Connections in Learning and Teaching Seminars

Connections in Learning and Teaching Seminars

The delivery medium of Connection Seminars may vary in the coming months, given the current removal of face-to-face contact in the study and work environments at UNSW. Please check this site and the PVCE eBulletin for updates.

Peer-to-peer sharing of good practice, innovation and ideas in university learning and teaching

Connections is a series of seminars facilitated by the PVC (Education) Portfolio that explore different aspects of learning and teaching. The seminars are open to all staff and provide a forum to share ideas and get feedback on practice and research. Each seminar aligns to one of the Scientia Education Experience (SEE) domains of Being Digital, Communities, Feedback and Dialogue or Inspired learning through inspiring teaching.

All the sessions include Q&A and discussion time, so please come along prepared to share your experiences.

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Connections Seminars are live streamed and recorded so you can watch and engage in the sessions anywhere, anytime. To access the live stream link or watch past seminars, access is via our Moodle site (self-enrolment key: unswconnections), both are using Lecture Recordings+.

Upcoming events

September 30: Connections Seminar Series: Taking Stock of Digital Assessment Resources presented by Prof. Bob Fox
October 7: Connections Seminar Series: Students-as-partners (SaP) and the co-design of COVID classrooms presented by Prof. Jessica Riddell, Bishop's University (Quebec, Canada)
October 21: Connections Seminar Series: Pandemic Pandemonium: Manufacturing a Remote Delivered Hands-On Assessment Experience presented by Daniel Eggler, Engineering
October 22: UNFED Meeting hosted by the Faculty of Science

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Past events 2020

September 23: Connections Seminar Series: Online Engagement: Using interactive video to build relatedness presented by Dr Gavin Mount recorded
September 10: Connections Seminar Series: Building learning communities: Inspiring and motivating first-year students presented by Dr Nicholas Apoifis recorded
August 31: UNFED Meeting hosted by Built Environment
August 27: Connections Seminar Series: Teaching and Learning Experiences for ECON1203 in T1 2020 presented by Dr Jonathan Lim recorded
August 7: Connections Seminar Series: Connections:Towards on Open Cities & Open Data – Teaching GIS and spatial thinking presented by Professor Chris Pettit recorded
July 29: UNFED Meeting hosted by UNSW Global
July 23: Connections Seminar Series: Using threshold concepts to inspire learning in professional practice presented by Dr Rachel Thompson & Dr Linda Martindale (University of Dundee, UK) recorded
July 9: Connections Seminar Series: Facilitating Asynchronous Learning Environments & Synchronous Live Classes presented by Dr Victoria Clout
July 1: Connections Seminar Series: Designing and delivering online open book exams and alternative assessments presented by Mr Bradley Hastings, A/Prof. Pedro Teixeira Isaias, Dr George Joukhadar & Mr Danny Carroll recorded
June 10: Connections Seminar Series: Online Teaching: Teacher presence & sense of community presented by A/Prof. Jihyun Lee recorded
May, 27: UNFED Meeting hosted by Engineering
May, 26: Connections Seminar Series: Remote delivery in response to COVID-19 recorded
May, 14: Connections Seminar Series: UNSW Active Learning Initiative: Supporting academic staff in active learning spaces - recorded
May, 7: Connections Seminar Series: Knowledge Maps: A novel online tool for learning and assessment - recorded
April, 30: Connections Seminar Series: Making tutorial preparation engaging: The role of case video quizzes recorded
April, 29: UNFED Meeting hosted by Art & Design
April, 22: Connections Seminar Series: Blended digital learning and hands-on labs in large undergraduate engineering course recorded
April, 9: UNFED Meeting hosted AGSM/Business School
March, 25: Connections Seminar Series: Teaching Practices to Support Students' Motivation and Engagement recorded
February, 24: Connections Seminar Series: It's news to them: enhancing subject mastery, industry knowledge, and deep learning recorded
February, 12: UNFED Meeting One hosted by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) recorded

