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Event : National Careers Week webinar — Careers and student equity: Key influencers and careers advice for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
As part of National Careers Week, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on Friday 21 May 2021, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students. Overview In 2019, the NCSEHE commissioned four large-scale projects to improve access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers for disadvantaged students […]
24 May 2021
Featured, General
Event : ACEN / NCSEHE online discussion — Equity and Access in Work Integrated Learning
The NCSEHE partnered with the Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) to present an online discussion on 20 May, featuring NCSEHE-funded research on online Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for equity students. Overview As universities experience rapid growth in the uptake of WIL strategies, concern has been raised for issues around equity and access. Who participates in […]
19 April 2021
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Migrants / refugees, Regional, rural and remote, Women in non-traditional areas
Event : NCSEHE webinar — “Ghost student” failure among equity cohorts: Towards understanding non-participating enrolments
The NCSEHE hosted a webinar on 15 April, presenting new research led by Dr Bret Stephenson on “ghost student” failure in higher education. Webinar overview A quarter of university fail grades represent “ghost students”, who remain enrolled in undergraduate units but show no evidence of participation. Research published by the NCSEHE in March 2021 found […]
10 March 2021
Culturally and linguistically diverse, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional, rural and remote
Event : SIHO webinar: Towards Genuinely Inclusive Universities
The Support Centre Inclusive Higher Education (SIHO) will host a webinar series entitled ‘Towards Genuinely Inclusive Universities: an international perspective on best practices in the implementation of universal design’. The series is composed of eight webinars and will run from December 2020 until July 2021. This webinar series will shed light on several topics closely […]
27 November 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote, Women in non-traditional areas
Event : Guardian Panel: how can universities look after their online students’ mental health?
With universities quickly moving online following coronavirus outbreaks across the UK, lots of students are feeling at sea. Some have spent weeks self-isolating in their halls of residence and others have returned to their families, but all of them are facing up to a different university experience from the one they expected. The emotional upheaval, […]
11 November 2020
Disability, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote
Event : University of Canberra World Access to Higher Education Day Celebration
Join the University of Canberra (UC) Student Equity, Participation and Welfare for a week of events, webinars and positive stories that demonstrate commitment to higher education access, participation, and success. Together, they will celebrate the outcomes of the UC Student Equity and Access Plan, equitable opportunities for all in higher education and the incredible contributions of […]
10 November 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Editorial, First in Family, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote
Event : NCSEHE panel discussion: Tips for outreach staff on how to evaluate outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
The NCSEHE hosted an online panel discussion on 23 November 2020, conducted as part of Dr Katelyn Barney’s NCSEHE Equity Fellowship. Katelyn’s research focuses on developing evidence to demonstrate success factors and highlight areas to strengthen outreach initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Webinar overview There are numerous outreach initiatives being run by […]
5 November 2020
Featured, Indigenous, NCSEHE Equity Fellows
Event : World Access to Higher Education Day #WAHED2020
The NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) invited equity practitioners from Australia and New Zealand to a Zoom celebration on 17 November to launch World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) 2020. Over 200 national and international delegates joined us to hear keynote speaker Professor Sally Kift on Equity and the ‘Anxiety […]
3 November 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote
Event : The New Normal: Engaged Teaching and Learning webinar series
This webinar series explores ways in which people and institutions are responding to and learning from the current crisis and applying these lessons into learning, teaching, technology and student engagement. The New Normal is a collaboration between Melbourne CSHE and Learning Environments. Panellists will include members of the Melbourne CSHE and Learning Environments teams, with some episodes featuring guest panellists from […]
29 October 2020
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Low SES, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote
Event : NAEEA webinar — The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student and teacher experience through COVID-19
About this Event This webinar from National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) will discuss The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student and teacher experience through COVID-19. Many of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students tend to be visual/auditory/kinaesthetic learners who had to engage with learning in different ways in an online learning […]
29 September 2020
Featured, Indigenous