Mollie Dollinger
@molliedollin.bsky.social
Director of Assessment 2030 @ Curtin Uni; Director of ISOLT, Faculty of Health Sciences; Deputy EiC for Journal of HE Policy and Management; students as partners, inclusion & employability.
Whew, made @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social 's #HERDSA2025 mash up dinner post. Also taking full credit for planting the seed for her to get selfie with Andrew Norton ;-)
Congrats to the #herdsa2025 social team for a great conference dinner!
Highlight was when @andrewjnorton.bsky.social said yes to a selfie! Amazing food, venue was great and the art activity was 🤌. Can’t wait to see the Photo Booth pics!
Highlight was when @andrewjnorton.bsky.social said yes to a selfie! Amazing food, venue was great and the art activity was 🤌. Can’t wait to see the Photo Booth pics!
July 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Whew, made @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social 's #HERDSA2025 mash up dinner post. Also taking full credit for planting the seed for her to get selfie with Andrew Norton ;-)
Herman B Wells vision for IU was a uni with strong linguistic and cultural roots - preparing grads for a complex internationalized world.
That’s now all being dismantled, thanks to a conservative gov who doesn’t see value in ‘niche’ courses. And they’re only just getting started.
That’s now all being dismantled, thanks to a conservative gov who doesn’t see value in ‘niche’ courses. And they’re only just getting started.
Editorial: Indiana University, Ball State and Purdue are gutted without logic or thought
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
Editorial: Indiana University, Ball State and Purdue are gutted without logic or thought
Taking an axe to degree programs at Indiana University makes no sense.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Herman B Wells vision for IU was a uni with strong linguistic and cultural roots - preparing grads for a complex internationalized world.
That’s now all being dismantled, thanks to a conservative gov who doesn’t see value in ‘niche’ courses. And they’re only just getting started.
That’s now all being dismantled, thanks to a conservative gov who doesn’t see value in ‘niche’ courses. And they’re only just getting started.
Alex Steel from UNSW encourages a practical yet undervalued reflection for educators:
- Why am I offering this assessment?
- What course learning outcomes does it support?
- What am I hoping they will learn?
#HERDSA2025
- Why am I offering this assessment?
- What course learning outcomes does it support?
- What am I hoping they will learn?
#HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Alex Steel from UNSW encourages a practical yet undervalued reflection for educators:
- Why am I offering this assessment?
- What course learning outcomes does it support?
- What am I hoping they will learn?
#HERDSA2025
- Why am I offering this assessment?
- What course learning outcomes does it support?
- What am I hoping they will learn?
#HERDSA2025
The fab @drjot.bsky.social presenting on behalf of our team on the challenges of group assessment for equity students
Speaks the variety of experiences our students (often lumped together) face - there is no one type of student! #HERDSA2025
Speaks the variety of experiences our students (often lumped together) face - there is no one type of student! #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The fab @drjot.bsky.social presenting on behalf of our team on the challenges of group assessment for equity students
Speaks the variety of experiences our students (often lumped together) face - there is no one type of student! #HERDSA2025
Speaks the variety of experiences our students (often lumped together) face - there is no one type of student! #HERDSA2025
Reposted by Mollie Dollinger
If you’re coming to my #herds2025 keynote tomorrow and want to check out a bit about what I do - you can check out my IG
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Same handle on YT (longer form video) and TikTok
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Same handle on YT (longer form video) and TikTok
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July 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you’re coming to my #herds2025 keynote tomorrow and want to check out a bit about what I do - you can check out my IG
www.instagram.com/amandalovest...
Same handle on YT (longer form video) and TikTok
www.instagram.com/amandalovest...
Same handle on YT (longer form video) and TikTok
Gov messaging is contradictory.
One hand trying to increase total number of heads, other hand hoping to dictate spots in this course but not that, this uni but not that one.
Norton points out this won’t work. Can’t have the cake and eat it too! #HERDSA2025
One hand trying to increase total number of heads, other hand hoping to dictate spots in this course but not that, this uni but not that one.
Norton points out this won’t work. Can’t have the cake and eat it too! #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Gov messaging is contradictory.
