Educational Innovation

Digital Learning Innovations

At UNSW, our goal is to provide unique educational offerings and opportunities for all of our students. It is fundamentally about creating personalised, accessible and flexible educational experiences. Central to this approach is our work around seamless integration of technology into our learning and teaching. We apply innovative approaches to educational design and delivery, including the implementation of multimedia resources and Extended Reality (XR) Experiences.

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E-portfolio tool for university educators

UNSW’s myEducation Portfolio is a new, innovative platform that allows university teachers to capture and showcase their educational achievements. Launched by UNSW’s Scientia Education Academy, the tool is underpinned by evidence-based dimensions of excellent teaching. By establishing these dimensions, our Fellows addressed a significant and long-standing shortage of universally accepted measures of teaching excellence in higher education.

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21 Mar 2022

Educational Innovation 2021 Annual Report released

Colleagues from the Educational Innovation Pillar, led by Director A/Prof. Simon McIntyre, capture their work in 2021 and highlight their contributions to implementing the PVC Education & Student Experience Strategy.

Educational Innovation
20 Apr 2023

Educational Innovation 2022 Annual Report released

Colleagues from the Educational Innovation Pillar, led by Prof. Simon McIntyre, share their highlights in the 2022 Educational Innovation Annual Report.

Educational Innovation
02 Dec 2021

Educational Leadership in the design of courses, curricula and innovative resources

Dr Melanie Fentoullis – writes how she harnessed the opportunities presented by the EF Pathway to support student learning during the pandemic.

Education Focussed News

Educational Innovation
23 May 2022

Engaging students with immersive projects

How can our students engage with media and immersive technologies projects at UNSW? Graham Hannah provides options and examples.

Educational Innovation

Student experience
07 Dec 2022

Envisioning a smarter digital learning future for UNSW

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.

Educational Innovation
26 Jul 2022

Have your say on UNSW's future digital learning experience

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

Educational Innovation
28 October 2021
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12 - 1pm

Innovations in training using artificial intelligence and machine learning

How are latest immersive technologies impacting a range of sectors? Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning get you ready for take-off or surgery?

Public event

Educational Innovation

Faculty event (Arts, Design & Architecture)
Mon 19 September 2022
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12-1pm

Innovations in Training: Responding to a Crisis in Virtual Reality

Australia’s leading VR company will present on creating a VR experience to prepare students to apply first aid in disaster

Educational Innovation

Faculty event (Arts, Design & Architecture)
12 Dec 2022

My First Day: An Empathy Project

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

Educational Innovation

Student experience