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9 July 2024 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEST)
Online
This is the fifth workshop in the Qualitative Data Analysis series for 2024, led by Dr Nick Hopwood and Dr Erin Turbitt. It will be held both online and in-person, and it may be recorded.
For this session, we will be bringing in a guest speaker who will bring their own insights to qualitative data analysis – further details to provided closer to the date.
11 July 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Eva Seidel, Associate Director, Research Engagement and Success at Flinders University
How do we go about building useful insights to help universities understand how successful we are at our research endeavours? Planning, data, and analytics teams traditionally support educational institutional analytics, but the era of supporting academic research institutional analytics is here!
We invite you to join us in having a ConvAAIRsation about:
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25 July 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Lester DSouza, AAIR Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair
As we all know, we now live in a data-driven society.
Did you know that 90% of all data that exists in the world today was created in the last 2 years? Statistics also suggest that every two years, the volume of data in the world doubles in size. So, what do we do with all this data? If we’re not on top of it now, will we ever get there?
This is an issue that Altis Consulting has faced head-on with many of their higher education clients, assisting institutions with accessing data from their many sources and getting them from zero to insight as fast and effectively as possible.
Join Lester DSouza, AAIR’s Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair, in conversation with Phil Stevens, Principal Consultant from Altis, as they unpack everything data and how the higher education sector can benefit.
They will take you through framework design approaches to enabling your data platform to ingest, manage and present data from all kinds of sources to ensure that getting the insights out to the decision makers in your institutions is easier than ever.
See you there!
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30 July 2024 (12–3pm AEST)
Online
“The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” – Kakuzo Okakura
Every day we experience and navigate multiple changes. Some are subtle and may not have major impact – think about your train to work being a few minutes late. But others are significant and will have impact on how you live and work. In an increasingly fast-paced and complex work environment, organisational change is all around us.
In this program, participants will learn the fundamentals of change management and reflect on how they can identify and navigate the breadth of changes within their area/organisation.
Participants will step out of their day-to-day work environment and connect with colleagues from the wider sector who are going through a similar experience. In a safe and supportive space, they will have the opportunity to reflect on how to apply new skills and respond to change in their specific context.
7 August 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Alex Sieniarski, AAIR Load Management and Planning SIG Chair
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionising the landscape of enrolment planning in higher education. These technologies harness vast amounts of data to provide unprecedented insights and predictive capabilities, enabling institutions to make more informed decisions. In this session, we will delve into how the University of Notre Dame leverages ML and AI to enhance enrolment strategies, ensuring the University is resilient and adaptive to future challenges. Topics for discussion will include:
Join us as we discover how AI and ML are shaping the future of enrolment planning, making it more robust, accurate, and responsive to the evolving educational landscape.
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8 August, 26 September & 7 November 2024 (11am – 3:30pm AEST then AEDT)
Online
Do you want to write crystal-clear policy documents? Does your institution struggle with too many, over-detailed, out-of-date policies and procedures? Would you like to know how to lead transformation of your institution’s policy framework and policy suite?
This course will enable you to learn and integrate a state-of-the-art approach to institutional policy development/review, policy writing, policy framework policies and policy management.
Across three workshops and a six-hour package of individual editing and coaching, participants will assess their current policy projects against a best practice model, apply the model in real-world learning activities, and integrate rigorous plain-language writing and editing into their professional practice.
13 August 2024 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEST)
Online
This workshop focuses on using GAI in qualitative research, particularly thematic analysis. Thematic analysis is widely used in qualitative research for identifying, analysing, and reporting patterns (themes) within data. GAI tools such as ChatGPT can sort, organise, and interpret large volumes of qualitative data almost instantaneously.
However, there are both ethical and efficacy challenges. Ethically there are big issues around confidentiality and data security. Loading original data into an AI system like ChatGPT could breach confidentiality agreements and expose personal information. The other major challenge involves knowing how accurate the AI analysis is.
This session show you how to create a synthetic dataset and perform a thematic analysis of these data. Then I’ll compare it to a genuine equivalent dataset which has been analysed using NVivo.
14 August 2024 (12–2pm AEST)
Online
Looking to build confidence in your networking skills? This workshop is for you. Dr Fiona Scotney is a skilled networker with years of practice in the art of building meaningful connections and nurturing professional relationships. Imagine being able to transform your meet and greets into authentic connections which are mutually beneficial, personally and professionally.
20 August 2024 (12pm – 3pm AEST)
Online
“Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
We are surrounded by change in the workplace – everyday managers and teams navigate small, large and massive change – some planned and some not. It’s critical that team leaders and managers have the skills to lead their teams successfully through these waves of change.
This program will empower you with the knowledge, frameworks and strategic thinking needed to lead transformation initiatives successfully. It will help you build and finesse your approach to leading change and develop skills in supporting both yourself and your team through turbulent times.
As part of this program, you will connect with like-minded managers and leaders from diverse tertiary education backgrounds. Share insights, learn from real-world experiences, and build a network that extends far beyond the session.
22 August 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
An open session to share innovative practices and share ideas.
Facilitator: Cassandra Saunders, AAIR Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair
Registration is open. More information coming soon.
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10 September 2024 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEST)
Online
Presenters: Dr Keith Heggart (FASS), Dr Susanne Pratt (TD School)
Action Research is a well-known research methodology that’s undergoing something of a renaissance at the moment. While it has always been popular in education, and especially with school-based practitioners, action research has also enjoyed popularity with scholars working in the fields of Business, Design and even Engineering. The idea of action research is simple – but the application of it can be complex, and requires careful structuring and planning. There is also significant diversity within this methodology, in terms of structure, processes and outputs. This workshop will:
25 September 2024 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Facilitator: Lester DSouza, AAIR Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG Chair
Registration is open (to register now, click on the image above).
More information coming soon.
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8 October 2024 (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEDT)
Online
The idea of post-qualitative research is not about cancelling conventional forms of qualitative analysis, but opening our scholarship up to playfulness and alternatives to notions of systematic rigour that are often imported from more quantitative, scientific realms. In a post-qualitative approach we can embrace messiness, unruliness, the unexpected, not-yet data, oddities and curiosities. We can follow insights as much as evidence, anomalies as much as patterns. This workshop will introduce some key post-qualitative ideas and ways of putting them to use in analysis.
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9 October 2024 (12–1pm AEDT / 2–3pm NZDT)
Online
Facilitator: Cassandra Saunders, AAIR Surveys and Evaluation SIG Chair
Registration is open. More information coming soon.
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