* HERDSA Blog Post: Talk Nerdy to Me: How Interactive Oral Assessments Can Shake Up Science Labs
* HERDSA Members Survey closing soon
* Join Us for an Exciting HASS Special Interest Group Meeting!
* Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group: Upcoming Event
* Health Sciences SIG: Early Work Integrated Learning experiences shaping Australia’s future health workforce
* Call for Book Chapter Proposals & Symposium, London, June 16-19, 2025
* Improve Your Organization’s Performance with Wellbeing Strategies
* New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

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HERDSA Blog Post: Talk Nerdy to Me: How Interactive Oral Assessments Can Shake Up Science Labs
Chris Della Vedova & Sarah Davey, 30 October 2024

Chris Della Vedova takes us through his journey of introducing interactive oral assessments into a lab based course

Read more: https://herdsa.org.au/herdsa-connect/talk-nerdy-me-how-interactive-oral-...

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HERDSA Members Survey closing soon
Friday 1st November

The HERDSA Members survey will close on Friday. Data collected through this 10-minute survey will help the HERDSA Executive to make informed decisions about offerings and services for our members. Please complete the survey by 1st November 2024: https://forms.office.com/r/Rkun62fExJ

If you have any questions about this survey to the HERDSA Executive through the Office of HERDSA: office@herdsa.org.au.

Thank you in advance for your participation
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Join Us for an Exciting HASS Special Interest Group Meeting!
Wednesday, November 6 (5pm Melbourne time - 4pm AEST time)

If you’re working or studying in HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences), we warmly invite you to join our vibrant HASS Special Interest Group (SIG)!

This SIG offers an engaging space to explore, discuss, and collaborate on the unique position and transformative potential of HASS education in tertiary settings. Our community brings together educators, students, and scholars to share insights, spark meaningful conversations, and collaborate on innovative projects aimed at equipping future-ready HASS graduates.

Whether you’re passionate about enhancing HASS education or simply curious, this is a wonderful opportunity to get involved! This is an ideal time to join the SIG , as we’ll be setting plans for 2025. So bring your ideas and enthusiasm to help shape an impactful year ahead! Feel free to share this invitation with colleagues, students, and friends who may be interested.
We look forward to welcoming you!

Further information: Click on the link to join this event via zoom - https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/87430374386?pwd=8eL2CbAR6VYA0MMzpmc5u3QjhqQPsI...

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Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group: Upcoming Event
Thursday 7th November, 2024 - 1- 2PM AEST

The HERDSA Higher Education Research Society of Australasia Online Engagement in Higher Education Special Interest Group in conjunction with University of South Australia’s Teaching Innovation Unit is pleased to present our November 2024 event - Improving Retention and Student Engagement Using Gamified Mobile Technology.

This webinar will detail significant improvement in student engagement and retention between users and non-users of a gamified mobile application (GMA) for first year accounting students in line with the recently published paper - Improving Retention While Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes Using Gamified Mobile Technology.

The research detailed in this webinar found that users of GMA were more engaged with the learning material, their teachers, and their peers, with improved learning outcomes which motivated a significant number of students to persist with their studies.

Stuart Dinmore, Sheridan Gentili and Jay Cohen will convene this session where we will hear from the researchers, Grainne Oates, Wendy James and Nikki Schonfeldt CA FHEA.

Further information: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bb5b1b30-a166-48dd-9a7e-79a474e...@c4d10133-8d1d-45b3-8a8c-dd1a334d7f41

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Health Sciences SIG: Early Work Integrated Learning experiences shaping Australia’s future health workforce

The Health Sciences SIG focuses on health science education across undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs including professional healthcare courses (medicine, nursing, dentistry, psychology, physiotherapy etc) and more generic ones including but not limited to health promotion, nutrition, and public health. The group activity in 2024 resulted in a short publication (Letter to the Editor), which is currently in press. Please see details below.

Focus on Health Professional Education
Early Work Integrated Learning experiences shaping Australia’s future health workforce
Roma Forbes (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland) Nicole B. Reinke (School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast)
Sophie Paquet-Fifield (School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne)
Nicole Masters (School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast)
Snezana Kusljic (School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne)

Further information: For further information and/or interest in joining the group, please contact A/Prof Snezana Kusljic via skusljic@unimelb.edu.au

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Call for Book Chapter Proposals & Symposium, London, June 16-19, 2025
Chapter Proposal due on 28 November 2024. The 26th Learning in Higher Education (LiHE) International Symposium, June 16-19, 2025

Submit a chapter proposal for the book Compassionate Pedagogy in Higher Education to be published worldwide in 2025 by Libri Publishing Ltd., Oxfordshire, U.K. The deadline for the chapter proposal is November 28, 2024. Authors of accepted chapters will attend the 26th Learning in Higher Education (LiHE) International Symposium at The Friars, Aylesford, London, England, from June 16-19, 2025, to finalise the book manuscript for publication. The book — Compassionate Pedagogy in Higher Education — is scheduled to be published at the end of 2025 or early 2026. For further information and queries - kayoko.enomoto@adelaide.edu.au

Further information: https://lihe.info/lihe-2025-london-compassionate-pedagogy-in-he/

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SHAPE Futures EMCR Network Annual Convention
28 November 2024

Join us for an afternoon of expert-led discussion on the topic of academic workload and burnout, voted by our members as the most pressing issue for Early and Mid-Career Researchers in the SHAPE (Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts for People and Environment) disciplines in Australia today. After the expert panel, EMCRs will workshop an advocacy strategy with our keynote panellists, setting SHAPE’s action plan on the issue for 2025. A networking event will follow at the UWA University Club allowing EMCRs to connect with each other and senior CHASS delegates. Limited travel bursaries are available for members. To apply, follow the link below.

Further information: https://shapefutures.com.au/events/shape-futures-emcr-network-annual-con...

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Improve Your Organization’s Performance with Wellbeing Strategies
Happening every second Friday of the month

Join our FREE 30-minute Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Webinars and discover practical ways to enhance your organization’s productivity through wellbeing. Our expert-led sessions offer insights on building healthy, engaged teams that contribute to business success. Learn how investing in wellbeing can make a positive difference for both your staff and your overall performance.

Happening every second Friday of the month
Sessions at 12 PM & 6 PM (NZT)
Email us at contactus@fwi.ac.nz to reserve your spot.

Further information: Email us at contactus@fwi.ac.nz to reserve your spot.

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New online first articles in Higher Education Research and Development

Working on scorched earth: Contemporary risks of higher education leadership critique through autoethnography, Margaret K. Merga, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2416394

‘Time’ and international students, Riyad A. Shahjahan, Adam Grimm & Jenna Mittelmeier, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2410267

Time to act: Mental health and desired university supports among graduate students, J. H. Martow, E. M. Thornton, P. Conlon, A. Q. Jones, S. Lyons, D. Khosa, J. Hewson, S. Roche, C. Wright & M. N. Lumley, https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2410271

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In the spirit of reconciliation HERDSA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australasia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.