Join us for the UNSW Disability Innovation Institute's 4th Annual Inclusive Education Showcase!

Inclusive Education comprises practices that make teaching and learning more accessible to all students. It is framed by the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to increase the accessibility of tertiary education to a wider population of students.

UNSW educators who teach inclusively will present their work at this showcase, followed by a Q&A. The showcase is a unique opportunity for the UNSW teaching community and others to learn about different inclusive technologies and practices and how to incorporate them into their teaching and learning to make them more accessible.

This is a hybrid event, and you will be able to watch in-person and online.

Program

Learning and Teaching with System-Impacted People: Developing a Toolkit for University Programmes

Andy, Kaladelfos, Phillip Wadds, Tina McPhee, Lukas, Carey, George (kev) Dertadian

University Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Equitable Learning Services have long recognised the distinct learning support needs of student groups. University systems provide structured support and resourcing for First Nations students, students with low SES backgrounds, students with disabilities, those experiencing financial hardship amongst other groups.

Despite significant overlap between these recognised groups, students with lived experience of the criminal legal system and other ‘system impacted’ people are an almost entirely unconsidered student group in need of learning support. Here, ‘system-impacted’ students refers to people who have been impacted by the criminal legal system, including being criminalised by police, people who have been formerly incarcerated or lived in out-of-home care, as well as students whose family members or close friends have been impacted by the criminal legal system.

This presentation will provide an overview of work being undertaken by members of the Criminology teaching team at UNSW to develop better, more inclusive and safer curriculum, classrooms, and support structures for system impacted students (and staff). Drawing on ongoing projects and curriculum redesign, the presentation will highlight the universal design principles that inform this work, detail the pilot work currently underway, and discuss the critical need for consideration of this often-invisible student cohort in universities.

Our talk is presented by Criminology teaching staff with and without lived experience of incarceration who are co-leading inclusive curriculum redesign in relation to system-impacted people, including: Tina McPhee (She/Her), formerly incarcerated abolitionist and #languagematters campaigner, UNSW HDR candidate & sessional staff member; Dr Lukas Carey (He/Him), completed his Doctorate in Education and has worked in the field for most of his career as a teacher, trainer, coach, educator. He is a lived experience sessional academic at UNSW; Dr Phillip Wadds (He/Him), Senior Lecturer in Criminology and former Program Director of Criminology at UNSW; Kev Dertadian is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, with more than a decade of experience working with people who use and are criminalised for their use of drugs; Dr Andy Kaladelfos (They/Them), Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Co-Convenor of the Gendered Violence Research Network.

Supporting student mental health and well-being through flexible deadlines

Deb Barros Leal Farias

How can conveners support student well-being in concrete ways? How can such support be introduced to course design? A simple and effective way might be by embracing flexible deadlines.

Deborah Barros Leal Farias is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW's School of Social Sciences, where she teaches Politics and International Relations, and is ADA's co-champion for Wellbeing.

Reimagining Higher Education in the Age of Generative AI

James Bedford and William Scates Frances

The rise of generative AI in the digital age has brought forth numerous challenges and opportunities for higher education. While AI's transformative potential is undeniable, it also raises fundamental questions about the essence and future of university education. How do students and educators navigate this brave new world where work can be both generated and assessed by AI? This presentation delves into the redesign of the gen-ed course GENY0002: Academic Skills Plus, which centered on this very question

James Bedford is an academic learning facilitator at the University of New South Wales. He coordinates an academic writing program and uses a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. Presently, James is exploring the role of generative AI in higher education. In his free time, he writes short stories, some of which have been published in various journals.

Will Scates Frances is a historian, educational designer and academic learning facilitator at UNSW. His interests range from eschatology to neurodiversity and you can find him around campus delivering writing workshops, facilitating tutorials, gesticulating lectures or engrossed in a coffee overlooking the library lawn.

Inclusive Moodle Design

Aves Parsemain

This presentation will explore the key principles of inclusive Moodle design and how they can be applied to create online learning environments that are welcoming and supportive for all students. It will highlight some of the improved accessibility features of the new Moodle Enhance theme and showcase techniques for content presentation, navigation, and interaction that accommodate diverse learning needs. This presentation will also provide a few tips to make your commitment to inclusion visible on Moodle.

Dr Aves Parsemain (they/them) is an Educational Developer and LGBTIQA+ Co-Champion in ADA. They completed a PhD in Arts and Media at UNSW in 2015 and they have taught Arts and Media at UNSW, Sydney University, Macquarie University and California State University. In addition to teaching, they have worked in educational design and academic development since 2018, helping academics design courses and enhance their educational practice.

Catch up on last year's showcase here.

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UNSW Diversity Festival is an annual celebration, this year taking place 18-22 September 2023. Diversity Festival brings students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community, enrich identity and ignite conversations about how we can foster a more inclusive society.

The 2023 program features 40+ free events and activities, including keynotes and panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, documentary screenings and networking opportunities. Themes and topics include cultural diversity, neurodivergence, accessibility, LGBTIQ+ inclusion, human rights, social impact, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Find out what’s on at Diversity Festival 2023 and register for events.

Diversity Festival is proudly hosted by the Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion. It is a truly collaborative and community-based event where everyone can participate.

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Visitor Safety Information

The health and safety of our patrons is our top priority, and this event will abide by the Public Health Order prevailing at the time. Please follow our conditions of entry, and check back here for updated information prior to the event.

Do not attend the event if you feel unwell, have recently experienced any cold or flu-like symptoms or are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.
Face masks are recommended.

Live Event & Venue

The John Niland Scientia Building is located at UNSW Sydney's Kensington Campus (G19 on map).

Access

Wheelchair Accessible

The John Niland Scientia Building is located at UNSW Sydney's Kensington Campus (G19 on map). The closest accessible drop off point to the Scientia Building is the east entrance (F22 on map). Vehicles need to arrive via Gate 11 on Botany Street. The closest accessible parking is available in the Botany Street Parking Station (H23 on map).

Assisted Listening

Assisted listening like hearing loop can be provided upon request.

Auslan & Captioning

This event will be captioned and Auslan interpretation will be provided.

Parking & Public Transport

UNSW is easily accessible via public transport. Call the Transport Infoline on 131 500 or visit transportnsw.info.

Paid casual and visitor parking is offered via the CellOPark App and ‘pay by plate meters’. For more information head here.