2020 - Symposium
National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) hosted a 2-day free On-line Symposium on 11th and 12th 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, our symposium featured 4 panel sessions. Each was hosted by experts, friends and champions of equity in higher education.
- ‘To AQF or not AQF? Constraints and Opportunities for Enabling Programs’ – Panel Chair, Professor Sally Kift (watch panel discussion HERE)
- ‘Where to from here? Bracing for impacts of the Job-Ready Graduates Package’ – Panel Chair, Associate Professor Nadine Zacharias (watch panel discussion HERE)
- ‘F2F or digital connection: can enabling pedagogy transform the virtual learning experience?’ – Panel Chair, Dr Anna Bennett (watch panel discussion HERE)
We also heard from students in our enabling programs with a panel session on:
- ‘The hidden benefits of enabling education: a letter to our Prime Minister’ – Panel Chair, Alumni Enabling Student Matthew Bowden (watch panel discussion HERE)
2018 - Symposium
The University of Southern Queensland hosted the 2013 Enabling Educators Symposium on 26 June.
The symposium provided attendees an opportunity to network with enabling education colleagues from a range of higher education provider organisations, to present brief sessions on recent developments and/or issues in enabling education at their organisation, and to participate in a workshops on enabling education topics of mutual interest.
The presentations:
Presenter | Presentation |
Dr Sue Muloin Ms Sandie Bridgland |
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 |
2015 - Symposium
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 presentations:
2014 - Symposium
The 4th Enabling Educators Symposium was held on June 25 at the Bundaberg Campus of CQ University.
The theme for this symposium was “Innovation”.
The presentations:
Presenter | Presentation |
Chris Cook CQUniversity |
All Online – From Testing to Completion (Cook 2014)[1] |
Naomi Ryan Career Development Practitioner Open Access College, USQ |
Tertiary Preparation Program Intensive Pathway |
Geoff Parkes University of Southern Queensland |
Crossing the Digital Ddivide |
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 Perparation 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 Asociation of Enabling Educators of Australia Update |
2013 - Symposium
The University of Southern Queensland hosted the 2013 Enabling Educators Symposium on 26 June.
The symposium provided attendees an opportunity to network with enabling education colleagues from a range of higher education provider organisations, to present brief sessions on recent developments and/or issues in enabling education at their organisation, and to participate in a workshops on enabling education topics of mutual interest.
The presentations:
Presenter | Presentation |
Dr Sue Muloin Ms Sandie Bridgland |
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 |