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Conference 2024 Resources

The Conference Organising Committee have released a very useful accommodation, food and exploration guide Melbourne – it’s here

If you are looking for help with writing your paper maybe these recorded webinars will help

• Writing Submissions for the ASCILITE Conference
• Introduction to ASCILITE Publications (APUBS) and Peer Review
• Meet the ASCILITE Community

The intellectual strength of ASCILITE conferences derives in part from the rigour of our peer review process and each submission will be double-blind peer reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers and proceedings published in ASCILITE Publications (APUBS). If you are interested in participating in the peer review process, you will find further details on the conference website here.

TA-SIG webinar: eAssessment Awards 2024 selected winners showcase

Date: Wednesday 10 July
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00PM AEST
Register here

A joint event with the eAssessment Association.

This webinar will showcase two eAssessment Award winners:

1. Best Formative Assessment Project: Winner: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT with Using generative AI to assess open-response question
2. Best Summative Assessment Project: Winner: The British Council with British Council Primary English Test.

Questions and interaction will follow the presentations.

LD-SIG webinar: Pioneering Partnerships: Integrating Indigenous Insights and Digital Critical Learning in Australian Higher Education

Date: Friday 19 July 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:00PM AEST
Register here

Join us for a transformative exploration of cutting-edge student partnership models in Australian education. This webinar will commence with an in-depth look at the Digital Critical Student Partnership Learning Design (LD) model drawing upon (Dianati 2023; 2024), a framework that fosters meaningful collaboration between students and educators through digital platforms. In doing so, it provides an audit and benchmark of student partnerships and LD across 39 universities to offer insight into best practices and current uptake Following this, we will delve into an Australian-first initiative: an Indigenous student partnership program tailored specifically to learning design. This pioneering program not only integrates traditional Indigenous knowledge systems into contemporary curricula but also enhances digital and e-learning pedagogies through culturally inclusive practices. Discover how these innovative models are reshaping educational experiences and outcomes across the country.

Presenter:
Dr Seb Dianati, Academic Lead, Digital Learning Initiatives, Charles Darwin University

2024 ASCILITE Live! webinar (in collaboration with Turnitin): Navigating the ethical terrain of AI and research integrity

Date: Tuesday 16 July 2024
Time: 4.00 – 5.00PM AEST
Register here

Join us as we bring together education leaders, researchers, and integrity experts to discuss how the recent rise of generative AI has presented profound challenges for research integrity, as well as opportunities for accelerating research development.

Presenters
Dr Chris Deneen, Enterprise Research Fellow in Education Futures, University of South Australia
Ralph Springett, Manager, Assessment Centre, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand | Kuratini Tuwhera o Aotearoa

Key Takeaways
– Explore the ethical considerations surrounding AI-generated content in scholarly research.
– Navigate the complexities of authorship attribution, plagiarism detection, and maintaining originality in the realm of AI-generated content.
– Gain valuable insights into the evolving ethical standards essential for upholding research integrity in the age of AI.

BE-SIG: Recording – June webinar: How is business education and assessment adapting to reflect real-world use of GenAI

In this webinar, the Business Education SIG shared examples of how the work of business professionals is changing with the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) into their everyday practices and how innovative educators have adapted assessment tasks to reflect the real-world use of GenAI.Their guest presenter Patrick Dodd (a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland, specialising in Digital Marketing) shares how he uses GenAI within assessment tasks to help students prepare for a future in digital marketing.

Watch the recording here
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TELall Blog post: Leadership in the Third Space

In our latest TELall blog post Meredith Hinze, University of Melbourne; Scarlett Whitechurch, La Trobe University, Oriel Kelly, University of Auckland and Benedicte Rokvic, The University of Sydney reflect on their participation the ASCILITE’s inaugural Women in Professional Leadership program how they set out to understand how they worked in the third space and as women in leadership. They sought to  better understand themselves, their expertise and career journey to articulate what an effective leader looks like in the third space.

Read their blog post here.

See more about the WiPL program here.

Upcoming TELAS Reviewer Certification workshops (online)

The Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) are a set of internationally benchmarked standards designed to assess the quality of online learning, particularly in relation to the tertiary sector. They provide institutions with the means to assess and evaluate the affordances of their online learning environments and thereby guide quality enhancements. For more information about TELAS visit our website.Our workshop supports your knowledge of the standards and is the first step to being a certified TELAS reviewer. No matter what your role is at your institution you will find these workshops informative and interactive.

The next workshop will be held online (in Zoom) August 1 and 2 (10am – 1.30pm).

For fees and registration, go here.

Any questions feel free to email TELAS Admin.

TELAS webinar: Mapping the TELAS framework to your institution’s technology ecosystems

Date: Tuesday 16th July
Time: 2:00 – 3:00PM AEST
Register hereWith the development of the ASCILITE TELAS Framework there has emerged some benefit in mapping the standards to university technology ecosystems to ensure transparency for staff in enhancing course design. This webinar provides examples from two universities who have done this, Charles Darwin University, and the University of Sydney Business School.

Presenters
Bill Wade and Zachary Watt, Charles Darwin University
Carlos Prieto and Benedicte Rokvic University of Sydney Business School

Facilitators
Chris Campbell, UNSW Canberra
Michael Sankey, Charles Darwin University

Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the role of Associate Editor for AJET

Due date: 26th July 2024We invite applications for new Associate Editors to join the existing editorial team of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET). Associate Editors work with the Lead Editors to oversee the article review process and other work of the journal.

