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
ENABLING VOICES: POLICY-PRACTICE-RESEARCH & EVALUATION
The University of Newcastle (UON) hosted the 2018 NAEEA Symposium on September 27th and 28th. 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.
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PANEL 1: POLICY What Matters for Future Enabling Policy · A/Prof Andrew Harvey (Director, CHEEDR, La Trobe University) · Dr Nadine Zacharias (Senior Research Fellow, NCSEHE) · Prof Penny Jane Burke (Global Innovation Chair & Director, CEEHE, UON) · Karen Seary (NAEEA Chair/Associate Dean, School of Access Education, CQUniversity) · Gabrielle O’Brien (EPHEA President/Manager, Student Diversity and Inclusion, Griffith University) |
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PANEL 2: PRACTICE Enabling Philosophies & Practices that Matter to Students & Educators · Jenny Stokes (NAEEA Exec/Lecturer, UniSA College) · Dr Lyn Vernon (Research Fellow, NCSEHE) · Cathy Burgess (Program Convenor, UONPrep, ELFSC, UON) · Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer (Program Convenor, Yapug, ELFSC, UON) · Dr Emma Hamilton (Program Convenor, Open Foundation Online, ELFSC, UON) |
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PANEL 3: RESEARCH & EVALUATION Why Research & Evaluation Matter to Enabling Education · Prof Penny Jane Burke (Global Innovation Chair & Director, CEEHE, UON) · Dr Anna Bennett (NAEEA Exec/Head of Research, ELFSC & Equity Research Fellow, CEEHE, UON) · Matt Lumb (Praxis Fellow, CEEHE, UON) · Dr Suzi Syme (NAEEA Exec/Director, Teaching and Learning, SCU College) · Dr Julie Willans (Senior Lecturer, School of Access Education, CQUniversity) |
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FACILITATED INTERACTIVE SESSION: Making Sense of What Matters to Enabling Staff and Students · A/Prof Seamus Fagan (Director, ELFSC, UON) · Dr Jo Hanley (Research Manager, ELFSC, UON) · Delegates |
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 |
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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 |