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 18/3 2-3pm LET'S Meet during Recharge Week: Mastering the Moodle Gradebook Educational Technology Support In-person workshop
Wed 20/3 1-2pm Empowering Students to Learn through Failure Dr Kelsey Burton Hybrid workshop
Wed 20/3 2-3pm LET'S Meet during Recharge Week: Creating Moodle Courses Educational Technology Support In-person workshop
Thu 21/3 2-3pm LET'S Meet during Recharge Week: Using Rubrics in Assessment Marking Educational Technology Support In-person workshop
Tue 26/3 10-11am Lightning Workshop: Writing Effective Essay Questions Lightning Workshop Team In-person workshop
Tue 26/3 2-3pm Team-Based Learning and E-Portfolios Valerie Combe-Germes Hybrid workshop
Tue 26/3 2.30-3.30pm UNFED Meeting UNSW Law & Justice Online meeting
Wed 27/3 10.30-12pm Inaugural seminar - Building Sustainable Futures: Integrating Engineering, Policy, and Community Engagement in Higher Education A/Prof Irina Lazar of University College London In-person seminar
Thu 28/3 12-2pm Developing Effective Community-based Placements: A Practical Workshop A/Prof Irina Lazar of University College London In-person workshop
Tue 2/4 10-11am Lightning Workshop: From Feedback to Feedforward Lightning Workshop Team In-person workshop
Tue 2/4 12-1pm Empowering student partners for educational impact Dr Gee Chong Ling & Melody Li Online Seminar
Tue 2/4   Increasing My Experience Response Rates with the BOOST Strategy, and Using AI to Identify Themes in Qualitative Feedback Dr Kevin Liu In-person session
Wed 3/4 9-4pm Sydney Basin Symposium on Transdisciplinary Student Project

A/Prof. Irina Lazar (UCL)

Prof. Rita Henderson (Deputy Dean – Societal Impact & Translation)


A/Prof. Lauren Kark (Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering)


Priscilla Tan (UNSW Founders)

Melinda Wimborne (Makerspace)
 
In-person symposium
Mon 8/4 1-2pm Designing and Implementing Oral Assessment Meredith Macauley Hybrid workshop
Tue 9/4 11am-12pm Empowering Students Learning Through Responsible Use of AI in Learning and Assessments Dr Andrew Dymock Hybrid workshop
Wed 10/4 2-3pm Lightning Workshop: From Feedback to Feedforward Lightning Workshop Team In-person workshop
Thu 11/4 2-3pm Enhancing student experience in large classes through purposeful design A/Prof. Elaine Huber & Dr Stephanie Wilson (Sydney University) Online lecture
Tue 16/4 - Fri 17/5

Weekly workshops

(10am-12pm)

Beginning to Teach for ECRs and HDRs (BTT)

Academic Development Team Hybrid course
Tue 16/4 2-3pm Lightning Workshop: Implementing Autonomy Supportive Teaching Practices and Self-Regulated Learning Lightning Workshop Team In-person workshop
Thu 18/4   myExperience comment review process and the feedback resilience project Nicole Saintilan In-person session
Thu 9/5   Making Sense Out of Nonsense: How to make MYexperience work for ME Dr May Lim & Dr Vanessa Honson In-person session
Mon 13/5, Tue 14/5   Transforming Education with AI-Driven Insights and Student Feedback Multiple speakers Conference

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
Tue 21/5 12-1pm Next Steps for Inclusive Teaching A/Prof. Rebecca LeBard, Dr Ramesh Walpola & Lucy Jellema  Hybrid workshop
Thu 20/6 1-2pm Advanced Inclusive Teaching Practices Prof. Terry Cumming, Ms Katrina Blazek & Lucy Jellema Hybrid workshop
Fri 28/6 PM NSW Higher Education Summit   Hybrid summit
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.