When: Wednesday 19 February
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Delivery: Online only: MS Teams
PVCE is keen to share some of the programs and projects available which support learning and teaching at UNSW. In this UNFED session, we will hear from representatives from the Innovation and Education Pillars who will provide updates on key strategic initiatives positioned to support teaching academics, as well as education support staff, to enhance the student experience. Topics such as Teaching with AI, what Professional Development Programs are available, what's happening with the Academic Success Monitor and more, will be explored.
Education Programs for all
The Academic Development team offers a wide range of professional development programs, events and initiatives to support the development of teaching excellence for UNSW education staff. In this session you will learn about these programs.
Speaker
Angie Nazim is an Academic Developer in the Academic Development team in the PVC Education. She has over two decades of experience in teaching, teacher training, curriculum design, and professional development. Passionate about empowering educators, she thrives on helping them explore and apply strategies to enhance student learning. Angie is dedicated to fostering reflective, evidence-based teaching practices through ongoing support for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in higher education.
Meet the new UNSW academic journey companion, Academic Success Monitor (ASM)
Discover the award-winning ASM, an AI-powered educational data analytics solution developed by UNSW to systematically identify students at academic risk and enable automated, targeted and timely support interventions at scale. In this session we will present how ASM leverages educational data, machine learning risk prediction, and generative AI to provide actionable insights for tracking student engagement and performance, ensuring early identification of students needing additional support.
Speakers
Walter Tejada Estay has been a Project Manager within PVCE Innovation since April 2021. He has led initiatives that enhance learning and teaching effectiveness, support delivery, and the educational experiences of UNSW students and staff. His current work focuses on bringing design and system thinking together with project management in the delivery of strategic educational data analytics solutions aligned with educational frameworks. More specifically, his efforts are invested in provisioning the award-winning Academic Success Monitor institution wide. Walter also loves family camping, playing drums, mountain biking and cooking with fire.
Ayri De Luna is a Change Manager within PVCE Innovation, driving close collaboration across UNSW to tailor implementation plans and activities for the staged roll-out of the Academic Success Monitor. Her work focuses on ongoing consultations with academics, Faculty leadership, professional staff and students to ensure the roll-out is embedded seamlessly into other prioritised streams of work and that our people are at the heart of our communications, engagement and training. Historically, she is a specialist with consulting experience at Deloitte and Capgemini, leading large-scale organisational transformations, within the Higher Education, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities and FMCG Industries. Ayri also enjoys pilates, reading, singing and hiking.
AI in Education
In this session, the AI in Education team will take you through some of the innovative resources created in 2024 to enhance AI-enabled teaching and learning at UNSW. Our AI initiatives include an AI literacy framework for staff, self-paced modules and practical tools, designed to support staff and students in navigating the evolving landscape of generative AI.
Speaker
Emily Chandler is a Senior Education Designer within PVCE Educational Innovation. Her research background is in media and gender studies. Since joining PVCE in 2018, she has worked on stakeholder engagement and change management as well as consulting on accessibility and equity across a range of projects. As a member of the AI in Education team, Emily maintains and updates the AI Teaching Gateway site and regularly communicates about AI news, developments and opportunities via the AI in Education at UNSW email digest.
EdTech Hub, ETS Services and Scout
Join us for an engaging session on how the Education Technology Support team is driving efficiencies and improving the teaching and learning experience at UNSW. Learn about our latest enhancements, including the Scout T1 pilot and Onboarding chatbot, improvements to issue reporting and outages, streamlined admin processes, and other key updates.
Speaker
Prad Duraisamy brings over a decade of experience to his role as Manager of ETS within PVCE. Throughout his 12-year tenure at UNSW, Prad has been instrumental in facilitating the integration of digital tools within the teaching community, enhancing pedagogical practices and instructional methodologies. Over the past five years, Prad has assumed the leadership of a dynamic team of Educational Technologists, spearheading initiatives aimed at enhancing the teaching and learning experiences of both faculty and students at UNSW. Under his guidance, the team is steadfastly committed to optimising educational processes and workflows.
Updates from the Student Success Team
Student Success teams support learning. This presentation will provide an overview of the PASS Program (Peer Assisted Study Sessions), Equitable Learning Services, Academic Skills and English Support team - how they work with students and staff. Charlotte is really keen to engage with you about how we can work together to better support staff and students in the learning support space and what possible collaborations there could be.
Speaker
Charlotte Long is the Head of Student Success in the Education Pillar in PVCE, working with Academic Skills, the English Language Support team and Equitable Learning Services. Charlotte has 20 years of experience in higher education, advocating for and supporting the student experience. Charlotte is committed to putting students first and collaborating and learning from students and colleagues.