Past events 2019

December 9, Monday: New Professional Learning Frameworks for Academics Teaching First-Year Undergraduate Students recorded
December 4, Wednesday: Educational Innovations Beyond Technology recorded
November 13, Wednesday: Summative Peer Review of Teaching – The First 3 Years recorded
October 31, Thursday: Reflections on the future of work: a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) approach recorded
October 17, Thursday: Learning Environments of Postgraduate Distance Programs and the Efficacy of Structured Peer Critiquing therein recorded
October 1, Tuesday: Distributed Leadership to Embed Scholarship in Teaching Teams recorded
September 30, Monday: Indigenous Knowledge in Indigenous Studies Teaching: Using film to bring Indigenous Knowledge into the Classroom recorded
September 18, Wednesday: What Makes Lectures Interesting? Examining Triggers of Students’ Situational Interest in First Year University Lectures recorded
September 18, Wednesday: Healthy Universities: Embedding student self-management, success and wellbeing into courses recorded
September 18, Wednesday: Values, emotions, and professionalism: an educational humanities approach
September 10, Tuesday: Blended Learning - a holistic faculty approach beyond the Inspired Learning Initiative - recorded
26 August, Monday: UNFED (Hosted by Built Environment)
August 21, Wednesday: Demonstrating the potential of immersive technology and Serious Play in the Flipped classroom and Experiential Learning - recorded
August 6, Tuesday: The Essentials of Class Participation - recorded
July 25, Thursday: Visualising Learner Engagement: Creative Animations in the Teaching International Students (TIS) Project - recorded
July 23, Tuesday: UNFED hosted by UNSW Global
July 9, Tuesday: "Threshold vs mastery": a new way to teach and assess 1st year chemistry - recorded
July 5, Friday: Research poetry - a novel approach to SOTL
June 25, Tuesday: Design, development and delivery of an online degree - recorded
June 13, Thursday: Teaching as Performance - recorded
May 27, Monday: Enhancing student performance and engagement with subtitles in educational video - recorded
May 22, Wednesday: UNFED (Hosted by Engineering)
May 14, Tuesday: Digital Assessment: Experience and Possibilities for UNSW - recorded
May 2, Thursday: The Future of Studio-based Learning: The University, the Profession and the Student - recorded
April 15, Monday: Creating vibrant tutorials that students value - recorded
April 10, Wednesday: UNFED (Hosted by Art & Design)
April 2, Tuesday: 10 ideas from Universal Design for Learning to improve educational equity - recorded
March 26, Tuesday: Leadership and collaborative team skill development for students - recorded
March 18, Monday: The power of experiential learning to anchor critical learning outcomes - recorded
March 15, Friday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Business School)
March 7, Thursday: Teamwork and collaboration with 500 students on and off campus - recorded
February 27, Wednesday: UNFED (Hosted by PVCE) - recorded
February 7, Thursday: Student self-management, success and wellbeing: Curricular approaches - recorded

Past events 2018

November 30, Friday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Law)
November 19, Monday: Why Curriculum Map? Examples from 3 Faculties - recorded
November 13, Tuesday: 10 years of digital assessments - insights and outlook - recorded
November 5, Monday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP) - My experience with flipping and digitalization of quantitative courses - recorded
October 31, Wednesday: Reducing teacher workload and promoting student engagement with the Echo360 PowerPoint add-in - recorded
October 16, Tuesday: Wide Open Road - An examination of open education practices - recorded
October 3, Wednesday: Peer Instruction in Flipped Classrooms - recorded
September 26, Wednesday: Tutorial-lecture swapping to enhance students' engagement - recorded
September 25, Tuesday: Technology for Academics: Essential Tools 2018
September 12, Wednesday: What works and what doesn't: Online student engagement in a postgraduate Information Assurance Principles (IAP) course - recorded
September 6, Thursday: Teaching International Students (TIS): Bite size, online and on demand - recorded
August 30, Thursday: UNFED (hosted by Faculty of the Built Environment)
August 27, Monday: Assessment provides credible information on student achievement - recorded
August 22, Wednesday: Improving the student experience - what's the power of student feedback? - recorded
August 7, Tuesday: Reflection for learning and learning to reflect - recorded
August 2, Thursday: Industry partnerships in the digital world: Strategies for increasing participation in large courses - recorded
July 31, Tuesday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Global)
July 18, Wednesday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP) - Achieving 100% flipping in large advanced analytical courses
July 10, Tuesday: Video e-consultations: Enhancing student engagement and assessment - recorded
June 27, Wednesday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Arts & Social Sciences)
June 13, Wednesday: myExperience Dashboard: What's all the hype about? - recorded
June 6, Wednesday: Visual Encounters: Digital Ecologies in Art, Design & Media - recorded
May 31, Thursday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Engineering)
May 28, Monday: Experiences blending laboratory guidance for a large first-year course - recorded
May 1, Tuesday: Improving the quantitative skills of life and environmental science students - recorded
April 17, Tuesday: Using the Lecture Recordings+ active learning tools to promote student engagement in large group teaching sessions - recorded
April 11, Wednesday: The role of virtual and augmented reality in teaching anatomy - recorded
March 26, Monday: Creating and using web-based virtual reality tools in undergraduate teaching - recorded
March 22, Thursday: UNFED (Hosted by UNSW Business School)
March 14, Wednesday: Educational Film: What makes a good one and why should we care? - recorded
March 8, Thursday: Building and Recognising Professional Skills using Standards-Based Assessment, ePortfolios and Badges - recorded
February 19, Monday: The Effects of Educational Video on Student Achievement - recorded
February 9, Friday: UNFED (Hosted by PVC (Education)) - recorded

