| 29/11/2017 | ||||
| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Welcome by Conference Chair Professor Deb Verhoeven, Associate Dean of Engagement and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney | ||
| 9:05 am - 9:15 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Welcome to Country Bill Nicholson, Wurundjeri Tribe | ||
| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Ministerial Welcome Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training (Video presentation) | ||
| 9:20 am - 9:50 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Students, Quality, Success: Sector Overview 2017 Professor Nicholas Saunders AO, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA | ||
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Universities, hostility, engagement Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne | ||
| 10:20 am - 10:50 am | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 10:50 am - 11:40 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Facing financial reality: Achieving quality Peter Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, Monash University (Chair) Professor Bruce Chapman, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University Ittima Cherastidtham, Fellow, Grattan Institute Mark Warburton, Honorary Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute | ||
| 11:40 am - 12:30 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion A View from the Peaks Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute (Chair) Simon Finn, Chief Executive Officer, Council Of Private Higher Education Craig Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, TAFE Directors Australia Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Universities Australia | ||
| 12:30 pm - 1:40 pm | Function Foyer | NETWORKING LUNCH | ||
| 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Juggling life: Achieving quality and success Professor Carol Dickenson, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology (Chair) Professor Andrea Durbach, Director, Australian Human Rights Centre, University of NSW Sophie Johnston, President, National Union of Students Professor Eóin Killackey, Associate Director, Graduate Research and Education and Head, Functional Recovery Research program, Orygen | ||
| 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Students Quality Success in Regional Education Professor Andrew Vann, Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Sturt University (Chair) Koady Humphreys, President, Student Association, University of New England Professor Helen Huntly OAM, Provost, Central Queensland University Professor Kerri-Lee Krause, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Professor of Higher Education , La Trobe University Bridget Neave, Student, The University of Sydney | ||
| 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | In Conversation Quality and success for Indigenous students Sadie Heckenberg, President, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Association Dr Leanne Holt, Director, Walanga Muru, Office of Indigenous Strategy, Macquarie University, and Deputy Chairperson, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium (NATSIHEC) | ||
| 4:20 pm - 5:10 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Achieving quality and success as an international student Patrick Pheasant, Chief Executive Officer, National ELT Accreditation Scheme (Chair) Professor Sophie Arkoudis, Associate Director, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education Brett Blacker, Chief Executive Officer, English Australia Bijay Sapkota, President, Council of International Students Australia Professor Chris Ziguras, President, International Education Association of Australia | ||
| 5:10 pm - 7:10 pm | The Mayfair Room | WELCOME RECEPTION and HIGHER EDUCATION TRIVIA QUIZ (Anthony McClaran - Quiz Master) | ||
| 30/11/2017 | ||||
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Major Higher Education Trends in the US: Deciphering the Priorities of the Trump Administration Ralph Wolff, Founder and President, The Quality Assurance Commons, US | ||
| 9:40 am - 10:10 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Looking back, looking forward Professor Peter Coaldrake, AO, Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology | ||
| 10:10 am - 11:00 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Is higher education meeting industry challenges? Tim Dodd, Higher Education Editor, The Australian (Chair) Natasha Abrahams, General Secretary, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Kate Carnell AO, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Mark Paterson AO, Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Australian Skills Quality Authority Professor Dominic Szambowski, Chief Executive Officer, International College of Management, Sydney | ||
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Student Partnerships for Quality Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Australian National University | ||
| 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Quality, success and an online future Ralph Wolff, Founder and President, The Quality Assurance Commons, US (Chair) Professor Belinda Tynan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), RMIT University Professor Gregor Kennedy, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), The University of Melbourne Maria Spies, General Manager, Learning and Teaching Services, Navitas | ||
| 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Function Foyer | NETWORKING LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Plenary Session Nudging toward good practice – the power of transparency Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chair Higher Education Standards Panel and Chancellor, Western Sydney University | ||
| 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Panel Discussion Higher Education Standards Panel Dialogue Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute (Chair) Dr Krystal Evans, CEO, BioMelbourne Network The Hon Phil Honeywood, Executive Director, International Education Association of Australia Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chair Higher Education Standards Panel and Chancellor, Western Sydney University Karen Thomas, Senior Litigation and Managing Partner, Fisher Jeffries | ||
| 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 3:50 pm - 4:10 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Plenary Session Two day conference summary Emeritus Professor Kwong Lee Dow, Patron, Higher Education Quality Network | ||
| 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Plenary Session Celebrating the vibrancy of the sector Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive Officer, TEQSA (Chair) Sadie Heckenberg, President, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Association Sophie Johnston, President, National Union of Students Emeritus Professor Cliff Walsh, Commissioner, TEQSA | ||
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | The Savoy Ballroom | Conference Dinner Dramatic Interlude - The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley and presented by NIDA students: Joseph Althouse, Laurence Bo, Directed at NIDA by John Bashford, and presented by NIDA students: Joseph Althouse, Laurence Boxhall, Yerin Ha, Tully Narkle and Timothy Walker Dr Stephen Matchett, Editor and Publisher, Campus Morning Mail (Dinner Speaker) | ||
