Workshops, Events and Registration
'Getting ready for semester' drop-ins
Virtual drop-in sessions to get some quick assistance with Canvas questions. New sessions will appear 24 hours in advance.
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Getting semester-ready on Canvas
Learn how to build student-friendly sites in Canvas
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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.
Being more efficient in Canvas - Using sections and groups
Become a master of efficiency in Canvas with cohorts, timetabling, and groups
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Designing and running effective assessments on Canvas
Make the most of Canvas assignments and rubrics for individual and group assessments
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Tuesday
19 March 2024
10.00am - 11.30amRubrics and Canvas (with Cogniti Assistant)
Join us for a 90 minute workshop which will reviewing and embedding your rubrics in Canvas so that you can take advantage of the efficiencies of SpeedGrader. We will look at the range of Canvas Rubric features for criteria weighting, setting up grade boundaries, providing feedback to students and how this translates to your Markbook. Introducing an AI Cogniti rubric assistant!
Canvas Skills 4: Marking and Feedback
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Exam redesign
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DIY Recording Booth Familiarisation Session
Get started with and get access to the DIY recording booth
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Tuesday
26 March 2024
10.00am - 11.30amDIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session - April intake
The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.
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Thursday
28 March 2024
2.00pm - 3.30pmDIY Recording Booth Face to Face Orientation Session - April intake
The orientation is a 1.5-hour interactive workshop aimed at introducing you to recording, editing and publishing videos in the DIY Recording Booth.
Modular Professional Learning Framework
Bite-sized modules on contemporary and practical approaches to teaching
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Monday
25 March 2024
2.00pm - 4.00pmMPLF 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.
Sydney Educational Fellowship Program
Gain an internationally-recognised accolade for your contributions to higher education
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Monday
25 March 2024
9.00am - 11.00amSEFP 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.
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Tuesday
26 March 2024
12.00pm - 2.00pmSEFP 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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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.
Zoom
Effectively use Zoom to engage students online
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Zoom - guided practice sessions
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Studio Open Sessions
Get to know the video recording studio and try out the tech in a guided session
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Early feedback tasks
Find out how to support students in 2024 through early feedback tasks in your unit
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Tuesday
26 March 2024
10.00am - 11.00amMCQs with Cogniti (Early Feedback Task)
Join us for a 1 hour workshop where we will review the purpose and nature of the Early Feedback Task. We will briefly examine Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for learning and some guidelines for writing quality MCQs before we jump into using the Cogniti MCQ assistant. You will have time to practice using the agent to produce questions specifically for your teaching area.
First Year Unit Coordinators Introduction to SRES
A quick introduction to SRES for supporting students
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Other
Check out other events that will take your teaching to the next level
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Tuesday
19 March 2024
10.00am - 10.30amSEAMS for Professional Staff: Sections
This workshop is for professional staff and focuses on using Sections in SEAMS and Canvas.
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Wednesday
20 March 2024
4.00pm - 4.15pmSupport for Students – Unit coordinator drop-in session
If you’re coordinating a first year (1000-level) unit in Semester 1 2024, come along to a drop-in session to learn more about the Support for Student Policy 2023 and new processes to support students.
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Monday
25 March 2024
10.00am - 10.15amSupport for Students – Unit coordinator drop-in session
If you’re coordinating a first year (1000-level) unit in Semester 1 2024, come along to a drop-in session to learn more about the Support for Student Policy 2023 and new processes to support students.
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Monday
25 March 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.
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Wednesday
27 March 2024
4.00pm - 4.15pmSupport for Students – Unit coordinator drop-in session
If you’re coordinating a first year (1000-level) unit in Semester 1 2024, come along to a drop-in session to learn more about the Support for Student Policy 2023 and new processes to support students.
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Thursday
28 March 2024
10.00am - 11.00am[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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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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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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Thursday
11 April 2024
10.00am - 10.45amSEAMS 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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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.