Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 14

Transitions, prerequisites and literacies

Jamie and Tara talk about that key moment in education:  the transition from high school to university. That first year of university is difficult.  Attrition rates are high.  What can be done to support, scaffold and enable first year university students?  Jamie explores the specific challenges confronting science students, while Tara probes the impact on teachers and teacher education.

Pencasting

Tara and Jamie Quinton talk about pencasting, and the Livescribe.  Many of us tried the smartpen a decade ago - but a new version has just been released.  But why use a smartpen?  Why did it fail a decade ago?  Why could it succeed now?

And what is a pencast?  Is this a moment in the history of sonic media?

Authorship, supervision and the transformations to research culture

Tara presents this flipped Professional Development training session for supervisors on 'authorship.'  One of the most volatile, nasty and complex parts of higher education, this session explores the new code of conduct and strategies to manage co-authorship.

Understanding injustice in group homes

Tara talks with Tania Hall about the men and women with intellectual disabilities and their experience of group homes.  Tania's thesis has taken an unusual method, exploring the testimony of these men and women on YouTube.  Her thesis listens to the people on their own terms.  The results are startling.

Digitizing the regional doctorate

Tara talks with Sue Charlton.  Sue's soon-to-be completed PhD explores regional health injustices, and how these injustices manifest in pediatric physiotherapy.  But in this podcast, Sue talks about education, teaching and learning from a regional Australian location.  How can we enable regional doctoral education through digital platforms, interfaces and initiatives?

Rural, regional and remote education

Tara talks with Kathryn Hardwick-Franco about rural, regional and remote education.  Why does regionality offer to our universities?  What values do our doctoral students express when re-evaluating injustice and inequality?

The confirmation of candidature - a professional development session for supervisors

Tara presents this flipped professional development session on the confirmation of candidature.  What is it?  How can this milestone enable a successful completion?  With attention to backward mapping, this 'start' of a candidature can enable a completion.

Sex and our universities

A provocative title for a disturbing, confronting and difficult topic.  After the publication and dissemination of the Respect, Now, Always Report by Universities Australia, and also the emergence of the #metoo movement, how are relationships between students and staff managed in our universities?  How are borders around behaviours, roles and emotions created?  How can compassionate and kind supervision emerge, while being aware of the parameters of transgression?  Tara and Jamie discuss this complex and important issue.

Difficult situations - conversations - people: A flipped supervisory training session

Tara presents a flipped professional development session for PhD supervisors. And it is difficult.  Difficult people.  Difficult situations.  Difficult conversations.  What creates these moments and events of difficulty?  Working through some framing issues in doctoral education, Tara explores how to avoid the festering rage of difficult conversations, to create an even, caring, compassionate - and honest - supervisory relationship.

Selecting PhD examiners - a flipped supervisory training session

Tara presents this professional development session for PhD supervisors. How do you select an examiner?  What characteristics are important to you?  What about form and content?  How do we continue to internationalize the doctorate, in terms of standards and quality assurance?