CFP: Educational Intergrity (Sept 09, Wollongong)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 22nd, 2009
Educational Integrity: Creating an Inclusive Approach
4th Asia Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity (4APCEI)
28 – 30 September 2009
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Educational integrity includes topics such as plagiarism, ethics in research and writing, as well the broader cultural context of values in teaching and learning
This conference will be held at the University of Wollongong, Australia on [...]
Upcoming LTC workshops - enrol now!
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 16th, 2009
ED @11 - Drop-in session for help with Educational Technologies and online learning
Thurs 16 July, 11-12, E6A116
Do you have questions on online learning that you would like to ask face-to-face? Is there something in Blackboard that you would like demonstrating? Have you been reading about web2.0 and wondering how you can incorporate these new tools [...]
The Post-Corporate University
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 2nd, 2009
Check out this interesting “online experiment”: The Post-Corporate University
The Post-Corporate University starts from an assumption that the University is in crisis and that this crisis has been caused by the social and economic characteristics of neoliberalism. Asking the question, Is Another University Possible?, it provides space for multiple answers and interventions.
If this sounds [...]
Report from ALTC assessment forum
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 26th, 2009
Margot McNeill reports on a recent ALTC-funded invited forum on assessment held at UTS on Friday 5 June, Changing assessment to focus on learning – implications for universities.
Professor Dai Hounsell – Assessment futures and high quality learning
Professor Hounsell began by presenting the opportunities that universities have in moving towards [...]
Report from Educause Australasia 2009
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 12th, 2009
LTC’s Andrew Burrell, Manager of Education Design and Production and Services, recently attended Educause Australasia 2009, and reports on the highlights of the conference:
Gordon Bell: You and the cloud - a view on how the cloud will affect the future of computing
First, cloud computing? Bell describes it as “the illusion of expandable and infinite computing [...]
Reminder: enrol for Bradley, Cutler and Budget workshop tomorrow!
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 10th, 2009
Higher Education Reviews and News: Bradley, Cutler, the Budget and us!
Thursday 11th June 2009, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, E6A 116
Venturous Australia (the Cutler Report) and the Review of Higher Education (Bradley Report) were released in late 2008, with the Government responding to some of the recommendations (via speeches by the Ministers concerned) in March [...]
A Voice from China (10 June, MQ)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 5th, 2009
Due to popular demand, LTC’s visiting scholar Guangxi University, Liyun Huang, is repeating the following workshop:
A Voice from China: Understanding the expectations of Chinese students as they make the transition to University Study
Data collected in 2008 shows that international students studying at Macquarie spend much more time on campus than other students and that they [...]
CFP: ATN Assessment Conference (Nov 09, Melbourne)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 3rd, 2009
The 2009 ATN Assessment Conference, to be held at RMIT from 19-20 November, will provide an opportunity to explore different dimensions of assessment – different needs and objectives, contexts and approaches, practices and tools of assessment.
The theme of this conference is Assessment in Different Dimensions. Topics include:
Assessing with technologies
Assessing authentically
Feedback, moderation and quality
Assessing in the [...]
CFP: Enabling Education (Nov 09, Queensland)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 2nd, 2009
The 3rd National Conference for Enabling Education (Enabling Pathways) will be held at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Toowoomba, 25 – 27 November 2009.
The conference provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers, equity practitioners, administrators and researchers to share knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of pursuing social inclusion in these areas. Simply themed [...]
CFP AARE 2009 Education Research conference (Canberra, Nov/Dec 09)
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on May 27th, 2009
The deadline for submissions for AARE 2009 International Education Research Conference has been extended to May 29. That’s this Friday!
AARE 2009 will be held at the National Convention Centre, Canberra from 29 November – 3 December 2009.
Presenters are invited to be involved with the theme Inspiring Innovative Research in Education - Creating Global Networks - [...]