Workshops, Events and Registration


Effective teaching through Canvas

Use Canvas to engage students and teach efficiently

  • Tuesday 18 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30pm
    Getting Semester Ready on Canvas

    Getting 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, aligning with all activities of the Academic Excellence Framework's Education Pillar

How to access professional learning to support the Education Pillar of the AEF:

  1. Enrol in the MPLF Canvas site: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/enroll/MGEWBA
  2. Find modules that align with specific framework activities or fit your schedule

To view the complete MPLF schedule, visit: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/16284/pages/semester-schedule

  • Monday 3 November 2025
    2.00pm - 4.00pm
    MPLF M17 - Designers' Community of Practice - Connections

    MPLF M17 - Designers' Community of Practice - Connections

    Designers' Community of Practice - Connections is a community of practice for educational designers, educational support officers, and anyone interested in advancing learning design at the University. 

    In this two-hour session, colleagues from across the University (please click through for more about our speakers) showcase their recent projects.

  • Monday 10 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 04 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to critically examine the design of our units and make sure that the assessments, teaching/learning activities, and learning outcomes are cohesively connected. We'll spend some time looking at the elements of 'constructive alignment' and the importance of making sure that we assess what we actually want students to learn, and design learning experiences in a way that helps students do this. We'll also lay out plans of our units so that we can see how to better align its various components.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Monday 10 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 05 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom. The aim of this module is to strengthen our approaches to understanding assessments and providing feedback to students. This version of M05 has been specifically designed for unit coordinators, lecturers, educational designers and anyone involved in the design and implementation of assessment and feedback for units of study. 

    For full module details visit: MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Tuesday 11 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 08 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be run hyflex on Zoom and on Camperdown/Darlington campus, room to be confirmed. 

     

    In this module, you will investigate effective ways to construct your lectures, with a specific focus on how to design and incorporate active learning into your classroom. You will also explore how you can harness theories from the learning sciences to best facilitate the learning of your students in your context. You will even get a chance to put what you learn into practice by hacking some real lectures, transforming them into what you see as ideal learning experiences for your students.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Tuesday 11 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes (online only)

    MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 09 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    In this practical and hands-on module, we'll look at the characteristics of an effective small class and run through practical approaches to encourage discussion, critical thought, and student engagement. A must for anyone teaching in tutorials, seminars, and other small-class environments.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Wednesday 12 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    MPLF M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 13 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to help us consider the design and use of online spaces, such as Canvas, in a more systematic and evidence-based way. We will consider the elements of good site design from our own, student, and evidence-based perspectives, and then formulate a design for effective online learning. On the way, we'll address ideas around structure and organisation, simple tools that can be used, as well as Universal Design for Learning principles to ensure that our learning designs will benefit all students.

     

    For full module details visit: M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Wednesday 12 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M10 Enhancing group work

    MPLF M10 Enhancing group work

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 10 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    Groups can provide a place where subject material can be fully engaged with, processed and integrated into the learner's pre-existing conception of reality. Personal responsibility to fellow students can be a motivating factor in actually getting to grips with the subject. Group-work is often an extremely effective method of achieving this deep approach. The reverse, however, can also be true: if the group dynamics cause members to withdraw and choose survival and a quick way out of conflict this in turn can encourage a surface approach to learning.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M10 - Enhancing group work

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Thursday 13 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M18 - Career building

    MPLF M18 - Career building

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 18 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to support academics in making strategic decisions and collecting impactful evidence to enhance the educational aspect of their careers and the educational quality of the institution. We will explore the pathways and choices that help to develop (and evidence!) educational excellence, hear tips from academics who have gone before us, and plan for our own development.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M18 - Career building

