Conference program

Wednesday 22 November

Pre-conference seminars

(In-person only)

   
            Day 1: PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS (all session times are AEDT)
        
                      8:00am
            Registration and networking

            9:30am
              Seminar 1
  Rethinking assessment in the age of artificial intelligence (AI): Institutional and discipline perspectives
  Chair: Dr Helen Gniel, Director, Higher Education Integrity Unit, TEQSA, and facilitated by several members of the expert advisory panel that developed the Assessment Reform for the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
        
            11:00am
            Morning tea
        
            11:30am
            Seminar 1 (continued)
  Rethinking assessment in the age of artificial intelligence (AI): Institutional and discipline perspectives

            12:30pm
            Networking lunch
        
             Stream A
             Stream B
   
                      1:45pm

             Seminar 2

 Protecting quality in international education: International student support and engagement

Chair: Sean Ryan, Director, Re-registration and CRICOS, TEQSA

International students studying at Australian higher education institutions and beyond make significant contributions to the Australian community. To support international students in their life and study in Australia, providers need to engage students and understand their challenges as well as their specific needs. This session presents a current research project on good practice in international student engagement and discusses how support and engagement ensures quality in international education.
            Seminar 4
 Mini-Masterclass: Contract cheating detection and deterrence

Chair: Dr Lenka Ucnik, Assistant Director, Higher Education Integrity Unit, TEQSA
After the success of TEQSA’s national workshops supporting the online TEQSA Masterclass: Contract cheating detection and deterrence, we bring together some of Australia’s leading academic integrity experts to deliver this one-time mini-Masterclass. The session allows participants to explore a variety of academic integrity issues and best practice for deterring and detecting contract cheating. Note: This session is not recommended for those who have already attended an in-person Masterclass workshop.

            3:15pm
             Afternoon tea
        
            3:45pm to
 5:15pm
             Seminar 3
 Safeguarding student wellbeing: Cultural, physical and emotional safety for First Nations students
Chairs: Josephine Busari, Acting Director, Registration and Courses, TEQSA, and Graem Kelly, Assistant Director, Policy and Research, TEQSA

First Nations students face a range of barriers to entering and progressing through higher education, including cultural safety. Cultural safety is about creating a space for students that fosters shared meaning, knowledge, support and respect. Join our panel of Australian experts on the cultural, physical and emotional safety of First Nations students in higher education and explore practical ways to support these students throughout the student lifecycle. 
 
Seminar 4 (continued)
 Mini-Masterclass: Contract cheating detection and deterrence

5:30pm to 9:00pm
             Welcome Reception at THE LUME
Hosts: TEQSA Chief Commissioner Professor Peter Coaldrake AO and fellow Commissioners
Enjoy drinks, canapes and exclusive access to THE LUME Melbourne where you will experience the most expansive tapestry of First Peoples’ art ever assembled. Connection brings to life over 650 works from 110 visual and musical artists in the world’s largest digital art gallery.

Program as at 9 November 2023

Thursday 23 November

Main conference

(In-person and virtual)

   
            Day 2: CONFERENCE PROGRAM (all session times are AEDT)
        
                      8:00am
            Registration and networking

            Session 1: Chair, Professor Peter Coaldrake AO, Chief Commisioner, TEQSA
        
            9:30am
              Introduction
  Professor Peter Coaldrake AO, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA
        
            9:35am
              Welcome to Country
        
            9:40am
              Minister’s welcome address
 The Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education
        
            10:00am
              Keynote panel:
  The shape of things to come - reflections from the Australian Universities Accord
  Panelists:

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Professor Mary O’Kane AC, Chair, Australian Universities Accord Panel (virtual)

•
Associate Professor David Perry, Vice President Academic, Alphacrucis University College and
Chair, Independent Higher Education Australia

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Tayla Roberts, Australian Universities Accord Reference Group - Rural Youth Ambassador and Medical Student, Flinders University
        
            10:45am
            Morning tea
        
            Session 2: Chair, Adrienne Nieuwenhuis, Commissioner, TEQSA
        
            11:15am
              Presentation, expert panel and Q&A:  
Current issues for regulation in the higher education sector
Dr Mary Russell, Acting Chief Executive Officer, TEQSA (speaker and panel chair)
Panelists:

•	Saxon Rice, CEO, Australian Skills Quality Authority

•	Professor Theo Farrell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Wollongong

•	Bailey Riley, President, National Union of Students 

•   Dr Saraid Billiards, CEO of Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI)  
        
            12:45pm
            Lunch and networking
        
            Session 3: Chair, Steve Somogyi, Commissioner, TEQSA
        
            1:45pm
              Keynote presentation and panel:  
Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence

Dr Helen Gniel, Director, Higher Education Integrity Unit, TEQSA (speaker and panel chair)

Panelists:

•	Associate Professor Jason Lodge, The University of Queensland

•	Professor Rowena Harper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University (virtual)

•	Leo Shchurov, Computer Science student, University of Technology Sydney 

•	Raphaella Revis, Law and IT student, University of Technology Sydney
  
            3:15pm
            Afternoon tea
        
            Session 4: Chair, Professor Joan Cooper, Commissioner, TEQSA
        
            3:45pm
              Skills for the future: what the data tells us
David Turvey, Acting Commissioner, Jobs and Skills Australia  
        
            4:15pm
             Latest insights from QILT with a focus on student employability data
Lisa Bolton, Director, QILT Research and Strategy, Social Research Centre  
        
            4:45pm to
 5:10pm
             Closing keynote:
 Higher education: Looking forward
Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO, Standing Acting Vice-Chancellor and
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Enterprise, University of South Australia 
        
            5:30pm to 7:00pm
            Networking cocktail reception
Hosts: TEQSA Chief Commissioner Professor Peter Coaldrake AO and fellow Commissioners

Program as at 9 November 2023