Events

Coming up

Looking ahead

Registration forms and more information for the following events are hyperlinked below. Please keep checking this page for event and registration updates.
For drop-in sessions at the Teaching Commons, click here.

Date Time Topic Presenter/s Format
Mon 13/5 - Fri 17/5 10am-12pm & 2pm-3pm LET'S Meet Term 2 2024 Educational Technology Support Hybrid Workshop
Fri 17/5 10-11am AV Technology in CATS (part of LET's Meet) Learning Environments  Hybrid session
Mon 20/5 10-11am AV Technology in CATS, Q&A and demonstration Learning Environments  In-person session
Tue 21/5 10-11am

Applying for 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT)

Prof. Chris Tisdell & Dr Anna Rowe Online session
Tue 21/5 & Wed 22/5 10am - 1pm, 12-3pm Educational Support Sessions (30mins timeslot by appointment only) Learning Environments  In-person session
Tue 21/5 12-1pm Next Steps for Inclusive Teaching A/Prof. Rebecca LeBard & Lucy Jellema  Hybrid workshop
Tue 21/5 1.30-2.30pm Making a Solid Foundation for Learning: Teaching Strategies for Enabling Wellbeing Dr Ben Phipps & Dr Chris Maloney  Hybrid workshop
Wed 22/5 10 - 11.30am Human research ethics for educational research - an information session Dr Anna Rowe & Chantal Bostock Hybrid
Wed 22/5 12-1pm Design your own Ed Tech Jen Xiang In-person workshop
Thu 23/5 10:30am-12pm Breaking barriers: Promoting Success for Neurodivergent Students in the Classroom Equitable Learning Services event Online seminar
Thu 23/5 12-1.30pm UNFED Session UNSW Engineering Hybrid meeting
Thu 23/5 12.30- 2pm From Barriers to Bridges: Empowering gender equity in academics to better prepare students for employability A/Prof Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi &
Dr Natalie Oh
Hybrid
Thu 23/5 5-6pm

Publish or Perish: tips for navigating the modern publishing landscape 
(free by registering with UNSW staff email)

A/Prof. Jason Lodge, Dr Alison Purvis & Dr Joanna Tai Online seminar
Tue 28/5 12-1pm Play in education Alicia Jacenko Hybrid workshop
Tue 28/5 10-11am Next Steps for Inclusive Teaching Dr Ramesh Walpola & Lucy Jellema  Hybrid workshop
Tue 4/6 11am-12pm Harnessing storytelling to engage students Dr Poon Leung Hybrid workshop
Thu 6/6 11am-12pm

Innovative approaches to stimulate student engagement and support learning

Dr Thomas Duncan & A/Prof. Junming Ho Online seminar
Tue 11/6 12-1pm Embedding Academic Skills and Literacies in the Curriculum Academic Skills and Language Literacy teams

In-person seminar

Wed 12/6 1-2pm Beyond the presentation: Designing and implementing oral assessment Meredith MacAulay & Dr Pranit Anand Hybrid workshop
Thu 13/6 11am-12pm From Pencil to AI: Designing Assessment for Learning Swapneel Thite & Giordana Orsini Florez Hybrid workshop
Tue 18/6 10-11am Communication Strategies to Support Diverse Learning Needs Sean Maloney Hybrid workshop
Wed 19/6 11am-12pm From Pencil to AI: Designing Assessment for Learning (repeat) Swapneel Thite & Giordana Orsini Florez Hybrid workshop
Thu 20/6 1-2pm Advanced Inclusive Teaching Practices Ms Katrina Blazek & Lucy Jellema Hybrid workshop
Thu 27/6 10-11am Advanced Inclusive Teaching Practices Prof. Terry Cumming & Lucy Jellema Hybrid workshop
Fri 28/6 3-6.30pm NSW Higher Education Summit Multiple speakers Hybrid summit
Thu 4/7 10-11am Feedback to feedforward Alicia Jacenko Hybrid workshop
Tue 16/7 10-11am Improving Assessment with Transparency in Teaching & Learning (TiLT) Dr Alex Bannigan Hybrid workshop
Tue 16/7 12-1pm Embedding Academic Skills and Literacies in the Curriculum Academic Skills and Language Literacy teams In-person seminar
Wed 17/7 10-11am Scaffolding Learning for Diverse Student Needs Sean Maloney Hybrid workshop
Thu 18/7 1.30-2.30 Motivating Students to Learn Meredith MacAulay Hybrid workshop
Tue 23/7 11am-12pm Programmatic Assessment A/Prof. Priya Pathak Online seminar
Tue 23/7 1-2pm Designing Rubrics that Work Sean Maloney Hybrid workshop
Wed 24/7 1-2pm Improving Assessment with Transparency in Teaching & Learning (TiLT) (repeat) Dr Alex Bannigan Hybrid workshop
Tue 30/7 11am-12pm

Healthy Universities Initiative

Dr Leesa Sidhu, Prof. Gary Velan, Honorary Prof. Jacquelyn Cranney Online seminar
Mon 26/8 - Fri 30/8 All day Intensive Course Design Institute (CDI) Academic Development Team In-person course
Mon 2/9 - Fri 6/9 All day Canberra Course Design Institute (CDI) UNSW Canberra Learning & Teaching

In-person course

Registration forms and more information for the following events are hyperlinked below. Please keep checking this page for event and registration updates.
For drop-in sessions at the Teaching Commons, click here.

Date Time Topic Presenter/s Format
Mon 26/8 - Wed 13/11 Four sessions
(10am-12pm)
Foundations of Learning & Teaching (FULT)  Academic Development Team Hybrid course
Mon 18/11 - Fri 22/11 All day UNSW's Education Festival Multiple presenters Hybrid Festival

UNSW Education Event Series

The SEA Lecture Series highlights the thought-leadership and innovative educational strategies and practices of our outstanding educators and their esteemed networks. Through the lectures, our UNSW Scientia Education Academy promotes educational excellence, and facilitates high-level discussions about the future of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

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Peer-to-peer sharing of best practice, innovation and ideas in university learning and teaching. The Connections events are open to all UNSW staff and provide a forum to share ideas and get feedback on practice and research.

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Lightning Workshops are hands-on, 1-hour sessions designed to enhance the teaching skills and courses of UNSW academics in a collaborative environment. During each workshop, participants have the opportunity to design, refine, and implement strategies to enhance their students' learning experience.

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The Lunch and Learn series is hosted by the EF Communities of Practice. Hosted in the Teaching Commons, EF CoP Lunch & Learns are open to all staff from across UNSW interested in learning and teaching. Each session features a different format and guest speakers ranging from presentations, workshops, panels, discussions and professional development activities, and kicks off with a networking lunch. 

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An annual week-long series of activities encompassing the former Learning & Teaching Forum and Faculty Education events to share best practices in learning and teaching at UNSW.

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Past Events

Tues 18 October 2022
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1-2pm

Explore the concerns of grading systems and the strategy for eliminating grades within a competency-based assessment system with Prof. Karen Hauer from the University of California, San Francisco.

24 September 2019
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12:00 - 2:00pm

This interactive showcase is for anyone interested in the technologies and practices of inclusive education design to make teaching and learning more accessible to all students.