Reimagining HigherEd

Academic Integrity at scale - ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

Students who feel cheated, cheat - summarised Dr Julia Christensen Hughes, and in this Students First Symposium on 13 October 2022, your expert panel discussed integrity in the context of the changing student experience.
This panel brought together leading voices and authorities on Integrity:
Dr Helen Gniel, Director of TEQSA's Higher Education Integrity Unit
Professor David Sadler, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at The University of Western Australia, Chair of Universities Australia DVC A Executive and leads UA’s work on academic integrity
Professor Mark Hoffman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and a Vice-President of the University of Newcastle.
Professor Judyth Sachs, Symposium Chair, Chief Academic Officer Studiosity
Visit studiosity.com/studentsfirst for previous sessions, video recordings, and transcripts.

Prof Carolyn Evans, VC and President of Griffith University, Chair of IRU and President of the AHEIA

Carolyn and Judyth discuss interdisciplinarity as a strategy for social and sector growth - medical doctors who can write, economists with a sense of history, health professionals with data skills. They ponder what it takes to earn a student's commute into campus and dive into environmental science as an early, 'crazy' initiative. The two professors explore the give and take of cross-subsidisation in universities - research and teaching, international and domestic, scaled and non-scalable courses - and what it means for disruption and risk to higher education. Plus: why universities should not be shy about rallying support from outside the sector; Carolyn's advice to incoming leaders; and how policymakers can counter a 'short-termism' approach.

Prof Barney Glover AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University, former Chair Universities Australia

Prof Barney Glover AO is Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University, previously held yet another VC role at Charles Darwin University, and was recently Chair of Universities Australia - and he says there is more to be done in higher education. In this episode, Barney and Judyth talk micro-credentials, reinforcing and redefining the university, metrics for success, the relationship between higher education and industry, and how universities can stay economically relevant. Barney speaks to his own early education, early career, what's lacking in leadership development, and what needs more focus today in the sector broadly (society can’t develop without the humanities). At a university with a critical purpose in society, Barney and Judyth discuss Western’s mission to be open and uplifting to the local community.
You can also watch the interview. vimeo.com/studiosity/barney-glover
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Prof Petra Wend, fmr Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University

Professor Petra Wend - a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015, Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours, and former Vice-Convener of Universities Scotland - says her roles and contributions have been driven by trying to make things better for students.
In half an hour, Judyth and Petra discuss starting from a place of disadvantage, family pressure, a 'sink or swim' university culture, and what universities should be working on now - from digital gaps, flexibility and support, inclusivity and fundamentally changing the public's definition of a university.
 
 
You can also watch the interview. vimeo.com/studiosity/petra-wend
 
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Prof Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW and Professor of Molecular Biology

Prof Merlin Crossley speaks to Jack about the octopus, and how the natural world shaped his career, plus the 'balloon' effect of growth in Australian Higher Education, the importance of local communities and belonging, scorecards for teaching and learning, the reality of the '40 40 20' model, what to do with QILT data, and more in this sprawling conversation of an episode!
 
You can also watch the interview. vimeo.com/studiosity/merlin-crossley
 
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Prof Jane den Hollander AO, fmr VC Deakin University, interim VC UWA, interim VC Murdoch, DVC Curtin University

Prof Jane den Hollander AO - former VC Deakin University - worked to transform the student and digital experiences in her time as leader. In this episode, Jane and Judyth discuss - is higher education being truly exceptional right now in its thinking? Are students getting a degree and innovating somewhere else? What's stopping students from thinking wider, higher, deeper, for success and immersion in university life? Jane reflects on privilege, history, politics, why she pivoted from research to teaching and learning, international student experience and skills, why education and a university degree are not the same, and her advice to Education MP Jason Clare.
 
You can also watch the interview. https://vimeo.com/studiosity/jane-den-hollander
 
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Em Prof Stephen Parker AO, VC and Pres Uni Canberra, DVC Monash, Hon Prof Fellow, UniMelb

Em Prof Stephen Parker AO speaks to Jack about the performative lecture,  practicing law in the UK and Australia, technology coming to the rescue to scale support, protecting vs practicing democracy, what he would change about how universities are working, and advice for a room of incoming Vice Chancellors.
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Prof Hilary Winchester AM, CDU Secretary, former Provost CQUniversity, PVC UniSA, PVC Flinders

A geographer at heart and in practice, it is fitting in this interview that Prof Hilary Winchester shares both her transnational and personal journeys to becoming Charles Darwin University University Secretary, and also shares with Jack the story behind her copy of Fatal Shore. Hilary and Jack discuss how education is the closest thing to a silver bullet for increasing life chances. They discuss CDU's balance of purpose-driven research with teaching and learning, dive into what Hilary would like to see changed in regional universities, and discuss why the sector can't go back. With an extensive and accomplished career to-date in the sector, Hilary also shares what it takes to be a successful leader.
You can also watch the interview. vimeo.com/studiosity/hilary-winchester
 
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, as well as the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the Darwin region, and also pay respects to the Elders both past and present.

Integrity beyond 2023: ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

Navigating the perfect storm: Reflecting on a post-legislative HigherEd sector and predictions for academic integrity beyond 2023.In this special Students First Symposium, we formally announced the finalists and winner of this year’s Tracey Bretag Prize for Academic Integrity.Your panel:Prof Rowena Harper, Director of the Centre for Learning and Teaching, Edith Cowan UniversityA/Prof Christine Slade, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, The University of QueenslandDr Guy Curtis, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western AustraliaChair: Prof Judyth Sachs, Chief Academic Officer Studiosity, former PVC Learning and Teaching at The University of Sydney, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at Macquarie University.

Em Prof Steven Schwartz, former Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University

Former Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University, VC of Brunel University, and VC of Murdoch University, Emeritus Prof Steven Schwartz AM brought along his lifetime collection of library cards to his conversation with Judyth... along with thoughts on reimagining the ideal student experience post-covid.
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation and the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin nations, the traditional custodians of this land and pay respects to the Elders both past and present.