
Welcome to presentations by inspirational speakers delivered as part of the AALL professional development series Connect. Inspire. Share.
Launched in 2020 by AALL-VIC representatives and convenors Elena Verezub and Steve Campitelli, this PD series invites members to:
- Connect – with other AALL members
- Inspire – hear and learn from inspirational speakers about teaching and learning
- Share – discuss and share perspectives on contemporary issues in the field of academic language and learning
Each session features a presentation by an inspirational speaker followed by discussions and a Q&A with the guest speaker.
Since 2022, Connect.Inspire.Share. has been convened by AALL Professional Development Committee members, Steve Campitelli, Tiana Blazevic-Bastow, May Kocatepe and Alice Lee. Connect.Inspire.Share. now also incorporates the popular Meet the Author professional conversations where you will hear from authors of Journal of Academic Language and Learning (JALL) articles and have the opportunity to engage in lively discussion about their ideas.
You will find information, video recordings and slides of presentations from CIS Seasons 4, 5 and 6 below.
Click on this link to access Seasons 1-3 of the Connect.Inspire.Share. catalogue.
Season 6 2025
ALL educators facilitate effective teaching and learning in higher education. However, as Third Space Professionals, our qualifications, skills, and experience are not always recognised by our academic colleagues.
Completing a HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia) or an Advance HE (Higher Education Academy, UK) Fellowship can address this issue by helping you to:
- build connections with a community of HE educators
- align your skills with internationally recognised teaching and learning standards
- demonstrate your expertise and commitment to teaching, learning, and student support
- enhance your credibility within your institution and the wider sector.
This session will interest ALL educators who are seeking professional development opportunities. Two guest presenters provide an overview of each Fellowship scheme, and we learn from the experience of our peers who have become Fellows.
[Apology – only the second half of the Fellowships Connect Inspire Share session was recorded due to a misunderstanding in the back end – apologies for this.
The slides are available below and show the presentation notes from the entire presentation.
Steve Campitelli, AALL Professional Development Committee Chair]
Recorded on Wednesday 26 March 2025.
Download presentation slides
For more on fellowships, please see the follow up to this session on our Talking AALL podcast episode 3. Sue Gollagher from James Cook University speaks to a group of ALL educators who have completed a HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia) or an Advance HE (Higher Education Academy, UK) Fellowship.
Season 5 2024
Panellists:
Steve Campitelli, Learning Strategist, University of Melbourne
Kirstin Marks, Manager, Academic Learning Support, UniSA
Adam Gall, Learning Success Advisor, Uni of Sydney
Guido Ernst, Manager, Academic Skills Unit, Australian Catholic University
Services across ALL Centres: panel presentation on how services work at a range of universities
Recorded on Wednesday 13 March 2024
Alexandra García, University of Sydney, presents:
Designing discipline-specific ALL workshops.
Recorded on Wednesday 24 April 2024.
Panelists:
Leah Rosales, Team Leader, Learning Advisers, Edith Cowan University
Lyle Cleeland, Senior Learning Advisor and Equity Contact Officer, Centre for Education and Enhancement, James Cook University
Dr Sophie Able, Team Leader, The Writing Centre, Macquarie University
Dr Rebekah Clarkson, Learning Adviser, Student Engagement Unit, University of South Australia
Delivery and pedagogy of 1-1 Academic Skills advising
Recorded on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Download discussion summary and comparison of services provided by each institution (PDF 282 Kb)
Supporting neurodiverse students as an ALL practitioner requires a multifaceted approach that addresses their unique needs and leverages their strengths. This panel brought together experts from five Australian universities to present evidence-based strategies for creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment. The panelists also shared their experiences working one-on-one with neurodiverse students, discussing both successes and challenges.
Panel members:
- Matt Harrison – Senior Lecturer in Learning Intervention, University of Melbourne
- Jessica Riordan – Research Project Leader, University of Melbourne
- Tiana Blazevic – Academic Learning Advisor and Disability Support Project Officer, University of Adelaide
- Kathy French – PASS Program Coordinator, University of Tasmania
- Rebekah Clarkson – Learning Advisor, University of South Australia
- Kevan Jones – Academic Learning Advisor, University of Queensland
Recorded on Wednesday 21 August 2024
Supporting neurodiverse students
Download slides provided by panel members (PDF 2529 Kb)
This compelling CIS session has a panel of five students from universities around Australia representing a range of perspectives on the enablers and barriers to their success in the tertiary context, and also on their intersections with academic language and learning services.
Recorded on Wednesday 9 October 2024
Student panel
Season 4 2023
Professor Rowena Harper, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), Edith Cowan University, presents:
AI²: Artificial Intelligence, Academic Integrity and the opportunities for ALL work.
Recorded on Thursday 16 March, 3.30-5.30pm ADST.
John Mahoney, academic lead of ACU’s INSPIRE project, Australian Catholic University, presents:
How do we make better decisions in higher education?
Recorded on Wednesday 3 May, 3.30-5.30pm.
John Mahoney also shared the INSPIRE Evidence Tool as part of this session. Click here to view this external site.
Dr David Rowland from the University of Queensland presents:
AI and Large Language Model use – what insights can come from ALL teams and how do we ensure we are developing and sharing these insights?
Recorded on Wednesday 12 July 2023
Kerry Bond and Michelle Vanderburg from CQ University present:
Using pedagogies that promote disciplinary language acquisition
Recorded on Thursday 14 September 2023
Steven Thurlow of University of Melbourne, presents Creative Collisions: Advising, creativity and academic writing in the age of AI.
Recorded on Thursday 26 October 2023.