This is a global call. EOIs from Associate Editors in all regions, including outside of Australasia are welcome. We are looking for experienced educational technology researchers with a well-established track record of high quality journal publications, preferably in the field of educational technologies in post-school contexts; a strong track record of reviewing articles for journals, preferably educational technology journals; excellent English language written communication skills; knowledgeable of a range of research methods; and with the time and commitment to dedicate to the role of an Associate Editor.

For further information on how to submit an expression of interest see here

ASCILITE/D2L survey on the value and impact of digital and online microcredentials of industry learner professionals in Australia

Have you recently completed a micro-credential in Australia in higher education, VET or Industry in the last year? We’d love to hear your thoughts. We’re keen to explore the value and impact of micro-credentials of industry learner professionals within an Australian university context.

There’s still time to complete our short 10-minute survey and add more value to our study.

The research is being carried out by the following researchers:

• A/Prof Leanne Ngo, Online Programs Coordinator, La Trobe University
• Dr Keith Heggart, Learning Design, UTS
• Dr Kashmira Dave, Academic Development, UNE

This research is funded by ASCILITE and D2L grant scheme.

Ethics no: HEC23065

Congratulations to the winners of the Tracey Bretag Prize for Academic Integrity

The TEQSA Assessment Experts Forum, and the principles that arose from this event, have received global recognition as one of 3 winners of the 2024 Tracey Bretag Prize for Academic Integrity, representing significant recognition of impact in the space.Congratulations to the team of 17 experts who partnered with TEQSA in this initiative, led by the steering group of A/Prof Jason M. Lodge (The University of Queensland and a lead editor of ASCILITE’s journal AJET), A/Prof Sarah Howard (University of Wollongong), Prof Margaret Bearman and Prof Phillip Dawson (Deakin University), in partnership with TEQSA through the leadership of Dr Helen Gniel. And well done too to the 100+ academics who consulted, many of which are also ASCILITE members.

For more on the awards including the other winners and commendations, check here.

OTHER NEWS

CRADLE Seminar Series: Assessment beyond the individual unit/module: What it is, and why it matters more than ever in the age of AI?

When: Wednesday 17 July 2024
Time: 2.00pm-3.30PM (AEST)
Where: This session will be held online.
Cost: This is a free event
Register here

Together with colleagues from the University of Queensland and Edith Cowen University, CRADLE researchers will unpack the topical questions arising from generative AI and future directions for assessment.

The emergence of generative AI has highlighted existing assessment challenges in higher education and created new problems. These issues are unlikely to be addressed by tweaking individual tasks or revising assessment at a unit/subject level. As is made clear in the guidance outlined in Assessment Reform for the Age of Artificial Intelligence, commissioned and published by TEQSA, a systemic approach to assessment is now essential. However, there is some uncertainty about what this kind of approach is, why it is important, and how it can be achieved. This webinar will explore the what, why and how of these approaches.

Melbourne EdTech Summit

Australia’s premier EdTech thought leadership summit for Higher Education, VET, Skills and Workforce Development sectors 19 August 2024.

Melbourne EdTech Summit will bring together the brightest minds in EdTech to share their insights, strategies and best practices for shaping the future of education.

Delivered via an action-packed day at Monash College Melbourne CBD Campus, Melbourne EdTech Summit will feature keynote speakers and panel discussions from industry leaders, innovators and experts in Education and EdTech.

CAULLT’s Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC Semester 2

Enrolments have opened for Semester 2 (15 July 2024 – 15 December), 2024 Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC. There are 24 modules to choose from!

This course is for those who:

•        teach in higher education anywhere in the world
•        want content designed by learning and teaching experts
•        seek to enhance their teaching and their students’ learning
•        are interested in scoping the course for their institution’s professional development program
•        are sessional, contract or continuing teachers.

You can choose which modules you explore and when, but we recommend one of the four pathways: new to teaching, enhancing student learning, enhancing your teaching practice or leading learning and teaching. An enhanced feature is that participants completing any of the four pathways can receive a digital badge for that pathway. Study is self-paced in two-hour modules that can be completed over a semester.

MOOC content is available to universities to share and adapt under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The course is presented under the auspices of the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT) and is led by Professor Agnes Bosanquet (Torrens University) and A/Prof Marina Harvey (Macquarie University).

Enrol here ; Enquiries: mooc@caullt.edu.au

ALTC24 Draft Programme Announced

ALT thrilled to announce the draft programme for their flagship conference, ALTC24 is now available to view online.

As a leading event for professionals working with Learning Technologies, the ALT Annual Conference brings together a vibrant community of experts, practitioners, and innovators. Register today to enjoy the UK’s foremost gathering of Learning Technologists.

Here’s what you can expect:

• 100+ sessions: Dive into a rich programme featuring both online and in-person sessions, along with radio shows, workshops, and research papers.
• Cutting-edge insights: Learn from field experts, explore pioneering research, and discover best practices.
• Collaboration opportunities: Engage with exhibitors and connect with fellow attendees.
• Critical perspectives: We’ll examine current practices and explore future trends

The conference will serve as a platform for individuals and organisations alike to share insights, experiences, and strategies aimed at fostering growth, driving positive change, and collective progress in the sector.

Please note that the programme is still subject to changes.