# Communities of Practice
**Source**: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/tags/communities-practice
**Parent**: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/unsw-education-festival
- 18 Mar 2025
### [Evaluation of Teaching as a flavoursome experience](/news-events/news/evaluation-teaching-flavoursome-experience)
By **Dr Daniela Castro de Jong**, **Ms Jacqueline North and Dr Anna Rowe**
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- 16 Oct 2024
### [UNSW communities of practice initiative gains international attention](/news-events/news/unsw-cop-internationally-recognised)
Education-focussed (EF) academics can often feel isolated both from colleagues in their field and from other EF academics.
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- 25 Jun 2024
### [Kind classrooms can change the world](/news-events/news/kind-classrooms-can-change-world)
**By multiple authors**across UNSW Faculties and Divisions
In an age of increasing marketisation, automation and depersonalisation, Pedagogy of Kindness re-centres the human in higher education.
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- 06 Dec 2023
### [EF Lunch & Learn series wraps up a year of insightful Communities of Practice-led sessions](/news-events/news/ef-lunch-learn-series-wraps-year-insightful-communities-practice-led-sessions)
Let's look back on UNSW's EF Lunch & Learn series in 2023, where Communities of Practice-led sessions on teamwork, AI in teaching, and inclusive practices, became an avenue for shared educational exploration and collaboration.
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- Mon 27 Oct 2025
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9:30am - 12:30pm (Plus networking lunch)
### [ESD EF CoP: AdvanceHE ESD Curriculum Design Toolkit Workshop](/news-events/events/esd-cop-week)
Hosted by UNSW EF ESD CoP, this 3-hour interactive workshop introduces UNSW educators to the Advance HE ESD Curriculum Design Toolkit. Plus, discover more ESD related events happening throughout the week.
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- Thu 20 March
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12:30-2pm
### [Integrating sustainability into education: Insights from a global leader](/news-events/events/integrating-sustainability-education-insights-global-leader)
Join us for the first Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) EF Community of Practice event of 2025!
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- 18 - 27 November 2024
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Across two weeks
### [UNSW's Education Festival 2024](/news-events/events/unsw-education-festival-2024)
**Inspire Learning. Elevate Teaching. Celebrate Education.**
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*lens*[Faculty event (Engineering)](/tags/faculty-event-engineering)
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*lens*[Faculty event (Arts, Design & Architecture)](/tags/faculty-event-arts-design-architecture)
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- Thu 12 Sep 2024
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [Understanding and managing students’ expectations in the transition from school to university](/news-events/events/understanding-and-managing-students-expectations-transition-school-university)
Explore how first-year students' expectations align with the reality of university life and its impact on their academic journey at UNSW.
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- Tue 18 June 2024
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4 - 4.45pm
### [In conversation with Jason Lodge](/news-events/events/conversation-jason-lodge)
Explore the future of AI in education with Associate Professor Jason Lodge from The University of Queensland, live on Tuesday 18 June at 4 pm with the AI Education Focussed Community of Practice. This event is open to all UNSW staff.
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- Tue 18 June 2024
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1:30 - 2:30pm
### [Rootedness & Belonging: a practice perspective on accompanying subjects and citizens in transitional contexts](/news-events/events/rootedness-and-belonging-world-citizen-cop)
Join Director of UNSW's Institute of Global Development, A/Prof. George Varughese, who will discuss 'Rootedness & Belonging: a practice perspective on accompanying subjects and citizens in transitional contexts.’
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- Thu 23 May 2024
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [From Barriers to Bridges: Empowering gender equity in academics to better prepare students for employability](/news-events/events/barriers-bridges-empowering-gender-equity-academics-better-prepare-students-employability)
Empowering gender equity in academia, Prof. Niessen-Ruenzi & Dr Natalie Oh address bias and female leadership, enhancing student employability at UNSW.
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*lens*[UNSW EF Visiting Teaching Fellowships](/tags/unsw-ef-visiting-teaching-fellowships)
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- Thu 30 Nov 2023
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: How to showcase your good practice](/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-how-showcase-your-good-practice)
Join us in the TED EF CoP Lunch and Learn hybrid workshop and discover how to effectively highlight your inclusive practices and promote equity and diversity in higher education using good case studies. \
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- 20 - 24 November 2023
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Week-long festival
### [UNSW's Education Festival 2023](/news-events/events/unsw-education-festival-2023)
**Inspire Learning. Elevate Teaching. Celebrate Education.**
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*lens*[Faculty event (Business School)](/tags/faculty-event-business-school)
*lens*[Faculty event (Law & Justice)](/tags/faculty-event-law-and-justice)
*lens*[Faculty event (Medicine & Health)](/tags/faculty-event-medicine-and-health)
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*lens*[Faculty event (Canberra)](/tags/faculty-event-canberra)
*lens*[Faculty event (Arts, Design & Architecture)](/tags/faculty-event-arts-design-architecture)
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- Thu 12 October 2023
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [Disconnecting to reconnect: a mid-term recharge for educators](/disconnecting-reconnect-mid-term-recharge-educators)
Join us for a DOLI EF CoP Lunch and Learn session at UNSW Teaching Commons—a quick escape to recharge and connect with fellow educators, featuring insightful discussions on AI, data-informed teaching, and Educational Technology Services.
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- Wed 20 September 2023
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [Teamwork Mastery: An educators guide to student success](/news-events/events/teamwork-mastery)
The EF Lunch & Learn series is back! This workshop hosted by the Teamwork EF CoP will give you practical tips to make teamwork a good experience for students.
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- Tue 15 Oct 2024
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12.30pm - 2pm
### [World Citizenship at the University: educating for understanding (lunch, networking, speakers, discussion hubs)](/news-events/events/world-citizen-ef-cop-lunch-and-learn)
Join us for a Lunch & Learn event focused on practical ways to foster world citizenship through sustainability and social justice in higher education.
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