Reviewer 2: a hyper-critic who interrogates for failure and fault and is short on praise? This seminar reframes reviewer 2 as a challenge to embrace, unpacking why even experienced researchers face rejections in education journals. It delves into research design principles, emphasizing alignment between research questions, methodology, and scholarly discourse. We will share our experiences and provide strategies to review-proof your paper.

Dr Jo-Anne Kelder has worked in a variety of senior higher education learning and teaching roles at the University of Tasmania, continuing as Adjunct Senior Researcher. provides higher education consultancy services through Jo-Anne Kelder Consulting, focused on building academic staff capacity for scholarship of teaching and learning, including research design (ethical and effective) and writing for publication. Her writing is cross-disciplinary, and she uses collaborative writing for publication as a tool for mentoring PhD candidates and early career academics.

She is editor for the new HERDSA journal, Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education (ASRHE) and was Senior Editor (Developing Teaching Practice and Special Issues portfolios) for the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP) from 2018-2024. She is a founding member of the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA) and contributes as Director, chairing the Partnerships and Education committees.

LinkedIn: jokelder

Dr Eva Heinrich is Associate Professor at Massey University, teaching in information technology and researching in higher education in areas such as learning technologies, assessment, blended learning, and academic development. Eva is founding executive editor of ASRHE, HERDSA’s open-access journal focussed on research and researcher development in SoTL contexts, member of the HERDSA executive and the HERDSA NZ branch committee, and strategic lead, journals, for OAPA (Open Access Publishing Association).

LinkedIn: eva-heinrich-2019

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