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AI, future employment and health risks for students will be among exciting topics explored at ACAP’s annual conference.
The Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP) is set to host its annual conference on Wednesday 30 October, under the theme ‘Sustaining Scholarship: Furthering and applying knowledge through student-centred practice’.
The one-day event will bring together academics, researchers and industry professionals to explore cutting-edge approaches in higher education.
The conference will feature a diverse range of presentations across multiple disciplines, including psychology, criminology, social work and counselling.
The keynote speaker will be Professor Sue Saltmarsh, Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education at the University of New England.
In her address ‘After student-centred learning: Knowledge, practices and the art(s) of harder questions’ she will explore the future of student-centred learning in the context of global shifts and challenges.
“My interest is in querying the centrality of the self in discourses of student-centred practices. I argue that this is insufficient for learning that can meet the challenges of the present age, and query whether we are asking the right questions of our educational norms,” she said.
She said the ACAP conference was an opportunity to explore new ways of teaching and learning.
“These can be really rich and meaningful ways of engaging collectively with challenges and generating new ideas.”
Other highlights include work relevant to ACAP’s diverse student cohort. New research on career outcomes for future students, findings on gender and sexual diversity and the analysis of the rise of AI will all be explored.
The varied program will include:
- Dr Prince Atorkey and colleagues’ innovative research on health risk behaviours among non-university higher education students
- Matthew Thurgood and the Criminology and Justice team on how AI is impacting both the content and pedagogy of criminology education
- insights into the experiences of sexuality and gender diverse people of colour in Australia based on qualitative research presented by teacher and Masters student Tidus Artorius and Associate Professor Fiona Ann Papps
- a session on reimagining professional learning in universities by Gina Saliba, Associate Dean of Scholarship & Capability
- a presentation by Professor John Reece on ‘big data’ analysis of employment opportunities for psychology graduates, providing valuable insights for students and educators.
Professor Christopher Klopper, Dean of ACAP, said the conference’s themes are all relevant to the college’s diverse student bodies.
This event will provide attendees with valuable opportunities for transdisciplinary scholarly discourse, fostering ideation and facilitating networking among peers and colleagues.