renAIssance
Renewing education for an AI-enabled future
There are many ways the UOW community can get involved in the renAIssance Program throughout the year. Opportunities may include joining a Think Tank, becoming a Champion, participating in a forum or focus group, attending an event, being part of a community of practice, co-designing and exploring new ideas, sharing practice, or applying for a grant.
This page brings together current Expressions of Interest (EOIs) and related opportunities to engage across the renAIssance Program in one place. While further information about each initiative is available on the relevant project pages, this page provides a central location for viewing open EOIs and other invitations to get involved.
We encourage you to bookmark this page and check back regularly, as more opportunities to connect, contribute, and collaborate will be added throughout the year.
Open Now: Expressions of Interest
Click on the sections below to expand the Expression of Interest (EOI) forms that are currently open across the renAIssance projects.
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For more information about the CALM Project and the Assessment Assurance Working Group, visit the Course-wide Assurance of Learning Mapping (CALM) Project web page
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for colleagues interested in contributing to the Course-wide Assurance of Learning Mapping (CALM) Project and Assessment Assurance Working Group.
The EOI form allows you to indicate how you would like to engage with the CALM project, including:
- Joining the CALM Assessment Assurance Working Group
- Participating in consultation activities such as focus groups or interviews
- Sharing examples of assessment practice that demonstrate student learning
- Indicating interest in later phases of the project, including development and testing of the CALM mapping tool.
Deadline for Submitting an EOI:
- Expressions of Interest will close 11.59 pm Wednesday 25 March. Responses will be reviewed after the closing date, and an outcome regarding Assessment Working Group membership will be communicated as soon as possible thereafter (with the first meeting expected in the last week of March)
For more information about the Assessment Reimagined Think Tank, visit the Assessment Reimagined Project web page
Think Tank members will participate in 8 online provocation sessions (May) and 4 in person half day co-design workshops (early June) as well as an online Teams community to collaborate on developing innovative assessment approaches.
To register your interest, scan the QR code to the right or use the Assessment Reimagined Expression of Interest form
Deadline for Submitting an EOI:
- Expressions of Interest will close 11.59 pm Thursday 2nd April. Responses will be reviewed after the closing date, and an outcome regarding Assessment Reimagined Think Tank membership will be communicated as soon as possible thereafter (April).
For more information about the Assessment Reimagined Global Dialogue Group, visit the Assessment Reimagined Project web page
The Assessment Reimagined Global Dialogue Group will participate in 8 online provocation sessions (May) and an online community of practice with UOW Australia and UOW College's Assessment Reimagined Think Tank. They will also participate in a small series of online dialogue sessions following Think Tank workshops to discuss emerging ideas and provide perspectives from global campuses. Insights from these sessions will feed directly into the project's development of future directions for assessment at UOW.
To submit your responses, scan the QR code to the right or use the Assessment Reimagined Global Dialogue Group Expression of Interest form
Deadline for Submitting an EOI:
- Expressions of Interest will close 11.59 pm Thursday 2nd April AEST. Responses will be reviewed after the closing date, and an outcome regarding Assessment Reimagined Think Tank membership will be communicated as soon as possible thereafter (April).
For more information about Cogniti Champions, visit the Cogniti Champions & Conversations Project web page
Each Champion will design, trial, and refine at least one Cogniti agent within a unit or course of their choice. Agents may support concept clarification, assessment scaffolding, feedback, or other learning focused applications. Champions will be encouraged to involve students, including former students, in co design and to refine their agents through use, feedback, and reflection.
This is intended as a safe and developmental space for professional learning, centred on experimentation, curiosity, and shared learning. Collectively, Cogniti Champions will help build confidence in responsible, human centred AI use and lead AI enabled teaching innovation across UOW.
To register your interest, scan the QR code to the right or use the Cogniti Champions Expression of Interest form
Deadline for Submitting an EOI:
- Expressions of Interest will close 11.59 pm Wednesday 25 March. Responses will be reviewed after the closing date, and outcomes communicated as soon as possible thereafter (with training expected to commence late March)
For more information about Cogniti Champions, visit the AI Professional Practice Co-Lab Project web page
Expressions of Interest are open for the AI Professional Practice Co-Lab, a discipline-led initiative exploring how generative AI is reshaping professional practice and what this means for course and curriculum design at UOW. The Co-Lab provides three grants per Faculty ($5,000 each) to support academic leaders to engage directly with employers, professional bodies, alumni and practitioner networks to investigate how AI is changing professional roles, capabilities and expectations.
Participants will translate these insights into guiding principles for course design and graduate capability, participate in a cross-faculty Community of Practice, and contribute to the UOW renAIssance Showcase in 2026.
Collaborative projects involving colleagues across UOW’s Australian domestic and global campuses are strongly encouraged, particularly where they can contribute insights from industry, professional practice or employer networks in their regions.
To apply for a grant, scan the QR code to the right or access the AI Professional Practice Co-Lab Grant Application Form
Deadline for Submitting an Application:
- Expressions of Interest will close 11.59 pm Thursday 2nd April (AEDT). Applications will be reviewed after the closing date, and outcomes communicated as soon as possible thereafter.
