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2024 April Forum
Theme: Academic Governance in Times of Change
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TEQSA update, sector challenges and priorities for academic governance. Dr Lenka Ucnik, Assistant Director – Higher Education Integrity Unit, TEQSA
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Report from break-out groups on good practice in academic governance for
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Student experience
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Academic leadership
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Scholarship
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Assessment in the age of artificial intelligence
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Maintaining the value of a degree
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Support for students
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2023 October Forum
Theme: The Self Assuring Board
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Seeking and achieving self-accrediting status: implications for the Academic Board. James Adonopoulos, Academic Dean, Kaplan Business School, and Liz Ward, Director, Quality Assurance and Governance, Kaplan Australia
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Kaplan: Mid-Cycle course review template
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Lessons for achieving re-registration and self-accreditation: What is the role of the mature Academic Board? Group Feedback
2023 April Forum
Theme: Academic Risk
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CABF Survey on changes Academic Risk April, 2023. Survey Results
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Assessing and managing risk. Dr Anurag Kanwar, Compliance and Continuous Improvement Director, UBSS
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TEQSA update. Dr Mary Russell, Executive Director of Regulatory Operations, TEQSA. Mary Russell spoke on “Perspectives on self-assurance and academic risk”, giving an update of her presentation to the 2022 Annual TEQSA Conference (see https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-12/road-to-self-assurance-mary-russell.pdf).
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2022 October Online Forum
Theme: Assessment in the Digital Age
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CABF Survey on changes in assessment practices 2020-2022
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Opportunities and challenges of digital assessment. Professor Mike Keppell
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FlipCurric - authentic and powerful assessment, Professor Geoff Scott, University of Western Sydney
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Realising the expectations for an academic board_Professor Peter Schmidt, Holmes Institute
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Attachment 1: Extract of report to academic board
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Attachment 2: Origins of the survey instrument
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Attachment 3: Survey instrument academic board self review
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Attachment 4: Executive summary of the survey report to academic board
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TEQSA update and perspectives an assessment integrity, Dr Helen Gneil, Higher Education Integrity Unit
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2022 April Online Forum
Theme: A Brave New World
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Governing HE in a post-COVID world: Prof Nick Saunders, WSU International College
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External course reviews: Doug Grant, MIT &
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Learning.connected: Tim Laurence, UTS College
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Preparing for re-registration: Dr John Jenkins, Australian Chiropractic College
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TEQSA updates, QA for online, Academic Integrity: Dr Helen Gniel, Director, Higher Education Integrity Unit, TEQSA
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2021 October Online Forum
Theme: Living through COVID
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The Australian strategy for international education: Hon. Phil Honeywood, IEAA
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Transformation and development for flexible teaching: Christina del Medico and Peter Matheis, Navitas
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TEQSA update and perspectives on maintaining and rebuilding higher education after COVID: Emeritus Professor Joan Cooper, Commissioner, TEQSA
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2021 March Online Forum
Theme: Online and Engaged
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Setting standards for assessment security: Professor Phillip Dawson, Deakin U
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Online examinations and proctoring: Kylie Day, UNE
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CABF survey - Assessment-related changes in 2020: Professors Loxton and Schmidt, CABF
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CABF Survey Instrument
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TEQSA update: Drs Treloar and Gniel
2020 October Online Forum
Theme: Emerging From COVID
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The journey to self-accrediting status: Dr Luke McMillan, SAE Australasia
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TEQSA update: Greg Simmons, Director Policy Analysis Group, TEQSA
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Case studies on quality and compliance: Professor Hilary Winchester & Mark Douglas.
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2019 September Forum
Theme: Red Alert Standards
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Setting the agenda and standard for the academic board: Professor Peter Schmidt
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Mental health and international students: Dr Forbes-Mewett
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The student experience: Professor Kerri-Lee Krause
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TEQSA- Key issues for academic boards: Prue Monument and Dr Michael Tomlinson,
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2019 May Forum
Theme: Governance in Higher Education
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Enhancing the effectiveness of academic boards: Professor Hilary Winchester
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Review of the Australian Qualifications Framework: Professor Peter Noonan
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Converging institutional logics in coordinating good governance: Michelle Muchatuta
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2018 September Forum
Theme: A Risky Business
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TEQSA Update: Dr Michael Tomlinson, Director Assurance Group, TEQSA
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Overseas Students: Mr Ron Colley, Overseas Ombudsman Director
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QILT Update: Dr Lisa Bolton, Director Research and Strategy, QILT
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Contract Cheating: A/Professor Tracey Bretag, University of South Australia
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2018: March 9 Forum
Theme: Embracing the digital future: Ensuring academic quality
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TEQSA update and QA of online Learning - Dr Karen Treloar, TEQSA
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Online learning transformations - Professor Michael Sankey, Griffith University and ACODE
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Online learning at Navitas - Dr Margot McNeill, ICMS
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Framing online learning issues for Academic Boards - Dr Maree Gosper, IEFT
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Survey of experiences with registration and re-registration - Professor Joan Cooper, UWS
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Previous Forums
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2017, August 23: Outcomes, Outcomes, Outcomes
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The Importance and Relevance of QILT to the Academic Governance and Quality Assurance of Non-university Higher Education Providers. Lisa Bolton, Research Manager QILT.
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The Academic Imperatives for Success in seeking TEQSA Registration. Reverend A/ Professor Denise Austin, Alphacrucis College.
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Improving Retention, Completion and Success in Higher Education. Messages for the Non-University Higher Education Sector from the Higher Education Standards Panel Report.
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Retention, Completion and Success - Professor John Loxton, KOI, ICMS
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The Facts on University Attrition and ATARs - Professor Peter Flood, Raffles, TOp Education
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2017, May 3: Standards, Students, Indicators
Keynotes: Dr Michael Tomlinson, Director Assurance Group, TEQSA; Professor Jane Fernandez, Vice-President (Quality and Strategy) Avondale College and Convenor of the Higher Education Private Provider Quality Network
The Transition to the Higher Education Standards Framework [Threshold Standards] 2015. Dr Michael Tomlinson
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2016, October 19: Academic Boards and Academic Quality
Keynotes: Professor Merv Hyde, Endeavour College; Professor Peter Schmit, Holmes Institute
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2016, April 16: Academic Risk
Keynotes: Mr Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive Officer, TEQSA; Professor David Lamond, Corporate Consigliere and Victoria University
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2015, September 2: Registration, Accreditation, Standards
Keynote: Professor Nick Saunders, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA.
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2015, April 1: Standards, Quality Teaching, Benchmarking Academic Achievement
Keynote: Shelley Owen, Representative for the Higher Education Standards Panel.
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2014, August 27: Benchmarking, Review of Academic Boards
Keynotes: Associate Professor Maree Gosper, APIC; Professor Peter Flood, TOP Education: Professor John Loxton, ICMS, KOI.
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2014, March 14: Quality and Academic Integrity
Keynotes: Dr Carol Nicoll, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA; Professor Dominic Verity, Chair Academic Board, Macquarie University
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2013, September 4: Academic Risk, Teaching Standards
Keynotes: Professor Jim Jackson, Vice President Academic, Kaplan Asia Pacific; Professor Nick Mansfield, Dean Higher Degrees by Research, Macquarie University
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2013, March 20: Benchmarking Learning and Teaching
Keynote: Professor Wayne Robinson, MIT; Professor Adrian Lee, Think Education Group
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