Teaching Excellence Gala – Photo Gallery

The McCusker Institute’s events in 2025 explored how education can respond to rapid technological, social, and economic change. Across conversations on generative AI, shared prosperity, storytelling, and lifelong learning, a common theme emerged: universities have a responsibility to develop graduates who think critically, act ethically, and engage creatively with complexity. For ANU educators, the events […]

The 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Education Awards ceremony, held last week, celebrated educators and programs shaping learning and teaching across ANU. This year’s recipients were recognised for student-centred, inclusive and evidence-based practice that connects complex ideas to real-world contexts and supports students as active, self-directed learners.   Awards for Teaching Excellence honoured educators such as Dr Samira Nazar, […]

About this showcase This Online Showcase presents student-created posters and short videos developed through ANU courses that engage with ethical, political, and social questions surrounding culture, heritage, and memory. The works featured here reflect a scaffolded learning process in which students move through the cycle of Inform → Visit → Reflect → Create, combining academic […]

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education is no longer a distant possibility—it is a present and pressing reality. At a recent academic workshop hosted by the ANU, keynote speaker Bert Verhoeven outlined why universities must urgently rethink their curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment strategies in light of generative AI (GenAI). Verhoeven, Senior Lecturer […]

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) becomes an increasingly powerful and accessible tool, Australian universities are facing a critical challenge: how to ensure academic integrity and educational relevance in a world where AI is ubiquitous. In a recent seminar hosted at the Australian National University (ANU), Professor Danny Lui presented a compelling case for moving away […]

A new space to develop multimedia education content The Education Design Studio (EDS) Team and Multimedia Education are collaborating to provide ANU educators/staff multimedia and studio facilities. The fruit of this collaboration is the Baldessin Education Studio located in Baldessin Precinct Building – launched in late 2024. The studio contains two areas and a range […]

Welcome to the ANU Lightboard & Podcast Studio The Lightboard & Podcast Studio offers a powerful new way for ANU educators, researchers, and students to communicate ideas with clarity and impact. This studio is a joint initiative between Education Innovation and the ANU Centre for Energy Systems (ACES), and is available for use by all […]