Workshops, Events and Registration
Effective teaching through Canvas
Use Canvas to engage students and teach efficiently
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Tuesday
9 April 2024
10.00am - 11.30amGroup Work in Canvas (with Cogniti Coach for students)
This 90-minute workshop focuses on group assignments using Canvas. The workshop will cover the rationale for group work, a brief overview of options to scaffold group assignments to produce meaningful and productive collaborative learning. We will provide some basic technical help to set up Canvas for these purposes and to to support efficient administration of group work. We will also try out the Designing for Diversity Cogniti assistant that supports you to think about designing with the needs of all your students in mind.
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Tuesday
16 April 2024
1.00pm - 2.30pmGetting Semester Ready on Canvas
This 1.5 -hour online workshop focuses on the basics of Canvas: navigation, building essential elements, organising content and site management.
Modular Professional Learning Framework
Bite-sized modules on contemporary and practical approaches to teaching
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Tuesday
9 April 2024
9.00am - 11.00amMPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
This 2-hour session is part of Module 03 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
Inclusive teaching is about designing learning experiences that cater for all students, regardless of factors such ethnic background, social status, or gender. In this module, we will discuss the importance of inclusive teaching and some of the challenges we face as instructors when teaching the diverse student populations that make up our classes. We will cover examples of teaching practices and language that can isolate particular student populations and consider strategies we can use to avoid these practices in our own teaching context.
For full module details visit: MPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
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Tuesday
9 April 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pmMPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
This 2-hour session is part of Module 01 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
The aim of this module is to explore factors that shape how students learn, and to think about how we might best facilitate this. The module covers a few key principles of learning drawn from the learning sciences and explores how these principles impact student learning. You'll then examine how these learning principles can be applied in the classroom and reflect on how your own experiences as a learner can help to better understand the principles and the perspectives of your students.
For full module details visit: MPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
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Wednesday
10 April 2024
9.00am - 11.00amMPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
This 2-hour session is part of Module 01 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
The aim of this module is to explore factors that shape how students learn, and to think about how we might best facilitate this. The module covers a few key principles of learning drawn from the learning sciences and explores how these principles impact student learning. You'll then examine how these learning principles can be applied in the classroom and reflect on how your own experiences as a learner can help to better understand the principles and the perspectives of your students.
For full module details visit: MPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
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Wednesday
10 April 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pmMPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
This 2-hour session is part of Module 03 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
Inclusive teaching is about designing learning experiences that cater for all students, regardless of factors such ethnic background, social status, or gender. In this module, we will discuss the importance of inclusive teaching and some of the challenges we face as instructors when teaching the diverse student populations that make up our classes. We will cover examples of teaching practices and language that can isolate particular student populations and consider strategies we can use to avoid these practices in our own teaching context.
For full module details visit: MPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
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Thursday
11 April 2024
9.00am - 11.00amMPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
This 2-hour session is part of Module 03 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
Inclusive teaching is about designing learning experiences that cater for all students, regardless of factors such ethnic background, social status, or gender. In this module, we will discuss the importance of inclusive teaching and some of the challenges we face as instructors when teaching the diverse student populations that make up our classes. We will cover examples of teaching practices and language that can isolate particular student populations and consider strategies we can use to avoid these practices in our own teaching context.
For full module details visit: MPLF M03 - Inclusivity and diversity
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
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Thursday
11 April 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pmMPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
This 2-hour session is part of Module 01 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.
The aim of this module is to explore factors that shape how students learn, and to think about how we might best facilitate this. The module covers a few key principles of learning drawn from the learning sciences and explores how these principles impact student learning. You'll then examine how these learning principles can be applied in the classroom and reflect on how your own experiences as a learner can help to better understand the principles and the perspectives of your students.
For full module details visit: MPLF M01 - Principles of learning and teaching
To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.
Sydney Educational Fellowship Program
Gain an internationally-recognised accolade for your contributions to higher education
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Tuesday
16 April 2024
10.00am - 12.00pmSEFP Focussed writing workshop (Senior Fellow D3)
This workshop provides two hours of structured time for applicants submitting for SFHEA status to work on their written application while asking questions on aspects related to writing, submission or assessment process.
