Tim Pitman

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Tim Pitman

@timothypitman

Katılım Nisan 2011

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Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton·4 May

Sad news that Peter Noonan has passed away. He had a major influence on tertiary education policy for more than 30 years.

Tim Dodd@TimDoddEDU

Remembering Peter Noonan, who recently passed away at the age of 67. A policy maker and thinker, he was at the centre of many of the major reforms to Australia's education system, from the 1980s until the present. theaustralian.com.au/higher-educati…

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·13 Nis

Very good. "In other words, would it harm Australian research if we simply gave ERA a rest, and let researchers get on with, you know, researching?" No, no it wouldn't. But no, no we won't.

Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton

Good piece from John Byron: 'A new ERA: not worth the effort.' The low hanging fruit in research policy is spending less time optimising research outcomes and more time doing research. campusmorningmail.com.au/news/a-new-era…

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·8 Nis

Very interesting. To which I would add, in Australia at least, The Government as a stakeholder is not only interested in what unis can do for the economy but what role they are expected to play in culture wars. From both sides.

Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton

Interesting uni heresy: "...the most strategically valuable part of a modern university platform is its administrative capability and competencies. Not its front-line scholarly staff or academic workforce, but the administrative capability that facilitates the 15-sided market."

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·4 Nis

@andrewjnorton @thesiswhisperer @DanielCasey_CBR @diarmuid3003 @VFSYES @nontweetingNP Might it also have been the shift to funding for completion not funding by enrolment, making institutions more cautious about who they accepted?

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Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton·4 Nis

@thesiswhisperer @DanielCasey_CBR @diarmuid3003 @VFSYES @nontweetingNP Total funding was stable at that time.

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(((Dr Daniel Casey)))✡️🇮🇱@DanielCasey_CBR·4 Nis

I'm looking for someone who knows about Aus PhD funding/governance policy/history? There was a big drop in PhD commencements in 2015. 2014 budget proposed intro of student fees for PhDs, but that never happened. Was there a cut to the RTP block grants? @thesiswhisperer @VFSYES

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ACSES@acsesedu·28 Mar

NCSEHE-funded research finds Indigenous students & people with #Disability were more likely to exhibit poor #MentalHealth prior to university than their non-equity counterparts. New @UQ_News & @uwanews report, available now: ncsehe.edu.au/equity-mental-… #HigherEducation @UWAresearch

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·25 Mar

@andrewjnorton @DavidSligar Agreed but my point is still that equity data from DESE indicates that both raw numbers and participation rates appear to improve for low-SES with implementation of DDS, but have declined since it froze. I.e. when supply increases and competition lessens

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Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton·25 Mar

@timothypitman @DavidSligar My main point is clarity on the definitions; the attached charts numbers are inaccurate because using current address means student accomodation makes uni areas look high SES, but illustrates the conceptual differences between enrolment shares and participation rates.

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·25 Mar

@andrewjnorton @DavidSligar 2/2 ...tho I accept correlation is not causation. But if not HECS + DDS improving participation rate, what else could it be? And why the immediate reversal of fortune for low-SES students following freeze of DDS?

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Andrew Norton@andrewjnorton·25 Mar

@timothypitman @DavidSligar But because low SES are more strongly represented in the lower ATAR school leavers, they are most affected. by shifts in supply, up or down.

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Matt Brett@MattBrettLTU·9 Mar

@seos895 @NCSEHE @DrJoannaT @DavidREckstein @timothypitman @Eduspokesperson And obviously congrats also to the researchers who have been putting in the hard yards! But as Director - you deserve special credit for bringing it all together !!

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Matt Brett@MattBrettLTU·8 Mar

A bumper harvest of @NCSEHE disability research this autumn: Live tweeter extraordinaire @DrJoannaT ++ cool work on exams @DavidREckstein fellowship on careers @timothypitman ++ on financing and fellowship report out soon! Thanks @seos895 for funding this and more !!!

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Prof Sarah O' Shea@seos895·8 Mar

@MattBrettLTU @NCSEHE @DrJoannaT @DavidREckstein @timothypitman Thanks @MattBrettLTU for such recognition of @NCSEHE research work! But kudos must go to our wonderful @NCSEHE grants & fellowship advisory committee for making good funding choices (under leadership of Lesley Parker and of course @Eduspokesperson for providing the necessary $$$!

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Prof Sarah O' Shea@seos895·25 Şub

New blog from @CathyDrane (@NCSEHE Postdoc) examining the ways in which students' record mental health - a concise and interesting read! Now is the time to revamp university student mental health reporting systems - NCSEHE: ncsehe.edu.au/university-stu…

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ACSES@acsesedu·24 Şub

New research finds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men are underrepresented at Australian universities, despite high levels of aspiration to #HigherEd. Read the full report: ncsehe.edu.au/research-highe… @MenziesResearch @EdithCowanUni @UQ_News @MurdochUni @latrobe @UniCanberra

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·16 Şub

Government stats just released confirms this research. VU's attrition rate down significantly since adopting the block model. More than half of VU's students are from recognised equity groups, so this is a win for many students coming from non-traditional backgrounds into uni.

ACSES@acsesedu

NCSEHE-funded research from @victoriauninews showing that the #BlockTeaching model makes a difference. #HigherEducation #Equity

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Tim Pitman@timothypitman·6 Ara

@DrPeterBentley @AustralianLabor @andrewjnorton @BretlynB @MattBrettLTU To put this number in some context: on current trends these new places would see about 1,500 students with disability, 400 Indigenous, 3,000 low-SES & 4,000 regional students in our unis each year.

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Peter Bentley@DrPeterBentley·6 Ara

The @AustralianLabor to add ~20,000 uni places targeting "regional, remote &outer-suburban areas...first in their family... & First Nations Australians". What #highered data is there on 1st in family? @andrewjnorton @BretlynB @timothypitman @MattBrettLTU alp.org.au/policies/futur…

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NDCO Illawarra and South East NSW@EliciaFord_NDCO·3 Ara

#UDLTertiaryEdAUS UDL, you're already doing it in one way or another. "UDL is a way to find a common discourse around the best practices we are probably all already exploring actively" @FFovet Let's challenge ourselves to do more @UDLTertiary @adcet_edu_au

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ACSES@acsesedu·3 Ara

One in ten tertiary students look after dependent children while studying, NCSEHE-funded research found. Lisa Andrewartha on the challenging demands for parents in #HigherEd, and how unis can be accommodating to their needs. Via @KiftSally's CMM series. campusmorningmail.com.au/news/needed-no…

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@andrewjnorton @thesiswhisperer @DanielCasey_CBR @VFSYES @nontweetingNP @UQ_News @uwanews @UWAresearch