful applicant will work on a project that considers assessment and learning in the changing settings and increasingly digital context of education, and will contribute evidence to inform assessment research, policy and practice. We welcome submissions that align to CRADLE’s current programs of research, and also encourage applicants to consult our list of proposed doctoral topics. https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/become-a-research-student/how-to-appl...
Further information: https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/become-a-research-student/how-to-appl...
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NCSEHE webinar: The WPO ‘Pivot’ — Shifting Widening Participation Outreach activities to a remote learning environment
Wednesday 10 June 2020
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) will bring you a webinar on 10 June, presented by Kylie Austin and Meg Smith from the University of Wollongong (UOW). This webinar will describe how UOW’s Widening Participation and Outreach team has shifted the delivery of its program to a remote delivery mode. Underpinned by Dr Cathy Stone's National Guidelines for Improving Student Outcomes in Online Learning, the webinar will share the practices that have been adopted by the team in shifting the delivery of WPO activities to remote learning in a rapid timeframe.
The one-hour presentation will be focused on the practical delivery of remote outreach programs, sharing the highlights and challenges of the approach and also what this will mean for the future delivery of UOW’s WPO activities. These will be shared from the perspectives of practitioners, student mentors and students engaged in the programs. In addition to the practical implementation of remote WPO activities, the workshop will also cover tips for maintaining an institutional commitment to WPO in light of the current COVID-19 global pandemic.
Kylie and Meg will be joined by their university mentors and students engaging in the program.
Further information: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/event/webinar-widening-participation-outreach-...
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The Great ACUR Undergraduate Research Writing Project!
The ACUR Student Committee in collaboration with members of the ACUR Executive have recently launched a new initiative: The Great ACUR Undergraduate Research Writing Project.This is a competition open to all undergraduate researchers in Australasia and elsewhere to write about during the time of Covid-19. Details are on the website at: http://www.acur.org.au/acur/events-and-conferences/the-great-acur-undergraduate-research-writing-project/
Submissions consist of a 500-word written piece, or A3 poster, on the impacts of Covid-19 on a field of their academic interest. A prize of $500 will be awarded to the winning submission and the best entries will be published in the November 2020 issue of Undergraduate Research News Australasia (URNA). Every reasonable entry will receive a year’s ACUR student membership.
We would very much like you to assist with this exciting project:
- Please spread the news about the competition throughout your institution and especially to undergraduates carrying out research and colleagues leading undergraduate research initiatives. A poster is available here for your use. You can download the instructions at:http://www.acur.org.au/acur/events-and-conferences/the-great-acur-undergraduate-research-writing-project/.
- Please apply to help with the reviewing. Each student entry will be double blind reviewed in order to ensure that the competition is of a high standard, so we need your help with reviewing. In appreciation, if you complete one or more reviews, your name will be included in the list of reviewers published on the ACUR website. You will find a form to register your interest in reviewing at https://www.acur.org.au/the-great-acur-undergraduate-research-writing-project-page-for-reviewers/
- You are also welcome to donate a prize. The more prizes are available, the more entries we are likely to get. Why not donate a prize for the best entry in your subject area? To find out more information and to donate, please email admin@acur.org.au or go tohttp://www.acur.org.au/acur/contributing-to-acur/donate/
Thank you for your support of this project.
With every good wish,
Emeritus Professor Angela Brew
Chair ACUR
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Higher Education in the Headlines
Job losses as La Trobe income tanks | JILL ROWBOTHAM | Australian Higher Education | 13 May, 2020
An expected revenue shortfall of between $165m and $200m next year has La Trobe University looking for major savings.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/job-losses-as-la-trobe...
Chinese students in UK ‘report increased racism and discrimination’ | Anna McKie | Times Higher Education | 7 May, 2020
Researchers find overseas students from China are experiencing high levels of anxiety and insecurity in wake of pandemic
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese-students-uk-report-inc...
How College Leaders Are Planning for the Fall | Lee Gardner | Chronicle of Higher Education | 1 May, 2020
Their pivot online salvaged the spring semester. Now they must ready for a near future defined by unknowns.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-College-Leaders-Are/248554