Program Overview

Professional Learning Series

The TeachWell Professional Learning Series offers University of Auckland teachers a range of professional learning to support evidence-based educational practice, innovation, and excellence.

On this page

• Facilitated sessions
• Self-directed sessions
• Curated collections
• TeachWell Framework

Facilitated sessions

Facilitated sessions include:

• Teaching Well: Foundations of Learning and Teaching (PLS) on 10 February 2026 and 11 February 2026
• Teaching Well Symposium: Re-Humanizing Education on 18 February 2026 at 9:00 am

Self-directed sessions

Self-directed sessions are available in the following areas:

• All
• Assess
• Contribute
• Design
• Reflect
• Teach

Some examples of self-directed sessions include:

• Artificial Intelligence 101: Build a foundation in generative AI with this self-paced course for University of Auckland teaching staff.
• Assessment for Learning: This session introduces components of good assessment design and practice, centering student learning, evidence-based, and aligning to key strategic university frameworks.
• Blended Learning: This session introduces the principles and purposes of blended learning in higher education, with a particular lens on Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland and the New Zealand context.
• Canvas accessibility: Designed to spark reflection and inspire new approaches, this session invites you to explore how embedding accessibility and inclusive practices can create more equitable, engaging, and effective learning experiences for all students.
• Contribute: The University encourages teachers to actively participate in their community by sharing insights and supporting their colleagues development.
• Course Design: This session discusses constructive alignment of a course, learning various methods to align learning outcomes with teaching and learning activities and assessment tasks.
• Graduate Teaching Assistants: Welcome to the Professional Learning Series for teaching support staff, with three modules to help gain confidence in teaching for active learning, group work, and contested spaces.
• He Aratohu Haumaru: For Learner Success: This session offers a practical toolbox of strategies to enhance learner success at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, discovering how to adapt teaching practices and create an inclusive learning environment that benefits all learners.
• Reflect on your teaching: Reflective practice is essential for effective teaching and professional development, fostering personal growth and enriching the educational experience.
• Reflecting on Practice: This 50-minute self-paced session helps revisit and refine practice, exploring how student feedback, peer review, and critical reflection can support meaningful change.
• Teaching 101: This session introduces foundational teaching principles and practices through three concise modules, covering planning and facilitating small-group classes, methods for encouraging active student engagement, and strategies for using feedback effectively to support learning.

Curated collections

Curated collections include:

• 10-Minute Chats on Generative AI: A series of short conversations with international experts in generative AI and education.
• ABLConnect: Enhance teaching with this active learning online resource from Harvard's Derek Bok Center, discovering interactive lesson plans and assignments designed for university classrooms.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Tertiary Education: Practical Tips Guides: Six short guides from Ako Aotearoa to help New Zealand educators engage with AI confidently and critically.
• Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching: A self-paced teaching induction course featuring content developed by Macquarie University staff, providing foundational knowledge and practical strategies for effective teaching in HE.
• Gen-AI: Transforming assessments in higher education: Explore the evolving landscape of generative AI in higher education through this insightful and thought-provoking 3-part video series from the University of Sydney.
• Help Students Retain, Organise and Integrate Knowledge: Embed evidence-based strategies into courses to boost students long-term memory, deepen their conceptual connections, and foster transferable mastery.
• Here we are again back teaching in front of the camera!: Discover strategies for live and pre-recorded presentations in this series of short videos by voice coach Koo Abuali.
• How People Learn: Sharpen course design and deepen students conceptual mastery with evidence-based insights in this three-part MIT guide on metacognition, self-regulation, and worked examples.
• Inclusive Teaching Module: This online session from MIT's Open Learning Library will help reflect on identity as a teacher to understand how it influences practice, enhancing teaching and creating an inclusive learning environment for all students.
• Privacy and Risks with Generative AI: A free 30-minute course from Dr Kara Kennedy introducing the essentials of privacy and security when using generative AI tools.
• Reflection Toolkit: Explore this free toolkit from the University of Edinburgh, consisting of Reflector's Toolkit, Facilitators' Toolkit, and Literature, for self-reflection on teaching, development, or other areas.
• Scientific Teaching Series: Nine short videos showcasing active learning strategies for large undergraduate classes, featuring leading science educators and demonstrating adaptable approaches relevant across disciplines.
• Social Learning Amplified: Perusall co-founder Eric Mazur hosts a series of candid conversations with experts on engaging and motivating students in and beyond class.
• The Little Orange Book: This compendium of 45+ bite-sized vignettes blends narrative, reflection prompts, and practical tips across five themes: attitude, communication, teaching techniques, metacognition, and reflections.

TeachWell Framework

The TeachWell Framework describes five domains of educational practice: design, teach, assess, reflect, and contribute. Ability in these areas is further expressed as either core or extended capability. The Framework is designed to support the development of educational practice and can be used to guide professional learning and development.