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Future Disruptions for Australian Universities – A University Accord Report and Discussion - Webinar Thurs 26th June 2pm AEST from TELedvisors Network

In this session Cherie Diaz (Executive Director, Education Innovation – Western Sydney University), Jason Lodge (University of Queensland) and Alex Steel (UNSW) will discuss a recent report prepared for the Universities Accord Review Panel: Future Disruptions for Australian Universities. Two other presenters from the NTEU will join the discussion as well: Ruth Jelley and Terri McDonald. 
The presenters will discuss disruptions to universities and potential university responses, including AI and the Digital Environment, Demographics and Equity, and the broader learning context. All of this will be discussed with reference to the roles of higher education third space practitioners.

Call for survey participants - academics and PhD students in Australian Higher Education from Inger Mewburn (ANU)

I saw this on LinkedIn - Inger and her team do invaluable research around academic work/life in Oz HE (among other things) and this project looks significant. It covers:

Work-life balance in academia
Productivity strategies
Experiences of all academics, including carers, neurodivergent researchers, people living with disabilities.

Navigating An LMS Review Process: Harnessing Next-Generation Digital Learning Through Evidence-Based Decision-Making from JUTLP

I have been boring my colleagues senseless for years talking about the fact that, given that an LMS transition is one of the biggest things to happen in TEL in a university, there is a remarkable dearth of research around it. (Perhaps the powers that be don’t always want there to be evidence). Anyway, Bill Wade, Seb Dianiti, Bill Searle and Michael Sankey at Charles Darwin Uni have started to set the world right be examining the thinking involved in the process of reviewing the LMS. (Surprise, it’s more complicated than you might think - and actual thought does go into the process)

Third Space Symposium updates from TELedvisors Network (and friends)

Tertiary education folks working across and between the professional and academic domains make a huge contribution to many aspects of teaching and research. This upcoming event will showcase these contributions and set about finding better ways for practice and collaboration. The website has been updated and the call for proposals is imminent. Sign up for the mailing list to receive it (possibly as soon as today).