Sally Kift
@kiftsally.bsky.social
950 followers 910 following 65 posts

Professor of Law & higher ed consultant. All about student success + the quality of the student experience. Keen on Transition Pedagogy.

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Law 21%
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@unisq.bsky.social Marrington Zehntner➕Ferreira
👇Data-driven assessment reform: How UniSQ is navigating GenAI w evidence, not panic
Assessment Heatmap
-Acad integrity➕innovation
-Evidence guides AI use
🤔Lessons
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Data-driven assessment reform: How UniSQ is navigating GenAI with evidence, not panic
Jessica Marrington, Chris Zehntner and Jo-Anne Ferreira, University of Southern Queensland
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢My #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social Hansen, Eckstein, Hamilton➕ Oslewski
👇From equity ambitions @ action: Becoming an equity-capable careers service
4️⃣Recs to shift practice
👏Universal design
👏From #WhatToDo to #HowToDoIt open.substack.com/pub/neededno...
From equity ambitions to action: Becoming an equity-capable careers service
Lauren Hansen, David Eckstein, Danni Hamilton, and Peter Oslewski, Deakin University
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#SouthernCrossUni Roche➕Wilson➕Goode
👏Stop making better candles
Whole-of-uni transformation 4 #StudentSuccess
SCU immersive 6wk block model: focused, active
✅Big impact
🔅Brighter #HE💡
🕯️Impressive analogy game🐝
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Let’s stop making better candles
Thomas Roche, Erica Wilson and Elizabeth Goode, Southern Cross University
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@studiosity.com Goodman
👇High use, high anxiety #GenAI's double-edged sword 4 uni student wellbeing
🤔2025 Aust Student Wellbeing Survey
->10,224 global students; 1,234 Aust
-> #GenAI➕stress
-> How unis can help
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High use, high anxiety. GenAI's double-edged sword for university students' wellbeing
Jack Goodman, Studiosity
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT blog w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#QUT Kevin Ashford-Rowe
👇The centrality of academic judgement in assessment practice
✅Centrality of academic judgement
✅Don't panic
✅Build capability in assessment literacy
✅Generate a mature GenAI discourse
👏
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The centrality of academic judgement in assessment practice
Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Queensland University of Technology
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social #USC Cat Picton➕ unilibrary.bsky.social‬ Catherine Mann 👇The relationship revolution:Nurturing learning thru advising ✅Lots of fab EGs ✅"Nurturing rich & transformative places of learning" �� @creaght.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/neededno...se
The relationship revolution: Nurturing learning through advising
Dr Cat Picton, University of the Sunshine Coast Dr Catherine Mann, University of Melbourne
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#RMIT @miriamreynoldson.bsky.social
👏Assessment integrity in the age of AI: Where to from here?
-What's not the answer?
-What are the problems?
-What solutions?
👍Thoughtful, generously curated➕3 x bonus blogs!
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Assessment integrity in the age of AI: Where to from here?
Miriam Reynoldson, RMIT
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@csu.edu.au Kelly Linden➕Sarah Teakel @acsesedu.bsky.social
👏Putting part-time students on the map👏
-Systems assume full-time
-Logistical, structural & cultural barriers
🤔Redraw support
🤔Simple policy changes
👍
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Putting part-time students on the map
Kelly Linden and Sarah Teakel, Charles Sturt University
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Implementing Accord recommendations to achieve Growth thru Equity
#NadineZacharias talking #EquityMatters re Accord big vision
😀Excitement
😟Challenges
💥Impact
🧑‍💼Priorities (if VC for1️⃣day)
@acsesedu.bsky.social
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Implementing the Accord’s recommendations to achieve Growth through Equity
Dr Nadine Zacharias, Managing Director, Equity by Design
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢Now in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Dreaming big: The perfect university for a changing world
#MonashUni Claire Macken
❓What is it
❓Perfect #University scorecard
-Vision for excellence, equity, innovation & partnership
-Societal impact & trust
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Dreaming big: Creating the perfect university for a changing world
Professor Claire Macken, Monash University
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australia.theguardian.com
Senate likely to pass 31 bills in frantic end to year after Labor strikes deal with Greens
Senate likely to pass 31 bills in frantic end to year after Labor strikes deal with Greens
Albanese government will rely on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Senate will likely pass 31 government bills on its final scheduled sitting day, after the Greens agreed to support a vote on 27 bills in return for $500m for social housing energy upgrades and commitments against fossil fuel investment. While the Albanese government will rely on the Greens and crossbench to pass its Future Made in Australia agenda and a range of treasury and attorney general’s portfolio bills, it will work with the Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under-16s social media ban. The Migration amendment bill, allowing Australia to pay third countries to take non-citizens, and supporting the reimposition of ankle bracelets and curfews on people released on immigration detention Powers to prohibit items including phones in immigration detention The removals bill including criminal penalties for not cooperating with deportation and the power to blacklist visa applications from designated countries. Tax and Other Measures No 1 Bill Build to rent tax changes Mergers and acquisitions reform Reserve Bank reforms Responsible buy now pay later laws Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures Bill; and The Superannuation (Objective) Bill. Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024 Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024 Family Law Amendment Bill 2024 Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024 Crown References Amendment Bill 2023 Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024 Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2024 Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Amendment Bill 2024 Surveillance Legislation (Confirmation of Application) Bill 2024 Sydney Airport Demand Management Amendment Bill 2024 Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024 Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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beneltham.bsky.social
In session in the Federal Court for Monash Uni’s wage theft case. I’ll be live posting from this hearing today. The NTEU alleges Australia’s largest university has not lawfully paid hundreds, perhaps thousands, of its casual teachers going back to 2016. Justice Snaden is the judge.

kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#UniQueensland Bunda➕Barney
👇Empowering educators, engaging learners: The journey to Indigenise curriculum
-Benefits all students
-Many disciplines
-What Works
-Challenges
-Tips
-Open access Handbook
-Podcast
👍
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Empowering educators, engaging learners: The journey to Indigenise curriculum
Tracey Bunda and Katelyn Barney, The University of Queensland
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇#USyd Jinqi Xu
🌏Becoming an internat student- Rethinking how we understand & support learners across cultures🤔
🌏Learning as a process of becoming rather than a series of deficits to correct👏
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@ieaa.bsky.social
Becoming an international student - Rethinking how we understand and support learners across cultures
Dr Jinqi Xu, University of Sydney
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢Now in my #NeededNowLT w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@utas.edu.au @darlenemclennan.bsky.social➕#EbeGanon
👇Carrots & sticks: Levers 4 positive #HigherEd change🥕

NOW4️⃣x #DisabilitySupportFund @🤑$53,905,928m/yr
🤔How 2 ensure lasting transformation❓
👏More than tick box
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Carrots and sticks: Levers for positive change in universities
Darlene McLennan and Ebe Ganon, University of Tasmania
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢Now in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇Beyond Access: Why Australia's #Equity Challenge Requires Practical Teaching Solutions👏
#GreenGuide
👍Fab resource @sydney.edu.au
✅Practical equity design 4 educators
➕#Cogniti agent @dannydotliu.bsky.social
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Beyond Access: Why Australia's Equity Challenge Requires Practical Teaching Solutions
Samantha Clarke, Jessica Frawley and Eszter Kalman, The University of Sydney
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marcelias.bsky.social
"Three years ago this week, the Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion in Dobbs. In their ruling, the justices in the majority suggested that women who were upset about losing their bodily autonomy could direct their anger toward engagement in the democratic process." - Susan Rinkunas
SCOTUS Says Human Rights Should Be Left to the Same ‘Democratic Process’ it Undermined
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com

kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
@sallybaker.bsky.social ➕ Steph Cousins
👇
Leveraging the goodwill of a sector: Mobilising campuses to welcome Refugee Student Settlement Pathway students
👏Fab initiative for centring #Equity in #InternationEdu👏
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Leveraging the goodwill of a sector: Mobilising campuses to welcome Refugee Student Settlement Pathway students
Associate Professor Sally Baker, Refugee Education Australia; Steph Cousins, Skill Path Australia
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kiftsally.bsky.social
NOW in my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#CharlesSturtUniversity #PrueLaidley
👏We Need to Do the Parallel Work: Rethinking #LearningOutcomes in the Age of AI
Importance of redesigning #HigherEducation #LOs ➕assessment in the age of #GenAI
👍Fab links
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We Need to Do the Parallel Work: Rethinking Learning Outcomes in the Age of AI
Prue Laidlaw, Charles Sturt University
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jennaprice.bsky.social
If you ever wondered about why it's so hard to find a tradie, here's the answer. Many thanks to Ash, Beth, Kilani and Jett, who brought this story to life. And to all the experts who've known about this for ever.
www.smh.com.au/national/you...
‘You can earn a decent amount’: Ash has a commerce degree. But now he’s a tradie
Australia is in desperate need of tens of thousands of tradies over the next five years. Fixing the shortage all begins with tackling job snobbery.
www.smh.com.au

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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#UniAdelaide Palmer
The Beatles & #AI
🤔How does an AI Beatles doco➕AI Grammy-award winning Beatles song impact #HigherEd AI❓
->Appropriate➕transparent use
->Understand risks
->Reward good, creative use
->Iterate
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The Beatles. Showing how AI and education can mix responsibly and ethically
Edward Palmer, Director, Digital Learning and Society Hub, School of Education, University of Adelaide
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#UTS Sonal Singh #EPHEA #SPERA
Equity in #HigherEducation: Why We Must Do More, Now More Than Ever
👏Beyond institutional uni #Equity
👏Must move to #SectorWide equity
👏Education is a right
👏It's about our future
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Equity in Higher Education: Why We Must Do More, Now More Than Ever
Sonal Singh, Executive Manager, Student Access and Equity, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series w @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
👇 #GenAI: Do the Locomotion🚂
@qutdmrc.bsky.social Ashford-Rowe
Key areas 4 #HE adaption of #AI 2 enhance learning
1️⃣Curriculum Design
2️⃣Assessment Methods
3️⃣Academic Integrity
4️⃣Faculty Development
5️⃣Student Support
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Gen AI: Do the Locomotion
Professor Kevin Ashford-Rowe, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Queensland University of Technology
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kiftsally.bsky.social
📢In my #NeededNowLT series with @jasonmlodge.bsky.social
#USQ Megan Pozzi (w great pics)🤩
🤔What can marathon running teach us about student success?🏃‍♀️
▶️It's a team sport
▶️It's personal
▶️Q 'what work's' assumptions always
▶️Unis need to pick up the success pace also
👍
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What can marathon running teach us about student success?
Megan Pozzi, Director (Student Enquiry and Advising), University of Southern Queensland
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