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
Tue 23/4 1-2.30pm UNFED Meeting PVCE Portfolio Hybrid meeting
Wed 24/4 10.30-11.30am Academic Brew: UNSW Library Morning Tea UNSW Library Team In-person meeting
Wed 8/5 10-11am

Applying for 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching

Professor Chris Tisdell & Dr Anna Rowe Online session
Thu 9/5 2-3pm Making sense out of nonsense: High TEAch break and term debrief Dr May Lim & Dr Vanessa Honson In-person session
Mon 13/5 - Tue 14/5 All day 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
Mon 13/5 - Fri 17/5 10am-12pm & 2pm-3pm LET'S Meet Term 2 2024 Educational Technology Support Hybrid Workshop
Tue 21/5 12-1pm Next Steps for Inclusive Teaching A/Prof. Rebecca LeBard, Dr Ramesh Walpola & 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 TBC
Wed 22/5 12-1pm Engineer more than prompts: Design your own Ed Tech Jen Xiang & Zabrina Chen  Hybrid workshop
Tue 4/6 11am-12pm Harnessing Storytelling to Engage Students Dr Poon Leung Hybrid workshop
Thu 6/6 11am-12pm Innovation & student engagement in first year courses 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 workshop

Wed 12/6 1-2pm Beyond the presentation: Designing and implementing oral assessment Meredith MacAulay & Dr Pranit Anand 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 Multiple speakers Hybrid summit
Tue 16/7 12-1pm Embedding Academic Skills and Literacies in the Curriculum Academic Skills and Language Literacy teams In-person 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.