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Event : ADCET webinar — COVID-19 and beyond: Perspectives from TAFE students
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) will present a webinar panel of TAFE students with disability, sharing how COVID-19 disruptions impacted on their studies. Hear about their challenges, the successful strategies and coping skills they used, the unexpected benefits they discovered, and what they want to take forward. Students will also share […]
7 September 2020
Disability, Featured, General
Event : USQ webinar – An online engagement framework to support ‘Pivoting to online teaching during crisis’
The shift to online learning has been galvanised globally and unexpectedly by COVID-19. While assumed to be a straightforward process, the reality is that this shift challenges academics new to online teaching in terms of the limited time, training, resourcing and the steep learning curve associated with this the unique pedagogy of online learning and […]
7 August 2020
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional, rural and remote
Event : GradAustralia Diversity & Inclusion Careers Fair
The Diversity & Inclusion Careers Fair will be held online on Thursday 20 August 2020 between 11 am to 2 pm AEST / 1 pm to 3 pm AWST. This recruiting fair is all about showcasing employers who celebrate diversity and have concrete practices to support inclusion in the workplace. When the fair is live, […]
7 August 2020
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional, rural and remote
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, rural and remote
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, rural and remote
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, rural and remote
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, rural and remote
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, rural and remote
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, rural and remote