Events College of Human and Social Futures
What's on this week
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.
In person
New Generations: Special student film screening
Screening student short films part of the Out of Competition selection with Central Coast Film Festival.
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
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.
In person
Launch: Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. You're invited to the launch of Quiet Protest - A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War.
In person
Book Launch – Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War
A Book Launch for author Effie Karageorgos's Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War (UNSW Press) at Watt Space Gallery
Live performance
In Concert with James Morrison and Fernleigh Wind Ensemble
If you love jazz that swings and music that makes you smile, don’t miss the Fernleigh Wind Ensemble in concert with the James Morrison Quartet.
Upcoming events
Exhibition
Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000
Come and explore Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000, an exhibition exploring the unique and surprising history of health care in Newcastle.
Webinar
New oral history resources and training
For those interested in oral history methodology and practice, there are two new resources available.
Workshop
Reflective Practice for Active Learning
This workshop will explore teaching techniques to increase student engagement through active learning. During this session you will ascertain the benefits of active learning practice and determine when to employ active learning in the classroom.
Webinar
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Maternal Secrets - Shame, Silence, and the Materiality of Mothering
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
Workshop
Writing Questions for Secure Online Assessment
This workshop is delivered by the Education Development team and will cover the foundations of writing high-quality questions for secure online assessments.
Webinar
Sports Master Programs Webinar
Join Program Convenor Dr Paul Stolk and GIS Regional Director Ray Boggiano for an exclusive webinar to discover how the Master of Sports Analytics, Master of International Sports Business, and Master of Sports Analytics/Master of International Sports Business (double degree)
Webinar
Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions
The LDTI Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions are intended as an opportunity for staff to come together to discuss their use of the platform, and share what is working and what is not. We will also discuss any upcoming enhancements, new
Webinar
3P Assurance of Learning
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.
Live performance
Combined Choirs Concert
A delightful morning of beautiful melodies and harmonies performed by community choirs from the Conservatorium of Music.
Workshop
Getting Started with GenAI in Education
This hands-on session provides an introduction to using generative AI (genAI) to enhance teaching and learning for educators and students.
Workshop
tEN June Showcase and Seed Funding Application - Shut-up and Write session
This session is designed for staff wanting to put time aside to work on their applications for the Educator Network Showcase and Teaching and Learning projects.
Live performance
Ancient Sounds, Modern Souls
A vibrant cultural experience that brings together the beauty of Vietnamese and Eastern musical heritage with the creativity of contemporary performance.
In person
I Eat the Stars: Sarah Wilson in Conversation
Sarah will speak to Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom about her new book I Eat the Stars, a deeply moving, wise guide to finding beauty and meaning in a collapsing world.
Live performance
The Power of the Organ
Experience Guilmant’s magnificent Organ Symphony with the Fernleigh Young Musicians Orchestra in collaboration with Avondale University String Orchestra.
Webinar
Using GenAI in Assessments: 7 Approaches for Students
This hands-on workshop is designed to empower educators to leverage generative AI as a tool to enhance student engagement, foster creativity, and strengthen constructive alignment in assessment practices.
Webinar
Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions
The LDTI Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions are intended as an opportunity for staff to come together to discuss their use of the platform, and share what is working and what is not. We will also discuss any upcoming enhancements, new
Workshop
Leveraging GenAI for Assessment Design
How can AI help us design better assessment tasks? In this session, we'll explore key considerations when using AI to generate ideas for assessments, focusing on how to craft effective and meaningful tasks, and other important factors to ensure a
Webinar
GenAI and Copyright
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.
Live performance
Echoes of the Globe
The University of Newcastle Arts Orchestra presents music from around the globe.
Webinar
An Introduction to Vibe Coding in Education
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.
In person
Public Talk: Booze and Culture
Grab a drink and join us for a talk on Booze and Culture by Dr Kirk French, Professor of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University.
Workshop
Discussing GenAI in the Classroom
Participants will explore key considerations and policies for using GenAI, examine different use cases in the classroom, and discuss how to have conversations about GenAI with their students.
Webinar
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: From Resisting AI to Decomputing
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
Webinar
Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions
The LDTI Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions are intended as an opportunity for staff to come together to discuss their use of the platform, and share what is working and what is not. We will also discuss any upcoming enhancements, new
Live performance
Bruce Mathiske in Concert
Get ready to experience the hypnotic fusion of guitar and didgeridoo like never before!
Workshop
Avatars in Education
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.
Live performance
Make your own Music! NYO Term 2 Concert
A choral collaboration with the BrainWaves Stroke Survivors Choir, Callaghan Singers, Supertonics, Unforgettables and Vocal Company.
Webinar
Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions
The LDTI Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions are intended as an opportunity for staff to come together to discuss their use of the platform, and share what is working and what is not. We will also discuss any upcoming enhancements, new
Event
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Scholarship Disabled: Crip research, crip scholars
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
Webinar
Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions
The LDTI Cogniti Users Drop-In Sessions are intended as an opportunity for staff to come together to discuss their use of the platform, and share what is working and what is not. We will also discuss any upcoming enhancements, new
Webinar
Creating Course Content with an LLM
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.
Event
Indigenous Perspectives
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.
Event
An Introduction to NotebookLM
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.
Event
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Fintech Futures
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
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Artificial Intelligence Detection
LDTI is pleased to welcome the Charles Sturt University’s Associate Professor Mark Bassett (Director Academic Quality, Standards and Integrity and Academic Lead Artificial Intelligence) for a discussion of the use of AI detection software.
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Lived Experiences of LGBTQ+ Religious Youth in a hostile policy landscape - Digital Media, Wellbeing, and Visual Methods
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Youth Side-Hustles - Entrepreneurship and Employment in Enterprise Culture
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
Event
Creating Presentations with Gamma
The LDTI GenAI Tinker workshops have been developed for staff who see value in hands on experiences using a variety of GenAI tools to tackle common problems.
Webinar
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre Seminar Series: Intergenerational Dialogues and Activism
Join this international seminar series featuring speakers from the University of Newcastle alongside some of the biggest international scholars in sociology, digital humanities, communications, media studies, and education, responding to key social issues of our time.
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.