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Reflecting on HERDSA 2024
Colleagues will soon be heading off to share initiatives, gain inspiration and network at the 2025 Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) conference in Perth. We asked some recipients of the 2024 Learning and Teaching Advancement Grants to share their highlights and key learning from HERDSA 2024.
This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Professor Dale Stephens from the Adelaide Law School, Faculty of Arts. Business, Law and Economics. Dale’s approach to motivating students to learn was recognised by a 2024 Commendation for the Enhancement of, and Innovation in Student Learning.
With AI, students are heading upstream—we need to meet them there.
When generative AI arrived with ChatGPT in late 2022, its perceived threat to education was, in hindsight, quite simple: its ability to create authentic-looking text disrupted what we previously thought were robust assessment methods.
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This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Associate Professor Renee Turner, Deputy Head, School of Biomedicine, Discipline Lead, Anatomy and Pathology, Academic Integrity Officer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Director of Neurosurgical Research.
From avocado armchairs to Studio Ghibli dreams
AI image generation capability just leapt ahead, what will it mean for teaching?
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Learnings from LTAG - Associate Professor Simran Sidhu and Dr Nichola Thompson
The Learning and Teaching Advancement Grant (LTAG) scheme supports innovation and leadership in learning and teaching. This month, Adelaide Education Academy members Associate Professor Simran Sidhu and Dr Nichola Thompson, School of Biomedicine, share their findings.
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This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul, leader of the Terahertz Engineering Laboratory, in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology.
Learnings from LTAG - Dr Sally Martin
The Learning and Teaching Advancement Grant (LTAG) scheme supports innovation and leadership in learning and teaching. This month, Adelaide Education Academy member Dr Sally Martin, School of Biomedicine, shares how she utilised her grant for professional development.
This is how I use AI: Ellie Parker
STEM lecturer Ellie Parker wanted to use AI software in her teaching, but she didn’t just look for a solution, she built it.
Final call for 2025 Academic Program Reviews submissions
Tomorrow, Friday 21 March, is the last chance to contribute to the future of learning and teaching by providing your insights and feedback. In 2025, 12 programs in Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences (Honours), and postgraduate Law will be reviewed across the Faculties of ABLE and SET:
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