The Teaching Innovation Unit offers several short courses, workshops and online modules to provide UniSA staff with both practical and theoretical skills to support a career in teaching at UniSA. These courses can be taken individually or combined into the Professional Certificate in University Teaching. Details of the courses, and the Professional Certificate, can be found below.
Each theme begins with a self-paced introductory module that explains core concepts and how these concepts link to Teaching and Learning policies at UniSA. At the end of each Introductory module there are 3-4 review questions that we hope will reinforce key ideas. If you complete the review questions you will be issued a certificate of completion. As new workshops are developed they will be added to these themes.
This module is a discussion about the importance of learning theories whose principles should guide us in determining what we are going to teach and how we are going to teach it.
This module provides an overview of the key concepts and terminology, principles and approaches relevant to designing for learning and teaching at UniSA.
This module introduces key principles in assessment design that are relevant to the UniSA context. We start by looking at what assessing means, why we do it, and the different terms that are used to describe assessment purposes.
This module provides an overview of the key concepts and terminology, principles and approaches relevant to the evaluation of teaching and courses that can improve student learning at UniSA.
This module introduces you to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). You’ll be provided with some resources to develop a scholarly foundation for teaching and learning in higher education.
Staff and students at UniSA have access to a variety of academic integrity learning resources, including the Academic Integrity Modules developed by SEU.
* The Professional Certificate in University Teaching was offered for the first time in 2021. Importantly, the completion of these modules will be recognised as a component of the Professional Certificate.
Participants will be introduced to multimedia production resources and will be supported in the development of a strategic approach to creating effective multimedia content for their course/program.
In this 2.5 hour workshop you will come away with an understanding of the basics of how these tools function, strategies you can use to strengthen your assessments, and some practical experience using general-purpose, generative AI tools.
A two-day professional development workshop focused on Aboriginal Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing and the process of decolonising your curriculum for teaching staff.
This 2 hour TIU workshop outlines the SPRT process and engages participants in practical steps to prepare for the pre-review meeting with reviewers.
This workshop will provide you with foundational knowledge on how to teach in an online space. We aim to give you a ‘tasting plate’ of different concepts, ideas and software that you can use in your teaching.
Through these workshops, you will experience first-hand a variety of tools and Zoom features that you can use to engage learners in your courses.
Through these workshops, you will think intentionally about the purpose of your tutorials and how you can achieve your aims through appropriate activities.
Tutoring at UniSA is a 3-hour session focusing on face-to-face tutorials. It outlines strategies for active learning and getting the most out of your face-to-face time with students.
The Teaching Innovation Unit offers several short courses to provide UniSA staff with both practical and theoretical skills to support a career in teaching at UniSA. These courses can be taken individually or combined into the Professional Certificate in University Teaching. Details of the courses, and the Professional Certificate, can be found below.
Professional Certificate in University Teaching
This short program consists of two short courses which can be completed in any order (but must be completed within four years of each other):
If you are a new tutor or lecturer with the University of South Australia you may find the New Teacher's Portal a useful resource to get you started.
Teaching and Learning Principles and Practice in Higher Education gives you the freedom to direct your own learning within a supportive and scaffolded learning environment facilitated by experts from the TIU.
Engaging Learners Online is a short course that aims to prepare you for being a teacher within active online environments.
The Teaching and Innovation Unit offers a variety of options for professional development, including short courses, consultations, online modules and symposiums. Please check out the calendar to find out what's on.
The Authentic Assessment Project is one of our key projects. It undertakes a programmatic review of our approaches to assessment and how we prepare our students for the future workforce. Please check out the other TIU projects and initiatives.