Sally Kift

What would part-time students like for a Happy New Year? A letter to ATEC and TEQSA Kelly Linden and Sarah Teakel, Charles Sturt University

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@csu.edu.au @kellinden.bsky.social @sarahteakel.bsky.social
❓What would #PartTime students like for a Happy New Year? A letter to ATEC & TEQSA
🤯35% Aust domestic students r PT
15 New Year wishes for their success
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

We credential them, but we've never met them. What online education must confront Mollie Dollinger, Curtin University

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#CurtinUni @molliedollin.bsky.social+++
👏We credential them, but we've never met them. What online education must confront
Robust big💭
❓How to solve wicked problem of assuring learning for fully online degrees
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Sarah Eaton

Title slide - academic integrity in a postplagiarism era

Is anyone even on Bluesky? Worth blooting Sarah's keynote for the Deakin Teaching & Learning Conference?

#DeakinTLC

Thanks so much @drjot.bsky.social - I appreciate it
I do wonder about Bluesky... but I stay in hope!

From polyjargon to programs: Systems thinking in assessment Diana Saragi Turnip and Priya Khanna Pathak, University of New South Wales

📢My #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@unsw.edu.au Diana Turnip➕ @priyakhanna.bsky.social
👇From polyjargon 2 programs: Systems thinking in assessment
🤔Long-term thinking 4 short-sighted world
🏅Assessment design as team sport
💥Programmatic➕program-level
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

The circular wheel of technology: Why AI feels new, but probably isn’t Michael A Cowling, RMIT

📢In my #NeededNowLT w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#RMIT @macowling.bsky.social @ascilite.bsky.social
Circular wheel of tech: Why AI feels new but probably isn’t
🤔Why didn’t TEL community go bonkers re #GenAI
👉 #EdTech Stages of Grief
👉‘Working the steps’
🛞Full circle
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Valid assessment is a plausible argument not an absolute Alex Steel, University of New South Wales

📢In my #NeededNowLT blog w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@unsw.edu.au Steel
Valid assessment is a plausible argument not an absolute
Beyond: Exam good, Essay bad
🤔What is valid assessment?
🤔What plausible arguments do we have that this assessment is evidence of learning?
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

A toolkit for everyone: Making science WIL work across the whole ecosystem M. Sarah-Jane Gregory, Central Queensland University

📢In my #NeededNowLT blog w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@cquniversity.bsky.social Sarah-Jane Gregory #ACDS Fellow
👇A toolkit for everyone: Making science WIL work across the whole ecosystem
🚂STE(A)Ming Ahead in WIL Toolkit
'How to' #WIL across #Science disciplines
👍
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Teaching for all: Why equity must move into the classroom Dr Patrick Broman, Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@acsesedu.bsky.social Patrick Broman
👏Teaching for all: Why equity must move into the classroom
⤴️Student diversity🟰Inclusive teaching➕universal design
✅Include all students by design #UDL
[➕A new L&T Council🙏]
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Data-driven assessment reform: How UniSQ is navigating GenAI with evidence, not panic Jessica Marrington, Chris Zehntner and Jo-Anne Ferreira, University of Southern Queensland

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@unisq.bsky.social Marrington Zehntner➕Ferreira
👇Data-driven assessment reform: How UniSQ is navigating GenAI w evidence, not panic
Assessment Heatmap
-Acad integrity➕innovation
-Evidence guides AI use
🤔Lessons
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

From equity ambitions to action: Becoming an equity-capable careers service Lauren Hansen, David Eckstein, Danni Hamilton, and Peter Oslewski, Deakin University

📢My #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social Hansen, Eckstein, Hamilton➕ Oslewski
👇From equity ambitions @ action: Becoming an equity-capable careers service
4️⃣Recs to shift practice
👏Universal design
👏From #WhatToDo to #HowToDoIt open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Let’s stop making better candles Thomas Roche, Erica Wilson and Elizabeth Goode, Southern Cross University

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#SouthernCrossUni Roche➕Wilson➕Goode
👏Stop making better candles
Whole-of-uni transformation 4 #StudentSuccess
SCU immersive 6wk block model: focused, active
✅Big impact
🔅Brighter #HE💡
🕯️Impressive analogy game🐝
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

High use, high anxiety. GenAI's double-edged sword for university students' wellbeing Jack Goodman, Studiosity

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@studiosity.com Goodman
👇High use, high anxiety #GenAI's double-edged sword 4 uni student wellbeing
🤔2025 Aust Student Wellbeing Survey
->10,224 global students; 1,234 Aust
-> #GenAI➕stress
-> How unis can help
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

The centrality of academic judgement in assessment practice Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Queensland University of Technology

📢In my #NeededNowLT blog w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#QUT Kevin Ashford-Rowe
👇The centrality of academic judgement in assessment practice
✅Centrality of academic judgement
✅Don't panic
✅Build capability in assessment literacy
✅Generate a mature GenAI discourse
👏
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

The relationship revolution: Nurturing learning through advising Dr Cat Picton, University of the Sunshine Coast Dr Catherine Mann, University of Melbourne

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#USC Cat Picton➕ unilibrary.bsky.social‬ Catherine Mann
👇The relationship revolution:Nurturing learning thru advising
✅Lots of fab EGs
✅"Nurturing rich & transformative places of learning"
👍
@creaght.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/neededno...se

