[Herdsa] {HERDSA]:News on Wed 26th Feb 2009

Wed Feb 25 12:27:51 EST 2009

Dear List Members

This week we have

1) Notice of workshop on `Peer Review of Teaching for Promotion'.

2) Note about posting to the list.

3) Call for Papers for Journal of International Education in Business
(JIEB).

4) Notice of New Book `Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and
Survival.'

5) Forthcoming conferences in Adelaide, Oxford and Melbourne 

6) Notice of workshops on `Educating the Net Generation in Australian
Universities' - Workshops - February to July 2009

7) Latest additions to database on International Education.

8) `Blind faith in teaching-research nexus' by David Lloyd. (Article in the
Australian Higher Education Supplement).

1) URGENT NOTICE OF WORKSHOP ON PEER REVIEW OF TEACHING FOR PROMOTION NEXT
MONDAY.

(Apologies for late notice).

Deakin University, in partnership with the University of Adelaide, invites
all interested Victorian and Tasmanian based staff to attend a day on Peer
Review of Teaching for Promotion on Monday 2nd March 2009.  The day is part
of a suite of events from the ALTC-funded project.

Protocols and tools for summative peer review of classroom teaching and of
written applications for promotion will be presented and discussed.

The event will be hosted by Professor Marcia Devlin from the Deakin
University Higher Education Research Group (HERG), in collaboration with
Deakin's Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL).  The leader of the
project, Professor Geoff Crisp, from the University of Adelaide, will
facilitate the day.

The event will be held at Deakin University Burwood campus.   Advice on
parking is available for registrants. 

Please feel free to circulate this invitation to interested colleagues in
your university.  We would like to invite all relevant DVCs and PVCs, Heads
of Academic Development units, Human Resources representatives involved in
the promotion process, Associate Deans of Learning and Teaching, Heads of
Schools, Associate Heads of Schools and all interested academics in
Victorian Universities and at The University of Tasmania.  

The event will provide useful protocols, tools and advice on peer review of
teaching as well as opportunities to network with colleagues.

Registration is essential.  Registrations and general queries should be
directed to Kerrie Le Lievre on 08 8303 6923 or
kerrie.lelievre at adelaide.edu.au

2) POSTING TO THE LIST

This is a moderated list so the quickest way to post your messages is to
send them direct to me at Landbeck at ozemail.com.au

It is possible to post direct to the list by sending an email to
herdsa at mailman.anu.edu.au However it is easy to get this address wrong and
then I get notice of `an unrecognised bounce' from the server and it is not
always possible to unscramble the original message. This happened last
Thursday so whoever sent that message please resend it to me direct.

3) Call for Papers for Journal of International Education in Business
(JIEB).

JIEB is a peer reviewed journal concerned with subjects related to teaching
and learning practices in culturally diverse academic business contexts and
includes consideration of any implications for the workplace.

The link below will provide those interested in the journal and submitting
papers with further details;

http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/JIEB/index

4) NEW BOOK
Title: Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival
Co-editors: Kogi Naidoo (University of Adelaide) and Fay Patel (Flinders
University)

* Chapters look at women's experiences in the workplace in South Africa,
Australia, the United States, New Zealand, U.K. and India.

Description:

This book contains narratives pertaining to the challenges, struggles and
success stories of women in the workplace who come from diverse cultures and
social backgrounds. The essays discuss the struggles of women who were
marginalised but who fought for recognition, dignity, and respect in their
workplaces and personal lives. The narratives cross cultural boundaries
presenting multiple dimensions of the struggle and success of women from
different walks of life. 

Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival brings hope for
those who continue to suffer in silence. This multi-cultural anthology of
essays highlights women's perspectives on a wide range of issues: survival
in the workplace, spirituality and religion, empowerment and financial
independence, and health and wellness. It provides a space for women to
present their lived realities within a global context. 

Given its racy and lucid narrative style, this book would interest a wide
readership including working women from various backgrounds, women's groups
and non-governmental organizations. It would also interest those involved in
women's studies, gender studies, organisational culture and communication,
sociology and human resource management.

More information is available on the hyper link below.
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233783&currTree=Subje
cts&level1=N00&level2=N40

5) FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES

5.1 Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE) conference at
the University of Adelaide in December.

Hi Everyone,

Please let me take this opportunity to warmly invite you to this year's
Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE) conference at the
University of Adelaide in December.

In addition to our regular themes (such as 'problem based learning',
'professional skills' etc.) we also intend to address the issues (and
innovations) of engineering pathways through high-schools.

Our campus, the conference venue, is in the heart of the city (nestled
between the relaxing banks of the River Torrens and the hustle and bustle of
North Terrace) and so accommodation, dining and entertainment are all within
easy walking distance. Glenelg, our closest seaside suburb, also has some
excellent hotels and restaurants and is only a short tram ride away.