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Thursday
18 April 2024
1.00pm - 3.00pmSEFP Focussed writing workshop (Associate Fellow D1, Fellow D2)
This workshop provides two hours of structured time for applicants submitting for AFHEA or FHEA status to work on their written application while asking questions on aspects related to writing, submission or assessment process.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI)
Get to know AI and how to use it productively and responsibly in education
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Monday
8 April 2024
12.00pm - 1.00pm[FULLY BOOKED] Introduction to Cogniti - an AI that teachers can steer
Cogniti is a new generative AI tool that lets teachers build custom chatbot agents that can be given specific instructions, and specific resources, to assist student learning in context-sensitive ways. Developed here at the University of Sydney, Cogniti allows you to create steerable and accurate agents powered by generative AI. This workshop will introduce you to Cogniti and how it might help support your teaching and assessments. Through hands-on practice with the platform, you'll easily build a custom AI agent for teaching that can behave how you need it to.
Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/
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Friday
12 April 2024
1.00pm - 2.00pm[FULLY BOOKED] Introduction to Cogniti - an AI that teachers can steer
Cogniti is a new generative AI tool that lets teachers build custom chatbot agents that can be given specific instructions, and specific resources, to assist student learning in context-sensitive ways. Developed here at the University of Sydney, Cogniti allows you to create steerable and accurate agents powered by generative AI. This workshop will introduce you to Cogniti and how it might help support your teaching and assessments. Through hands-on practice with the platform, you'll easily build a custom AI agent for teaching that can behave how you need it to.
Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/
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Wednesday
17 April 2024
12.00pm - 1.00pmIntroduction to Cogniti - an AI that teachers can steer
Cogniti is a new generative AI tool that lets teachers build custom chatbot agents that can be given specific instructions, and specific resources, to assist student learning in context-sensitive ways. Developed here at the University of Sydney, Cogniti allows you to create steerable and accurate agents powered by generative AI. This workshop will introduce you to Cogniti and how it might help support your teaching and assessments. Through hands-on practice with the platform, you'll easily build a custom AI agent for teaching that can behave how you need it to.
Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/
Designing assessments
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Designing for diversity
Explore inclusivity in the classroom and how to lower barriers in the learning environment
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Friday
12 April 2024
1.00pm - 3.00pmDesigning for Diversity
Join us for a 120 minute workshop where we explore how to enhance inclusivity in the classroom and lower barriers in the learning environment for students by drawing on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This workshop will be an opportunity to understand the designing for diversity mindset and brainstorm ideas for your learning environment.
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Thursday
18 April 2024
10.00am - 12.00pmDesigning for Diversity
Join us for a 120 minute workshop where we explore how to enhance inclusivity in the classroom and lower barriers in the learning environment for students by drawing on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This workshop will be an opportunity to understand the designing for diversity mindset and brainstorm ideas for your learning environment.
DIY recording booth
Get started with and get access to the DIY recording booth
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Supporting university teaching (for professional staff)
Learn how to leverage systems that support teaching
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Thursday
11 April 2024
10.00am - 10.45am[ALMOST FULL] SEAMS for professional staff
This workshop is for professional staff who use and/or support academic staff with SEAMS. You’ll look at the new SEAMS software and how the Faculty access role has been updated for 2024.
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Thursday
2 May 2024
2.00pm - 2.45pmSEAMS for professional staff
This workshop is for professional staff who use and/or support academic staff with SEAMS. You’ll look at the new SEAMS software and how the Faculty access role has been updated for 2024.
Other events
Check out other events that will take your teaching to the next level
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Thursday
11 April 2024
1.30pm - 2.30pm[ALMOST FULL] OLE strategic education grant workshop
This is a workshop for recipients of OLE strategic education grants only. This session is an opportunity to meet other OLE coordinators and brainstorm ideas for improving assessment design, including ideas about how to implement lane 2 assessments and the possibilities of using Gen AI.
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Wednesday
17 April 2024
1.30pm - 2.30pmOLE strategic education grant workshop
This is a workshop for recipients of OLE strategic education grants only. This session is an opportunity to meet other OLE coordinators and brainstorm ideas for improving assessment design, including ideas about how to implement lane 2 assessments and the possibilities of using Gen AI.
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Tuesday
23 April 2024
1.00pm - 2.30pmIntroduction to H5P
Getting started with H5P
This session is designed for anyone interested in using H5P for teaching. We will work with you to explore the features of H5P that will allow you to use it to meaningfully support your teaching. This session is offered as an online workshop and we look forward to seeing you on Zoom.