Join us to find out how to collaborate with CRADLE
19 March 2024
Wednesday 10 April at 2pm
There are several opportunities for researching with CRADLE and we are holding an event aimed at Deakin staff who are interested in collaborating on research in assessment and/or digital learning. The event program will include an overview of current trends in assessment and digital learning research and how they align with our three research themes:
Assessing for Learning
Learning in a digital world
Learning through, and for, work
We will introduce the CRADLE team and discuss formal opportunities for collaboration work with us. There will also be some targeted networking amongst participants.
CRADLE staff, including the Foundation Director Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud; Co-Director Professor Phillip Dawson; Professor Margaret Bearman and Senior Research Fellow Dr Joanna Tai, as well as current CRADLE Fellowship holders, will be sharing examples of their work. You will also be able to discuss your research interests to identify opportunities for collaboration, including applying for CRADLE Fellowships and the Development Partners Scheme.
- When: Wednesday 10 April
- Time: 2 – 3.30pm AEST
- Where: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins St, Melbourne
- Cost: This is a free event
Please register by Friday 5 April 2024. Places are limited so register early!
Aim of the event
The event is designed to:
- Discuss current trends in higher education assessment and digital learning research.
- Meet and identify possible collaborators in higher education research across Deakin.
- Understand eligibility and processes for applying to the CRADLE Fellowship Scheme and Development Partners Scheme, including what makes a competitive application.
CRADLE Fellowships
CRADLE Fellowships are open to post-doctoral researchers who are on a continuing or fixed term position (with 2 years remaining on contract). Applicants must be able to demonstrate the relevance of their proposed research to CRADLE’s current research activities and our current programs of research.
CRADLE Fellowships offer funding of $15,000 to support each Fellow’s collaborative research program for research activities, and in some instances, to buy out teaching time.
Development Partners Scheme
The Development Partners Scheme is open to Deakin staff who would like to work with CRADLE team members to take new research-based ideas they have developed and implement aspects of them in Deakin courses. This scheme is more practical and focused on the development of pedagogy at Deakin, with an opportunity to learn and be involved in related research activities. This year we are focused on the theme of feedback literacy.
About CRADLE
CRADLE is Deakin’s Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning. CRADLE researchers focus on practices related to assessment and feedback in the changing settings of education, which are increasingly embracing digital learning.
Our team
Alfred Deakin Professor David Boud is the Foundation Director of CRADLE. He is also Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Professor of Work and Learning at Middlesex University. His current work involves assessment for learning in higher education, academic formation and workplace learning.
Professor Phillip Dawson is the Co-Director of CRADLE. Phill researches assessment in higher education, focusing on feedback, cheating and, artificial intelligence. His 2021 book Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World explores how cheating is changing and what educators can do about it.
Professor Margaret Bearman is Professor of Research at CRADLE. Margaret’s interests span higher and professional education. She is known for her work in assessment design, feedback, education in a digital world, and most recently, artificial intelligence.
Dr Joanna Tai is a Senior Research Fellow at CRADLE. Jo researches student perspectives on learning and assessment from university to the workplace, peer-assisted learning, feedback, assessment literacy, developing capacity for evaluative judgement and research synthesis.
Please register by Friday 5 April 2024. Places are limited so register early!
