ASCILITE NEWS

TELedvisors SIG Webinar – A day in the life

Date: Thursday 30 May 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Register here.Join Diana Turnip (UNSW), Naomi Millgate and Colleen Hodgins (JCU) and Puva Arumugam (Deakin), as they show the range and depth of skills and knowledge of people in TELedvisor roles. In this friendly webinar you’ll get to experience a day in the life of a faculty and project focused education designer, learning technology advisors and a third space academic.

TA SIG webinar: Gen AI in Assessment: 2024: Deepfakes and Synthetic Media

Date: Wednesday 5 June
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (AEST)
Information and registration here.

Presenters: Mike Perkins (British University Vietnam, Vietnam) and Jasper Roe (James Cook University Singapore, Singapore)

In this session we describe the current literature on deepfakes and synthetic media, explaining how advances in these areas of Gen AI are set to pose important risks to educational assessment practices in the near future, as well as possible mitigation strategies.

TELedevsors SIG announce 2 part Third Space Symposium – Navigating the Third Space: working well in tertiary education

The term Third Space describes people working across and between the boundaries of traditional academic and professional roles in higher education.

People who work in the Third Space might identify as ‘ed-advisors’: learning designers, educational technologists, academic developers and many other people in roles with similar titles. Other people in the Third Space include workers in tertiary education who are developing the academic and language skills of students, research assistants and technicians, library staff and a wide array of other workers straddling these worlds.

Navigating the Third Space aims to shine a light on the valuable contributions that Third Space practitioners make, examine the ways that we work together and consolidate practical actions to raise our impact and working conditions in tertiary education.

Part 1: Global Third Space Slowposium, Friday 15th to Sat 30th November 2024 – Online
Part 2: Third Space Symposium, Sunday 1st December 2024 – University of Melbourne, Australia

More details are available here.

Join the Third Space symposium mailing list.

ASCILITE Live! (in collaboration with Turnitin) Webinar Recording – April 2024

Delve into the complex realm of academic misconduct, encompassing emerging risks posed by generative AI and the challenges that this, alongside other forms of misconduct, present for upholding academic integrity.

Watch the recording here.

Meet and greet in Brisbane CBD

The ASCILITE Executive are holding their face-to-face meeting in Brisbane and are very keen to engage with individual members and staff from member institutions. We are especially interested in meeting professional staff in order raise the number sitting on the executive, however all members are welcome to come along.

We will be hosting a meet-and-greet on Wednesday 12 June from 5pm – if you would like to join us please RSVP. The venue is being confirmed and we will let you know location once you have replied.

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.

There are two upcoming workshops to choose from (each one split across two half days online);
Workshop 1 – Online (in Zoom) June 6 and 7 (10am – 1.30pm)
Workshop 2 – Online (in Zoom) August 1 and 2 (10am – 1.30pm)

For fees and registration, go here.

Any questions feel free to email TELAS Admin.

New Zealand TELAS update

At the conference in December we began discussions with our New Zealand colleagues about how the TELAS framework aligns with higher education providers in New Zealand. We are now continuing discussions visiting Wellington (Open Polytechnic, Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ) and Auckland (AU, AUT and Massey).

If you wish to attend the Auckland session (on Wednesday 29 May) and have not received internal communication, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

We will also be visiting institutions on the South Island later in the year. Watch this space.

Please email Chris Campbell or Elaine Huber for more information or to attend this week’s session in Auckland.

Interested in how NOT to get published in AJET (or any other educational technology journal)?

The Lead Editors of AJET have recently published an editorial entitled “A step-by-step guide on how NOT to get published in a high-impact educational technology journal” with lots of good advice for authors considering submitting their work to an educational technology journal. If you’re considering submitting something to AJET (or any other EdTech journal, but of course we would love you to consider AJET first) it’s worth checking out this editorial, which includes an outline of the main mistakes authors make when submitting their work. This is a handy guide to help you avoid these same mistakes in your submission. With submissions to many EdTech journals at an all-time high, it’s worth making sure your article is in the best condition possible to get it through the first editorial review stage and into peer review.