| 01/12/2017 | ||||
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Welcome Dr Andrew Trnacek, Chief Executive Officer, Higher Ed Services | ||
| 9:10 am - 9:35 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework Ian Kimber, Director of Universities, Quality Enhancement and Standards, Quality Assurance Agency UK | ||
| 9:35 am - 10:00 am | The Savoy Ballroom | Keynote Address Working with students for students: creating a culture of partnership towards enhancement Professor Sally Varnham, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Natasha Abrahams, General Secretary, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations Sadie Heckenberg, President, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Association Sophie Johnston, President, National Union of Students Lauchlan Wyks, incoming President of the, University of Technology Sydney Student Association | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 10:30 am - 4:25 pm | Savoy 1,2,3 and Mayfair 1,2,3 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS
TEQSA’s acceptance of presentations in the concurrent sessions does not have any relationship with any TEQSA regulatory assessment activity, nor does it constitute an endorsement of the contents of the presentation which reflect the views only of the authors. | ||
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Data for quality assurance – An integrated approach Dr Simon Bedford, Senior Lecturer, Data for Quality Assurance Working Group, University of Wollongong Emma Purdy, Academic Quality & Policy Specialist, Data for Quality Assurance Working Group, University of Wollongong Jan Sullivan, Manager Academic Quality & Policy, Data for Quality Assurance Working Group, University of Wollongong Associate Professor Rodney Vickers, Associate Dean - Education, Data for Quality Assurance Working Group, University of Wollongong | |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Assessment integrity and the role of examinations: A synopsis Associate Professor Jon Yorke, Academic Registrar, Curtin University | |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Innovations in student learning in the creative and performing arts Professor Prem Ramburuth, Professor of International Business, University of New South Wales Dr Melissa Laird, Executive Director Learning & Teaching, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Success in higher education Professor Leigh Wood, Macquarie University | |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Quality Fostering collaborative learning, engagement and teamwork using game theory Dr Radhika Lahiri, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology | |
| 10:30 am - 10:55 am | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Private higher education providers: Push and pull factors Professor Chris Auld, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International College of Management Sydney | |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Quality academic governance: Student success Professor Hilary Winchester, Director and Principal, Hilary Winchester Pty Ltd | |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Criminology and contract cheating: prevalence, detection, and prevention Dr Joe Clare, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Murdoch University | |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Impact evaluation of learning and teaching projects at the University of the Sunshine Coast Dionne Amato Ali, Academic Developer (Promoting Excellence) Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Transition pedagogy for student learning, success and retention Adjunct Professor Sally Kift, President, Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows, James Cook University, La Trobe University | |
| 11:00 am - 11:55 am | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Quality Principles and guidelines for Australian higher education libraries Sue Owen, Library Director, Excellence and Engagement, Monash University | |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students WIL enhancing graduate capabilities and career opportunities Associate Professor Jennifer Rowe, University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Quality & moral purpose in higher education Professor Jane Fernandez, Vice-President [Quality & Strategy], Avondale College of Higher Education | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Using rubrics for evidence-based assessment and quality assurance Dr Anne-Marie Chase, Course Coordinator, Australian Council for Educational Research | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students What do students learn from experiences of academic failure? Dr Rola Ajjawi, Senior Research Fellow (CRADLE) , Deakin University | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Student success coaching: supporting the retention of at-risk students Professor Alf Lizzio, Dean (Learning Futures), Griffith University | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Quality A cost-effective solution for external referencing of accredited courses Dr Sara Booth, Strategic Advisor-Quality External, University of Tasmania | |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Recommendations for institutional action to improve PG student experience Associate Professor Linda Crane, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Function Foyer | NETWORKING LUNCH | ||
| 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality How to empower academics to live and breathe quality – panel discussion Elizabeth Toy, Manager of Learning and Teaching Quality, Monash University Office of Learning and Teaching (Panel Facilitator) Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Director, Learning and Teaching Centre, Australian Catholic University Associate Professor Angela Carbone, Director Education Excellence, Monash University Adjunct Professor Sally Kift, President, Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows, James Cook University, La Trobe University Professor Romy Lawson, Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, Murdoch University Professor Nicki Lee, Executive Director, Educational Partnerships and Quality, La Trobe University Associate Professor Lisa Tee, Faculty of Health Sciences,, Curtin University | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Triangulation of data sets for quality validation Adrian Deans, Director, Academic Policy and Quality, The College of Law Ltd | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Students as co-creators of course content: Engaging or endangering? Sharon Hedbon, Course Leader, Holmesglen Institute Julianne Hearn, Lecturer, Holmesglen Institute | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Holistic curriculum transformation: A scalable model for student success Maria Spies, General Manager, Learning and Teaching Services, Navitas Dr Margot McNeill, Head, Learning and Teaching Transformation, Navitas | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Quality Enabling responsible global citizens Dr Harsh Suri, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Australia’s