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The University of Sydney’s National Centre for Cultural Competence (NCCC) conference will be held in April of 2018: Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector: Dilemmas, Policies and Practice. The Review of Australian Higher Education (Bradley, 2008) and the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (Behrendt, 2012) identified […]
4 December 2017
Southern Cross University College will host the 6th Biennial National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia Conference (NAEEA) at their Gold Coast campus. The conference brings together like-minded individuals who teach, design, work-in, support or research tertiary enabling programs in all their many forms. The conference theme is “Enabling Learning, Enabling Teaching” Sub themes are: advancing learning in […]
25 November 2017
The 41st annual conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), will be held on 2-5 July 2018 (with pre-conference workshops on 2 July) at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide. The theme for the conference is (Re) Valuing Higher Education. Relevant areas and points of interest are captured within these sub-themes: valuing education […]
22 November 2017
Higher education participation and completion of regional and remote students The second workshop in the series put a spotlight on the higher education participation and completion outcomes of regional and remote students. While Australian universities have engaged in strategic efforts to address the lower participation and completion rates of regional and remote students for many […]
13 October 2017
Towards an Inclusive University Macquarie University’s Widening Participation Unit (WPU) will host an inaugural symposium, titled Towards an Inclusive University, to showcase the initiatives that have contributed to improvements in the access, participation, retention and success of students underrepresented in higher education. Through the symposium, WPU will feature the University’s acclaimed and innovative LEAP (Learning, […]
9 October 2017
2017 National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Equity Fellowship Symposium This symposium brings together a panel of experts from across Australia to discuss ways to support regional and remote students to succeed in higher education. The purpose is to explore the value of investing in higher education from the perspective of the individual, […]
21 August 2017
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) and the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND) Overview This webinar was presented by Rita Kusevskis-Hayes, Dr. Colin Clark and Matthew Wilkinson – UNSW project team for Enhancing Self-Disclosure Project. The project is funded through a HEPPP National Priorities grant. The aim of the project is to […]
14 August 2017
Unleashing the Potential to Link Evaluation and Accountability: An Indigenous Higher Education Case Study Associate Professor James Smith and Mr Matt Brett Overview This workshop aims to engage participants in critical reflection and dialogue about evaluation and accountability in the context of Indigenous higher education at both institutional and national levels. By examining the interplay between […]
25 June 2017
Impact School: Education for Remote & Regional Australia Educational access and quality is a cornerstone of social impact in a fast-paced globalising and urbanising world. Given the changing context of education in the 21st century, we are faced with new challenges on top of long-existing issues in rural places. How do we ensure quality education […]
22 June 2017
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET), the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND), and the NCSEHE presented a free webinar presented by Dr Ian Li (University of Western Australia). Dr Li presented the findings of his recent NCSEHE funded research, Factors Influencing University Student Satisfaction, Dropout and Academic Performance: An Australian Higher Education […]
10 May 2017