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Thursday 13 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 15 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to provide some evidence-based approaches to using teacher-generated and student-generated media to enhance learning. Focusing primarily on video, we will discuss key considerations when designing and making effective educational videos, and then plan to transform a concept into a video. We will also examine student-generated videos for assessment and other learning, considering some key implications such as assessment, risk, and support. Finally, we will get hands-on with some media equipment and experiment with different techniques that you and your students could use.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Friday 14 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 20 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to equip educators with the skills to support learners to interact, collaborate and learn despite differences in cultural backgrounds, beliefs, ideologies, and opinions. This module will explore ways to build cultural awareness among teaching staff and students and examine how to ensure cultural differences become a source of richness in the classroom. You’ll explore case studies involving difficult conversations and plan for how to approach similar situations in your own learning and teaching context to transform them into important learning moments.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Friday 14 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    MPLF M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 21 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    Interdisciplinary teaching facilitates the synthesis of ideas from different academic disciplines, often in search of novel solutions to complex and authentic problems. This module aims to support educators in designing and delivering interdisciplinary activities and assessments in their own contexts. You will learn how to support the development of skills necessary for collaboration across different perspectives and knowledge bases. 

     

    For full module details visit: M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    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 and document evidence in support of the Education Leadership Pillar of the Academic Excellence Framework


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Generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Get to know AI and how to use it productively and responsibly in education

  • Monday 22 September 2025
    12.00pm - 1.00pm
    Cogniti masterclass

    Cogniti masterclass

    In this masterclass for experienced users of Cogniti, we'll take a deep dive into ways to build better agents and share with each other our discoveries and tips. There will also be time for a live clinic where we can review and improve your agent together.

    Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/ 

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025
    2.00pm - 3.30pm
    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    In this hands-on design sprint you’ll prototype a short activity where students use AI meaningfully and ethically. Choose your tools, focus, and student input level. Leave this session with the elements of lesson plan that incorporates AI in a student cantered, discipline appropriate way. 

  • Thursday 25 September 2025
    10.30am - 12.00pm
    Generative AI workshop lab 1 - Prompting

    Generative AI workshop lab 1 - Prompting

    Not all prompts are created equal. This lab demystifies prompting by blending tool knowledge with sound pedagogy. Experiment with refining ineffective prompts, applying the RTRI framework and steps to craft dual-purpose prompts for student learning and feedback, and comparing outputs across tools, including Cogniti.

  • Thursday 25 September 2025
    2.00pm - 3.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    [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/ 

  • Tuesday 30 September 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm
    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    Transform one creative assessment in 90 minutes. Learn how AI can enhance debates, performances, and creative projects without losing authenticity for both educators and students.

  • Friday 3 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    In this hands-on design sprint you’ll prototype a short activity where students use AI meaningfully and ethically. Choose your tools, focus, and student input level. Leave this session with the elements of lesson plan that incorporates AI in a student cantered, discipline appropriate way. 

  • Thursday 16 October 2025
    11.00am - 12.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    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/ 

  • Thursday 23 October 2025
    12.00pm - 1.00pm
    Cogniti masterclass

    Cogniti masterclass

    In this masterclass for experienced users of Cogniti, we'll take a deep dive into ways to build better agents and share with each other our discoveries and tips. There will also be time for a live clinic where we can review and improve your agent together.

    Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/ 

  • Wednesday 29 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    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/ 


Assessment and feedback

Improve student learning through assessments and feedback

  • Tuesday 30 September 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm
    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    Transform one creative assessment in 90 minutes. Learn how AI can enhance debates, performances, and creative projects without losing authenticity for both educators and students.

  • Thursday 9 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Thursday 9 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.00pm
    AI and Assessment Seminars

    AI and Assessment Seminars - Essays in the era of LLMs

    This new seminar series invites colleagues to share practices around AI and assessment that are transferable, practical, and authentic.

    In the age of GenAI, you may be worrying or simply wondering, how can I help my students still learn to write in the age of AI? A topic is relevant university-wide to anyone who asks students to write in their submitted assessment tasks, in this seminar, A/Prof Huw Griffiths from the Discipline of English and Writing, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, will guide us to discover possible futures for student writing. As well as an introduction to key issues, we will canvass practical strategies.

  • Tuesday 21 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.30pm

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Friday 7 November 2025
    9.00am - 10.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Monday 10 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 05 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom. The aim of this module is to strengthen our approaches to understanding assessments and providing feedback to students. This version of M05 has been specifically designed for unit coordinators, lecturers, educational designers and anyone involved in the design and implementation of assessment and feedback for units of study. 

