Reimagining HigherEd

Prof Iain Martin, Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University

From surgeon to academic, from the UK, to New Zealand, to Australia. Professor Iain Martin brings along a de Havilland DH98 Mosquito to his conversation with Judyth... as well as reflections on his own undergraduate experience, being unfazed as a leader, on transient care of a university, return to campus, and advice to students and future HE leaders.
Watch the video interview instead [link]
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.

Prof Sally Wheeler, Deputy Vice Chancellor - International, Australian National University

Prof Wheeler and Prof Sachs talk about the ANU's partnership with Studiosity to complement university services with anytime, anywhere support, including why, what students and staff think, and outcomes so far.
Professor Sally Wheeler OBE MRIA FAcSS FAAL is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy and Dean of ANU College of Law. Prior to this, Sally was a Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at Queen's University Belfast.
We acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay our respect to the elders past and present.

Belonging in practice: ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

Our panel explores what belonging and connectedness mean in a digital setting - creating inclusive communities, and practices to foster belonging when students are digital by default. Prof Tisdell discusses his unpublished research, and the panel openly share their own institutional experiences and opinions. A special live recording from our 'Students First' Symposium.
Em Prof Beverley Oliver, formerly Deakin UniversityProf Sherman Young, RMITProf Chris Tisdell, UNSWGavan Watson, PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Chaired by Prof Judyth Sachs
 
We acknowledge and celebrate the First Peoples on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay our respect to the elders past and present.

Student and staff wellbeing (UK): ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

We have come out of the other side of the most monumental pivot to online - but at what cost to both student and staff wellbeing? What must we continue and what must we stop? A thought provoking conversation by our guest panellists who also share what they learned about their own resilience and that of their colleagues.
 
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Testing times: ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

Why do we assess? What is the purpose of higher education now, and in the future? How can we re-think assessment practices to better serve students' wellbeing, integrity, and success? These questions and more were explored in this lively, philosophical panel discussion.
With:Professor Claire Macken, DVC, RMITProfessor Julia Christensen Hughes, President, Yorkville UniversityProfessor Merlin Crossley, DVC, UNSWProfessor Lyn Bosetti, Dean Education University of British Columbia
Chair: Professor Judyth Sachs
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Student wellbeing (ANZ & CAN): ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

This year, 86% of Canadian postsecondary students report feeling stressed at least weekly. So our Canadian panel discusses how and why students feel this way, effective strategies to identify those who need extra support, and thoughts on wellbeing in the coming year as we approach the end of the fall semester. 
With:
Dr Anne Duffy, Academic Psychiatrist, Division of Student Mental Health at Queen's UniversityVerity Turpin, CPA, CMA - Vice Provost, Student Affairs at Dalhousie UniversityDr Andrea Levinson, Psychiatrist-in-chief of Health & Wellness and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of TorontoJoshua Xavier, MSc Candidate at Ivey Business SchoolChair: Professor Judyth Sachs, Studiosity Chief Academic Officer
We acknowledge and celebrate the First Peoples on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay our respect to the elders past and present.

Degrees of partnership: ’Students First’ Symposium LIVE recording

What can a next wave of student empowerment do for a disrupted Higher Education sector and world? A special live recording from the February Students First Symposium.
With your guest panelists:
Prof Theo Farrell, DVC - Academic and Student Life, The University of Wollongong
Prof Mitch Parsell, DVC - Education, The University of Tasmania
Prof Jennie Shaw, DVC and Vice-President - Academic, The University of Adelaide
Jean-Baptiste Philibert, third-year medical student at Western Sydney University; Chair, National Rural Health Student Network
Chair: Prof Judyth Sachs, Chief Academic Officer, Studiosity
 
studiosity.com/studentsfirst
 
We acknowledge and celebrate the First Peoples on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay our respect to the elders past and present.

Staff in mind: Creating a new normal for university staff wellbeing. LIVE Symposium recording

The conditions at university for staff - both professional and academic - to thrive and deliver the best learning outcomes possible for students must include a sense of belonging and true care for their wellbeing. Did 2020 prompt the beginning of needed change?
Join more than 300 academic and professional staff in this Studiosity Symposium session, together with your panel:
Professor Brian Schmidt AC, The Australian National UniversityProfessor Deborah Terry AO, The University of QueenslandProfessor Giselle Byrnes, Massey UniversityProfessor Noreen Golfman, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Chaired by Professor Judyth Sachs