Chris Girdler

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HEDx highlights, part 1: connecting with AI, technology and global partners

By Chris Girdler,

This year's HEDx conference challenges the sector to rethink learning through connections to partnerships and technology now, not later.

Televised truth-telling: behind the scenes of The First Inventors

By Chris Girdler,

Newly released in book format, The First Inventors is a history of innovation, diplomacy and design that's 65,000 years in the making.

Pushing buttons at MicroWAVE: risk, failure and learning in the creative industries

By Chris Girdler,

Falmouth University's Neil Fox joined a panel of UTS academics to discuss working within limitations, staying true to creative instincts and embracing failures.

Open wiki assignments for authentic learning

By Chris Girdler,

James Neill explores the benefits of reusable assignments and upskilling students on the Wikiversity platform.

Building inclusive learning and support at the FFYE Forum

By Chris Girdler,

At the FFYE Forum, inclusion is discussed as an ongoing, relational and agentic practice that requires reflection and structural support.

Evidencing learning with the 4 Ps: a framework for assessment validity

By Chris Girdler,

How can we ensure that our graduates have really gained the knowledge and skills which underpin their degrees?

An ivory tower to a nurse log: leaning into opportunities for change during complexity

By Chris Girdler,

Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti argues that the current crisis in higher education is a calling to transform universities into systems nurturing new possibilities.

5 accessibility resource collections: the best of the rest

By Chris Girdler,

Explore academic case studies, student profiles and assessment alternatives in our vast range of resources on digital accessibility.

Our Napier moment: Dr Ann Kirschner on rebuilding learning in an evolving landscape

By Chris Girdler,

Rebuilding on new land will require a sense of urgency, smarter curriculum design and grounding innovation in humanistic values.

Sustainability shared: insights from 5 Chats for the Goals

By Chris Girdler,

Chats during Global Goals Month included UTS students presenting on land reclamation projects in Tuvalu and exploring real-life solutions in Pakistan.

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