Events

UNSW colleagues are invited to participate in workshops to support redesigning and restructuring our courses and programs across UNSW, relating to assessment and feedback.

Participate in the upcoming Scholarship of Teaching of Learning sessions in 2026!

Join Deakin University's A/Prof. Joanna Tai as she offers in-depth insights into equity students’ experiences of navigating and negotiating their university studies.

If you’d like to know more about what’s happening in and around UNSW with AI and teaching and learning, come and join us for our second AI Fest on Thursday, 4 September from 10am to 4pm in the Teaching Commons. 

This year, the New South Wales Higher Education Summit is being held in conjunction with UNSW’s inaugural Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Symposium.

Join Prof. Paula Brough from Griffith University in exploring evidence-based strategies from the positive psychology movement to help both staff and students navigate turbulent times and boost wellbeing in university settings.

This interactive workshop is designed to help staff utilise LinkedIn as a powerful tool for academic recognition, networking, and career advancement.

Discover how UNSW educators Prof. Sami Kara and A/Prof. Lauren Kark are bridging education, research, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship to tackle real-world challenges beyond the constraints of the academic calendar.

The Conduct and Integrity Office (CIO) is offering a session to educate teaching staff on the basics of how to detect signs of contract cheating and unauthorized AI use in assessments, and what to do when it is identified.

Prof. Michelle Lazarus will explore how uncertainty manifests across various careers, examine the pros and cons of different strategies for managing uncertainty tolerance, and discuss the psychological factors that shape our responses.

Discuss ongoing challenges and explore the opportunities to advance Work-Integrated Learning to better meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.  

Learn the capabilities required for effective teacher feedback, explore how to improve student feedback literacy and their ability to seek feedback, make sense of it, and work with their emotions throughout the process. 

Enjoy a day to recharge and be inspired about AI use in education.

Explore the future of AV technology for education at a staff showcase this August.

The Summit brought together thought leaders and practitioners from across the country, to explore key issues impacting and shaping the HE sector, focusing on AI and Assessment.

Explore the future of AI in education with Associate Professor Jason Lodge from The University of Queensland, live on Tuesday 18 June at 4 pm with the AI Education Focussed Community of Practice. This event is open to all UNSW staff. 

Empowering gender equity in academia, Prof. Niessen-Ruenzi & Dr Natalie Oh address bias and female leadership, enhancing student employability at UNSW.

Join us for the upcoming SEA lecture that will uncover the practical design of engaging students in large-scale courses, building on a comprehensive strategic project being conducted at The University of Sydney Business School.

If you have ever wanted a ‘quick start session’ to use GenAI as a tool to create efficiencies, this session is for you.

Join us for the upcoming SEA lecture where Dr Mollie Dollinger will discuss critical questions and insights on using data to inform the future of the student experience.

Join us for the upcoming SEA lecture that will discuss the future of educational assessment building on a national forum of assessment and AI experts held in August 2023.

Join Senior Lecturers Peter Neal and Sarah Grundy in this hands-on workshop, based on a leading Australian paper on how Generative AI affects assessment integrity.

The NSW Higher Education Summit hosted by the UNSW Scientia Education Academy will bring together thought leaders and practitioners from across our state, to explore key issues impacting and shaping the HE sector now and into the future.&nbsp

In this Masterclass workshop, learn how to respond to the challenges that new forms of cheating present to the integrity of academic assessment.

Identify the links between grades, risk and psychopathy in contract cheating with Prof. Dan Rigby from the University of Manchester.

A discussion on the implications of generative AI platforms for education and academic integrity at UNSW.

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.

Inspire. Challenge. Celebrate.

A panel session with teaching and learning journal editors and reviewers

Australia’s leading VR company will present on creating a VR experience to prepare students to apply first aid in disaster

Explore how relationship-rich experiences at university ensure every student feels welcomed and inspired to learn 

Inspire. Challenge. Celebrate.

How are latest immersive technologies impacting a range of sectors? Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning get you ready for take-off or surgery?  

A/Prof Melanie White considers what makes the lecture so distinct as a form of meaning-making, pedagogical experience, and knowledge production.

Associate Professor Simon McIntyre explores how we can be proactive in our use of data, and what this could mean for the personalisation of an entire UNSW experience.

Our Scientia Education Academy Fellows discuss the rationale for a collaborative, coordinated and multifaceted approach that empowers our students to thrive.

Professor Alex Steel will explore issues on assessment, consider some of the goals of assessment, and suggest some paths forward.

How can emergent technologies, methodologies and practices enable us to understand complex information, and harness new perspectives to help solve complex issues that we are facing right now?

In the shifting landscape of higher education this year’s Learning and Teaching Forum will showcase learning and teaching practices which demonstrates opportunities explored in the face of increasing change.

The Inspired Learning Summits celebrate the educational innovations and partnerships that enhance educators’ teaching and enrich students’ learning at UNSW. 

The SECedu Institute at UNSW is bringing together major cybersecurity educators and leaders in the profession from across Australia to discuss and share what it takes to build a secure digital future.

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.