[Herdsa] [HERDSA]:News on Wed 18th March 2009

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

First two items of HERDSA News

1) HERDSA 2009 conference update:

A huge vote of thanks needs to go to all HERDSA members and their colleagues
who offered to complete reviews of papers (full and concise), workshops,
showcase abstracts and posters. We managed to have close to 400 of the 500
reviews returned by the deadline this week. Please check your emails
carefully and if you are able, complete the reviews asap or let us know your
progress if you are delayed herdsa2009 at cdu.edu.au 

Action will be completed as follows:
- All submissions from the first round have been checked by the program
committee and will receive confirmation of any relevant outcomes in the next
week
- We will process the outcomes of the reviews from the 2nd round in the
following order: Research papers full and concise first, workshops second,
and then showcases and posters. Please note that where there is a difference
in review outcome between reviewers we may need to complete a 3rd review. We
should have all review results completed by early April. There will be a
very short turn around time between notification of the reviewers and
program decision and return of papers following final editing. Please make
sure you strictly adhere to the formatting guidelines. Please be patient
there are only so many pairs of eyes and hours in the day.

- We are constantly updating the website so please check back regularly.
Recent updates include accommodation pages, program including workshops, key
dates. 
- Accommodation needs to be booked early. Note you may find it cheaper to
book through the internet (there is a link on the accommodation page) or
your travel agent. The conference organisers (Plevins) have informed us that
the block bookings that they have made will need to be handed back to the
hotels by the end of March. We are sorry about this, however July is the
peak season here.

We look forward to seeing you all in Darwin.

Regards

Helen

Assoc Prof Helen Wozniak
Manager, Academic Development Team
Teaching and Learning Quality Group
Charles Darwin University
http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2009/index.html




2) New DVDS are available for professional development of teachers, tutors,
demonstrators
 
- Skills for Laboratory Demonstrators (2008)  $AUD 118.80 (incl GST and p&p)
- Groups Work in Lectures (2008)  $AUD 105.60 (incl GST and p&p)
 
Maureen Bell has produced these DVDs as resource material for educational
development of teaching staff and they are available at a modest price. Both
have proved useful in the University of Wollongong's foundations of
university teaching program and sessional staff training courses.
 
Older DVDs are still available:
Teaching at the University of Wollongong (compiled over 1998-2006)  $AUD
79.20
Four conceptions of University Teaching (1999)  $AUD 66.00
 
Preview clips, information and ordering are available at the website:
http://www.uow.edu.au/cedir/ult/UOW013239.html

Then we have:

	Forthcoming conference

	Call for nominations for The Australian Higher Education Quality
Award 	2009

	Latest update of database on Research in International Education

	Articles about equity in higher education.
 
FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE 

4th International Inquiring Pedagogies Conference iPED 2009
'Researching Beyond Boundaries', Academic Communities without Borders
14 - 15 September 2009, Coventry, UK

Further information is available on our conference website:
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/iped2009
<http://www.coventry.ac.uk/iped2009>

I would also like to draw your attention to the following key dates:

*	The deadline for submission of Extended Abstracts and Full
Papers is 5 April 2009

*	The Early-Bird Rate for delegate bookings ends on 30 June 2009

Proposals are welcomed in a range of formats - our website provides
further details:

*              interactive poster

*              30 minute paper (i.e. 15-20 minute presentation plus
questions)

*              PhD  Work-in-Progress Report to form part of a Critical
Friend Forum

*              60 minute interactive session (e.g. workshop, panel,
dialogue or debate)

*              90 minute symposium (comprising at least four registered
participants managing a series of 15 minute related presentations plus
at least 15 minutes of audience interaction)

*              virtual participation.

I am pleased to confirm that our programme will include:
Monday 14 September 2009

o        Dr Etienne Wenger, USA                      Scene-Setting
Plenary: 'Learning in a landscape of practice: communities and
boundaries'.

o        Dr Etienne Wenger, USA
Large Group Workshop:  'Communities of practice: a social discipline of
learning'

Tuesday 15 September 2009

o        Student Panel                                       Breaking
Boundaries and Borders in Higher Education

o        Prof Maggi Savin-Baden, UK              Keynote: 'Researching
on the edge: working at the borders of 'real' and 'immersive' spaces

o        Prof David Young,  UK:                        Closing Plenary

We welcome your queries. Contact us on info.iped at coventry.ac.uk
<mailto:info.iped at coventry.ac.uk>  should you need further
information.
With best wishes
Michelle Jackman
On behalf of the iPED Conference Committee



The Australian Higher Education Quality Award 2009 

Nominations for The Australian Higher Education Quality Award 2009 are now
open.

The Australian Higher Education Quality Award was established by the Board
of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) in order to celebrate
the achievements in the area of quality assurance in the higher education
sector. The inaugural Award was presented during AUQF2006.

Nomination forms are available on the AUQA website here
http://www.auqa.edu.au/qualityenhancement/qualityaward/ and close 1 May
2009.

Regards,

Claire Gresty
Event Manager

 
Update of database of Research on International Education

Dear Roger and HERDSA Members
 
The IDP Database of Research on International Education has been updated
with 91 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, a book published very recently and not yet listed in the Database is
"Education Across Borders: Politics, Policy and Legislative Action", see
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9411-8 for details of its contents.

Regards,
 
Stuart (Hughes, ACER Lbrary).


Some articles from University World News


GLOBAL: Why equity in admission matters
Julia Gillard*

Equity is more than a moral issue, it is also an economic issue. Equity
matters to national productivity. It has always done so but the global
financial crisis brings a new urgency to the debate. Why? Because when the
recovery does come we will need to ensure that everyone is able to fill the
increasing opportunities presented by an expanding economy.
Full report on the University World News site 

<http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090313112316331>
 





AUSTRALIA: Poor must be given access
Geoff Maslen
Australian universities are dens of inequity. Despite huge increases in
enrolments over the past 30 years, despite the tens of billions of dollars
spent by a succession of federal governments, despite a broadening of
access, universities still open their doors most wide to the children of
well-endowed, Anglo-Australian families. No longer: the federal government
has announced that universities will have to increase their enrolments of
disadvantaged students.
Full report on the University World News site
<http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090313111719928>

But over in the UK....



UK: Slow progress to widening participation Diane Spencer Some elite English
universities are still failing to attract students from poor backgrounds
despite £392 million from the government and the funding council over the
past five years to help widen participation among students with no tradition
of higher education, says a new report
<http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubacc/226/226
02.htm>  from a Parliamentary committee. MPs singled out the Russell Group
of 16 major research-intensive institutions, including Oxbridge, London and
Warwick, as the main culprits.

Full report on the University World News site
<http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090313112047624>

Roger Landbeck 
List Moderator