2023 Sydney Teaching Symposium – Resources

 

This page houses the resources from the 2023 Sydney Teaching Symposium, which the presenters and facilitators have given permission to share. We will add to this page as more resources are provided.

 

Recordings and resources

Morning presentations

  • Stream 1A
    • Taking History Beyond the Classroom [1A1] Darcy Campbell, Michael A. McDonnell: Recording
    • The ‘art’ of connections during the transition to university [1A2] Joanne Hinitt, Kria Coleman: Recording
    • AI generated stories for prediction activities: Get students engaged before you even start! [1A3] Hamish Alexander Fernando: Recording
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-1a
  • Stream 1B
    • Cultivating Teaching Excellence through Peer Observation: A Student-Centred Innovation in Tutorial Programs [1B1] Chandana Maitra, Samantha Clarke, Alix Thoeming: Recording
    • The development of an online learning module to support students learning whilst on clinical placement [1B2] Laura Di Michele, Alix Thoeming, Matthew Kiem, Monique Laura: Recording
    • Iterative progress on designing for diversity in Pharmacy [1B3] Jessica Pace, Andrew Bartlett: Recording
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-1b
  • Stream 1C
    • Scaffolding written communication skills for students in transition [1C1] Hong Dao Nguyen, Caitlyn Forster, Tim Lee: Recording
    • Technology to provide customised feedback and reduce examiner workload in authentic case-based assessments [1C2] Maree Milross, Jean Meyer, Sonia Cheng: Recording
    • Mistake-mediated learning [1C3] Mohammad Polash: Recording
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-1c
  • Stream 2A
    • Using data and insights meaningfully to enhance student learning [2A1] Janica Nordstrom: Recording coming soon
    • Standardising presentation marking and improving student performance in large scale units [2A2] Antonije Krivokapic, Tanya Fiedler: Recording
    • Evidence-based innovations in tutor development programs– student-led partnerships and results [2A3] Yvette Debergue, Peter Lok: Recording
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-2a
  • Stream 2B
    • Decolonial approaches to teaching cultural responsiveness [2B1] Celine Diaz: Recording
    • Practical based online assessments with students – experiences with Pecha Kuchas, audio and video simulations [2B2] Khanh Nguyen, Megan Cox: Recording
    • Delivering Blended Learning Experiences to Enhance Engagement in Veterinary Professional Practice [2B3] Sanaa Zaki, Susan Matthew: Recording coming soon
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-2b
  • Stream 2C
    • Collaboration Revamp: Unleashing the potential of group assessments for collaboration and quality [2C1] Anne Quain, Kria Coleman: Recording
    • Empowering students through real world design challenges [2C2] Sandhya Clement, Peter Lok: Recording
    • A case study in iterative assessment design [2C3] Janelle Gifford, Sarah Humphreys: Recording
    • Q&A Padlet: https://bit.ly/sydteach23-2c

Afternoon workshops

  • “Async is hard”: Exploring interaction in asynchronous learning and how we can support it [3A1] James Kite, Silvia Choi, Philayrath Phongsavan
  • Steps to designing for diversity in your context [3B1]
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  • Working with trauma and challenging content in the tertiary classroom [3C1] Sharon Chung, Meera Atkinson, Chioma Idam Chukwuma, Ghena Krayem, Alix Thoeming, Eleanor Cowan
  • Unleashing Information and Digital Literacy Skills through generative AI [3A2] Isabella Micallef, Jesse Xu, Jessica Hughes
  • Developing Communities of Practice: Keeping Students Connected Beyond Graduation [3B2] Bronwyn Reid O’Connor, Ben Zunica
  • Practical approaches to assessment in an AI copilot world [3C2] Adam Bridgeman, Danny Liu
  • SaP ASAP: What do we mean when we say “student partners”? Now, what do we actually mean? [3B3] Maria Ishkova and students

Program

The symposium program consisted of two types of session:

  • 15 minute practice-sharing sessions – these are seminar-style, and allow participants to quickly identify and learn from others’ innovations
  • 45 minute unconference-style workshop sessions – these allow participants to work on something in an active and collaborative deep-dive into a particular topic, walking away with something concrete and tangible for their own practice
Time Track A Track B Track C
9:30 am
Welcome
Joanne Wright, Adam Bridgeman
9:45 am
Taking History Beyond the Classroom [1A1]
Darcy Campbell, Michael A. McDonnell