One hand trying to increase total number of heads, other hand hoping to dictate spots in this course but not that, this uni but not that one.
Norton points out this won’t work. Can’t have the cake and eat it too! #HERDSA2025
One hand trying to increase total number of heads, other hand hoping to dictate spots in this course but not that, this uni but not that one.
Norton points out this won’t work. Can’t have the cake and eat it too! #HERDSA2025
Norton brings up the new gov review of uni board membership.
He predicts that it will find that most uni boards will be shown not to have the necessary expertise needed to make sound uni-wide decisions. #HERDSA2025
He predicts that it will find that most uni boards will be shown not to have the necessary expertise needed to make sound uni-wide decisions. #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Norton brings up the new gov review of uni board membership.
He predicts that it will find that most uni boards will be shown not to have the necessary expertise needed to make sound uni-wide decisions. #HERDSA2025
He predicts that it will find that most uni boards will be shown not to have the necessary expertise needed to make sound uni-wide decisions. #HERDSA2025
In case anyone is interested - collecting student complaints IMO is not student voice nor partnership activity.
It retains traditional power imbalances, and pits educators vs students.
Not saying it shouldn’t exist, but it should be the last ditch effort. #HERDSA2025
It retains traditional power imbalances, and pits educators vs students.
Not saying it shouldn’t exist, but it should be the last ditch effort. #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
In case anyone is interested - collecting student complaints IMO is not student voice nor partnership activity.
It retains traditional power imbalances, and pits educators vs students.
Not saying it shouldn’t exist, but it should be the last ditch effort. #HERDSA2025
It retains traditional power imbalances, and pits educators vs students.
Not saying it shouldn’t exist, but it should be the last ditch effort. #HERDSA2025
Whew! Norton highlighting so many policy issues - gender based violence, discrimination, campus safety, casual underpayment.
This is why we need more policy research! #HERDSA2025
This is why we need more policy research! #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Whew! Norton highlighting so many policy issues - gender based violence, discrimination, campus safety, casual underpayment.
This is why we need more policy research! #HERDSA2025
This is why we need more policy research! #HERDSA2025
The creation of the National Student Ombudsman is really a game-changer.
Creates a central function to acknowledge students complaints - which increases some admin - but attempts to elevate these concerns.
#HERDSA2025
Creates a central function to acknowledge students complaints - which increases some admin - but attempts to elevate these concerns.
#HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The creation of the National Student Ombudsman is really a game-changer.
Creates a central function to acknowledge students complaints - which increases some admin - but attempts to elevate these concerns.
#HERDSA2025
Creates a central function to acknowledge students complaints - which increases some admin - but attempts to elevate these concerns.
#HERDSA2025
Andrew Norton’s work and expertise rightfully calls out concern of over regulation in higher ed — makes us less nimble, more constrained..
That not how big ideas get made. #HERDSA2025
That not how big ideas get made. #HERDSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Andrew Norton’s work and expertise rightfully calls out concern of over regulation in higher ed — makes us less nimble, more constrained..
That not how big ideas get made. #HERDSA2025
That not how big ideas get made. #HERDSA2025
Can anyone ‘longer in the tooth’ tell me if there was this much emphasis on the various ways students would use the Internet?
Compared to the now focus on the ways students use AI.
#HERDSA2025
Compared to the now focus on the ways students use AI.
#HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Can anyone ‘longer in the tooth’ tell me if there was this much emphasis on the various ways students would use the Internet?
Compared to the now focus on the ways students use AI.
#HERDSA2025
Compared to the now focus on the ways students use AI.
#HERDSA2025
I also like Esterhazy’s notion of feedback as an event (didn’t @kgravett.bsky.social also write on this?)
I like nuancing the type of feedback, from the banal, the expected, to the transformation. In the latter, it really feeling like a moment. #HERDSA2025
I like nuancing the type of feedback, from the banal, the expected, to the transformation. In the latter, it really feeling like a moment. #HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I also like Esterhazy’s notion of feedback as an event (didn’t @kgravett.bsky.social also write on this?)