Assessment integrity in the age of AI: Where to from here? Miriam Reynoldson, RMIT

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#RMIT @miriamreynoldson.bsky.social
👏Assessment integrity in the age of AI: Where to from here?
-What's not the answer?
-What are the problems?
-What solutions?
👍Thoughtful, generously curated➕3 x bonus blogs!
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Putting part-time students on the map Kelly Linden and Sarah Teakel, Charles Sturt University

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@csu.edu.au Kelly Linden➕Sarah Teakel @acsesedu.bsky.social
👏Putting part-time students on the map👏
-Systems assume full-time
-Logistical, structural & cultural barriers
🤔Redraw support
🤔Simple policy changes
👍
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Implementing the Accord’s recommendations to achieve Growth through Equity Dr Nadine Zacharias, Managing Director, Equity by Design

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Implementing Accord recommendations to achieve Growth thru Equity
#NadineZacharias talking #EquityMatters re Accord big vision
😀Excitement
😟Challenges
💥Impact
🧑‍💼Priorities (if VC for1️⃣day)
@acsesedu.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Dreaming big: Creating the perfect university for a changing world Professor Claire Macken, Monash University

📢Now in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Dreaming big: The perfect university for a changing world
#MonashUni Claire Macken
❓What is it
❓Perfect #University scorecard
-Vision for excellence, equity, innovation & partnership
-Societal impact & trust
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Empowering educators, engaging learners: The journey to Indigenise curriculum Tracey Bunda and Katelyn Barney, The University of Queensland

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#UniQueensland Bunda➕Barney
👇Empowering educators, engaging learners: The journey to Indigenise curriculum
-Benefits all students
-Many disciplines
-What Works
-Challenges
-Tips
-Open access Handbook
-Podcast
👍
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Becoming an international student - Rethinking how we understand and support learners across cultures Dr Jinqi Xu, University of Sydney

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇#USyd Jinqi Xu
🌏Becoming an internat student- Rethinking how we understand & support learners across cultures🤔
🌏Learning as a process of becoming rather than a series of deficits to correct👏
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...
@ieaa.bsky.social

Carrots and sticks: Levers for positive change in universities Darlene McLennan and Ebe Ganon, University of Tasmania

📢Now in my #NeededNowLT w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@utas.edu.au @darlenemclennan.bsky.social➕#EbeGanon
👇Carrots & sticks: Levers 4 positive #HigherEd change🥕

NOW4️⃣x #DisabilitySupportFund @🤑$53,905,928m/yr
🤔How 2 ensure lasting transformation❓
👏More than tick box
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

What’s in a name? Enabling education in Australia Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle; Matthew Bunn, James Cook University; Kieran Balloo, Southern Cross University; Sally Baker, Australian National University

What’s in a name? Enabling education in Australia - This week in @kiftsally.bsky.social's #NeededNow in #Learning and #Teaching open.substack.com/pub/neededno... #HigherEd #EnablingEducation

The Beatles. Showing how AI and education can mix responsibly and ethically Edward Palmer, Director, Digital Learning and Society Hub, School of Education, University of Adelaide

The Beatles. Showing how AI and education can mix responsibly and ethically by Prof Edward Palmer open.substack.com/pub/neededno... h/t @kiftsally.bsky.social

Great read and a very valuable practical resource

SCOTUS Says Human Rights Should Be Left to the Same ‘Democratic Process’ it Undermined Read more here.

"Three years ago this week, the Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion in Dobbs. In their ruling, the justices in the majority suggested that women who were upset about losing their bodily autonomy could direct their anger toward engagement in the democratic process." - Susan Rinkunas

Beyond Access: Why Australia's Equity Challenge Requires Practical Teaching Solutions Samantha Clarke, Jessica Frawley and Eszter Kalman, The University of Sydney

📢Now in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Beyond Access: Why Australia's #Equity Challenge Requires Practical Teaching Solutions👏
#GreenGuide
👍Fab resource @sydney.edu.au
✅Practical equity design 4 educators
➕#Cogniti agent @dannydotliu.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

Leveraging the goodwill of a sector: Mobilising campuses to welcome Refugee Student Settlement Pathway students Associate Professor Sally Baker, Refugee Education Australia; Steph Cousins, Skill Path Australia

📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@sallybaker.bsky.social ➕ Steph Cousins
👇
Leveraging the goodwill of a sector: Mobilising campuses to welcome Refugee Student Settlement Pathway students
👏Fab initiative for centring #Equity in #InternationEdu👏
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

We Need to Do the Parallel Work: Rethinking Learning Outcomes in the Age of AI Prue Laidlaw, Charles Sturt University

NOW in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#CharlesSturtUniversity #PrueLaidley
👏We Need to Do the Parallel Work: Rethinking #LearningOutcomes in the Age of AI
Importance of redesigning #HigherEducation #LOs ➕assessment in the age of #GenAI
👍Fab links
open.substack.com/pub/neededno...

‘You can earn a decent amount’: Ash has a commerce degree. But now he’s a tradie Australia is in desperate need of tens of thousands of tradies over the next five years. Fixing the shortage all begins with tackling job snobbery.

If you ever wondered about why it's so hard to find a tradie, here's the answer. Many thanks to Ash, Beth, Kilani and Jett, who brought this story to life. And to all the experts who've known about this for ever.
www.smh.com.au/national/you...