    For full module details visit: MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Thursday 20 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Wednesday 3 December 2025
    9.00am - 10.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.


Student engagement

Try some technologies that help to increase student engagement in and out of class

  • Tuesday 9 December 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    Introduction to H5P

    Introduction 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. 


Student Relationship Engagement System (SRES)

Personalise learning and student support at scale

  • Thursday 2 October 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    SRES for beginners - Getting started with personalisation

    SRES for beginners - Getting started with personalisation

    The SRES is a system built by academics at the University of Sydney to help other academics personalise student learning and support. This workshop is for new or beginner users of the tool, and will give you guided hands-on experience in setting it up and using it in your unit of study.

    Read more about the SRES, or register here.


Early feedback tasks

Tips to design effective early feedback tasks to support student success


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Designing for diversity

Explore inclusivity in the classroom and how to lower barriers in the learning environment


DIY recording booth

Get started with and get access to the DIY recording booth


Supporting university teaching (for professional staff)

Learn how to leverage systems that support teaching

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025
    1.30pm - 2.30pm
    SEAMS for Professional Staff

    SEAMS for professional staff

    This workshop is for professional staff who support academic staff with the Faculty admin role in SEAMS.

  • Thursday 16 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.00am
    SEAMS for Professional Staff

    SEAMS for professional staff

    This workshop is for professional staff who support academic staff with the Faculty admin role in SEAMS.


All events

See all events as a list

  • Monday 22 September 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - Online

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.

  • Monday 22 September 2025
    12.00pm - 1.00pm
    Cogniti masterclass

    Cogniti masterclass

    In this masterclass for experienced users of Cogniti, we'll take a deep dive into ways to build better agents and share with each other our discoveries and tips. There will also be time for a live clinic where we can review and improve your agent together.

    Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/ 

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    DIY-Recording-Booth-Familiarisation-Session

    [FULLY BOOKED] DIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session 23 September

    The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025
    1.30pm - 2.30pm
    SEAMS for Professional Staff

    SEAMS for professional staff

    This workshop is for professional staff who support academic staff with the Faculty admin role in SEAMS.

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025
    2.00pm - 3.30pm
    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    In this hands-on design sprint you’ll prototype a short activity where students use AI meaningfully and ethically. Choose your tools, focus, and student input level. Leave this session with the elements of lesson plan that incorporates AI in a student cantered, discipline appropriate way. 

  • Thursday 25 September 2025
    10.30am - 12.00pm
    Generative AI workshop lab 1 - Prompting

    Generative AI workshop lab 1 - Prompting

    Not all prompts are created equal. This lab demystifies prompting by blending tool knowledge with sound pedagogy. Experiment with refining ineffective prompts, applying the RTRI framework and steps to craft dual-purpose prompts for student learning and feedback, and comparing outputs across tools, including Cogniti.

  • Thursday 25 September 2025
    2.00pm - 3.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    [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/ 

  • Thursday 25 September 2025
    2.00pm - 3.30pm
    DIY-Recording-Booth-Familiarisation-Session

    DIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session 25 September

    The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.

  • Tuesday 30 September 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm
    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    AI workshop lab 2 - AI as a creative assessment partner

    Transform one creative assessment in 90 minutes. Learn how AI can enhance debates, performances, and creative projects without losing authenticity for both educators and students.

  • Thursday 2 October 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    SRES for beginners - Getting started with personalisation

    SRES for beginners - Getting started with personalisation

    The SRES is a system built by academics at the University of Sydney to help other academics personalise student learning and support. This workshop is for new or beginner users of the tool, and will give you guided hands-on experience in setting it up and using it in your unit of study.

    Read more about the SRES, or register here.

  • Friday 3 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    Generative AI workshop lab 3 - Student-centred activity prototyping with AI

    In this hands-on design sprint you’ll prototype a short activity where students use AI meaningfully and ethically. Choose your tools, focus, and student input level. Leave this session with the elements of lesson plan that incorporates AI in a student cantered, discipline appropriate way. 