I like nuancing the type of feedback, from the banal, the expected, to the transformation. In the latter, it really feeling like a moment. #HERDSA2025
I like nuancing the type of feedback, from the banal, the expected, to the transformation. In the latter, it really feeling like a moment. #HERDSA2025
Jack from CRADLE further notes that students uncomplicated use of GenAI is in fact complicated…
Good point. And really links to the need to shift to detect learning, which btw is really hard and much much harder than detecting cheating @jasonmlodge.bsky.social #HERDSA2025
Good point. And really links to the need to shift to detect learning, which btw is really hard and much much harder than detecting cheating @jasonmlodge.bsky.social #HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Jack from CRADLE further notes that students uncomplicated use of GenAI is in fact complicated…
Good point. And really links to the need to shift to detect learning, which btw is really hard and much much harder than detecting cheating @jasonmlodge.bsky.social #HERDSA2025
Good point. And really links to the need to shift to detect learning, which btw is really hard and much much harder than detecting cheating @jasonmlodge.bsky.social #HERDSA2025
Corbin points out that AI tools often guide our students on what to read. This is really really scary!!
Good news - this is why we need educators. To curate the reading and make sure students aren’t just reading the dominant texts of our disciplines #HERDSA2025
Good news - this is why we need educators. To curate the reading and make sure students aren’t just reading the dominant texts of our disciplines #HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Corbin points out that AI tools often guide our students on what to read. This is really really scary!!
Good news - this is why we need educators. To curate the reading and make sure students aren’t just reading the dominant texts of our disciplines #HERDSA2025
Good news - this is why we need educators. To curate the reading and make sure students aren’t just reading the dominant texts of our disciplines #HERDSA2025
Thomas Corbin of CRADLE fame, highlights that most students use GenAI even though they don’t trust it very much.
Human nature I suppose to cut corners, even when we know it’s not good for us. #HERDSA2025
Human nature I suppose to cut corners, even when we know it’s not good for us. #HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Thomas Corbin of CRADLE fame, highlights that most students use GenAI even though they don’t trust it very much.
Human nature I suppose to cut corners, even when we know it’s not good for us. #HERDSA2025
Human nature I suppose to cut corners, even when we know it’s not good for us. #HERDSA2025
Love the UNSW recognition that students don’t love surveys!
This is why we need more engaging and dare I say relational approaches to higher ed research…
#HERDSA2025
This is why we need more engaging and dare I say relational approaches to higher ed research…
#HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Love the UNSW recognition that students don’t love surveys!
This is why we need more engaging and dare I say relational approaches to higher ed research…
#HERDSA2025
This is why we need more engaging and dare I say relational approaches to higher ed research…
#HERDSA2025
When you see the back of this head, you know the pressure to share on social media is off. 🤣
@drjot.bsky.social
@drjot.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
When you see the back of this head, you know the pressure to share on social media is off. 🤣
@drjot.bsky.social
@drjot.bsky.social
There was a q around why the education focused roles exists?
We know why. Several gov policies around reducing casual or sessional teachers, as well as growing professionalisation of courses, where many educators don’t have PhDs - or don’t excel at research.
#HERDSA2025
We know why. Several gov policies around reducing casual or sessional teachers, as well as growing professionalisation of courses, where many educators don’t have PhDs - or don’t excel at research.
#HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There was a q around why the education focused roles exists?
We know why. Several gov policies around reducing casual or sessional teachers, as well as growing professionalisation of courses, where many educators don’t have PhDs - or don’t excel at research.
#HERDSA2025
We know why. Several gov policies around reducing casual or sessional teachers, as well as growing professionalisation of courses, where many educators don’t have PhDs - or don’t excel at research.
#HERDSA2025
At Collins F talk on education focused roles.
Great to emphasise there is NO literature to assert that EF roles are more effective teachers!
So many reasons to unpack this, but it’s such an important reminder we have a long way to go to support these roles - and measure their impact. #HERDSA2025
Great to emphasise there is NO literature to assert that EF roles are more effective teachers!
So many reasons to unpack this, but it’s such an important reminder we have a long way to go to support these roles - and measure their impact. #HERDSA2025
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
At Collins F talk on education focused roles.
