News & Blogs

With many more international students expected to return to campus in 2023, services and support is available to assist in their return to campus, or to kick start their journey.

By Professor Elizabeth (Liz) Angstmann, UNSW Science

Liz shares her experience removing grades from first year physics which shifted the students' focus on obtaining mastery rather than marks.

By Professor Gary Velan, UNSW Medicine & Health

Gary discusses the issue of 'Marksism', a term that he applies to describe the pernicious culture of assessment, and how to counteract this.

Congratulations to A/Prof Ang Liu and Michael Kasumovic for each being awarded a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, as part of the 2022 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), a highly competitive and prestigious

UNSW’s Learning Environment website has two exciting new features available for UNSW staff to support the return of teaching on campus, learn more. 

By Professor Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality

Merlin discusses his thoughts on the importance of teachers rather than technology in education.

By Associate Professor Lynn Gribble,  UNSW Business School

Lynn shares ideas on moving forward with ChatGPT and Generative AI tech with students as we enter the 2023 teaching year.

UNSW students have found a fun and supportive community of learners and teachers at myEnglish Week. Registrations are now open for Term 1 2023!

UNSW Education Festival celebrations continued as education communities came together again for a week of events highlighting cross-faculty connection and collaboration.

'My First Day: An Empathy Project' is a collaborative initiative that puts that nerve-racking first day into perspective.

Heading towards the end of the year, the six Education Technology for the Future strategic working groups have just finished their final reports, ready to be synthesised into a strategy for our digital education future. 

UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture celebrated the efforts and achievements of academics and faculty staff through the ADA ECAN Awards for Research Excellence and ADA Dean’s Awards. 

Congratulations to these exceptional educators who received an award for their contribution to education and teaching this year!

A recent special event for our Higher Education Academy Fellows shows that the interest in publishing is growing among our UNSW educators.

By Evelyne de Leeuw, UNSW Medicine & Health

Professor Evelyne de Leeuw describes the fascinating process of developing a public health teaching program for medical students in regional Australia.

By Sarah Spackman, PVCESE and School of Art & Design

Sarah reflects on a great event co-hosted by UNSW & Victoria University of Wellington titled What makes us most excited about teaching.

By Jacky Cranney, Nalini Pather, Leesa Sidhu, Gary Velan; SEA Fellows

Scientia Education Academy Fellows on building 'relatedness' and 'belonging' for students and how to address the issue.

Learn more and contribute to the conceptual roadmap that envisions UNSW’s ideal future digital learning ecosystem.