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Post : Applications open for 2019/20 NCSEHE Research Grants Program
Request for Research Proposals The NCSEHE operates a competitive Research Grants Program to encourage, and build upon, the research expertise that already exists across Australia in higher education student equity issues. Proposals are now invited from high-quality researchers and equity practitioners to conduct policy-relevant research aimed at supporting and informing policy and practice on student […]
21 May 2019
Disability, Editorial, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Event : World Access to Higher Education Day 2019 #WAHED2019
The second World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) will be on 26th November 2019. WAHED is the global day of action focusing on increasing access and participation in higher education for those from low income and other marginalised groups. The first WAHED in 2018 engaged over 100 organisations from 30 countries in delivering events […]
17 May 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Post : NCSEHE eNews — Equity Insights: New developments in higher education
This month’s issue of Equity Insights eNews introduces the 2019 Research Grants Program, the publication of new NCSEHE-funded research, the Developing EmployABILITY project, the ALT Fellows Legacy Report and much more… Featured in this issue: 2019 NCSEHE Research Grants Program announcement New study analyses education and employment prospects for people from disadvantaged backgrounds ‘Mind the Gap!’ […]
9 May 2019
Disability, Editorial, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Post : Celebrating the legacy of Australian Learning and Teaching Fellowships (ALTF)
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. Between 2011 and 2019, 115 Australian Fellows were affiliated with the ALTF, undertaking strategic programs of change that have influenced educational theory and practice to benefit the student experience. They have promoted sector-wide collaboration […]
8 May 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Post : EmployABILITY Thinking — Building Future Careers
The Developing EmployABILITY initiative is a collaboration involving over 30 higher education institutions and over 700 scholars internationally. The goal is to enable and embed EmployABILITY thinking in the curriculum. In partnership with university careers services, students align their learning activities with their professional development and begin to create a body of evidence for use […]
8 May 2019
Disability, Featured, First in Family, General, Indigenous, International, Low SES, Regional 
Publication : ‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree: Literature Review
Sarah O’Shea, University of Wollongong May 2019 Abstract This literature review provides the context for the NCSEHE Research Fellowship by Professor Sarah O’Shea (University of Wollongong) entitled ‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree. This one-year study will explore […]
3 May 2019
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Post : ‘Mind the Gap!’ — Sarah O’Shea Research Fellowship Literature Review
This literature review provides the context for the NCSEHE Research Fellowship by Professor Sarah O’Shea (University of Wollongong) entitled ‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree. This one-year study will explore how learners intersected by a range of equity […]
3 May 2019
Disability, First in Family, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional 
Post : Chronicling engagement: students’ experience of online learning over time
Research led by the University of Tasmania has furthered the evidence base around online students by tracking engagement over the longer term. Co-authored by NCSEHE Adjunct Fellow Associate Professor Cathy Stone (the University of Newcastle), this paper details fluctuations in engagement over a semester, and identifies a variety of contributing factors. Tracey Muir, Naomi Milthorpe, Cathy […]
2 May 2019
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Regional Publication : Chronicling engagement: students’ experience of online learning over time
Tracey Muir, Naomi Milthorpe, Cathy Stone, Janet Dyment, Elizabeth Freeman and Belinda Hopwood Published in Distance Education 28 April 2019 Abstract Although there is ample research into student engagement in online learning, much of this investigates the student experience through surveys administered at a fixed point in time, usually at the exit point of a […]
1 May 2019
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Event : ADCET Webinar: Making maths/STEM digital and accessible with EquatIO
This webinar will focus on how EquatIO can provide students and staff a truly digital mathematics alternative. EquatIO supports the creating and consuming of complex mathematics by providing alternative input methods for all. EquatIO provides access to the reading and writing of mathematics notation digitally with access to text to speech. Participants will have an […]
30 April 2019
Disability, Featured, General