Events
Upcoming events
Workshop
Rubrics Workshop (Callaghan)
This Rubrics workshop will cover the principles of using rubrics for assessment. Participants will learn how to construct a rubric that will support student learning and increase the efficiency and consistency of marking.
Event
Stronger Together: Collaborative Innovations in Health Professions Education
The ACHIEVE Roadshow – Tamworth 2026 brings educators, clinicians and researchers together to explore how collaborative, evidence‑informed approaches are shaping the future of health professions education.
Webinar
Guidance for HDR Students and Supervisors
The LDTI AI in Action sessions are an opportunity for staff to come together and discuss how they are using GenAI in their teaching, learning, and research. Each 30-minute session includes a brief demonstration and time for Q&A.
In person
FLIP Founders Panel
Hear from the women who lived it. Join us for our FLIP: Founders Panel, an evening panel featuring founders from the inaugural FLIP cohort as they share the real stories behind their startup journeys.
Workshop
Drafting Course Content with an LLM
The LDTI GenAI Tinker Sessions provide an opportunity for academic staff to try out different tools, experiment with their functionality, and think about how they could be used in day-to-day work.
Webinar
Integrating AI into Engineering via Open Ended Projects
LDTI is pleased to welcome the University of Wollongong’s Dr Sasha Nikolic (President of the Australasian Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Education Centre) to discuss how GenAI can be integrated into engineering education as part of open-ended student projects.
Workshop
Teaching in Action: Interactive Oral Assessments
The LDTI Teaching in Action sessions are an opportunity for staff to discuss a teaching tool, concept, or pedagogy to prompt reflection on their practice and uplift the educational experience for UON students. Each 30-minute session will be delivered via
In person
Nursing and Midwifery Expo (Gosford)
The Nursing and Midwifery Expo is the perfect opportunity to connect with employers and learn more about your future industry and career options.
Workshop
Exploring AI for Student Feedback
The LDTI GenAI Tinker Sessions provide an opportunity for academic staff to try out different tools, experiment with their functionality, and think about how they could be used in day-to-day work.
Workshop
Exploring Open Assessments
This workshop is delivered by the Education Development team and explores the different types of open assessments, highlighting how educators can design assessments in settings where the use of GenAI is likely.
Webinar
JMP Info Session Webinar
The Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (The JMP) is an innovative five-year degree delivered jointly with the University of New England and supported by Hunter New England Local Health District and Central Coast Local Health District.
In person
Nursing and Midwifery Expo (Callaghan)
The Nursing and Midwifery Expo is the perfect opportunity to connect with employers and learn more about your future industry and career options.
Webinar
Vibe Coding for Student Engagement
The LDTI AI in Action sessions are an opportunity for staff to come together and discuss how they are using GenAI in their teaching, learning, and research. Each 30-minute session includes a brief demonstration and time for Q&A.
Past events
The Voice and Indigenous Health Panel Discussion
The University of Newcastle's Thurru Indigenous Health Unit brought together a panel of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health experts to talk through the impact of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The panel was moderated by Darren Nolan, Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Public Health, and includes:
- Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy, proud Wiradjuri woman and Assistant Dean Indigenous Strategy and Leadership in the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
- Professor Kelvin Kong, proud Worimi man and renowned Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon
- Karen Nicholls, proud Torres Strait Islander, University of Newcastle Alum, General Practitioner and Lecturer at the University of Newcastle
- Zabowie Mills, proud Torres Strait Islander, Psychological Science student, Research Assistant and Student Mentor at the University of Newcastle.
David Maddison Lecture 2022
'How should we tell the truth about Australia?'
The David Maddison Memorial Lecture returned in 2022 to commemorate the contributions to medical education made by Professor David Maddison.
This special lecture featured keynote speaker Professor Sarah Maddison, who discussed emerging truth-telling processes, the opportunities and challenges such processes face, and what it means for universities and academic disciplines to reckon with their role in the ongoing colonisation of this continent.
The lecture was followed by a Yarning Circle discussion featuring University of Newcastle panel members:
- Dr Tameka McFadyen - a proud Wonnarua/Kamilaroi woman and Lecturer in the Thurru Indigenous Health Unit
- Loren Collyer - a proud Bandjin woman and Executive Support Officer, Reconciliation, Office of Indigenous Strategy and Leadership
- Tanika Ridgeway - is a proud Worimi woman, current Medicine student and Research Assistant, School of Medicine and Public Health
Professor Sarah Maddison
Sarah Maddison is Professor of Politics and Director of the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne. She has published widely, including 10 books in the fields of reconciliation and intercultural relations, settler colonialism, Indigenous politics, gender politics, social movements, and democracy. Her most recent book is The Colonial Fantasy: Why white Australia can't solve black problems, published in 2019. She is also Professor David Maddison’s daughter.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.