[Herdsa] [HERDSA]: News on Wed 17th June 2009

Wed Jun 17 15:49:06 EST 2009

Dear List Members

HERDSA Conference 2009 Important message.

Due to the overwhelming response to the conference, the Convenors have
reluctantly decided to close registrations to all but presenters.

This week we have:

	POSITIONS VACANT

	Post HERDSA Conference in Brisbane

	New Publication-Educating the Net Generation

	Study Tour to UK for Higher Education Executives and Managers, 15-23
September 2009

	Two articles from overseas

POSITIONS VACANT

1) e-Learning Positions(3) at Lincoln University,  Canterbury, New Zealand  

Lincoln University offers a stimulating academic environment in which
teaching and learning are highly valued. As part of its commitment to
promoting excellence and innovation, Lincoln University has invested in a
project to promote flexible learning experiences for students and to enhance
progranmmes with electronic learning pathways. Lincoln University offers a
stimulating academic environment in which teaching and learning are highly
valued. 

For this project we are seeking enthusiastic individuals to fill the
following fixed term (3.5 year) positions.  

e-Learning Designer and Developer (vacancy 09-39)

You will work closely with instructional design experts and Lincoln
university staff to design and develop engaging, interactive, and
instructionally sound computer-assisted instructional materials. You will
also provide recommendations regarding the appropriateness of a given
instructional tool or strategy applied to a particular learning goal. 

Instructional Designer (vacancy 09-40)

You will assist faculty to revise, redesign and enhance existing courses and
course materials in a flexible format with an emphasis on student
engagement. You will provide recommendations regarding all aspects of a
course's pedagogical design and help faculty to assess the appropriateness
of a given instructional tool or strategy applied to a particular learning
goal. 

eLearning Developer (vacancy 09-41)

You will work closely with instructional design experts and Commerce Faculty
staff  in Commerce and other programmes to design and develop engaging,
interactive, and instructionally sound computer-assisted instructional
materials,  and will provide recommendations regarding the appropriateness
of a given instructional tool or strategy applied to a particular learning
goal. 

In order to apply for any of these positions, you will need:
.	Tertiary qualification(s) in education, educational technology, or a
related field.
.	Familiarity with teaching and learning issues in tertiary education.

.	Proficiency in using graphic and multimedia authoring software for
eLearning at the tertiary level and/or Experience in course design,
curriculum design, or e-learning at the tertiary level. 
.	Experience in integrating technology into the teaching/learning
process.
.	Excellent interpersonal skills; an ability to work as part of a
team; creativity and problem solving abilities; strong organisational skills
and an attention to detail.
.	Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical
audiences through individual faculty consultation and development and
delivery of workshops.

More information is available on our website, visit
http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/section71.html and apply online or email
Alison.Kuiper at lincoln.ac.nz.
Applications should be received before by Monday 29 June 2009.

Lincoln University is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity in
Education and Employment

2) UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, Armidale NSW, Australia

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW 
(Re-advertised)(3 Year Fixed-term)
DEHub Innovation in Distance Learning  

Faculty of The Professions

The 'DEHub: Innovation in Distance Learning' project, based within the
Faculty of The Professions, will provide leadership in developing and
implementing models for distance education across the Australian tertiary
sector. It will engage in national and global collaborations on
evidence-based approaches to new teaching technologies. The Faculty is
seeking to appoint an enthusiastic research-only academic staff member to
lead a small research team on this well-funded Diversity and Structural
Adjustment Fund project. 

This three year fixed-term position will be at Level D.  There is the
possibility of further appointment subject to funding and satisfactory
performance.  

Applicants must have a PhD and/or other appropriate academic qualifications
and experience relevant to the position. The appointee must also have a
superior record of proactively seeking and gaining funding through research
grants, tenders, and/or other sources; the demonstrated ability to direct,
manage, and lead research for externally funded projects; and an outstanding
research record as demonstrated by a list of publications and/or other
recognised professional and research activities relevant to the DEHub
project.

The Principal Research Fellow will be based with the project team at the
University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale is
surrounded by world heritage national parks, is only two hours from the mid
north coast and is a unique regional centre that offers all the facilities
of a much larger city. Recognised as a centre for culture, Armidale is well
served for art, music, theatre and public and private education.