You might also want to consider extending your stay or bringing your family
to enjoy our excellent wine districts, or the natural beauty of our
surrounding countryside (the Adelaide Hills, Flinders ranges or Kangaroo
Island for examples).

Last year, we were urged to ensure that we have a strong wine focus, with
South Australia producing some of the world's finest. You'll therefore be
pleased to hear that the Awards Dinner is to be held in the National Wine
Centre.  There will also be a 'Social Dinner' at historic Ayers House for a
more informal opportunity to be wined, dined and entertained amidst some
truly splendid hermitage surroundings. Both venues are on the doorstep of
the botanic gardens, and are within walking distance to hotels near and
around the CBD.

I've attached an advance notice and call for papers, with more information
available at:

http://www.plevin.com.au/aaee2009/                         
for conference details 

http://www.aaee.com.au/                                             
for current AaeE news 

http://www.plevin.com.au/aaee2009/papers.htm     
for abstract submission 

http://www.southaustralia.com/                                 
for more about Adelaide and its surrounds 

I'll keep you in touch, but please feel free to contact our conference
organiser at: events at plevin.com.au
If you have any more questions.

Kind Regards
Colin

PS. Please circulate this amongst your colleagues

Dr. Colin D. Kestell 
The School of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, AUSTRALIA
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/colin.kestell

5.2 Internationalising the Home Student

Centre for International Curriculum Inquiry and Networking
Annual Conference 2009

Friday 19 June 2009
9.00 - 4.30
Entrance Lodge, Wheatley Campus, Oxford Brookes University

Conference plenary

Internationalisation and Global Perspectives: contribution to  
learning in higher education

Dr Doug Bourn, Director of Development Education Research Centre,  
Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy, Institute of Education, University  
of London

  This is a discussion based conference and trigger papers will be  
distributed before the conference for prior reading. For this reason  
registration will close on 6 May.

Registration is now open at the conference website:
www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/ioc/events/conf09/index.html

Dr Valerie Clifford
Deputy Head
Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development
Oxford Brookes University
Wheatley Campus
Oxford OX33 1HX
+44 (0)1865 485922

Editor BeJLT (Brookes electronic Journal of  Learning and Teaching)
Director Centre for Intenational Curriculum Inquiry and Networking
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/ioc/

HERDSA has been asked to help publicise this conference so here are the
details

5.3 The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is
presenting its national conference - Transforming Australia for our
children's future: Making prevention work - in Melbourne on 2-4 September
2009.                                        

This conference will focus on how we can best learn from one another and
work together to innovate and take action to improve outcomes for young
Australians. It will explore pathways to success, and showcase preventive
innovations that are improving the lives of children and young people.  

We invite your organisation to support the conference and its important role
in highlighting the issues facing young Australians through promotion in
your publication/s.

While Australia's economic and technological progress has been strong over
recent decades, this has not resulted in significant improvements to the
health and wellbeing of our young people. There are worrying trends and big,
complex issues affecting the wellbeing of Australia's children and young
people:

.         Prevention is more effective than costly attempts at treatment or
management of a problem 

.         Australian children are three times as likely to live in poverty
as children in Finland*

.         A shift to prevention requires a radical transformation of
Australian society

.         Indigenous Australian babies have the lowest birth weight in the
OECD*

.         Youth road deaths are 12 times higher than Portugal*

*these figures are extracted from the ARACY Report Card
(www.aracy.org.au/reportcard)

.         Effective solutions require engagement and commitment from
non-traditional partners and behaviour and attitude change on a large scale

ARACY is a national non-profit organisation tackling the complex issues
facing children and young people.  By harnessing best evidence and
collaborating with experts, ARACY is progressing solutions. And through
forging partnerships with researchers, practitioners and policy makers, we
foster action aimed at preventing problems before they arise. 

6) FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS

Educating the Net Generation in Australian Universities - Workshops

February to July 2009

These workshops are designed to share findings from the ALTC-funded
Educating the Net Generation project with undergraduate teaching staff,
student learning skills advisors, curriculum and staff developers,
university IT services professionals, academic planners and administrators
and higher education researchers throughout Australia. The workshops will
provide an interactive collegial setting to explore evidence, apply learning
designs and work with web 2.0 tools.  An online community hosted at edna
Groups complements these workshops. Workshop schedule and further details:
http://netgen.unimelb.edu.au/outcomes/workshops.html 

7) Latest additions to database n International Education.

Dear Roger and HERDSA Members

The IDP Database of Research on International Education has been updated
with 107 new records. The latest entries can be browsed from the New
Additions page at:

http://www.idp.com/research/database_of_research/new_additions.aspx

Note, the individual ISANA 2008 Conference papers are not yet listed in the
Database, but they can be browsed at http://proceedings.com.au/isana2008/

Regards,

Stuart Hughes (ACER Library)

8) A controversial article.

Blind Faith in teaching-research nexus by David Lloyd

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25101588-25192,00.html

Roger Landbeck
List Moderator