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Event : Access to What? Seminar/Forum
The Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education is hosting a series of panel discussions on higher education policy during the first 100 days of the new government that aim to generate new ideas, challenge conventional thinking and offer practical steps towards a longer-term, comprehensive vision for post-secondary education. Join facilitator Maxine McKew and […]
15 June 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : ADCET Webinar: The Inclusive Classroom
This Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) webinar will be presented by Troy Waller from Microsoft. Microsoft’s mission is to empower all people and all organisations to achieve more. The classroom is no different. Microsoft Windows and Windows-based applications like Office, together with other assistive technologies, offer features that make computers easier to […]
11 June 2019
Disability, Featured, General
Event : Graduate Employability Summit 2019
With graduates expecting high-quality access to Work Integrated Learning, universities and industry must adapt to student needs in order to increase employability outcomes. There is clearly a gap between what employers are expecting and what universities are providing, with the number of graduates finding full-time employment within four months of finishing their degrees falling from […]
6 June 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : Productivity Commission — Higher Education Access and Outcomes: Live panel discussion
Productivity Commission report launch: The demand driven university system: a mixed scorecard Description Higher education has provided an opportunity for many people from disadvantaged backgrounds to establish themselves on higher-paying career paths. In recent years, more students have been entering university and this increase has included significantly higher numbers from some, but not all, disadvantaged […]
5 June 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : Flinders University celebrates 20 years of ‘Up the Hill’
Dr Fiona Rillotta and Mrs Jenny Widdop of the Flinders University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, invite you to a celebration of 20 years of enabling people with an intellectual disability to access the University environment. About the Up the Hill Project The Up the Hill Project, supported by the Flinders University College of […]
3 June 2019
Disability, Featured, General
Event : ADCET webinar: The Inclusion of People with Disability in VET Project
For this Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) webinar, Sharni Burstin from Skills for Australia will present information around The Inclusion of People with Disability in VET Project. She will cover the following: project inception and background industry consultation process and findings developed and endorsed training products introduction of training products broader implications […]
27 May 2019
Disability, Featured, General
Event : World Access to Higher Education Day 2019 #WAHED2019
The second World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) will be on 26th November 2019. WAHED is the global day of action focusing on increasing access and participation in higher education for those from low income and other marginalised groups. The first WAHED in 2018 engaged over 100 organisations from 30 countries in delivering events […]
17 May 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : ADCET Webinar: Making maths/STEM digital and accessible with EquatIO
This webinar will focus on how EquatIO can provide students and staff a truly digital mathematics alternative. EquatIO supports the creating and consuming of complex mathematics by providing alternative input methods for all. EquatIO provides access to the reading and writing of mathematics notation digitally with access to text to speech. Participants will have an […]
30 April 2019
Disability, Featured, General
Event : ADCET Webinar: Meeting the needs of our Indigenous students with disability
If you have questions about how your institution can better support the access needs and engagement of Indigenous students with disability, this webinar is for you. Sharon Kerr with over 30 years of experience as an educator and support worker has set about trying to find Black answers for her White questions. Under the leadership […]
30 April 2019
Disability, Featured, General
Event : Workshop: Exploring new technologies for post-secondary Student Support Teams
Join this FREE workshop to learn in just three hours how to reduce your workload when supporting your students. You will be shown how to empower your students to self-select the technology tools that specifically support them to study exactly the way they want to. Enhancing student retention and course completion rates as a result. […]
30 April 2019
Disability, Featured, General