For further information about this position you may contact the Project
Manager, Dr. Nathan Wise, phone: +61 2 6773 2810 or email: nwise at une.edu.au

Salary:		AUD$101,066 to $111,255 per annum (Level D)
		plus 17% employer superannuation and optional salary
packaging

Closing Date:	13 July 2009

Reference No:	209/086i

An application package, including selection criteria that must be addressed,
may be obtained from www.une.edu.au/recruit or by phoning Human Resource
Services, +61 2 6773 3972.  Applications will be received up to 5pm on the
closing date.  

Equity principles underpin all UNE policies and procedures.

http://www.une.edu.au

Post HERDSA Conference Workshop in Brisbane

If you aren't going to be able to get to the HERDSA conference in Darwin
this year, but would still like to attend a workshop by the conference
keynote speaker, George Kuh, you might want to attend the Student Engagement
workshop being held at University of Queensland on the 6th of July. NO
CHARGE FOR QLD HERDSA MEMBERS!  Details and registration instructions are
available at http://www.herdsa.org.au/?page_id=303  .  

The event is also sponsored via the new HERDSA LINKS scheme. HERDSA LINKS is
a two-level visiting scholars scheme aimed at facilitating the linkage of
expertise in higher education research and development from within and
outside Australasia with HERDSA members.  HERDSA LINKS provides a space for
the exchange of contact details of international and local scholars and
funding to facilitate access to visiting scholars. You can find out more
details about the scheme by visiting the webpage at
http://www.herdsa.org.au/?page_id=303 

New publications from the Educating the Net Generation project, funded by
the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, are now available online.

Educating the Net Generation: A Handbook of Findings for Practice and Policy
is published alongside Educating the Net Generation: A Toolkit of Resources
for Educators in Australian Universities. 

They are available to download from the project website: 
http://www.netgen.unimelb.edu.au/outcomes/index.html 

These publications are the main outcomes from the Educating the Net
Generation project, a collaborative project involving researchers from the
University of Melbourne, the University of Wollongong, and Charles Sturt
University. The project investigated student and staff use of new
technologies and conducted a number of case studies in which new
technologies were implemented in a range of learning settings across the
three participating universities. 

The Handbook draws on findings from both the Investigation and
Implementation stages of the project to outline practice and policy
guidelines for using emerging technologies in higher education. The Toolkit
contains a suite of resources developed and used during the project,
including research instruments and tools used for planning and implementing
new technology-based activities in specific learning settings.

The Handbook and Toolkit will be of particular interest to educators,
researchers and policy makers across the Australian higher education sector,
as well as having broader international interest.

Study Tour to UK for Higher Education Executives and Managers, 15-23
September 2009

The University of New England Centre for Higher Education Management and
Policy (CHEMP) is organising a study tour to the UK which will include
institutional visits in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Key themes to be
explored are as follows: university governance, leadership & funding; future
research directions & commercialisation; the UK RAE & postgraduate
education; and student engagement, enhancing teaching & new directions in
quality assurance. Other topic areas can be covered at the request of
participants.  Over the past ten years, CHEMP has run a large number of
successful study tours to the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the US and
Canada.

For further information contact Professor Grant Harman (gharman at une.edu.au)
or consult the CHEMP website: www.une.edu.au/chemp/activity/tours

Two articles from overseas 

UK: Why boys can't keep up with girls

Is the future female? asks Lee Elliot Major in The Guardian. Ten years ago I
wrote an article for the New Statesman magazine predicting as much, on the
back of figures showing women for the first time making up the majority of
university admissions - a transformation from the exclusive preserve of
white, middle- and upper-class males that made up academe as little as 50
years ago.
More
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/09/education-male-female-ga
p

US: I'll never teach online again
Elayne Clift*
I trained for it, I tried it, and I'll never do it again. While online
teaching may be the wave of the future (although I desperately hope not), it
is not for me. Perhaps I'm the old dog that resists new tricks. Maybe I am a
technophobe. It might be that I'm plain old-fashioned. This much I can say
with certainty: I have years of experience successfully teaching in
collegiate classrooms and online teaching doesn't compare.
Full report on the University World News site
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090611222057666

Roger Landbeck
List Moderator