Past events 2017

November 23, Thursday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP)
November 13, Monday: Higher Education Academy Fellowships
October 16, Monday: Workshop - Writing Teaching Award Applications
September 25, Monday: UNSW Scientia Education Experience - Examples in Practice
September 13, Wednesday: SEIF Grants Information Session
August 17, Thursday: Using Universal Design for Learning principles to create an inclusive online course
August 10, Thursday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP)
July 3, Monday: Articulating the relationship between 'graduate attributes' and employability by guest speaker Lorna Fround
July 3, Monday: Re-thinking assessment - a programme leader's guide by guest Emeritus Professor Chris Rust
June 29, Thursday: Academic Integrity
June 21, Wednesday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP)
June 19, Monday: Exploring the UNSW Scientia Education Experience’s 4^th domain: ‘Being Digital’
May 4, Thursday: Creating virtual field trips for learning and teaching
May 3, Wednesday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches (CoP)
April 11, Tuesday: Student engagement and blended (hybrid) learning: What's the connection?
March 22, Wednesday: Assessing Growth in Disciplinary Knowledge
March 9, Thursday: Improving participation, success and retention in online higher education - recorded
March 9, Thursday: Improving participation, success and retention in online higher education
February 22, Wednesday: Addressing the diverse English language needs of multilingual university students
February 20, Monday: Academic Advising: A critical element in student success

