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
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
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE Live! webinar “Batman – the online clinical classroom” Date and time: 1 July 2021 11am – 12pm AEST | 9am Singapore/Hong Kong | 1pm Auckland | Other time zones During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, physical distancing and lock-down requirements created significant challenges for tertiary education and disciplines, such as nursing, typically taught face-to-face… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2021 Conference Call for Papers The 2021 ASCILITE conference website is now live and information on submissions is available on the conference website here. An EasyChair link will be made available from next week for you to upload your papers prior to the 2 July closing date for submissions. The conference is… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Smart Learning Environments, AJET Special Issue published (Volume 37-2) The lead editors of AJET (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology) are pleased to announce the release of a Special Issue of ASCILITE’s esteemed peer reviewed journal. Editorial With an emphasis on learning flexibility, effectiveness, efficiency, engagement, adaptivity and reflectiveness, smart learning embraces a variety… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Smart Learning Environments, AJET Special Issue published (Volume 37-2) The lead editors of AJET (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology) are pleased to announce the release of a new issue of ASCILITE’s esteemed peer reviewed journal. Editorial With an emphasis on learning flexibility, effectiveness, efficiency, engagement, adaptivity and reflectiveness, smart learning embraces a variety of… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2021 Conference Website Goes Live The 2021 ASCILITE conference website is now live at https://2021conference.ascilite.org. The Call for Submissions will be open in the coming weeks. In the meantime, basic submission information is available on the conference website here, along with the Call for Reviewers. The conference is being planned as an in-person… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE Live! Webinar: Contract cheating, e-cheating, academic integrity and ensuring digital equity Date & time: Thursday 22 April @ 2pm – 3pm (AEST), 12pm Singapore, 4pm Auckland. You will find the start times for other time zones here. Session login: https://au.bbcollab.com/guest/A1B660E4337F4ECEB4652610188EB19F “Are my students learning and taking ownership for their assessment outcomes?” This is a common… Continue reading