Contextualising Horizon Seeks Educational Technology and Practice Exemplars

Contextualising Horizon seeks nomination for exemplars of the 2024 educational technology and practice trends. Exemplars illustrate the application of these technologies and practices across the sector. To nominate yourself or a colleague, complete the Exemplars Nomination Form. We also encourage you to distribute the call for exemplars throughout your networks.
The following are this year’s trends:

• Academic Integrity/Assurance of Learning: Academic Integrity/Assurance of Learning: Strategies for ensuring ethical use of technology in educational settings for both staff and students.
• Diversification of Topics in AI: The spectrum of topics emerging in relation to AI, including acknowledging AI’s persistence; generative AI literacy; ethics, privacy, and policy lags; and AI’s revitalization of educational technologies
• Enhanced Oral Assessments and Vivas: Practices and models to efficiently scale, harvest data, and assess oral assessments.
• Technology-Enhanced Work-Integrated Learning: Applying both educational and industry-specific technologies to facilitate WIL.
• Changing Nature of Flexible/Hybrid Delivery: Building capacity and literacy of staff around the evolving learning continuum.

To nominate a colleague or to lodge a self-nomination, complete the online nomination form. You will be expected to provide contact details as well as a brief overview (approximately 350 words) of the nominated case study and to provide contact information. The URL(s) for a project website, publication, or other artifact are also welcome. The deadline to nominate is 21 June 2024.

About the Project: Contextualising Horizon aims to identify the educational technologies and practices likely to impact the Australasian tertiary sector. The Contextualising Horizon Report brings together analysis of the trends impacting tertiary education and insights and exemplars of the significant educational technologies and practices. More information and report including exemplars from previous years are available on the ASCILITE’s Contextualising Horizon page.

Call for Contributors: Contextualising Horizon 2024

ASCILITE’s Contextualising Horizon Initiative invites expressions of interest for co-authors. Section co-authors are responsible for writing a two-page analysis of one of the STEEP (Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political) trends or a two-page analysis of one of the educational technology and practice trends. All writing is to take place between June and August 2024. Authors will be attributed with both a byline on their section and in the list of contributors in the authorship section of the report.

Prospective co-authors should complete the report author EOI. The form provides a detail listing of this year’s STEEP and technology and practice trends and asks for a brief statement of qualifications in the areas elected.

OTHER NEWS

Invitation for HE Teaching Professionals in Australia

Date: Wednesday 19 June 2024
Time: 1pm (AEST)
Register here.

Are you an education-focused or teaching-focused academic in Australia? Do you support or sponsor EF or TF academics? Join the new Australian TF/EF Network for their inaugural launch for an online conversation on EF/TF learning-centred leadership with the inspiring Professor Kerri-Lee Krause.

This is your opportunity to connect, share, and establish new collaborations with a network dedicated to raising the profile of teaching academics in Australia.

International Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education 2024

Date: 6 June 2024
Time: 5pm – 11.30pm (Australia, AEST)
Full program: here.
Tickets: here.

Join the Conference for a rich series of keynotes, panels, presentations, and workshops on artificial intelligence in higher education following the successful publication of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice Special Issue on “Enhancing Student Engagement using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and chatbots like ChatGPT”

The full day pass is $225, although ASCILITE members receive this for $165 as part of the ASCILITE-OAPA MOU.

EDEN NAP Webinar Reimagining Assessment: Integrating Durable Skills and Leveraging AI Technologies

Date: Thursday 23 May 2024
Time: 16:30 (CET)
Register here.

In the evolving landscape of education, traditional assessment methods are being reevaluated to better reflect the critical and enduring skills needed for success in the 21st century. This webinar delves into innovative approaches to assessment that emphasize credentials and skills over rote learning.