Past events 2016

December 9, Friday: UNFED December meeting - Gaze into the crystal ball to see the future of learning at UNSW
December 7, Wednesday: Multiple Measures - benchmarking interdisciplinary assessment approaches - virtual seminar
December 2, Friday: MELT: Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching - recorded
November 23, Wednesday: MIND SMART Guides: a student partnership approach to the provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing resources 24/7 at UNSW - recorded
November 22, Tuesday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches: Flipped Classroom Community of Practice
November 17, Thursday: To blend or not to blend: trials in biology
November 7, Monday: Technology-enhanced Global Course Made Possible by the PLuS Alliances
November 2, Wednesday: Writing Analytics to Improve Formative Feedback - virtual seminar
October 27, Thursday: UNFED (Hosted by Faculty of Science)
October 25, Tuesday: Empowering students to become the social change agents of tomorrow - recorded
October 25, Tuesday: Empowering students to become the social change agents of tomorrow
October 17, Monday: New Opportunities in Assessment and Feedback for Staff and Students using UNSW Review - recorded
October 17, Monday: New Opportunities in Assessment and Feedback for Staff and Students using UNSW Review
October 14, Friday: 360 Panoramic Pictures Workshop
October 12, Wednesday: Interactive Media Workshop
October 10, Monday: A novel real-time detailed feedback collection and interaction tool for large classes - recorded
October 10, Monday: A novel real-time detailed feedback collection and interaction tool for large classes
October 5, Wednesday: A framework for transforming assessment in Higher Education - virtual seminar
October 5, Wednesday: Strategies for teaching on and for the Athropocene- a case study from UNSW Art and Design
September 28, Wednesday: Blended learning: lessons from five universities - recorded
September 28, Wednesday: Blended learning: lessons from five universities
September 22, Thursday: Scientia Education Experience: Open Forum - recorded
September 22, Thursday: Scientia Education Experience: Open Forum
September 21, Wednesday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches: Flipped Classroom Community of Practice
September 19, Monday: UNFED meeting (hosted by Medicine)
September 15, Thursday: Strategies for linking teaching and research: maximizing impact, demonstrating leadership - recorded
September 15, Thursday: Strategies for linking teaching and research: maximizing impact, demonstrating leadership
September 7, Thursday: Transforming students through ePortfolio assessment - virtual seminar
September 5, Monday: Improving mathematical communication skills with individualised peer assessed assignments
August 31, Wednesday: AGSM Digital Education Model - recorded
August 31, Wednesday: AGSM Digital Education Model
August 23, Tuesday: Why do we need to use video in higher education? - recorded
August 23, Tuesday: Why do we need to use video in higher education - virtual seminar
August 18, Thursday: Recognising and capturing skills development: Linking e-Portfolios and professional skills building in three sciences programs at UNSW - recorded
August 18, Thursday: Recognising and Capturing Skills Development: Linking ePortfolios and Professional Skills Building in Three Sciences Programs at UNSW
August 10, Wednesday: TELT Administrator's Meeting
August 8, Monday: Teaching Awards Workshop
August 4, Thursday: Video feedback - targeted and personal - virtual seminar
July 22, Friday: Presenting to Camera
July 20, Wednesday: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Education
July 18, Monday: Virtual Presentations Workshop
July 13, Wednesday: Keys to transforming assessment at institutional level: selected debates from AHE2016 - virtual seminar
July 11, Monday: Working for social equity and genuine engagement with Indigenous peoples in higher education organisations: A Pakeha insider's view - recorded
July 11, Monday: Working for social equity and genuine engagement with Indigenous peoples in higher education organisations: A Pākehā insider’s view
June 30, Thursday: Central challenges in transforming assessment at departmental and institutional level
June 28, Tuesday: UNFED Meeting hosted by Arts and Social Sciences
June 23, Thursday: The reality of virtual interaction: using online simulation for the development and assessment of communication skills - recorded
June 23, Thursday: The reality of virtual interaction: using online simulation for the development and assessment of communication skills
June 15, Wednesday: Writing an abstract
June 7, Tuesday: Gestures and animation to improve online learning
June 2, Thursday: Peer Evaluation Community of Practice Meeting
June 1, Wednesday - Adaptive Comparative Judgement for online grading of project-based assessment - virtual seminar
May 26, Thursday: The Great Debate: Of course you can measure good teaching! (It's a 5.3) - recorded
May 26, Thursday: A Great Debate - Of course you can measure good teaching! (It's a 5.3)
May 25, Wednesday: UNFED Meeting (hosted by Engineering)
May 19, Thursday: The hope & hype of the genetic revolution: reflections on UNSW Medicine's first MOOC
May 18, Wednesday: Flipped Classroom COP - Experiences of using and opportunities to use the new learning spaces at UNSW
May 11, Wednesday: Why gamified learning and using games to teach are not the same thing
May 9, Monday: How BLAST could help busy health professionals supervising students - recorded
May 9, Monday: Improving the quality of teaching in the workplace: how BLAST could help busy health professionals supervising UNSW students
May 4, Wednesday: Reframing Assessment: This time it's personal (a joint session with the Higher Education Academy) - virtual seminar
April 28, Thursday: Beyond the Lecture?- virtual seminar
April 28, Thursday: TELT Administrator's Meeting
April 22, Friday: April UNFED Meeting
April 20, Wednesday: Exploring the potential of a transdisciplinary information system on sustainability - recorded
April 20, Wednesday: Exploring the potential of a transdisciplinary information system on sustainability
April 14, Thursday: Standards based assessment
April 12, Tuesday: Cognition, emotion and reflection for learning in higher education
April 7, Thursday: Stories from the Flipped Trenches: Flipped Classroom Community of Practice
April 6, Wednesday: Transforming Assessment Online Seminar: Meaningfully embedding program (degree) learning goals in course work - virtual seminar
March 31, Thursday: March UNFED Meeting
March 31, Thursday: Peer Evaluation Community of Practice
March 23, Wednesday: MediaUcreate: Intelligent Television, are we there yet? - virtual seminar
March 22, Tuesday: The changing nature of the academic role in science
March 16, Wednesday: Blended Learning Teaching Technology Toolkit
March 11, Friday: TELT Administrators Meeting
February 23, Tuesday: Outcomes of transforming a face to face UNSW course to fully online - recorded
February 23, Tuesday: Outcomes of transforming a face-to-face course to fully online
February 22, Monday: February UNFED Meeting
February 18, Thursday: Evaluating your teaching
February 17, Wednesday: mediaUcreate workshop 8: Assessment and dissemination
February 15, Monday: mediaUcreate workshop 7: Interactive media
February 11, Thursday: 2014 L&T Innovation grant project outcomes
February 10, Wednesday: mediaUcreate workhop 6: Editing media
February 8, Monday: mediaUcreate worshop 5: Producing media
February 3, Wednesday: mediaUcreate worshop 4: Mobile device to produce media
February 1, Monday: mediaUcreate workshop 3: Audio
January 27, Wednesday: mediaUcreate workshop 2: Creative Commons
January 25, Monday: mediaUcreate workshop 1: Screencasting