first hands-on online engineering master degree Dr Steve Mackay, Dean, Engineering Institute of Technology Caroline Patterson, Accreditation and Compliance Manager, Engineering Institute of Technology | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality How to empower academics to live and breathe quality – panel discussion (cont) Elizabeth Toy, Manager of Learning and Teaching Quality, Monash University Office of Learning and Teaching (Panel Facilitator) Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Director, Learning and Teaching Centre, Australian Catholic University Associate Professor Angela Carbone, Director Education Excellence, Monash University Adjunct Professor Sally Kift, President, Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows, James Cook University, La Trobe University Professor Romy Lawson, Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, Murdoch University Professor Nicki Lee, Executive Director, Educational Partnerships and Quality, La Trobe University Associate Professor Lisa Tee, Faculty of Health Sciences,, Curtin University | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Course monitoring and review as a ‘Course quality assurance continuum’ Noha Khalaf, Senior Coordinator, Academic Quality, La Trobe University | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students First-in-family learners and higher education success Associate Professor Sarah O'Shea, University of Wollongong | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success LSES student success through embedded and inclusive curriculum practices Dr Kathy Egea, First Year Coordinator, Institute for Interactive Media and Learning/UTS Associate Professor Jo McKenzie, Director, Institute for Interactive Media and Learning/UTS | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Quality Assessing quality in an outcome-based context Dr Alan Wu, Senior Registrar, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications | |
| 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Australian university students’ intention to undertake online learning on completing a blended course Dr Linda Zhu, Senior Case Manager, TEQSA | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Conceptualising outcomes-based accreditation in a systems framework Dr Lincoln Wood, National Manager Accreditation, Engineers Australia | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality A standards framework for academic activity and academic promotion Professor Sandra Wills, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, Charles Sturt University | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Students as active partners in evaluating learning and teaching quality Kylie Readman, Director, Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success The long-term picture: exploring university completion rates Dr Julie McMillan, Senior Research Fellow, Tertiary Education Research Program, Australian Council for Educational Research | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream: Quality Using external frameworks to enhance teaching quality and student success Kathryn Harrison-Graves, Higher Education Academy, UK | |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Understanding how students develop their skills for employability Gesa Ruge, Assistant Professor, University of Canberra Associate Professor Coralie McCormack, Adjunct Professor, Teaching and Learning, University of Canberra | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Function Foyer | REFRESHMENT BREAK | ||
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Collaborative governance of university credentials with industry partners Professor Elizabeth Johnson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, Deakin University Dr Trina Jorre de St Jorre, Lecturer, Graduate Employability, Deakin University | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality ‘Scrutinizing’ to ‘Empowering’ academics: A Quality Assurance Paradigm Shift Dr Qurat Tariq, Team Lead, Course Quality and Development, University of Canberra | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Factors associated with academic performance in sub-degree programs Professor A S M Sajeev, Academic Director, Melbourne Institute of Technology | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Student attrition and completion: towards more accurate metrics Gary Greig, Dean, Higher Education Leadership Institute | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Students Over 100 years old – Barriers to implementing student-centred learning Sharon Altena, Learning Designer, Queensland University of Technology | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Resilience in higher education: Lessons and learnings Dr Noelene Weatherby-Fell, Head of Students, University of Wollongong | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Enhancing student success through quality online learning Associate Professor Dominique Parrish, Associate Dean (Education), University of Wollongong | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality Equity performance and accountability Matthew Brett, 2017 NCSEHE Equity Fellow, La Trobe University | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Navigating unknowns: Empowering international student transitions Michelle Fox, Lecturer, Academic Development Learning and Teaching Unit | Chancellery, Queensland University of Technology | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Achieving student success through sessional academic success: An evidence-based, holistic framework Professor Jillian Hamilton, Associate Director, Academic Development, Queensland University of Technology | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Mayfair 2 |
| Stream:Success Peer-Assisted Learning: Implementation in offshore transnational contexts Joel Swenddal, Manager, Student Academic Success, RMIT University Vietnam | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Engaging students as partners in curriculum development Samantha Edwards, Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery, University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Savoy 1 |
| Stream:Quality Re-evaluating student evaluations in an analytics environment, Le Hoa Phan, Manager, Evaluations, The University of Queensland | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Savoy 2 |
| Stream:Quality For-Profit Academic Board in HEPS: assuring success through governance Professor Anona Armstrong, Chair of Board, Southern Cross Education Institute Dr Alvin Rendell, Academic Director, Southern Cross Education Institute | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Savoy 3 |
| Stream:Students Collaborative learning in an assessment context Dr Mo Kader, Managing Director, Consultica Worldwide Management Consultants | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Mayfair 1 |
| Stream:Success Relationships between academic literacy support, retention and performance Dr Paul Glew, Senior Lecturer, Nursing, Literacy Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Mayfair 3 |
| Stream:Students Student’s experience of the Inherent requirements Tool Amanda Johnson, State Head, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine (NSW & ACT), Australian Catholic University | |