  • Thursday 9 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Thursday 9 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.00pm
    AI and Assessment Seminars

    AI and Assessment Seminars - Essays in the era of LLMs

    This new seminar series invites colleagues to share practices around AI and assessment that are transferable, practical, and authentic.

    In the age of GenAI, you may be worrying or simply wondering, how can I help my students still learn to write in the age of AI? A topic is relevant university-wide to anyone who asks students to write in their submitted assessment tasks, in this seminar, A/Prof Huw Griffiths from the Discipline of English and Writing, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, will guide us to discover possible futures for student writing. As well as an introduction to key issues, we will canvass practical strategies.

  • Thursday 16 October 2025
    10.00am - 11.00am
    SEAMS for Professional Staff

    SEAMS for professional staff

    This workshop is for professional staff who support academic staff with the Faculty admin role in SEAMS.

  • Thursday 16 October 2025
    11.00am - 12.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    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/ 

  • Tuesday 21 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.30pm

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Thursday 23 October 2025
    12.00pm - 1.00pm
    Cogniti masterclass

    Cogniti masterclass

    In this masterclass for experienced users of Cogniti, we'll take a deep dive into ways to build better agents and share with each other our discoveries and tips. There will also be time for a live clinic where we can review and improve your agent together.

    Find out more about Cogniti at https://cogniti.ai/ 

  • Wednesday 29 October 2025
    1.00pm - 2.00pm
    Introduction to Cogniti

    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/ 

  • Monday 3 November 2025
    2.00pm - 4.00pm
    MPLF M17 - Designers' Community of Practice - Connections

    MPLF M17 - Designers' Community of Practice - Connections

    Designers' Community of Practice - Connections is a community of practice for educational designers, educational support officers, and anyone interested in advancing learning design at the University. 

    In this two-hour session, colleagues from across the University (please click through for more about our speakers) showcase their recent projects.

  • Friday 7 November 2025
    9.00am - 10.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Monday 10 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 04 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to critically examine the design of our units and make sure that the assessments, teaching/learning activities, and learning outcomes are cohesively connected. We'll spend some time looking at the elements of 'constructive alignment' and the importance of making sure that we assess what we actually want students to learn, and design learning experiences in a way that helps students do this. We'll also lay out plans of our units so that we can see how to better align its various components.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M04 - Curriculum design and constructive alignment

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Monday 10 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning (for unit coordinators)

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 05 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom. The aim of this module is to strengthen our approaches to understanding assessments and providing feedback to students. This version of M05 has been specifically designed for unit coordinators, lecturers, educational designers and anyone involved in the design and implementation of assessment and feedback for units of study. 

    For full module details visit: MPLF M05 - Assessment and feedback for learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Tuesday 11 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 08 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be run hyflex on Zoom and on Camperdown/Darlington campus, room to be confirmed. 

     

    In this module, you will investigate effective ways to construct your lectures, with a specific focus on how to design and incorporate active learning into your classroom. You will also explore how you can harness theories from the learning sciences to best facilitate the learning of your students in your context. You will even get a chance to put what you learn into practice by hacking some real lectures, transforming them into what you see as ideal learning experiences for your students.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M08 - Engaging students in lectures and large classes

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Tuesday 11 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes (online only)

    MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 09 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    In this practical and hands-on module, we'll look at the characteristics of an effective small class and run through practical approaches to encourage discussion, critical thought, and student engagement. A must for anyone teaching in tutorials, seminars, and other small-class environments.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M09 - Engaging students in small classes

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Wednesday 12 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    MPLF M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 13 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to help us consider the design and use of online spaces, such as Canvas, in a more systematic and evidence-based way. We will consider the elements of good site design from our own, student, and evidence-based perspectives, and then formulate a design for effective online learning. On the way, we'll address ideas around structure and organisation, simple tools that can be used, as well as Universal Design for Learning principles to ensure that our learning designs will benefit all students.