Past events 2015

November 30, Monday: Eportfolio Webinar Series 2015
November 25, Wednesday: OLT Citation Information Session
November 17, Tuesday: TELT Administrator's Network (TAN) Meeting
November 4, Wednesday: Personalised learning – using web based diagnostic tests and linked software to enhance the student learning experience
October 30, Friday: October UNFED Meeting (Hosted by Faculty of Science)
October 30, Friday: Theories of learning that inform the development of educational media resources - virtual seminar
October 20, Tuesday: Gamification transforming courses and learning - workshopping ways to leverage Playconomics
October 7, Wednesday: Building better universities
October 1, Thursday: Flipped Classroom Community - Developing Media for the Flipped Classroom
September 24, Thursday: Eportfolio Webinar Series 2015
September 21, Monday: UNFED: Teaching and Learning with Technology
September 17, Thursday: In it together: how students support each other
September 10, Thursday: Assessment Driving the Learning, Technology Supporting the Process
September 8, Tuesday - Playconomics: Exploring the potential of gamification to transform courses and learning
August 25, Tuesday: Global Citizenship Community of Practice - Discussion: UNSW Strategy for Global citizenship
August 26, Wednesday: August UNFED meeting: Technology integration into Art & Design: Beginning to reshape pedagogy
August 25, Tuesday: Pedagogic Design Guidelines for Multimedia - virtual seminar
August 19, Wednesday: Student self-assessment accuracy: the point and the practice
August 11, Tuesday: TELT Administrator's Network meeting
July 31, Friday: July UNFED meeting: Teaching Excellence and Enhancing Blended Learning
July 21, Tuesday: Games and Learning: How will this impact higher education? - virtual seminar
July 16, Thursday: Meaning Systems in the Flipped Classrooms (Flipped Classroom CoP meeting)
July 15, Wednesday: mediaUcreate Week 4 Workshop: Interactive and Assess
July 8, Wednesday: mediaUcreate Week 3 Workshop: Production and Editing
July 1, Wednesday: mediaUcreate Week 2 Workshop: Screencasting and Audio
June 25, Thursday: DEBATE: The lecture is dead! (Long live the lecture)
June 24, Wednesday: June UNFED meeting: Electronic assessment
June 24, Wednesday: mediaUcreate Week 1 Workshop: Creative Commons Media and Using a Mobile Device
June 18, Thursday: Educating generation next: Screen media use, digital competencies and tertiary education - virtual seminar
June 18, Thursday: TELT Administrator's Network Meeting
June 9, Thursday: ePortfolios network - webinar and meeting
May 28, Thursday: MOOCs to Mainstream 3 - Personalising learning in a very large online course
May 28, Thursday: May UNFED Meeting
May 26, Tuesday: Making change happen: planning for impact in learning and teaching research
May 18, Monday: MOOCs to Mainstream 2 - What we can learn from a massive online course in Physics
May 12, Tuesday: It's a blend: integrating online resources with in-class teaching
May 4, Monday: Great Expectations: Students and Video in Higher Education
May 1, Friday: April UNFED meeting: Focus on Student English language proficiencies
April 29, Wednesday: Making learning fun, social and engaging: Introducing the Reading Game
April 28, Tuesday: Applying for a Learning and Teaching Grant
April 27, Monday: TELT Administrator Network Meeting
April 22, Wednesday: The power of online media for live and interactive learning
April 15, Wednesday: Student resilience and success CoP: Update on project activities Semester 1 2015
April 14, Tuesday: E-portfolios across disciplines in university teaching
April 1, Wednesday: Reimagining Learning Spaces at UNSW for Active Learning
March 25, Wednesday: UNFED meeting: Mediums, Modes and Models for Modern Business Education
March 24, Tuesday: How to improve student engagement AND win recognition for your teaching
March 10, Tuesday: TELT Administrator Network Meeting
February 25, Wednesday: UNFED Meeting (Faculty Educational Developers)
February 18, Wednesday: Digital Explanations: Engaging students in learning, explaining and communicating content with student-generated digital media
February 12, Thursday: OLT Citation Information Session
February 11, Wednesday: Lessons Learned: Trialling the Flipped Classroom Approach in a UNSW Business Course

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