UNSW's Teaching Commons

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A space for education and educators at UNSW

The Teaching Commons is a friendly space, where our teaching and education staff are able to connect, collaborate and share ideas. Colleagues are welcome to drop in during opening hours, to meet others and get help or advice. The Teaching Commons teams can easily connect colleagues with Educational Developers, EdTech specialists, Education Focussed community, Academic Librarians, Academic Facilitators or Learning Advisors, and many more. Our Teaching Commons is hosting many of our educational meetings, programs, workshops and events.

Coming up at Teaching Commons

Visit the Events page for all upcoming Education events including events held at the Teaching Commons.

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Spaces

Book the Teaching Commons

UNSW staff can request to book an education event (such as a workshop, talk, panel, demo/expo, etc.), a meeting (Learning & Teaching focus only) or to use the space for touchdown education related work (Mondays & Fridays) using the form below.

Prior to completing the form, please check room availability by looking up 'Kens F12 Gnd Commons Dalton Meeting Room' in your Outlook Calendar. If available, please send a calendar invite and CC in the Teaching Commons team.

Room capacity

The meeting room can hold approximately 24 pax. Larger events will need to use both the meeting room and Flexi Space, with maximum capacity of up to 60 pax in cabaret style. Please contact the Teaching Commons team to discuss booking the Flexi Space. 

Two operating modes across the week

Based on feedback, the Teaching Commons will be operating in two modes, dependent on the day of the week. 

  1. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays it will operate in walk-in mode, with staff present and doors open between 9am and 4pm.
  2. On Mondays and Fridays it will operate on a self-service basis only*, upon request submitted via this booking form and with door access granted to the organiser, per booking. *Please ensure you have organised swipe access via the Teaching Commons email below.

For any questions, please email the Teaching Commons team.

Request booking

Connect with Nexus colleagues

If you would like to get advice from a Nexus Fellow on teaching and learning topics including Assessment and Feedback, AI in education, learning design, teaching strategies and more, please email the team.

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Dalton building undercroft mosaics located within Teaching Commons

Created by Douglas Annand

Glass tile mosaic mural; four panels

Commissioned 1957. UNSW Art Collection

In 1957 UNSW commissioned leading modernist designer Douglas Annand (1903—76) to create a suite of mosaic murals for the undercroft and stairwell of the Dalton Chemistry Building. These mosaics epitomise the integration of art and architecture that informed the early planning of the campus and are amongst Annand’s most significant public works still in their original location. In 1999 the undercroft was enclosed, first becoming a café and in 2023 transformed into its present configuration.

Learn more about the mosaics and artist (number 19 & 20)