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Sally Kift
@kiftsally.bsky.social
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Professor of Law & higher ed consultant. All about student success + the quality of the student experience. Keen on Transition Pedagogy.
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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · 7d
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · 14d
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · 21d
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · 28d
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Sep 3
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Aug 28
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Aug 20
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Aug 14
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Aug 7
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jul 31
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jul 25
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jul 17
📢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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Becoming an international student - Rethinking how we understand and support learners across cultures
Dr Jinqi Xu, University of Sydney
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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jul 11
📢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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Jason M. Lodge @jasonmlodge.bsky.social · Apr 10
What’s in a name? Enabling education in Australia - This week in @kiftsally.bsky.social's #NeededNow in #Learning and #Teaching open.substack.com/pub/neededno... #HigherEd #EnablingEducation
What’s in a name? Enabling education in Australia
Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle; Matthew Bunn, James Cook University; Kieran Balloo, Southern Cross University; Sally Baker, Australian National University
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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · Apr 13
The Beatles. Showing how AI and education can mix responsibly and ethically by Prof Edward Palmer open.substack.com/pub/neededno... h/t @kiftsally.bsky.social
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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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · Jun 25
Great read and a very valuable practical resource
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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jun 25
📢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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jun 25
"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.
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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jun 25
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Jun 12
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · May 29
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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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · May 17
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.
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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Apr 3
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Mar 27
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Mar 20
📢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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Sally Kift @kiftsally.bsky.social · Mar 13
📢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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