Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

24-10-2022 Bulletin

ASCILITE NEWS

Have Your Say

SIG Survey now available

If you are a member of one or more of our SIGs, now is the time to have your say and let us know what is working well and what we could do better to ensure the SIGS continue to be relevant to all members. You can access the survey here.

We ask that you complete the survey for each SIG of which you are a member.

The survey will close on Friday 18th November.

ASCILITE2022 Conference Updates

Early bird pricing ends this Friday, October 29th, make sure you register by then for a significant discount on either virtual or in-person full conference registration. A reminder that at least one presenter for each paper (including posters, panel sessions, pecha kucha presentations, and workshops) must register by this deadline.

The full program will be available on the conference website later this week, make sure to follow us on Twitter to be the first to know when it is published.

Remember, in-person registration will close on 24th November for catering purposes and virtual registration will close on 2nd December.

All options for registration are available on the conference website.

The social events programme can be accessed via this link

Expressions of Interest for ASCILITE’s 2023-2024 Women in Academic Leadership

Extended to 4th November 2022

Applications for ASCILITE Women in Academic Leadership initiative 2023-2024, are now being accepted via Expressions of Interest, and have been extended to 4th November.

* Note that all mentee applicants must be a current member of ASCILITE and for the duration of the initiative which runs for 2 years.

ASCILITE Women in Academic Leadership aims to provide mentoring opportunities for academics at Levels C or D (or equivalent), with mentors from Level D or E.

This initiative will bring together its members via a community approach to support each other to progress in academia.

The benefits of participation in the initiative include: 

  • Tips and advice on academic promotion from members;
  • Seminars for mentoring on relevant topics suggested by the cohort;
  • Expansion of skills, knowledge and experience such as communication, leadership, storytelling, visibility and strategic planning; and
  • Opportunity for networking and to create contacts outside of the individual’s own workplace.

Application Process 

Expressions of Interest are invited from ASCILITE members who wish to become a mentee or a mentor. This is a competitive process and successful mentees are matched with other mentees and mentors who have expertise in applicable areas.

Full details of the initiative and a link to the application forms are available here.

Closing Soon:  Call for Applications 2022 – 2023 D2L / ASCILITE Research Grants

Closing Thursday 27th October 2022

ASCILITE is pleased to continue its partnership with D2L and the last chance to answer the call for 2022 – 2023 Research/Scholarship grant applications is fast approaching.

The D2L / ASCILITE grants are only available to ASCILITE members. A maximum funding of $5,000 will be made available per project although it is possible that less funding may be made available per project in order to fund a higher number of projects. D2L contributes $5,000 per year with ASCILITE contributing the balance of $5,000. Funding was made available in 2021 – 2022 and is now available for 2022 – 2023.

Grant applicants have one year to complete their projects with a final report due in March of the following year.

Research/scholarship grants that involve more than one university are encouraged.

At least one member of the research team must be an Early Career Researcher (within five years of PhD or equivalent completion).

Full details of the grants, including eligibility criteria and an application form can be found on the ASCILITE website here.

ASCILITE is looking for a new Secretariat.

Are you a dynamic person who has an interest in supporting one of Australia’s premier professional societies?

If so please consider applying for this 0.5 position as the ASCILITE Secretariat.  You can read or download the Position Description here.

Applications are due COB 11th November 2022.

Please contact A/Prof Chris Campbell if you have any questions.

TELedvisor October webinar:  A journey through time and space – Mixed reality media in teaching.

27 October @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT


Speaker: Carmen Vallis

One of the greatest benefits of technology for learning and teaching is the opportunity to do things that would simply not be possible in person. Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality, 3D models, video games and simulations and even simpler tools such as Light Boards extend our ability to share experiences and ideas. This webinar showcases two innovative examples of the use of these teaching tools in practice.

Select this link for additional details and the Zoom link.

#ASCILITEMLSIG Webinar: GPT3 + AI: What is the human value in light of AI developments?

Presented by The ASCILITE Mobile Learning SIG
28 October @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am AEDT

In this presentation, the ASCILITE Mobile Learning Special Interest Group members will explore the implications of Artificial Intelligence for higher education. The panel will demo some of the current possibilities with AI generators for Art, Text, Video and Assessment. This will be followed by a discussion of the state of the art of AI and implications.

Event Tags:
#ASCILITEMLSIG

OTHER NEWS

Job Vacancy: Melbourne InnovatEd Project Officer, The University of Melbourne

Reference no: 0056971

Work type: Fixed term – Full Time
Location: Melbourne Connect, Parkville (flexible working arrangements)
Department: Office of the Provost and Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre

• UOM 7 – $98,402 – $106,519 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part time)

Housed in the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre and located at Melbourne Connect, Melbourne InnovatEd is the University’s education technology-oriented innovation pipeline program, designed to incentivise, foster and drive the development and systematic uptake of technology-mediated innovations in teaching, learning and assessment.

As the Project Officer, you will support the development and delivery of the program by running application rounds, pitch competitions, workshops, bootcamps and events. You will work collaboratively with your high performing team to deliver significant new innovations.

Full details are available on the UoM website here. The closing date for applications is 1 November 2022.
Institutional Members