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.

Rubrics 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!

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.

Assessments and Canvas (Designing for Diversity Cogniti Assistant)

This 90 minute introductory workshop focuses on setting up assessment groups and the basics of designing and building a Canvas assessment. The workshop includes an opportunity to work on your own assessment with support from an Educational Designer.  

Rubrics 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!

Group 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. 

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.

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.

MPLF 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.

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.

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 on Gadi (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.

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 in person on Gadi (Camperdown/Darlington) campus - location to be confirmed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[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/ 

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/ 

[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/ 

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/ 

2025 AI in Higher Education Symposium

Over the last two years, more and more educators are incorporating generative AI productively and responsibly to support student learning. At this national symposium, we invite educators from higher education institutions across Australia to meet and share their creative and authentic uses of generative AI to improve teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum. By collaborating and sharing practice, we can respond and innovate more quickly to the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in higher education.

For more information, see https://educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au/teaching@sydney/2025-ai-in-higher-education-symposium/

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.

Assessments and Canvas (Designing for Diversity Cogniti Assistant)

This 90 minute introductory workshop focuses on setting up assessment groups and the basics of designing and building a Canvas assessment. The workshop includes an opportunity to work on your own assessment with support from an Educational Designer.  

H5P Power-Up - Take Your Interactive Content to the Next Level!

H5P Power-Up: Take Your Interactive Content to the Next Level!

Are you ready to elevate your H5P skills? Designed for academics and professional staff with a basic understanding of H5P, this workshop will dive deeper into the world of interactive content creation.

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. 

Assessments and Canvas (Designing for Diversity Cogniti Assistant)

This 90 minute introductory workshop focuses on setting up assessment groups and the basics of designing and building a Canvas assessment. The workshop includes an opportunity to work on your own assessment with support from an Educational Designer.  

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

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

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

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

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. 

MCQs with Cogniti Assistant

Join us for a 90 minute workshop where we will 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.

[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/ 

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

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

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. 

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

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

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/ 

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.

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.

Rubrics 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!

MPLF 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.

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.

[ALMOST FULL] 2024 Cogniti Mini-Symposium

Join us for the inaugural Cogniti mini-symposium. This is a chance to gather and share your experiences with building and using AI agents through Cogniti. Even if you’ve never built an agent before and are just exploring the idea, we’re sure you’ll find something to inspire you from what others share. For more information, check out the mini-symposium webpage.

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 on Gadi (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.

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 in person on Gadi (Camperdown/Darlington) campus - location to be confirmed.

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.

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.

H5P Power-Up - Take Your Interactive Content to the Next Level!

H5P Power-Up: Take Your Interactive Content to the Next Level!

Are you ready to elevate your H5P skills? Designed for academics and professional staff with a basic understanding of H5P, this workshop will dive deeper into the world of interactive content creation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Assessments and Canvas (Designing for Diversity Cogniti Assistant)

This 90 minute introductory workshop focuses on setting up assessment groups and the basics of designing and building a Canvas assessment. The workshop includes an opportunity to work on your own assessment with support from an Educational Designer.  

Rubrics 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!

[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/ 

Group 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. 

MCQs with Cogniti Assistant

Join us for a 90 minute workshop where we will 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.

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/ 

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. 

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.

2025 AI in Higher Education Symposium

Over the last two years, more and more educators are incorporating generative AI productively and responsibly to support student learning. At this national symposium, we invite educators from higher education institutions across Australia to meet and share their creative and authentic uses of generative AI to improve teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum. By collaborating and sharing practice, we can respond and innovate more quickly to the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in higher education.

For more information, see https://educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au/teaching@sydney/2025-ai-in-higher-education-symposium/