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Event : NCSEHE & EPHEA WA Professional Development Day
The NCSEHE and the Western Australian chapter of Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) hosted 56 participants for a professional development day on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at Curtin University. Overview Delivered by experts in the field, sessions revolved around high school performance and standards and the relationship to access and participation in higher education, looking […]
14 January 2019
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities — 2019 Conference
The Changing Landscape for Accessible Information Information access is important to all persons with print disabilities (including, but not limited to, people with vision impairment) and has many dimensions, including format (braille, large print, E-text, etc.), facilities (libraries, agencies, educational institutions, government bodies) and modes of access (mobile touch devices, laptop, refreshable braille). The 2019 […]
10 December 2018
Disability, Featured, General
Event : 2019 EPHEA/NAEEA Conference
Enabling Excellence through Equity Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) is proud to be partnering with National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) to deliver their biennial conference in 2019. This is a key professional development forum for equity and enabling practitioners in a wide range of fields to highlight best student and […]
22 November 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES
Event : Supporting success of students on the autism spectrum: What are we learning?
The University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) Social Inclusion Community of Practice and the Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) Tasmanian Chapter are hosting an afternoon for academic and professional staff about the experiences of university students on the autism spectrum and support programs. The event will include: UTAS initiative: An overview of SPEERMENT (Specialist Peer […]
8 November 2018
Disability, Featured, General
Event : Book launch: Evaluating Equity and Widening Participation in Higher Education
Please join editor Professor Penny Jane Burke (University of Newcastle) and speakers Dr Anna Bennett (University of Newcastle), A/Professor Susanne Gannon (Western Sydney University) and A/Professor Sarah O’Shea (University of Wollongong) for the launch of a new edited collection, Evaluating Equity and Widening Participation in Higher Education, on 20 November 2018 at the University of Newcastle Sydney CBD campus. Bringing together ideas and […]
6 November 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : La Trobe University Student Success Summit
The La Trobe Student Success Summit is an opportunity for staff and students to learn more about the sector leading approaches to supporting the student experience in place across Victorian Universities. Speakers: Keynote address by Professor Sally Kift — Transition Pedagogy: Not leaving student success to chance Enhancing Student Wellbeing: A Self-Determination Theory framework for […]
31 October 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : 2019 EPHEA/NAEEA Conference Special Interest Group — Equity and Employability in Higher Education
In November 2019, Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) will be partnering with the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) to deliver a joint conference in Wollongong. As a component of the event, Professor Dawn Bennett (Curtin University) will lead a NCSEHE special interest group, Equity and Employability in Higher Education. Workshop Overview The […]
24 October 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : Beyond Borders – Widening access to higher education through international co-operation
World Access to Higher Education Day UK Hub Conference Beyond Borders is the UK hub conference for the first ever World Access to Higher Education Day, a new day of awareness that aims to bring global attention to inequality in access to higher education and accelerate action. This conference will bring together, for the first […]
17 October 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional
Event : ATEND Professional Development Day 3
The third Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND) Professional Development Day for 2018 will be held at The University of Sydney in the Jane Foss Russell Building on Level 5 in Rooms 514/516. This day is organised to help further the professional development for disability practitioners in higher education. It is also open to […]
16 October 2018
Disability, Featured
Event : 2019 STARS Conference
The STARS conference provides the opportunity to disseminate and discuss current research, good practice, emerging initiatives and leading edge ideas that are aimed at enhancing students’ tertiary learning experiences. Discussion on a wide variety of subjects is encouraged and focuses on the following topics: Students – who are they, what are their needs, what works […]
11 October 2018
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional