HERDSA Rekindled 2009: The Student Experience

The Western Australian chapter of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia is delighted to host HERDSA Rekindled 2009.

Wednesday 19 August 2009
1.00pm – 5.00pm
The University of Western Australia
Seminar room 1, Love House 
(28 Broadway, next to Motorola building)

If you were unable to attend the 2009 HERDSA Conference in Darwin in July, you have a second chance to hear a selection of local academics present their papers on a range of topics related to the theme “The Student Experience”. Everyone is welcome (including non-members).

Afternoon tea and closing drinks and nibbles will be provided.

1.00 - Welcome - Iris Vardi

President – WA Branch HERDSA

1.10 - Shelda Debowski

Enhancing the student experience through improved higher education leadership and practice

1.40 - Gill Matthews

Space Matters - Particularly when you don't have a lot

2.10 - Julia Hobson

An intervention program for practising critical thinking: on-shore and off-shore students blogging together

2.40 - Terry De Jong et al.

Optimising Personal Audience Response Systems technology to enhance student learning in teacher education lectures

3.10 - Afternoon tea

3.30 - Lynne Cohen and Alison Bunker

Impacting the student experience through the unit coordinator: The total package

3.50 - Colin Beasley et al.

The confidence to continue: Helping students succeed through a first year elective

4.10 - Heather Sparrow et al.

Helping students succeed

4.30 - Denise Chalmers

Enhancing the student learning experience through the development of quality indicators of teaching and learning

5.00 - Closing Drinks