Great to emphasise there is NO literature to assert that EF roles are more effective teachers!
So many reasons to unpack this, but it’s such an important reminder we have a long way to go to support these roles - and measure their impact. #HERDSA2025
Great to emphasise there is NO literature to assert that EF roles are more effective teachers!
So many reasons to unpack this, but it’s such an important reminder we have a long way to go to support these roles - and measure their impact. #HERDSA2025
Great opening keynote by Rowena at #herdsa2025
Interested to hear ECU is piloting units with no assessments. I imagine this would require lots of socialisation with students, not only staff. Helping them understand that can’t just fob off as they will need to demonstrate skills later.. 🤔
Interested to hear ECU is piloting units with no assessments. I imagine this would require lots of socialisation with students, not only staff. Helping them understand that can’t just fob off as they will need to demonstrate skills later.. 🤔
July 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great opening keynote by Rowena at #herdsa2025
Interested to hear ECU is piloting units with no assessments. I imagine this would require lots of socialisation with students, not only staff. Helping them understand that can’t just fob off as they will need to demonstrate skills later.. 🤔
Interested to hear ECU is piloting units with no assessments. I imagine this would require lots of socialisation with students, not only staff. Helping them understand that can’t just fob off as they will need to demonstrate skills later.. 🤔
Are we doing BlueSky this year at #HERDSA2025...? Or #HERDSA25?
Asking social media whizs' @drjot.bsky.social and @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social
Asking social media whizs' @drjot.bsky.social and @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Are we doing BlueSky this year at #HERDSA2025...? Or #HERDSA25?
Asking social media whizs' @drjot.bsky.social and @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social
Asking social media whizs' @drjot.bsky.social and @amandalovestoaudit.bsky.social
Reposted by Mollie Dollinger
This is an excellent speech by the new Chancellor of Oxford University, William Hague.
Lots of good jokes, but also a staunch defence of what a university should be. We're going to need a lot of that in the years ahead.
Lots of good jokes, but also a staunch defence of what a university should be. We're going to need a lot of that in the years ahead.
"We do not need a foreign policy: we are not a country. Nor do we need a view on every occurrence: we are not a newspaper. The concern of a university is that opinions are reached on the basis of truth, reason & knowledge, which requires thinking & speaking with freedom"
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...
Lord Hague's Chancellor admission speech | University of Oxford
Speech by Lord Hague of Richmond on his admission as Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 19 February 2025
www.ox.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is an excellent speech by the new Chancellor of Oxford University, William Hague.
Lots of good jokes, but also a staunch defence of what a university should be. We're going to need a lot of that in the years ahead.
Lots of good jokes, but also a staunch defence of what a university should be. We're going to need a lot of that in the years ahead.
Following some leaked comments about the future of wholly online degrees last week, @cathellis13.bsky.social and I break down what this really means for the higher education sector...
futurecampus.com.au/2025/02/18/t...
futurecampus.com.au/2025/02/18/t...
The Real Cost of Convenience: Online Learning’s Moment of Truth
Last week, Future Campus reported on comments made during a closed-door meeting, where a TEQSA representative prompted the...
futurecampus.com.au
February 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Following some leaked comments about the future of wholly online degrees last week, @cathellis13.bsky.social and I break down what this really means for the higher education sector...
futurecampus.com.au/2025/02/18/t...
futurecampus.com.au/2025/02/18/t...
Last week when I visited Kalgoorlie, home to the 'super pit' of Australia, I couldn't resist telling participants in a GenAI workshop that this was their chance to 'get on the tools'!
Though my activities didn't require an alcohol test beforehand... quite the opposite ;-)
Though my activities didn't require an alcohol test beforehand... quite the opposite ;-)
February 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Last week when I visited Kalgoorlie, home to the 'super pit' of Australia, I couldn't resist telling participants in a GenAI workshop that this was their chance to 'get on the tools'!
Though my activities didn't require an alcohol test beforehand... quite the opposite ;-)
Though my activities didn't require an alcohol test beforehand... quite the opposite ;-)