Connections are a series of seminars and/or workshop sessions facilitated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education & Student Experience (PVCESE) Portfolio. It is open to all UNSW staff, providing a forum to enable peer-to-peer sharing of good practice in learning and teaching.
Each seminar supports a topic of strategic importance, aligned to the PVC Education and Student Experience Strategy. In 2021 Connections will focus on improving assessment and feedback practices at UNSW; and enhancing student engagement and building learning communities.
The event is recorded and uploaded onto Moodle for internal staff access (self-enrolment key: unswconnections)
Connections is a part of a broader series of educational events that is of relevance to educational engagement communities. To keep up with the latest news and events, sign up to our newsletter via the link below.
Upcoming events
August 5: SEMINAR | Build learning communities with tools from art and social movements | 12 - 1pm | Presented by Dr Theron Schmidt
Past events 2021
- July 6: Get real! Career-focused assessments to equip students for real-world challenges | Presented by Dr Yenni Tim & Dr Kevin Liu - recorded
- May 11: From nightmare to bliss: How to change the perception of group work | Presented by Dr Nirmani Wijenayake - recorded
- March 31: Creating engaging remote learning communities | Presented by Dr Simit Raval - recorded
Past events 2020
- November 12: Connections Seminar Series: Remotely Accessed Labs: Challenges Beneath the Surface of Success presented by Dr Arash Khatamianfar recorded
- November 4: Collaborating with Heroes: Sessional Academic Learning and Teaching (SALT) presented by Dr Alanya Drummond recorded
- October 22: UNFED Meeting hosted by the Faculty of Science
- October 21: Connections Seminar Series: Pandemic Pandemonium: Creating a Remote Delivered Hands-On Assessment presented by Daniel Eggler, Engineering recorded
- 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) recorded
- September 30: Connections Seminar Series: Taking Stock of Digital Assessment Resources presented by Prof. Bob Fox recorded
- 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 recorded
- 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