Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency

This week's Good Practice Monday highlights TEQSA's Gen AI knowledge hub.

The Gen AI knowledge hub aims to assist providers in managing the challenges and opportunities afforded by evolving gen AI technologies. It includes both TEQSA resources, and resources drawn from across the sector in Australia and internationally.

Find the Gen AI knowledge hub on our website (www.teqsa.gov.au), under 'Guides and resources' and 'Higher education good practice hub'.

TEQSA has blocked another 61 commercial academic cheating websites, disrupting the operations of illegal commercial academic cheating services which target students.

Blocking illegal academic cheating service websites is part of TEQSA’s multi-pronged approach to protecting the integrity of higher education awards.

A list of blocked websites is available at:
www.teqsa.gov.au/blocked-illegal-cheating-websites

If you encounter a suspected academic cheating service website, you can report it via our online form: www.teqsa.gov.au/reporting-suspected-academic-cheating-service-form

This week's Good Practice Monday shares resources from the Higher Education Gender-based Violence Regulator.

Their website (found at: www.education.gov.au/highereducationgbvregulator) includes a range of information for higher education providers, staff and students.

There's also a 'Digital Toolkit: National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence', which provides resources to help students understand the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence and its implications.

Allegations of academic misconduct can feel overwhelming for students, but support is available.

This week's Good Practice Monday highlights free online TEQSA resources designed to assist students in understanding and navigating academic misconduct allegations.

The 'Student academic misconduct resources' include: explanations of students’ rights and responsibilities; information about what is involved in the investigation process; and, guidance on where, and how, to seek support.

You can view them through the 'Students' section of our website: www.teqsa.gov.au/student-support

The selection process for TEQSA’s first Student Advisory Panel is now underway.

The formation of the panel is an important step in ensuring that the lived experiences of students and their perspectives continue to inform TEQSA’s focus on systemic and emerging risks in the sector.

More details: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/students/student-advisory-panel

Join us for our free webinar, 'Online degrees in the age of gen AI: what credible assurance requires'.

Date – Thursday 4 June
Time – 2pm (AEST)

The webinar is suitable for senior leaders and academics involved in online teaching and learning, quality assurance and academic integrity.

Find out more and register via our website - https://www.teqsa.gov.au/about-us/news-and-events/latest-news/upcoming-webinar-assuring-online-degrees-age-gen-ai

This week for Good Practice Monday we're sharing our 'Student academic misconduct toolkit', which seeks to support students facing academic misconduct allegations.

It's available through the Students menu of our website, and provides:
👉 explanations of students’ rights and responsibilities
👉 information about what is involved in the investigation process
👉 guidance on where, and how, to seek support.

Check it out and share it with your network: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/students/student-academic-misconduct-resources

TEQSA has an opportunity for students to share their voice, help shape a better higher education sector and gain valuable advocacy skills.

Our Student Advisory Panel is a new initiative which looks to gain insights into your lived experiences as a student in Australia’s higher education sector. We’re looking for 8 to 10 students with diverse experiences and backgrounds. Panelists will be initially appointed for a 1-year term and will then be invited to express interest in extending their term for a second year at the conclusion of the first year.

The panel will meet 4 times each year to discuss what’s going well, what isn’t working, and what could be done to improve higher education in Australia.

Sharing your lived experience is valuable and students selected as panel members will be paid an honorarium for their time.

If this sounds like an opportunity you, or someone you know, would be interested in, head over to 👉 elliottgray.com.au/TEQSA

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For this week's Good Practice Monday we're highlighting TEQSA and ASQA's Dual Sector Strategy.

The strategy, released last year, outlines a 3-year program of work focused on:

👉 improving information sharing and collaboration between the agencies
👉 optimising the alignment of regulatory processes and evidence requirements where practical
👉 supporting providers to strengthen governance and responsiveness to industry needs.

It reflects TEQSA and ASQA's shared commitment to tertiary harmonisation and reducing administrative burden and compliance duplication for providers.

Take a look: https://www.teqsa.gov.au/how-we-regulate/dual-sector-regulatory-strategy

Are you a student who wants to help shape a better higher education sector?

TEQSA regulates Australia’s higher education institutions. We make sure institutions have checks and balances in place to ensure they’re delivering you a quality education.

Students are central to everything we do, and we want your help. We’re asking students to raise their voice and share their lived experience through our new Student Advisory Panel.

If selected as a panel member, you’ll meet 4 times a year (both online and in person) to discuss what’s working and what’s not, and what could be done to improve higher education in Australia.

Sharing your lived experience is valuable, and you’ll be paid an honorarium for your time.

If this sounds like something you, or someone you know, might be interested in, visit elliottgray.com.au/TEQSA for details.