Sharing the Triumphs and Challenges of Teaching with the Wider Community

Over the years I have experimented with and trialed a lot of different teaching methods and technology. Some of my teaching practices have been shared with the wider community by presenting at invited talks as well as multiple conferecnes as shown below. The presenting authors are bolded and the impact (Internal, national, or international) can be seen bolded in brackets. 

Topic: Group Work
  • N. Wijenayake, (2021), From nightmare to bliss: How to change the perception of group work
    UNSW Connections Seminar (Internal)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2020), Group Work 101 – Teaching Students How to Work Effectively in a Team
    UNSW Team Work Community of Practice Monthly Meeting (Internal)
     
Topic: Use of Technology in Teaching
  • N. Wijenayake, (2020), Running in-class open-book online exams
    UNSW Science Lunch and Learn (Internal)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2019), BLENDED LEARNING: How to effectively integrate various technology into your classroom
    Fudan University, Shanghai, China (International)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2018), Use of animations to demonstrate laboratory techniques and skills
    UNSW Science Digital Uplift Showcase (Internal)
  • N. Wijenayake, (2017), Use of electronic lab notebooks in undergraduate science courses”
    UNSW Network of Faculty Educational Developers (UNFED) Meeting (Internal)
     
Topic: Student Wellbeing
  • N. Wijenayake, (2020), Wellbeing Initiatives
    UNSW Student Wellbeing Community of Practice Curriculum Project Monthly Meeting (Internal)
Topic: Group Work
  • N. Wijenayake, (2021), Effective use of Group Assessments in Online Courses
    Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Symposium (National)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2021), Helping Students Build Learning Communities
    International Teaching Online Symposium (Virtual), University of Windsor, Canada (International)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2020), Group Work 101 – Teaching Students How to Work Effectively in a Team
    UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum 2020 (Internal)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2020), Group Work 101 – Teaching Students How to Work Effectively in a Team
    An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE) Annual Conference (International)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2019), Understanding the Relevance of Science Through Group Projects
    Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) (National)
     
  • N. Wijenayake, (2019), Group Work 101 
    Pecha Kucha at the UNSW Education Focussed Retreat (Internal)
     
Topic: Use of Technology in Teaching
  • N. Wijenayake, (2017), We are on the Blend –Virtual Laboratories and Online Adaptive Lessons Integrated into Undergraduate Science Courses
    International Conference on Education and E-Learning 2017 - Bangkok, Thailand (International)
  • N. Wijenayake and M. Clemson, (2016), To blend or not to blend: trials in biology
    UNSW Learning and Teaching Connections Seminar (Internal)
     
  • N. Wijenayake and L. Lutze-Mann, (2015), Having Issues with the Real World? Why not try the Virtual?
    Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) (National)
     
  • P. Polly, L. Lutze-Mann, N. Wijenayake, T. Thai, (2015), Blending Virtual and Real Laboratory Lessons – How to get it right?
    UNSW Medical Education Interest Group Seminar (Internal)
     
    Topic: Sessional Staff Training
    • N. Wijenayake, (2019), A Sustainable Training and Feedback Model for Developing the Teaching Capabilities of Sessional Academic Staff International Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy - ICHEP19 – Tokyo, Japan (International)
    Topic: Group Work
    • N. Wijenayake, (2021), Building Online Learning Communities via Group Work
      Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME)  (National)
       
    Topic: Use of Technology in Teaching
    • N. Wijenayake and L. Lutze-Mann, (2015), Cloud-based Learning Could Pave the path for Students to be on Cloud Nine
      UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum 2015 (Internal)
       
    • L. Lutze-Mann, N. Wijenayake, P. Polly, T. Thai, (2015), Virtual vs Real: a blended approach to laboratory learning
      UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum 2015 (Internal)
       
    • P. Polly, L. Lutze-Mann, T. Thai, N. Wijenayake and D. Maguire, (2015), The Gene Suite of Virtual Laboratories: Blending Practical Lessons in Western Blotting for Enhancing Personalised Student Learning of Disease Diagnosis
      UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum 2015 (Internal)
       
    Topic: Sessional Staff Training
    • L. Lutze-Mann, K. Snepvangers, N. Wijenayake, L. Jo, K. Thomson, J. Wilson, V. Yeung, D. Lovett,  (2017), Blended Transactional Learning: A sustainable feedback model for developing teaching capabilities of sessional staff
      UNSW Learning and Teaching Forum 2017 (Internal)
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