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Program


The 2025 HERDSA interactive program below shows:

  • Pre conference workshops program
  • On site conference program
  • Virtual conference program. Virtual only sessions are coloured black.

All keynote and plenary sessions will be live streamed out to virtual delegates. On-site delegates will also have access to the virtual platform. 

 

All timings are in Australian Western Standard Time. Please note: this program is subject to change.

 

You can click on the name of a session below, to see more information about the presentations and its presenters.


Monday, July 7, 2025

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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Monday)
University of Western Australia
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Workshop 02 – Conducting and publishing research on academic integrity and academic misconduct Workshop 03 – Crafting your academic job: strategies for professional growth and fulfilment Workshop 04 – Applying Indigenous perspectives and knowledge's to your educational practice Workshop 05 – Queer up your classroom: Crafting LGBTQIA+ inclusive teaching practices in Higher Education Workshop 10 – Peer Review: contributing to scholarly publication
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Workshop 01 - Talking about teaching and learning (TATAL)
This workshop is scheduled to commence at 9:30am
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Tea
University of Western Australia
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM TATAL working lunch only
University of Western Australia
Refreshment Break
Delegates own arrangements variety of lunch opportunities around University of Western Australia
12:45 PM - 4:15 PM Workshop 06 – Feedback literacy: Designing interventions to help students make the most of feedback Workshop 07 – Diversified project: An inclusive education toolkit for neurodivergent and diverse learners Workshop 08 – Leveraging ATLAS for creating safe, interactive, and student-centric learning environments Workshop 09 – Creating space for reimagining how we do learning and teaching in an AI world Workshop 11 – The HERDSA fellowship: taking the first practical steps to towards achieving a fellowship
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Afternoon Tea
University of Western Australia










Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
1B - Professional learning
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
1C - Pathways & partnerships
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
1D - Professional learning
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
1E - Values, justice & integrity
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
1F - Governance & policy
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
1G - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
1H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
Virtual 1.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 1.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 1.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting Victoria and Australian Capital Territory attendees
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting New South Wales attendees
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting South Australia and Northern Territory attendees
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting Queensland attendees
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting Hong Kong attendees
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting New Zealand attendees
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting Western Australia attendees
River View Room 4 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
2B - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
2C - Professional learning
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
2D - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
2E - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
2F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
2G - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
2H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
Virtual 2.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 2.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 2.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
Virtual 3.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 3.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 3.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters
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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
1B - Professional learning
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
Virtual 1.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 1.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting Victoria and Australian Capital Territory attendees
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
2B - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
Virtual 2.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 2.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
Virtual 3.1
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual 3.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters

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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1C - Pathways & partnerships
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
1D - Professional learning
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
Virtual 1.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting New South Wales attendees
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting South Australia and Northern Territory attendees
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2C - Professional learning
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
2D - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
Virtual 2.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
Virtual 3.3
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters

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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1E - Values, justice & integrity
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
1F - Governance & policy
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting Queensland attendees
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting Hong Kong attendees
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2E - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
2F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters

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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1G - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
1H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting New Zealand attendees
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
HERDSA lunch meeting Western Australia attendees
River View Room 4 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2G - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
2H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters


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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Tuesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM New to HERDSA breakfast
River View Room 4 - Level 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference welcome
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote: Productive and ethical use of AI - Professor Rowena Harper Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Tuesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
1B - Professional learning
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 1
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
Virtual 1.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM Tuesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM HERDSA lunch meeting Victoria and Australian Capital Territory attendees
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM keynote: Education that matters in an era of uncertainty: A critical practice for changing times
Associate Professor Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, UK
Concurrent session 2
1:30 PM - 3:25 PM
2B - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
Virtual concurrent session 2
2:30 PM - 3:25 PM
Virtual 2.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon tea / poster viewing session / welcome reception
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Virtual concurrent session 3
3:35 PM - 5:00 PM
Virtual 3.2
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PROGRAM Digital poster viewing session.
Dedicated time for virtual delegates to view digital posters








Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Registration and information desk open (Wednesday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome to day two
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Wednesday Keynote: Higher education policy: A new bureaucratic era? - Professor Andrew Norton Monash University (VIC)
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Wednesday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
10:01 AM - 10:20 AM HERDSA Branch Chairs' morning tea
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
QILT Session morning tea
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
Concurrent session 3
10:30 AM - 12:25 PM
3A - Professional learning
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
3B - Pathways & partnerships
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
3C - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
3D - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
3E - Innovation & research
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
3F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
3G - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
3H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
12:25 PM - 1:45 PM Wednesday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM HERDSA AGM
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
Concurrent sessions 4
1:45 PM - 3:10 PM
4A - Governance & policy
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
4B - Innovation & research
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
4C - Pathways & partnerships
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
4D - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
4E - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
4F - Innovation & research
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
4G - Professional learning
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
4H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday afternoon tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
Concurrent sessions 5
3:30 PM - 4:55 PM
5A - Mixed themes
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
5B - Professional learning
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
5C - Teaching, learning & student experience 5D - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
5E - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
5F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
5G - Governance & policy
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
5H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Conference dinner and awards
Venue: State Reception Centre at Fraser’s Kings Park













Thursday, July 10, 2025

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8:15 AM - 4:00 PM Registration and information desk open (Thursday)
Foyer 1 & 2 - Level 3
Concurrent sessions 6
9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
6A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
6B - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
6C - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
6D - Values, justice & integrity
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
6E - Professional learning
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
6F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
6G - Innovation & research
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
6H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Thursday morning tea and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Thursday Keynote: Can academics be influencers too? The role of social media in higher education - Associate Professor Amanda White, OAM, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
Concurrent sessions 7
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM
7A - Mixed themes
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
7B - Governance & policy
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
7C - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
7D - Professional learning
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
7E - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
7F - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
7G - Professional learning
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
7H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Thursday lunch and exhibition
BelleVue Ballroom 1 - Level 3
1:05 PM - 1:35 PM TATAL Group
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
Assessment Quality SIG
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
Academic Development SIG
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
HASS SIG
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
Online Engagemet SIG
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
SoTL Special Interest Group (SIG)
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
Concurrent sessions 8
1:45 PM - 2:40 PM
8A - Teaching, learning & student experience
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3
8B - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 1 - Level 2
8C - Teaching, learning & student experience
Meeting Room 2 - Level 2
8D - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 3 - Level 2
8E - Professional learning
Meeting Room 6 - Level 2
8F - Innovation & research
Meeting Room 7 - Level 2
8G - Mixed themes
Meeting Room 8 - Level 2
8H - Roundtable discussions
River View Room 4 - Level 2
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Panel session and closing ceremony
BelleVue Ballroom 2 - Level 3













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