Training and workshops

• Crafting great quizzes

  Learn how to design high quality quizzes for your students in line with your subject's content, outcomes, and assessment strategy.

• Creating rubrics for assessment

  In this workshop, you will design rubrics aligned to your assessments, compose clear descriptors, and learn to add your rubrics to the LMS.

• Designing assessment for large cohorts

  Learn about effective assessment design strategies for large cohorts of students.

• Designing authentic assessment

  Learn the theory behind authentic assessment design and how to apply it to your subject.

• Designing group work

  This workshop will introduce and equip you with the skills and educational technology needed to design and facilitate effective group work.

• Developing collaborative activities with Padlet

  This workshop aims to equip teaching staff with an understanding of Padlet to enhance their collaborative learning practices.

• Exploring ePortfolios and reflection activities

  Discover ePortfolio and reflective learning approaches, as well as various options in PebblePad to support your teaching.

• Introducing universal design for learning (UDL)

  This workshop seeks to provide tertiary teaching staff with an introduction to the concepts of universal design for learning.

• Making learning resources accessible

  Learn about accessibility standards and how to make your learning resources accessible for students.

• Setting up Cadmus for exams

  Learn how to set up and configure settings for your online digital exam with Cadmus, as well as how to make sense of the analytics available.

• DIY device recording

  Learn how to think like a film maker and set up a successful self-recording with a smart phone device.

• DIY video editing - advanced

  Now you know some of the fundamentals, we’ll delve into the tips and tricks for creativity and style.

• DIY video editing - essentials

  In this workshop, we will cover the fundamentals of post-production workflow and video editing.

• Preparing for and conquering the 'on-camera' interview

  Learn practical tips and tricks for on-camera interviews.

• Techniques and confidence building for virtual presenting

  Improve your skills and confidence when presenting to a camera online.

Local learning and teaching professional development is available across the University of Melbourne. The links below share some of the options available to staff.

• Melbourne-CSHE professional development programs

  CSHE provides a range of professional development programs and activities for staff and higher degree research candidates of the University in four main areas: teaching and learning, research, engagement, and leadership and management.

• The Williams Centre for Learning Advancement

  Professional development and teaching support services offered by the Williams Centre for Learning Advancement in the Faculty of Business and Economics.

• Built Environments Learning + Teaching

  The Built Environments Learning + Teaching (BEL+T) group works with staff and students of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning to improve teaching quality and student engagement.

• Arts Teaching Innovation

  Arts Teaching Innovation supports excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the Faculty of Arts.

• Arts eTeaching

  The Arts eTeaching unit supports teaching staff with integrating technology in their teaching, to develop innovative blended learning approaches and teaching materials, to stimulate active learning, and enhance student engagement.

• FEIT Teaching and Learning Laboratory

  The Laboratory supports research-informed enhancements to learning and teaching in engineering and information technology.

• Law Digital and Teaching Hub

  The Law Digital and Teaching Hub has been designed as a resource-rich repository and communications channel about the digital media, technology and educational design services the Law Digital team offer to all staff at Melbourne Law School. You will also find here extensive resources and guides to support your teaching practice, and also multi-media content, showcase subjects, and core curriculum modules which can be re-purposed for your own students.

• University Library

  The University Library offers a broad range of services and support for staff. Offering help with teaching resources, expert advice, using collections in your teaching, and more.

• The University Copyright Office

  The University Copyright Office works with staff and students to maximise the permitted uses of copyright material for education and research. In so doing, we seek to ensure that the University community complies with copyright obligations. Copyright Office staff provide online information and resources, assistance with queries and training and awareness sessions.

• LinkedIn Learning at the University of Melbourne

  LinkedIn Learning’s platform includes a robust library of on-demand resources with more than 16,000 online courses taught by experts in their fields.

• Researcher Development Unit

  Explore programs led by the Researcher Development Program (RDU) available across all career stages from Graduate Research through to Early-to-Mid Career through to Senior Research.