ASCILITE NEWS Transforming Assessment SIG webinar: e-Portfolio approach for knowledge sharing and competencies development 3 August @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm AEST 0700 universal time | 8am UK | 3pm Singapore/Hong Kong | 7pm New Zealand Presenter: Dr Milena Krumova (Associate Professor, Technical University Sofia, Bulgeria and Director of the European Institute for Technologies, Education and Digitalisation… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2022 Registrations Live Register for live or virtual attendance https://www.2022conference.ascilite.org/ascilite-2022-home/registration Call for Papers for ASCILITE 2022 extended closing date The call for papers for the 2022 ASCILITE conference now has an extended closing date of 23 July 2022. Details are provided on the conference website including submission types, sub-themes and presentation formats. The submissions portal… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS Call for Papers for ASCILITE 2022 extended closing date The call for papers for the 2022 ASCILITE conference now has an extended closing date of 16 July 2022. Details are provided on the conference website including submission types, sub-themes and presentation formats. The submissions portal is now open to upload your papers. Learning Design SIG… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2022 Keynote Announced: Professor Dominique Parrish The 2022 Conference Organising Committee is pleased to announce the first Keynote for this year’s conference. Professor Dominique Parrish is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at Macquarie University. Her key responsibilities in this role include leading the cross-institutional advancement of excellence in digital and face-to-face learning… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS TELAS Information Session & Reviewer Certification Workshops Scheduled The ASCILITE Executive is pleased to announce dates for the next TELAS information Session and Peer Reviewer Certification Workshop. TELAS (Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards) is a set of internationally benchmarked accreditation standards, criteria and performance measures. The Framework is the basis for assessing, assuring,… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS January’s ASCILITE Wavelength Podcast now available The January edition of the new ASCILITE Wavelength Podcast service is now available. In this episode, Michael Cowling chats with Sally Kift about scholarship of learning and teaching and what is needed for tertiary education to continue to innovate. We feature the first of a three-part series… Continue reading →
Community Mentoring Program Information Session, 3 Feb 2022 In this session Dr Kwong Nui Sim and Dr Hazel Jones (2022 CMP coordinators) explained how the Community Mentoring Program works, its history, aims, the mentoring process and more.
ASCILITE NEWS Contextualising Horizon: Call for Exemplars Extended Contextualising Horizon seeks case examples of the 2021-2022 Educational Technology and Practice Trends for the Australasian Region. Submissions will be accepted through 30 May 2022. To self-nominate or to nominate your colleagues, complete the Exemplars Nomination Form. Nominated case studies may be highlighted in the final report.… Continue reading →
Doubling engagement with professional learning by choosing your own adventure: the Modular Professional Learning Framework (MPLF), 19 May 2022 The University of Sydney team that presented this session received an ASCILITE Innovation Award in 2021 and in this presentation they highlighted the team’s reimagined continuing professional development (CPD) program for educators: the Modular Professional Learning… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS AJET Issue Vol. 38 (1) published on authorship practices in educational technology research The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) has released a new issue Vol 38 (1) on authorship practices in educational technology research. You will find the new issue on the AJET website here. Learning Design SIG webinar on exploring the value… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS Call for Papers and Reviewers now open for ASCILITE 2022 The call for papers for the 2022 ASCILITE conference is now up and details are provided on the conference website. This year’s conference theme is “Reconnecting relationships through technology” and in line with the theme, the Conference Organising Committee would like to focus… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS March edition of the ASCILITE Wavelength Podcast is now available In the March 2022 edition of ASCILITE’s Wavelength Podcast, Michael Cowling chats with Michael Milford about science communication and its value in learning and teaching. Amanda White completes her series on staff addressing academic integrity at the coal face. “The Student Voice” examines… Continue reading →
Embedding industry practices in authentic assessment design, 12 April 2022 Embedding industry practices in authentic assessment design has multiple benefits for students in higher education, including improved attitudes to learning, self-reflection and application to their own lived experience. Such student engagement activity extends to multiple stakeholders, enabling multiple means of translating theory into practice. It… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS EduGrowth / ASCILITE webinar on empowering learners & educators through active learning Date and Time: Tuesday 29 March @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm AEDT | Singapore 12:30pm | Auckland 5:30pm | Other time zones How is Ed Tech empowering learners through active learning and engagement? In response to this question, EduGrowth and ASCILITE are pleased… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS Conceptualising Horizons Workshop Date and time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm AEDT | Auckland 6:30pm | Singapore 1:30pm, 15 February 2022 You are invited to attend a presentation of the final draft STEEP trends crafted from responses provided by participants in the Contextualising Horizon sessions at the 2021 ASCILITE Conference. You need not have participated in… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS February’s ASCILITE Wavelength Podcast now available February’s edition of the new ASCILITE Wavelength Podcast service is now available. In this episode, Michael Cowling chats with Michael Blumenstein about the challenges of teaching in the computer sciences and if artificial intelligence will take our jobs. Amanda White continues her series on staff addressing academic… Continue reading →
ASCILITE NEWS Expressions of Interest invited in ASCILITE’s 2022 Community Mentoring Program Applications (Expressions of Interest) in the 2022 Community Mentoring Program are now being accepted and are due by 1 February 2022. Both potential mentors and mentees are required to submit an EOI to express interest in the program, and will be matched with… Continue reading →
2021 Conference Award Winners Due to the 2021 ASCILITE conference being a hybrid event, Best Poster, PechaKucha and Student Paper awards were not included but will be resumed in 2022. Conference Best Full Paper Elizabeth Beckmann and Lynn Gribble for CMALT 2011 and 2021: Personal Narratives for Professional Recognition. Conference Best Concise Paper Birgit Loch,… Continue reading →
Online WIL Placements & Projects COVID restrictions forced many universities to rapidly venture into online Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at an unprecedented scale. In most cases, online placements and projects have been added to the broader repertoire of WIL experiences for good. In this interactive webinar, Assoc Professor Harsh Suri and Ms Friederika Kaider from… Continue reading →
ASCILITE Live! Virtual learning experiences utilizing digital technologies, 25 August 2021 This Massey University team received an ASCILITE Innovation Award in 2020 and their presentation will highlight the team’s innovation which resulted in the development of three applications that enabled virtual experiences: Virtual microscopy that delivers an interactive microscope experience, enabling full slide viewing and… Continue reading →
