Alessandra Michelle Wollaston

Be human, Build teacher-student relationships 28 April, 2023 28 April, 2023

Making friends with failing

It can be tempting to think that success looks like things working smoothly and going to plan. It can even be tempting to peg…

a mind map style storyboard for the unit

Educational excellence, Student experience 14 October, 2022 17 October, 2022

Storyboarding for a successful intensive in FASS3999

In 2021 I had the fun challenge of coordinating the FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact December intensive. Storyboarding enabled me to address a number of existing…

Eight roundtable participants sitting at the front of a lecture theatre

Be human, Build teacher-student relationships, Core pedagogical principles, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Inclusive teaching, News & events, Off-campus learning, Student experience, Teaching tips 26 July, 2022 26 July, 2022

Being human together – insights from students and teachers at the 2022 Sydney Teaching Symposium roundtable

It’s the middle of 2022 and we’ve had two and a half very strange years at Sydney. Two and a half years of figuring…

a moody shot with black and red tones and low, warm lighting, shows three people sitting on a large piece of cloth on which they’re painting an artwork together

Educational excellence, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Teaching tips 25 July, 2022 25 July, 2022

Getting it together – setting up group work for success

I am a huge fan of collaboration – as a set of skills, and a process, it’s one of the best ways to generate…

a coastal hillside, scrubby touch plants, rough stairs made of wood and sand lead upwards to a slice of sky

Educational excellence, Inclusive teaching, Off-campus learning, Teaching tips 29 April, 2022 30 May, 2022

Wayfinding – your guide to (some) teaching resources at Sydney

When I started teaching at Sydney I was definitely winging it! My first class was early in my PhD studies, as sole tutor in…