In this session, current History student Darcy Campbell and Professor Michael McDonnell will reflect on the origins, implementation and benefits of a Work-Integrated-Learning unit in the School of Hum... [more]
Cultivating Teaching Excellence through Peer Observation: A Student-Centred Innovation in Tutorial Programs [1B1]
Chandana Maitra, Samantha Clarke, Alix Thoeming

In this presentation, we discuss Peer Observation of Teaching (POT) within tutorial programs. We present evidence from a successful pilot carried out in the School of Economics in 2023 semester 1. Our... [more]
Scaffolding written communication skills for students in transition [1C1]
Hong Dao Nguyen, Caitlyn Forster, Tim Lee

Communicating science effectively to a variety of audiences is a highly desired skill in science graduates. With respect to written communication, the works students are asked to create often require ... [more]
10:00 am
The ‘art’ of connections during the transition to university [1A2]
Joanne Hinitt, Kria Coleman

The transition to university can pose significant challenges for students, especially those from diverse backgrounds or with limited familiarity with the academic expectations and complexities of this... [more]
The development of an online learning module to support students learning whilst on clinical placement [1B2]
Laura Di Michele, Alix Thoeming, Matthew Kiem, Monique Laura

In the curriculum review for the Master of Diagnostic Radiography program, it was found that students lack sufficient coursework on implementation science, which is crucial for producing evidence-base... [more]
Technology to provide customised feedback and reduce examiner workload in authentic case-based assessments [1C2]
Maree Milross, Jean Meyer, Sonia Cheng

This talk will present the evaluation and feedback methodologies of a hands-on end-semester exam, enhanced by technology like SRES for automated, tailored feedback. Previously, paper-based assessments... [more]
10:15 am
AI generated stories for prediction activities: Get students engaged before you even start! [1A3]
Hamish Alexander Fernando

The strategy of "Prediction" in education is a fairly well-known technique in which students are asked to make informed predictions to a certain question/questions pertaining to the lesson o... [more]
Iterative progress on designing for diversity in Pharmacy [1B3]
Jessica Pace, Andrew Bartlett

This session combines the experiences of three FMH unit coordinators who have been iteratively working on improving their student learning experience by adopting UDL principles to re-design elements o... [more]
Mistake-mediated learning [1C3]
Mohammad Polash

Our current assessment practices, limited to in-semester and final exams, may not effectively measure students' learning. These time-pressured assessments provide only one chance to find a soluti... [more]
10:30 am
Q&A [1A]
Q&A [1B]
Q&A [1C]
10:45 am
Morning tea
11:15 am
Using data and insights meaningfully to enhance student learning [2A1]
Janica Nordstrom

In this session, I will share how I work with unit of study survey data to ensure meaningful impact on student learning. Unit of study data is analysed longitudinally with new data each year. This all... [more]
Decolonial approaches to teaching cultural responsiveness [2B1]
Celine Diaz

In OCCP2089 Disability and Decolonising Practices, students are taught in a facilitative style that aims to promote critical reflection within a learning environment that is trauma-informed and priori... [more]
Collaboration Revamp: Unleashing the potential of group assessments for collaboration and quality [2C1]
Anne Quain, Kria Coleman

Redesigning a group assessment to improve collaboration, lift the quality of student work and produce meaningful learning outcomes in an intensive Doctor of Veterinary Medicine unit. Guided by the Uni... [more]
11:30 am
Standardising presentation marking and improving student performance in large scale units [2A2]
Antonije Krivokapic, Tanya Fiedler

We used the University's Student Relationship Engagement System (SRES) in BUSS5220 Responsible Business Mindset to standardize the marking of presentations. Our goal was to develop students'... [more]
Practical based online assessments with students – experiences with Pecha Kuchas, audio and video simulations [2B2]
Khanh Nguyen, Megan Cox

As educators in the Masters of Medicine (critical care) program, our students are busy working medical practitioners taking mostly online courses. Practical based assessments are common in our working... [more]
Empowering students through real world design challenges [2C2]
Sandhya Clement, Peter Lok

BMET3921/9921 (Biomedical Design and Technology) is a key unit in the Biomedical Engineering program, providing students with the necessary skills and experience for the biomedical industry and resear... [more]
11:45 am
Evidence-based innovations in tutor development programs– student-led partnerships and results [2A3]
Yvette Debergue, Peter Lok

