For many new-to-university students, being graded is a source of not just stress, but distress. Competency-based assessment is showing promise as a way to foster creativity and intrinsic motivation in students, while supporting their wellbeing.
The redesign of UNSW's University Preparation Program has been approved! This Enabling program is a fee-free program of foundational learning that prepares students for undergraduate study at UNSW.
AI use across industry and professions is accelerating, and students need to be able to critically engage with this to be employment-ready upon graduation. Dr Sharon Aris contends that, rather than prohibit its us
By multiple authors across UNSW Faculties and Divisions. Particularly since COVID, the idea of incorporating kindness into the university environment has been receiving increased interest.
The academic tradition of sharing knowledge and connecting with colleagues at conferences is a long one, but enthusiasm has been growing for cross-disciplinary dialogue about learning and teaching.
An ambitious pilot by a cross-faculty consortium of course convenors reveal there’s no ‘one-size fits all’ when it comes to exploring alternatives to standard grading.
UNSW’s international award-winning Peer Review of Journals Mentoring Program fills a crucial gap: allowing academics to learn and practice the skills involved in peer-reviewing scholarly research.