Furthermore, artificial intelligence can provide more personalized learning experiences and accurate assessments, thus transforming educational outcomes. The discussion will cover current advances in AI-based and non-AI-based assessment tools, ethical considerations, and future possibilities for seamlessly incorporating AI into educational frameworks.

Call for OAPA committee members

The Open Access Publishing Association challenges the current model of publishing and aims to champion open access globally and are striving to support more diamond open access research, and leads the way in its flagship journal, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. The OAPA Board is seeking to fill new positions across three committees. We welcome expressions of interest for:

• Two Educational Quality Committee members who can lead one of the following: a) the Course Evaluation Strategy, b) the Course Design and Approval Strategy, c) the Educational Technology Strategy, or d) the Teacher/Facilitator Management Strategy.
• Two Partnerships and Members Committee members who can lead one of the following: a) organisation’s conference strategy, or b) digital communication strategy.
• One Technology Committee member who can contribute to, and lead, the strategic positioning, operations, and maintenance of a bespoke Open Journals Systems instance.

The roles require someone who is interested in joining a passionate group of international academics to lead a global strategy to better, fairer, and more open research.
Please send an expression of interest email: Dr Jo-Anne Kelder by Friday 15 June 2024. You are welcome to email questions prior to 13 June 2024.

Please include: the committee and role you are interested in, your relevant experience and capabilities, a statement of your leadership philosophy and approach.

6th Pedagogy for Higher Education Large Classes (PHELC) Symposium

Date: Friday 7 June 2024
Time: 11am – 3pm Irish/British Standard (Summer) Time
Register here. Registration is FREE.

PHELC aims to support those teaching large classes in higher education contexts by providing an opportunity to share practice at events such as this and through publication of peer-reviewed practice papers. All information regarding PHELC may be found on the PHELC website.

The PHELC24 Symposium is funded by the DCU SATLE funding.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jaclyn Broadbent, Deakin University, Melbourne as our keynote speaker this year.  Jaclyn has a wealth of experience in relation to pedagogical considerations for large class cohorts.  In particular, she has innovated assessment approaches at a very large scale to maximise feedback for students and will share her experience and research in this aspect of her work. Her presentation will provide practical insights and guidance which will be adaptable for many large class contexts.

In addition, we will have  a range of presentation formats including short paper presentations, panel discussions and Q&A. Individual papers will be made available online immediately prior to the symposium.  Full symposium proceedings will be published in the weeks following the symposium and will include the names of all attendees and their affiliated institutions.

EDEH Webinar – Ethics in Using AI

Date: Tuesday May 21 2024
Time: 12:00 – 13:30 CET
Register here.

The aim of the event is to invite professionals in education and training to engage with the ethical dimensions of digitalisation – with a special focus on AI. By focusing on the end-user perspective, it encourages a practical examination of ethical dilemmas that arise in real-world scenarios across various domains.

The session “ethics in using AI” is not limited to “education only” but can include the use of everyday applications such as “smart homes”, recommender algorithms and gig-platforms. The session aims to give food for thought and practical thinking tools. It contains short participatory online polls so that participants can share thoughts among themselves.

More Information is available here.

FLANZ 2024 Conference –  Early Bird Registrations are open

The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) invites you to attend the FLANZ 2024 Conference which will be held between 26 – 28 August 2024 at the Grafton Campus of Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland.

Our theme this year will be Evolving Practice in Flexible Learning which will be covered under the following streams:
1.    Evolutionary practice, flexible methods and pathways
2.    Technologies and models
3.    Professional development and training
4.    Sustainable practices
5.    Diversity, equity and inclusion

Registration is now open, with early bird registration rates running through to Sunday, 30 June 2024. From 1 July full rates apply.

Missed the deadline and still want to submit?

A second call is now open for Full papers, Practice papers, and Poster submissions until Monday 3 June 2024. The acceptance date for second call submissions will be June 21, allowing access to the last week of early bird registration rates. Come and join us in Auckland.