Past Bulletins

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →