Ed/Tech must-reads 081024

Gen AI strategies for Australian higher education: Emerging practice - Webinar Nov 28, 2pm AEDT from TEQSA

TEQSA has been pleasingly proactive when it comes to institutional responses to GenAI. This upcoming webinar looks like a big one, marking the release of their GenAI strategies for HE toolkit. It draws on a call for information to members issued in June, so it is (in GenAI terms), currentish

W3Cx: Introduction to Web Accessibility Edx course from the World Wide Web Consortium

The W3C literally write the book on standards for accessibility online, so if you are going to learn from anyone, learning from them seems to make sense. I haven’t done a MOOC for a while but this seems like a good opportunity to brush up on good practice. It is a 4 week course (4 hrs a week) and it opened (yesterday) on Oct 7.

Is online learning a lifeline for financially struggling universities? from Neil Mosley

Times are challenging in higher ed - to be honest I have been surprised at how little activity I have been seeing from universities to move further into the online world. (Things don’t happen quickly though, as a rule). Mosley offers a perspective from the UK but it is universally applicable - he identifies the cost of getting started in this space as a big factor holding institutions back.

Register for the Third Space Symposium now from TELedvisors Network

While the programs for both the free online Slowposium (15-30 Nov) and the in-person event at the University of Melbourne (1 Dec, $56 fully catered) aren’t quite yet ready, I’ve been fortunate enough to see what is lined up and it is great to say that we have an embarrassment of third space riches waiting for you. You can look forward to stimulating discussion and practical problem solving across both of these events. And (the symposium) is the day before ASCILITE starts, so if you are going to be in town anyway, why not connect with likeminded souls and extend your visit a little?