Program Authorities series (Curriculum Transformation)

Program Authorities series (Curriculum Transformation)

To support the Curriculum Transformation initiative, Program Authorities are invited to this two-week series (Week 6 and Week 7 of Term 1), designed to support these colleagues in leading their programs through UNSW's Flex-Calendar transition and broader Curriculum Transformation.

Grounded in UNSW’s Student Experience priorities and core Pedagogical Principles, this Program Authority Professional Development series offers practical guidance on embedding these expectations consistently across students' learning journey.

View the full schedule for the series below, and register via the MS Form.

(Please select each session you'd like to attend, to receive the corresponding calendar link)

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Please note: The Week 6 & 7 sessions are targeted at program authorities (or equivalent) only.
Curriculum Transformation sessions outside of these weeks are available for all UNSW staff here.

Program Authorities series schedule

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Overview to Curriculum Transformation: Program Level Approach
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Overview to Curriculum Transformation: Program Level Approach

Tuesday 24 March, 9:30AM - 12:30PM

 

Presenters: Karin Watson and Diana Perche

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Tuesday 24 March, 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Self-evaluation workshop
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Self-evaluation workshop

Tuesday 24 March, 1:30PM - 3:30PM

 

Tuesday 24 March, 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Program Simplification workshop
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Program Simplification workshop

Wednesday 25 March, 9:30AM - 11AM


Presenter: Scott Kable

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Wednesday 25 March, 9:30AM - 11AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Program Level Assessment Design
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Program Level Assessment Design

Wednesday 25 March, 11AM - 12:30PM


Presenters: Mark Ian Jones and Tracy Wilcox

This session introduces program authorities and specialisation leads to the foundational concepts and early steps involved in shifting from course-based assessment to a coordinated, whole-of-program approach. The workshop builds shared understanding of why PLA matters and what it involves, outlining key stages such as clarifying program learning outcomes, mapping assessment across the degree, identifying gaps and redundancies, and strengthening feedback and progression. Drawing on case studies of implemented program-level models, the session provides practical templates, exemplars and frameworks to support informed curriculum discussions and future program-wide assessment design.

 

Wednesday 25 March, 11AM - 12:30PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Pedagogical Principles workshop
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Pedagogical Principles workshop

Wednesday 25 March, 1:30PM - 3PM


Presenters: Ee Kho and Kristin Turnbull

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Wednesday 25 March, 1:30PM - 3PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Assessment & Feedback drop-in session
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Assessment & Feedback drop-in session

Wednesday 25 March, 3PM - 4PM

 

Wednesday 25 March, 3PM - 4PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Universal Design for Learning: Program Level Approaches
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Universal Design for Learning: Program Level Approaches

Thursday 26 March, 9:30AM - 11AM


Presenter: Rachel Kasturi

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Thursday 26 March, 9:30AM - 11AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Securing assessment in an AI-enabled environment
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Securing assessment in an AI-enabled environment

Thursday 26 March, 1:30PM - 3PM


Presenters: Mark Ian Jones and Tracy Wilcox

This session introduces academic staff to the principles and practical considerations involved in designing assessments that maintain integrity while recognising the realities of generative AI. The session builds a shared understanding of why assessment security matters beyond traditional exam settings, emphasising that secure assessment can take many forms, including tasks where student learning is observed in action. Drawing on concrete examples—such as interactive oral assessments, structured in-class activities, scaffolded task completion, and participation-based approaches—the workshop provides practical strategies and exemplars that support credible, authentic, and defensible assessment design in contemporary learning environments.

 

Thursday 26 March, 1:30PM - 3PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Pedagogical Principles (UDL) drop-in session
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Pedagogical Principles (UDL) drop-in session

Thursday 26 March, 3PM - 4PM

 

Thursday 26 March, 3PM - 4PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Embedding Indigenous Knowledges: Program Level Approaches
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Embedding Indigenous Knowledges: Program Level Approaches

Tuesday 31 March, 9:30AM - 11AM


Presenter: PVCIE, Christine Evans

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Tuesday 31 March, 9:30AM - 11AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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AI Literacy and Capability: Program Level Approaches
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AI Literacy and Capability: Program Level Approaches

Tuesday 31 March, 11AM - 12PM


Presenters: Mark Ian Jones and Tracy Wilcox

This session introduces Program Authorities and Specialisation Leads to a coordinated, program-level approach to developing students’ AI capabilities. The session outlines new AI permission categories while reframing the conversation away from policing AI use and toward clarifying assessment purpose. Recognising that AI is embedded across most professions, the workshop positions AI capability as integral to industry readiness: graduates should be able to use AI tools responsibly, critically, and effectively within their disciplinary context. It promotes a staged model of skills development—progressing from foundational literacy and ethical awareness to critical evaluation and applied practice—and supports leaders to identify, scaffold, and map coherent AI capability development across the program.

 

Tuesday 31 March, 11AM - 12PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Embedding Societal Impact: Program Level Approaches
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Embedding Societal Impact: Program Level Approaches

Tuesday 31 March, 11AM - 12PM


Presenter: Benjamin Phipps

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Tuesday 31 March, 1PM - 2PM
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Future-Focused Skills: Program Level Approaches
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Future-Focused Skills: Program Level Approaches

Tuesday 31 March, 2PM - 3PM


Presenter: Josephine Holecek

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Tuesday 31 March, 2PM - 3PM
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Cultural and Emotional Dimensions of Learning: Program Level Approaches​
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Cultural and Emotional Dimensions of Learning: Program Level Approaches​

Wednesday 1 April, 9:30AM - 11AM

 

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Wednesday 1 April, 9:30AM - 11AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Open Assessments: Design, Guidance and Judgement
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​Open Assessments: Design, Guidance and Judgement

Wednesday 1 April, 11AM - 12:30PM

 

Presenters: Mark Ian Jones and Tracy Wilcox​

This session focuses at the course level, responding to the reality of ubiquitous AI use in contemporary learning environments. The session explores how to design assessments that assume AI is available, shifting emphasis toward clarity of task purpose, explicit guidance, and robust academic judgement. Through practical examples it examines how to structure prompts, scaffold process, and define criteria that distinguish between superficial AI-supported output and demonstrated student understanding. The workshop supports educators to design open assessments that are authentic, transparent, and defensible while maintaining high academic standards.

 

Wednesday 1 April, 11AM - 12:30PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Fostering Lifelong Learners: Program Level Approaches​
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Fostering Lifelong Learners: Program Level Approaches​

Wednesday 1 April, 2PM - 3PM

 

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Wednesday 1 April, 2PM - 3PM
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Assessment & Feedback case study session (Session 1)
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Assessment & Feedback case study session (Session 1)

Thursday 2 April, 9:30AM - 10:30AM

 

Thursday 2 April, 9:30AM - 10:30AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Assessment & Feedback case study session (Session 2)
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Assessment & Feedback case study session (Session 2)

Thursday 2 April, 10:30AM - 11:30AM

 

Thursday 2 April, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Program Simplification case study session
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Program Simplification case study session

Thursday 2 April, 12PM - 1PM

 

Thursday 2 April, 12PM - 1PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Societal Impact case study session
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Societal Impact case study session

Thursday 2 April, 1PM - 2PM

 

Thursday 2 April, 1PM - 2PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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Embedding Indigenous Knowledges case study session
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Embedding Indigenous Knowledges case study session

Thursday 2 April, 2PM - 3PM

 

Thursday 2 April, 2PM - 3PM
Hybrid (Teaching Commons and online)

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