Developing and Sustaining the Identities of Emerging and Established Educational Leaders
Start date: September 2023 End date: October 2025 Abstract This project aims to understand what educational leadership looks like throughout an academic’s career, and how academic practice can better support emerging educational leaders in higher education. Through semi-structured interviews, the identities of leaders at all career stages will be explored, allowing the […]
Supporting leadership in inclusive assessment policy and practice
Start date: August 2023 Completion date: March 2025 Abstract Student diversity in higher education is increasing across Australia and New Zealand. Inclusive assessment benefits all students’ learning and retention. However, current systems rely on accommodations rather than improving assessment design in ways that are culturally informed. Little is known about how […]
30 years of teaching the teacher: What are the long term-impacts of Graduate Certificates in Higher Education within Australia and New Zealand?
Since the mid 1990s, Graduate Certificates of Higher Education have been offered widely in Australian and New Zealand universities as a means to build capability in our educators with the expectation that it impacts on teaching quality, and therefore on student experience and outcomes. This study will capture the experience of educators who have completed […]
Registration now open for CAULLT 2025 Academic Development Day and Conference
Nominate your outstanding academic development practices for recognition at the CAULLT celebration of learning and Thursday 23 October 2025 10am – Friday 24 October 2025 4pm We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for both of our upcoming October events: Academic Development Day – Thursday, 23 October 2025 (face-to-face only) Free for CAULLT […]
Nominations Open for the 2025 CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Higher Education
Nominations for the 2025 CAULLT/HERDSA Award for Outstanding Leadership in Higher Education have now opened. This award is presented by two of Australia’s most respected higher education organisations and celebrates leaders whose innovative and effective practices have created lasting impact across the sector. Whether you have spearheaded institution-wide curriculum transformation, led ground-breaking research into educational […]
Enhancing inclusive and equitable quality education with hybrid learning spaces in regional universities
The project aims to develop an online professional development (PD) module for regional universities, aiming to enhance learning and teaching in hybrid learning spaces. Through a collaborative co-design process involving researchers, educators and students, a practical guide will be developed and integrated into the PD module. Anticipated outcomes include improved teaching practices and equitable engagement […]
Distributed Leadership that Supports Academic Integrity in Higher Education: Perspectives from Diverse Leaders
Abstract Although the issue of leadership in academic integrity has been recently addressed in a section of the Second Handbook of Academic Integrity and was previously touched on in the seminal work on the culture of academic integrity (e.g. Bretag, 2019, 2020; Bretag et al., 2011), how distributed academic integrity leadership can best be enacted […]
Promoting and Celebrating Excellence in Learning and Teaching: A Collaborative and Cross Institutional Project exploring the role and contributions of Learning and Teaching Academies
Abstract This project explores the growing significance and impact of organisational entities, e.g. Learning and Teaching (L&T) Academies that operate alongside and often independently from institutional Learning and Teaching Centres. Recognising the central role of learning and teaching in shaping quality outcomes in tertiary education, the project undertakes a scoping review of these entities’ objectives […]
Only 6 days left to submit your application for a CAULLT Academic Development Awards
Nominate your outstanding academic development practices for recognition at the CAULLT celebration of learning and teaching excellence across our member institutions. The CAULLT Academic Development Awards celebrate innovative practitioners who are transforming higher education through exceptional academic development initiatives. This prestigious award recognises staff from CAULLT member universities whose work demonstrates clear principles of good […]
CAULLT 2025 travel bursaries
CAULLT is excited to support your professional growth! We understand that attending professional development opportunities can come with significant costs, so we are offering up to four travel bursaries—each worth up to $750—to help you join us in person at the 2025 Academic Development Day. Interested in applying? Simply complete the Application for CAULLT 2025 Travel […]