The University of Southern Queensland College hosted a one-day hybrid colloquium, A New Agenda for Pathways Education and Research Colloquium 2023 on Thursday 26 October.
The colloquium addressed pathways into higher education and widening participation as a broad but emerging field of higher education research.
The colloquium focused on themes related to pathway education.
National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) hosted a 2-day free On-line Symposium on 11 and 12 December 2020. Facilitated by Dr Sarah Hattam and Dr Anthea Fudge (University of South Australia).
This event provided the opportunity for a collective ‘sigh’ as we come to the end of a tumultuous 2020 that impacted our sector in a multitude of ways.
Across the two-days, we considered: What is the future of Enabling Education in Australia?
In the spirit of Q & A, the symposium featured four panel sessions. Each was hosted by experts, friends and champions of equity in higher education.
The symposium also heard from students in Enabling programs with a panel session on:
The University of Newcastle (UON) hosted the 2018 NAEEA Symposium on September 27 and 28. Delegates and panellists came from across Australia, representing 16 universities. Over two days, participants heard from Enabling educators, equity practitioners, and opinion leaders, including representatives from the NAEEA Executive, the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA), La Trobe’s Centre for Higher Education Equity and Development Research (CHEEDR) and UON’s Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE). Panels (as shown below), themed around policy, practice, and research and evaluation, focused discussion on what matters to Enabling educators and students. The final session, aimed at representing the diversity of voices and opinions at the symposium, produced a set of principles to guide the NAEEA Executive going forward in their efforts to support the Enabling sector and to inform higher education policy.
What Matters for Future Enabling Policy
Enabling Philosophies & Practices that Matter to Students & Educators
Why Research & Evaluation Matter to Enabling Education
Making Sense of What Matters to Enabling Staff and Students
The 5th Enabling Educators Symposium was held on July 8 at the University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich Campus.
The theme for this symposium was “Developing Academic Literacies“.
The 4th Enabling Educators Symposium was held on June 25 at the Bundaberg Campus of CQ University.
The theme for this symposium was “Innovation”.
| Presenter | Presentation |
|---|---|
| Chris Cook CQUniversity |
All Online – From Testing to Completion (Cook 2014) |
| Naomi Ryan Career Development Practitioner, Open Access College, USQ |
Tertiary Preparation Program Intensive Pathway |
| Geoff Parkes University of Southern Queensland |
Crossing the Digital Divide |
| Ross Skinner, Bronwyn McFarlane, Bronwyn Fredericks, Pamela Croft, Sandra Creamer and Julie Mann CQUniversity |
Indigenous Australian students in Enabling program TEP |
| Karen Seary CQUniversity |
Overview Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies Program |
| David Bull Open Access College, USQ |
Overview of Tertiary Preparation Program |
| Dr Kerry Rutter University of the Sunshine Coast |
Overview Tertiary Preparation Pathway USC |
| Marguerite Westacott and Kelly Chambers University of the Sunshine Coast |
Student Voices on the soap box |
| Ross Skinner, Bronwyn McFarlane, Bronwyn Fredericks, Pamela Croft, Sandra Creamer and Julie Mann CQUniversity |
TEP Overview |
| David Bull, Lynn Jarvis | National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia Update |
The University of Southern Queensland hosted the 2013 Enabling Educators Symposium on 26 June.
The symposium offered attendees the opportunity to connect with Enabling Education colleagues across a diverse range of higher education providers, share brief presentations on recent developments and key issues within their organisations, and participate in a collaborative workshop focused on topics of shared interest in Enabling Education.
| Presenter | Presentation |
|---|---|
| Dr Sue Muloin Griffith University Ms Sandie Bridgland Queensland University of Technology |
Pathways into University, Resources for Adult Learners |
| Dr Kerry Rutter, Dr Kelly Chambers, Dr Suzi Hellmundt, Ms Derika Frost University of the Sunshine Coast |
Towards Blended Learning |
| Dr Susan Hopkins University of Southern Queensland |
Flexibility, Facebook and Fast-Tracking Tertiary Preparation |
| Mr George Morrison University of Southern Queensland |
Developing persistence with study |
| Dr Kaye Price Centre for Australian Indigenous Knowledges University of Southern Queensland |
Towards flexibility in delivering Enabling pathway programs: distance and blended modes |
| Dr Mahsood Shah University of Newcastle |
Measuring and Monitoring the Success of Enabling Programs |
