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Education Conferences in Australia
The Australian Government Online Learning Toolkit
Summary:
This interactive one day forum brings together real world case studies from organisations who have navigated the challenges of developing a successful eLearning strategy within the public sector.
Description:
The Australian Government Online Learning Toolkit - $995 to attend forum
CSIRO, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations,Department of Education and Early Childhood Development VIC, Department of Education and Communities NSW Civil Aviation Safety Authority and eWorks
Real world case studies from across the public sector
One-day interactive forum and Two Post -Forum Workshops.
From 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Price: $995 plus gst
Tickets: http://atnd.it/Yu3vLT
Keywords: adobe, moodle, education, ...
Improving Student Retention and Success
From 8:30 am to 4:50 pm
Summary
Supporting students to successful completion.
Description
The Australian Government’s participation agenda has seen huge growth across our higher education system, but how is your institution increasing these students’ chances of successful completion?
With more and more data available on student demographics and progress, how is this data made useful and deployed to retain and support at-risk students through their university journey?
Attend and hear:
- How learning analytics can inform retention strategies
- Methods for improved transition of students into Higher Education
- How to structure both curriculum and student support approaches across the institution
- Strategies that have assisted your peers promote student success, and ...
MOOCs 2013
From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Summary
Addressing the challenges, overcoming the hype and realising the potential of a rapidly evolving learning platform.
Description
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a growing phenomenon in the higher education world.
MOOCs 2013 is the only conference currently in the Australian market that is directly addressing this new model of education.
The creation of MOOCs opens up many questions both in the short term future with regard to the viability of the current MOOCs model, as well as in the long term with reference to the democratisation of education and what it means for the future of universities.
In this two-day conference, we will examine issues including:
- Challenges of MOOCs: Scalability, quality assurance and the integrity ...
Student Health & Welfare Conference
Student welfare is a core factor in university management strategy with the student services division being a key division. While student health services cover mental and physical wellbeing, student welfare encompasses everything from advisory services for finance, tenancy, campus life and engagement, community information, accommodation and learning support to chaplaincy services (multiple religions) and disability services. While inclusion is a topic on its own, the programs that enable inclusion for a diverse student body are key to student welfare. With the large numbers of international students in our universities international student support services are another critical element in the student services strategy.
Evidence Based Strategic Planning in Higher Education
Summary:
To survive and thrive in the current environment, institutions must engage in better informed decision-making and more sophisticated monitoring of the impacts of institutional practices and policies
Description:
To survive (and thrive) in the current environment, institutions must engage in better informed decision-making and more sophisticated monitoring of the impacts of institutional practices and policies. Given the vast amounts of data held across institutions, how do you know your data is being put to best use?
Download the conference brochure http://confreg.criterionconferences.com/brochure/?c=85#dlBrocAnc
Attend to learn how to:
Develop cooperative processes for sharing data
Use analytics to improve student learning and experience, as well as track research ...
