Past Bulletins

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 →

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 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 →

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 →

ASCILITE NEWS AJET Special Issue Vol. 37 (5) published on Emerging technologies in education for innovative pedagogies and competency development The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) has released a new Special Issue Vol 37 (5) on Emerging technologies in education for innovative pedagogies and competency development. You will find the editorial and the articles… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS ASCILTE Learning Design SIG webinar on Experiential Learning and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Date and time: Friday 19 November  @ 12 – 1pm AEDT | Singapore 9am | New Zealand 2pm.  For other time zones go here. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is rapidly changing the way we live, work and learn. Business systems and… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2021 Early Bird Conference registration ends soon Early Bird specials for the ASCILITE Conference to be held on 29 November – 1 December 2021 at the University of New England in Armidale are scheduled to end on 15 October. In the event of lockdowns, UNE will endeavor to retain a hybrid conference… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS 2021 ASCILITE Awards Open for Nominations Each year, ASCILITE members are invited to apply or nominate for the ASCILITE awards and to consider nominations that they believe meet the criteria set for each award. The four award categories available to members in 2021 are as follows: Innovation Award Emerging Scholar Award Community Fellow Award… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS Transforming Assessment SIG Webinar: Making post-pandemic assessment authentic and engaging Date and time: 1 September 2021 @ 5pm – 6pm AEST | 3pm Singapore | 7pm Auckland | Other time zones The pragmatics of post-pandemic of assessment: how can we learn from the rapid changes necessitated by global HE assessment during Covid-19 to integrate authentic assessment to… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS Only a few days to go until the ASCILITE 2021 conference commences The ASCILITE 2021 Conference Organising Committee would like to take this opportunity to say how excited they are to welcome everyone, either virtually or physically, to ASCILITE2021. They have a great program lined up both virtually and physically. The conference program… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS New issue of AJET published, Volume 37 (4) We’re very excited to announce that a new issue of AJET (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology) has been released for 2021. You can find the editorial on Open Science and Educational Technology Research and the articles for this issue on the AJET website.  AJET is an… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE Member Survey Highlights The ASCIILTE Executive would like to thank the 261 members who took the time out to respond to our 2021 Member Survey. Your feedback is valuable in helping to inform the future directions of the society. An executive sub-committee is now working on a more complete analysis and report of… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS Call for Applications in the 2021 – 2022 D2L / ASCILITE Research Grants ASCILITE is pleased to continue its two year partnership with D2L and to now open the call for 2021 – 2022 Research/Scholarship grant applications. The D2L / ASCILITE grants are only available to ASCILITE members. A maximum funding of $5,000 will be… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS New issue of AJET published, Vol. 37 No. 3 (2021) The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) has released a new issue Vol 37 (3). This issue addresses the theme of Trends in education technology in higher education and you will find the editorial and the articles contained in the issue (open access)… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS TELedvisors SIG webinar: Enabling HyFlex teaching work behind the scenes Date and time: Thursday 29 July, 12 noon AEST Concurrent synchronous face-to-face and online teaching (commonly called HyFlex but going by many names) has exploded this year as institutions continue to adapt to COVID-19. It represents one of the most significant changes to learning and… Continue reading →

ASCILITE NEWS Transforming Assessment SIG Events eAssessment Awards: Showcase of selected winners, 7 July 2021 This session will feature short presentations and an opportunity for questions with selected award winners from the 2021 international eAssessment Awards. For further information and registration visit the SIG website at http://taw.fi/7jul2021 Object-Based Learning for Digital Assessment, 4 August 2021 Object-Based Learning… Continue reading →