     

    For full module details visit: M13 - Designing for blended and online learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Wednesday 12 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M10 Enhancing group work

    MPLF M10 Enhancing group work

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 10 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    Groups can provide a place where subject material can be fully engaged with, processed and integrated into the learner's pre-existing conception of reality. Personal responsibility to fellow students can be a motivating factor in actually getting to grips with the subject. Group-work is often an extremely effective method of achieving this deep approach. The reverse, however, can also be true: if the group dynamics cause members to withdraw and choose survival and a quick way out of conflict this in turn can encourage a surface approach to learning.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M10 - Enhancing group work

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Thursday 13 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M18 - Career building

    MPLF M18 - Career building

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 18 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to support academics in making strategic decisions and collecting impactful evidence to enhance the educational aspect of their careers and the educational quality of the institution. We will explore the pathways and choices that help to develop (and evidence!) educational excellence, hear tips from academics who have gone before us, and plan for our own development.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M18 - Career building

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Thursday 13 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 15 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to provide some evidence-based approaches to using teacher-generated and student-generated media to enhance learning. Focusing primarily on video, we will discuss key considerations when designing and making effective educational videos, and then plan to transform a concept into a video. We will also examine student-generated videos for assessment and other learning, considering some key implications such as assessment, risk, and support. Finally, we will get hands-on with some media equipment and experiment with different techniques that you and your students could use.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M15 - Creating and using educational media

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Friday 14 November 2025
    10.00am - 12.00pm
    MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 20 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    The aim of this module is to equip educators with the skills to support learners to interact, collaborate and learn despite differences in cultural backgrounds, beliefs, ideologies, and opinions. This module will explore ways to build cultural awareness among teaching staff and students and examine how to ensure cultural differences become a source of richness in the classroom. You’ll explore case studies involving difficult conversations and plan for how to approach similar situations in your own learning and teaching context to transform them into important learning moments.

     

    For full module details visit: MPLF M20 - Supporting diverse experiences in learning and teaching

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Friday 14 November 2025
    1.00pm - 3.00pm
    MPLF M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    MPLF M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    This 2-hour session is part of Module 21 of the Modular Professional Learning Framework and will be delivered via Zoom.

     

    Interdisciplinary teaching facilitates the synthesis of ideas from different academic disciplines, often in search of novel solutions to complex and authentic problems. This module aims to support educators in designing and delivering interdisciplinary activities and assessments in their own contexts. You will learn how to support the development of skills necessary for collaboration across different perspectives and knowledge bases. 

     

    For full module details visit: M21 - Supporting interdisciplinary learning

    To find out more about the Modular Professional Learning Framework and to enrol, visit the MPLF Canvas site.

  • Tuesday 18 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30pm
    Getting Semester Ready on Canvas

    Getting 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.

  • Wednesday 19 November 2025
    12.30pm - 2.00pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - In Person

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.

  • Thursday 20 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Tuesday 25 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    DIY-Recording-Booth-Familiarisation-Session

    DIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session 25 Novemeber

    The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.

  • Thursday 27 November 2025
    2.00pm - 3.30pm
    DIY-Recording-Booth-Familiarisation-Session

    DIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session 27 November

    The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.

  • Friday 28 November 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

    Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

    Join us for a 70-minute workshop (with additional 20 minutes Q&A) where we explore the CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

  • Friday 28 November 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - Online

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.

  • Wednesday 3 December 2025
    9.00am - 10.30am

    Interactive Oral Assessments

    The workshop explores practical applications of Interactive Oral Assessments in your teaching practice.

  • Tuesday 9 December 2025
    10.00am - 11.30am
    Introduction to H5P

    Introduction 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. 

  • Friday 12 December 2025
    1.00pm - 2.30pm
    Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

    Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

    Join us for a 70-minute workshop (with additional 20 minutes Q&A) where we explore the CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.


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  • Monday 22 September 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - Online

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.

  • Wednesday 19 November 2025
    12.30pm - 2.00pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - In Person

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.

  • Friday 28 November 2025
    11.00am - 12.30pm

    Easy video editing with Adobe Premiere Rush - Online

    Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple video editor that is available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, provided to all staff at the University of Sydney. This workshop will show you how to import, cut, edit and export video, for use in any context. For teaching staff, we recommend taking this workshop in combination with M15 of the Modular Professional learning Framework.