May 2021 Newsletter

Dear AISHE Community,

Please find some items of interest below. If you become aware of any items that you would like considered for circulation next month, please contact info@aishe.org.

Calls for Papers

AISHE-J Special Issue on Student Engagement and Partnership in Ireland
The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J) and the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) are delighted to announce a call for contributions to a Special Issue on ‘Student Engagement and Partnership in Ireland’. Details are over on AISHE-J.

Past Events to View

AISHE Executive member Bernie Brereton delivered a keynote entitled “Education and Multiculturalism in an Ongoing Period of Turbulence: How a Sociology of Education Approach Can and Should Make a Positive Impact” at the Education and the Challenges of a Multicultural World conference. Bernie’s keynote can be watched on the recording here  https://www.facebook.com/apswarszawa/videos/1055633388236692/:
You can skip ahead to Bernie’s keynote at about 47 minutes in (or, about -6h 50m left).

Upcoming Events

July 2021

Next steps for Open Access
Morning, Friday, 9^th July 2021
Book Online | Live Agenda | CPD certified | Sponsorship |

June 2021
Policy Forum for Northern Ireland keynote seminar 
Next steps for skills and apprenticeships in Northern Ireland
Morning, Thursday, 24^th June 2021
Book Online | Live Agenda | CPD certified | Sponsorship |

May 2021
Deepening stakeholder involvement in policy making – learning from the COVID-19 response, streamlining processes, widening the evidence base, and improving communication
Morning, Friday, 21^st May 2021 
Book Online | Live Agenda | CPD certified | Sponsorship |

Gateway to Digital Assessment

Academic Practice at Trinity are delighted to announce the launch of a new online hub for staff and students:  Gateway to Digital Assessment which aims to develop a shared understanding of digital assessment between staff and students.  With a focus on pedagogy, Gateway contains a wealth of resources for staff and students including:

 For Staff:

• Research-informed pedagogical approaches to the design and facilitation of digital assessment.
• Resources on a wide range of digital assessment types.
• Voices from the disciplines: staff experiences of designing digital assessments.
• Student perspectives on their experience of digital assessment approaches.
• Examples of digital assessment in practice.

For Students:

• Focus on assessment literacy, helping students to understand the nature and purposes of assessment.
• Resources on different digital assessment types—written for students, by students.
• Real-life examples of digital assessment in the disciplines.
• Key considerations when preparing for digital assessment/exams. 
• Student perspectives on their experience of digital assessment approaches.

As part of Gateway, Academic Practice is also launching InspirED, an Academic Practice Blog, and  Coffee & Cobblestones, an Academic Practice Podcast.

Find out more at Gateway to Digital Assessment and please share with your students.

Join the conversation at #Gateway2DigAssess.

Kind regards,
The AISHE committee