When students reported some ongoing issues in the classroom around sexism and racism in a school at the Faculty of Engineering in 2022, they pointed to tutors as being part of the problem. Tutors show... [more]
Delivering Blended Learning Experiences to Enhance Engagement in Veterinary Professional Practice [2B3]
Sanaa Zaki, Susan Matthew

The COVID-19 pandemic presented opportunities for enhancing education through blended learning, combining online and face-to-face activities. This presentation shares a case study of blended learning ... [more]
A case study in iterative assessment design [2C3]
Janelle Gifford, Sarah Humphreys

Join us on narrative journey as we share a transformative four-year experience of applying a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) mindset to assessment design as part of the science/physiology degree a... [more]
12:00 pm
Q&A [2A]
Q&A [2B]
Q&A [2C]
12:15 pm
Lunch
During lunch, Adam Bridgeman will host an informal 20 minute information session on the new University-wide educational grants scheme... [more]
1:00 pm
Workshop pitch session
Workshop facilitators

Location: In-person only

Hear pitches from our diverse workshop facilitators and get excited about which ones you'll attend.... [more]
1:15 pm
“Async is hard”: Exploring interaction in asynchronous learning and how we can support it [3A1]
James Kite, Silvia Choi, Philayrath Phongsavan

Location: In-person only

Online learning has become an expectation of students, especially post-pandemic and in postgraduate environments where students are often juggling work, family, and study demands. Many students like t... [more]
Steps to designing for diversity in your context [3B1]
Joanne Hinitt, Jessica Pace, Andrew Bartlett, Janelle Gifford, Kria Coleman, Sarah Humphreys

Location: In-person only

Using the combined experience of four unit coordinators who have been iteratively working on improving their student learning experience by adopting UDL principles to re-design elements of their units... [more]
Working with trauma and challenging content in the tertiary classroom [3C1]
Sharon Chung, Meera Atkinson, Chioma Idam Chukwuma, Ghena Krayem, Alix Thoeming, Eleanor Cowan

Location: In-person only

This workshop focuses on the need for a trauma-aware teaching orientation, drawing on clinical trauma studies and acknowledging the societal prevalence of trauma, particularly gendered and racial trau... [more]
2:00 pm
Unleashing Information and Digital Literacy Skills through generative AI [3A2]
Isabella Micallef, Jesse Xu, Jessica Hughes

Location: In-person only

This workshop aims to showcase the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) as a tool for students to develop and demonstrate information and digital liter... [more]
Developing Communities of Practice: Keeping Students Connected Beyond Graduation [3B2]
Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, Ben Zunica

Location: In-person only

In this session, we will present our work in developing a community of practice for University of Sydney secondary mathematics education students. As coordinators of 12 secondary mathematics curriculu... [more]
Practical approaches to assessment in an AI copilot world [3C2]
Adam Bridgeman, Danny Liu

Location: In-person only

This hands-on session puts you at the center of the AI-assisted education landscape. Engage in discussions and critically redesign your own assessments, emphasising process over product. Participants ... [more]
2:45 pm
Afternoon tea
3:15 pm
Practical approaches to assessment in an AI copilot world [3A3]
Adam Bridgeman, Danny Liu

Location: In-person only

This hands-on session puts you at the center of the AI-assisted education landscape. Engage in discussions and critically redesign your own assessments, emphasising process over product. Participants ... [more]
SaP ASAP: What do we mean when we say “student partners”? Now, what do we actually mean? [3B3]
Maria Ishkova and students

Location: In-person only

In recent years, the academic discourse on Higher Education has shifted towards co-creating teaching and learning experiences with students. The metaphor 'students-as-partners' (SaP) has gai... [more]
Steps to designing for diversity in your context [3C3]
Joanne Hinitt, Jessica Pace, Andrew Bartlett, Janelle Gifford, Kria Coleman, Sarah Humphreys

Location: In-person only

Using the combined experience of four unit coordinators who have been iteratively working on improving their student learning experience by adopting UDL principles to re-design elements of their units... [more]
4:00 pm
Drinks and canapes

 

More information

This symposium is being organised by the Educational Innovation team in the DVC (Education) Portfolio, and is led by Danny Liu, Jessica Frawley, Samantha Clarke, Eszter Kalman, Marianna Koulias, Ruth Weeks, and Adam Bridgeman. To contact us, please email [email protected].