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Event : ADCET Webinar: Mentoring during the Time of COVID
Over the last few years, a number of universities have implemented specialist peer mentoring programs to support students on the Autism Spectrum with their studies. While many of us appreciate the positive impact these can have for students on the spectrum, what’s the impact for the mentors? This webinar draws on the experience of a […]
7 August 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : UTS webinar — The Inclusivity Experiment: Promoting inclusive practice in the classroom
The Inclusivity Experiment is an initiative built to challenge conventional ways of thinking about inclusivity and to make ethical and inclusive design easier for everyone. They have run a series of events to connect people interested in advancing inclusive design, and to prototype new inclusive design practices on a small scale. Learning and teaching environments […]
23 July 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : Learning through COVID-19: Social justice and the digital divide
This workshop will begin with the question: “How can you design for learning through a social justice lens?” Camille Dickson and Keith Heggart will share examples related to the challenges of working with diverse groups in online and blended learning environments, identify and describe some of the often overlooked or poorly understood challenges educators face […]
23 July 2020
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : Expert Discussion: What will the Tehan changes mean for students and universities?
The Coalition Government have proposed significant changes to funding universities and student contributions, alongside a suite of other policy measures that affect Australian higher education. The complexity of the proposals means the devil is in the detail, with much still unclear about the implications for students and universities. The Melbourne CSHE is hosting an expert discussion to […]
8 July 2020
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : NCSEHE panel discussion: Strategies for supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of students of colour and First Nations students
On Thursday 23 July, the NCSEHE hosted a panel discussion with Professor James Smith (Menzies School of Health Research), Dr Bep Uink (Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre, Murdoch University) and Professor Daphne C. Watkins (University of Michigan). Overview COVID-19 has created a range of challenges for students and staff at universities throughout the world. These challenges have […]
29 June 2020
Featured, General, Indigenous
Event : NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshots Forum: A week of lightning talks by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows
On 26–30 October 2020, the NCSEHE hosted an exciting series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows. Since 2016, the NCSEHE has supported 12 Equity Fellows to conduct targeted research projects, advancing student equity research, policy and practice. The 2019/20 cohort have each undertaken major year-long projects, variously focusing on […]
8 June 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : CGHE webinar: Can we rank universities based on principles of fairness and equity? And if so, should we?
The Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) hosted a webinar on 14 May 2020, presented by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Tim Pitman. Overview Higher education ranking systems are ubiquitous and are used, increasingly, to measure and hold universities accountable for a range of issues, such as quality and performance. However to date, very few ranks incorporate […]
11 May 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : NCSEHE webinar — Five meaningful minutes: Small changes to support psychological needs, wellbeing and motivation online in 2020
On Thursday 7 May, the NCSEHE hosted a webinar presented by Associate Professor Lydia Woodyatt, award winning lecturer at Flinders University. Overview Students’ experience of wellbeing and distress is interconnected with their learning and motivation. However, addressing wellbeing within curriculum can seem challenging in an online (or constantly changing) environment, or when we feel we […]
29 April 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional
Event : 2020 CAPHIA Teaching and Learning Forum
The Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) Teaching and Learning Forum will be held online on 9–10 July 2020. Forum themes are Engagement, Inclusion and Environment. Sub-themes include: engaging with diversity diversifying and enhancing engagement strategies balancing quality with inclusivity creating a diverse and competent workforce teaching and learning in a degraded ecosystem […]
22 April 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, General, Indigenous
Event : ADCET/NCSEHE webinar: Supporting students’ wellbeing during COVID-19
Presented by Nicole Crawford and Cathy Stone Webinar overview This webinar discussed preliminary findings from research into supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia, through ensuring that, in this time of physical distancing, online learning is delivered in ways that enhance student engagement and student wellbeing. In the midst of […]
27 March 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional