[HERDSA]: News on Wed 30 June 2010

Wed Jun 30 09:54:40 EST 2010

Dear List Members

Please note that there will be no HERDSA News next Wed 7th July as I will be
at the conference. Normal service will resume the following Wed.

This week we have:

	HERDSA Conference Update

	Forthcoming Workshop

	Forthcoming Conferences

	IDP Database of Research on International Education- Latest Update.

	News from Higher Education.

HERDSA CONFERENCE 2010 Last update nearly there!

HERDSA Conference standard registration closing in 2 days

Standard registrations for the 2010 HERDSA conference close on 1 July -
that's just 1 sleep from now.  If you haven't registered yet, please visit
the registration page at:
http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2010/registration.html

Come and join more than 330 colleagues from all over the world for an
outstanding conference program.  Two plenary sessions from internationally
and nationally recognised speakers each day bring delegates together at the
beginning and end of a rich variety of showcases, posters and full papers.
The social program includes the pre-conference welcome reception, the
conference dinner at the stunning Etihad Stadium overlooking the Melbourne
Docklands, morning and afternoon teas each day and lunch breaks that include
formal and informal opportunities to network, socialise and discuss the
reshaping of higher education.  Among a host of exciting offerings, the
Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) journal editors are
offering a session on getting published in this A-rated journal and members
of the HERDSA Executive are running a pre-conference workshop on turning
your conference paper into a journal article.

The full program can be viewed here:
http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2010/program.html

Looking forward to seeing you at HERDSA 2010.

Marcia Devlin
HERDSA 2010 Conference Chair and Convener

FORTHCOMING WORKSHOP

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Foundation is hosting a celebratory
"WikiEducator Gives Back" free international workshop.  A great opportunity
to interact with educators from more than 20 countries and to get a flavour
of the international OER scene. Registrations are growing by the day. 

Based in Australasia, the OER Foundation would welcome participation from
HERDSA colleagues. We believe there is significant potential for OER
approaches in professional and organisational development. 

You will information about registration on the WikiEducator website:
http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/eL4C41/About 
Please feel free to distribute the free content poster attached. (Note, you
will find the poster at the Wikieducator site). 

FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES

1) UniServe Science/IISME Annual Conference deadline extended.  

Deadline for submission of abstracts and papers to the UniServe
Science/IISME Annual Conference has been extended to July 20. 
This decision has been made due to a restructuring of the conference and the
submission process. Please visit the conference website
(http://sydney.edu.au/iisme/news/conference/) for details. 

We do encourage authors to submit as early as possible to allow maximum time
to respond to reviewer's comments.

We are proud to announce that a major presentation at the conference will be
from Prof Sue Jones and Prof Brian Yates, ALTC Discipline Scholars in
Science. Their presentation Threshold learning outcomes for science
graduates: a progress report on the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards
Project will provide delegates with an opportunity to engage in dialogue and
to provide feedback for this ALTC Learning and Teaching Academic Standards
project. 

The Conference will be from Wed 29th September to 1st October at the
University of Sydney.  

We look forward to receiving your submission and to seeing you at the
conference. Please forward this notice to any colleagues who may be
interested in coming and joining us at the conference.

2) TEFANZ Biennial National Conference 2010: Teacher Education Matters
Tuesday 26 October - Thursday 28 October Venue: The University of Auckland,
New Zealand

Submission of Abstracts: Due 19 July 2010

Registration:
Early Bird Registration by 16 August - $395 After 16 August Registration -
$450

Detailed information available, hyperlinked from the TEFANZ website
www.tefanz.org.nz

Contact Person:
Conference Convenor
Dr Lexie Grudnoff
Email:  l.grudnoff at auckland.ac.nz

3) INFORMA HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE SERIES

2nd annual New Zealand Higher Education Summit
10th - 11th August 2010 - Langham Hotel | Auckland | New Zealand
Early bird rate available until June 30 - BOOK NOW

The 5th Annual University Governance & Regulations Forum

16-17 August 2010 | Sydney Harbour Marriott 
BOOK NOW

The Inaugural Student Housing Summit

7-8 September 2010 | Rendezvous Melbourne

Early bird rate available until June 30 - BOOK NOW

The 2nd Annual Social Inclusion in Education

13-14 September 2010 | Radisson Plaza Hotel, Sydney

Early bird rate available until August 30 - BOOK NOW

National Learning and Teaching Forum

29-30 September 2010 | Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne

Early bird rate available until June 30 - BOOK NOW

Sustainability in Accountancy

30 September-1 October 2010 | Quay Grand Suites Sydney

Early bird rate available until July 31 - BOOK NOW

Higher Education IT Summit

25th - 26th October 2010 | Langham Hotel, Melbourne

Early bird rate available until August 31 - BOOK NOW

Offshore Campus Management Forum

10-11 November 2010 - Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne

Early bird rate available until August 31 - BOOK NOW

For more information on any of the events above, contact our customer
services department on 02 9080 4307
or email registration at informa.com.au

IDP Database of Research on International Education- Latest Update.

The IDP Database of Research on International Education has been updated
with 95 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

See also http://twitter.com/idpdrie for international education publications
as they are identified throughout the month.

Also, for those with an interest in distance education, and topics such as
online and blended learning, colleagues of mine are now working on a new
Database of Research on Distance Education, for the DE Hub. It is updated
monthly and you access it at
http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/textbase/drde/drde.html

News from Higher Education.

AUSTRALIA: How goes the higher education revolution? Vin Massaro

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a revolution as a dramatic and
wide-ranging change in the way something works. It is still not clear how
Australia's higher education landscape might be changed fundamentally by the
conservative blueprint designed by the 2008 Bradley report, but I suspect it
will not approach the revolutionary effects of the Dawkins reforms begun in
1987 by then Labour Education Minister John Dawkins.
See full report at
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100625181602129

STUDENTS and universities fear the consequences of residency changes. 

UMUT Ozguc is the kind of foreign research talent Australia needs in order
to to fend off the skills shortage, but she is worried she may have to pack
and leave the country in 28 days under proposed visa changes.
Universities Australia has called for natural justice for overseas students
caught up in the government's crackdown on dodgy colleges. Ozguc, meanwhile,
describes the latest moves concerning residency applications by former
overseas students as undemocratic.
For full report see
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/sector-calls-for-government
-to-kill-visa-bill/story-e6frgcjx-1225882950106

Roger Landbeck
List Moderator