[HERDSA]: News on Wed 12th March 2008

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE HERDSA E-LIST.

Will members please note that as from Mon 24th March through to Friday 2 May
the HERDSA E-LIST will be administered by Maureen Bell of the University of
Wollongong <mbell at uow.edu.au>

If you wish to post messages to the list after 19th March and up to April
30th please send them to Maureen. If you send them to me they will NOT get
posted as I will be overseas.

Thanks for your help in this matter.

Roger Landbeck
List Administrator

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This week we have

* Notice of new book on open and distance learning 
* Positions vacant at Swinburne University of Technology
* Deadline for proposals near for the International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) 2008 Annual Conference
'Celebrating Connections'

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NEW BOOK ON OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

Kember, D (2007). Reconsidering open and distance learning in the developing
world: Meeting students' learning needs. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge.

This book reconsiders the suitability and success of established modes of
distance learning for current contexts in the developing world. It examines
what adaptations are necessary to suit shifting needs including:
.	the move from elite to mass higher education
.	increased emphasis on knowledge-based economies
.	greater demand for lifelong learning and professional development
.	the effects of technological and societal changes
.	the demand for post-secondary education.

Drawing upon research into students' conceptions of, and approaches to
learning, this critical analysis of open and flexible learning examines
whether current formats suit students' learning needs and what changes can
be made to boost graduation rates. As the analysis is based on research into
student learning the insights are relevant to developed and developing
countries.

http://www.routledge.com/books/Reconsidering-Open-and-Distance-Learning-in-t
he-Developing-World-isbn9780415401401

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POSITIONS VACANT

Vacant Positions in the new Swinburne Professional Learning unit, Swinburne
University of Technology http://www.swinburne.edu.au/spl/ 
 
Academic Development Advisers
2 Full Time one .5 position, ongoing

The positions are locate in the Swinburne Professional Learning unit and
involve working with academics in faculties and teaching in the Graduate
certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (These positions
are distinct from the Academic Adviser position also advertised.) 
 
Research Assistant
1 Full Time fixed term

The position is locate in the Swinburne Professional Learning unit and
involves research relating to the Final Year Experience Project
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hed/ccu/finalyear.html 

For further information on vacancies see: 
http://swinburne.nga.net.au  

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DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS NEAR

The deadline of March 17, 2008 is looming for registering your proposal for
the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(ISSOTL) 2008 Annual Conference 'Celebrating Connections'.

Please visit the conference website to submit your proposal and for further
information: http://www.indiana.edu/~issotl08/ 

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(ISSOTL), University of Alberta and MacEwan College invite you to share in
the wisdom and insights that have been gained through your own research,
experience, and practice.  This conference is not only a celebration of
connections, but a celebration of the people that make these connections
happen. Together, we hope to take the scholarship of teaching and learning
to new heights of recognized excellence.  To this end, we need your active
involvement, your collaboration and support, and a renewed and deepened
commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.

We look forward to seeing you all here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in
October 2008!

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Roger Landbeck
List Administrator