Inclusive Teaching Professional Development Opportunities

This self-paced module on pedagogy has interactive elements and an optional quiz at the end of the module. It guides users to understand pedagogy, reflect on their pedagogical beliefs and use those to learn about a pedagogical approach. 

The Understanding Student Equity at UNSW online modules will build student and staff understanding of the Gateway Equity Target (GET), widening participation in higher education more broadly, and how we are working to transform the undergraduate student community at UNSW. 

The Connections Seminars were a forum that enabled peer-to-peer sharing of best practices, innovation and ideas in university learning and teaching. This is a retired event series, but the resources remain highly valuable for teaching staff. 

The module is designed by UNSW Health and Wellbeing and outlines how to find support, risk factors, conversation tips, case studies and UNSW support services. 

This module introduces you to the UDL Guidelines, a tool for implementing Universal Design for Learning.  UDL is based on research into how humans learn, so that learning is inclusive and equitable for all. 

There are a number of self-paced modules that cover topics from online teaching to academic integrity. Each module offers a Certificate of Achievement upon completion. 

When someone you know appears suicidal, you might not know what to do. UNSW Health is pleased to partner with Black Dog Institute to offer subsidised Suicide Prevention training to UNSW Students and Staff so our community can learn warning signs, what questions to ask and how to get help. 

This page provided by the HR Learning & Development team links to various training resources for staff at UNSW. 

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower module is designed to raise awareness of disability inclusion and create a more inclusive and supportive environment for people with non-visible disabilities in our community. Scroll down the page to reach the green box with details about the Sunflower Initiative. 

The SEA Lecture Series highlights the thought-leadership and innovative educational strategies and practices of our outstanding educators and their esteemed networks. Through the lectures, our UNSW Scientia Education Academy promotes educational excellence, and facilitates high-level discussions about the future of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching is a free massive open online course (MOOC). With 24 modules, it is designed for new teachers, those who wish to enhance student learning or teaching practice and emerging leaders in higher education. Study is self-paced in two hour modules that can be completed over a semester.

This e-learning program has been developed by the National Disability Coordination Officer Program and the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training. This program focuses on the principles and practices of Universal Design for Learning in tertiary settings. It aims to increase your understanding of designing, developing, and implementing UDL into your teaching practice.

Indigenous Cultural Awareness Courses by Your Mob give UNSW staff access to a range of materials and videos to help staff and managers support their Indigenous colleagues in a range of areas. 

As a member organisation of the Diversity Council Australia (DCA), UNSW staff can access DCA resources, research and events.

Learn the importance of LGBTI inclusion and ways to support it through this course provided by Pride in Diversity. 

During the Course Design Institute, you will focus on your students, what you want them achieve and how you can help them have a significant learning experience. Whether you are brand new to teaching or an old hand, there is always more to be learnt, and we hope that you will find this a rewarding experience that you continue to draw upon long into the future.

The FULT program is offered to UNSW teaching staff who have one year of recent teaching experience and will be teaching in the year they complete FULT. This program helps develop their practice by exploring a range of perspectives, ideas, theories, and practical approaches to learning and teaching in the higher education context. 

Accessibility @UNSW workshop is held once a term. It develops participants' capacity to adjust behaviours and have critical conversations, taking an intersectional approach to accessibility at UNSW.

Training offered by Diversity and Inclusion develops participants' capacity to adjust behaviours, address discrimination and leverage support services to confidentially assist staff and students within LGBTQIA+ communities.

The Cultural Inclusion@UNSW module provides a foundational basis of knowledge on concepts and key terms critical to cultural inclusion, including intersectionality, codeswitching, and unconscious bias. The workshop is designed to encourage staff to understand their own cultural perspectives as the basis for effective interactions with all members of the UNSW community.