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Alessandra Wollaston

Alessandra Wollaston

Educational Designer, Division of Teaching and Learning, Education and Students Portfolio PhD FHEA

DVC (Education and Students), Have clear communications and expectations, News & events 16/09/2026 16/09/2026

UDL at Sydney Masterclass series on inclusive assessment design

What does it mean to design assessments to be inclusive, valid and fair? Why does it matter? Whose responsibility is it? How do we…

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Student panel and MC sit speaking at the End of Year event in front of a slide screen with a big window and garden beyond.
Student experience, Transition 16/02/2026 16/02/2026

Supporting first-year transition to university at Sydney

A student’s first year at university is the springboard to their learning journey. Making a successful transition to university is crucial to helping students…

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Screen print studio, with colourful washed up screens in a rack and tools hanging on a plywood board
Everyday innovation, Graduate qualities 20/11/2025 20/11/2025

Everyday innovation – creative practice

Creativity is a process of exploration, experimentation, and taking chances which is vital in teaching and learning. Such exploration is related to generative playful…

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Learning spaces, Teaching tips 09/12/2024 11/12/2024

Space, sound, breath, and body – using your voice

Most of the time, when talking about ‘voice’ in the context of education, it’s an abstract thing-the student voice, the minority voice, the voice…

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Close up of little blackboard with green chalk saying 'Welcome to create space', with a 3d printed yellow octopus and orange Shakespeare near it, on a table with computers, and happy clutter
Assessment, Everyday innovation, Graduate qualities 14/10/2024 23/10/2024

Everyday innovation in assessment

The emergence and acceleration of generative AI necessitates reflection on what‘s valuable for students to learn, and how this learning can be assessed. The…

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Be human, Everyday innovation, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Student experience 24/06/2024 14/10/2024

Everyday innovation with tech tools

The rapid development of generative AIand all its amazing possibilitiesis quite rightly drawing a lot of attention as people in all industries and fields…

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Be human, Everyday innovation, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Student experience 21/05/2024 14/10/2024

Everyday innovation in group work

Group work can be a polarising feature of teaching and learning. Done well, it provides a unique and multidimensional learning experience which goes beyond…

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Be human, Everyday innovation, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Student experience 28/02/2024 14/10/2024

Everyday innovation in tutorials

The ideas featured in this inaugural everyday innovation selection have been enacted in the tutorial space. Tutors are an influential part of students’ experiences…

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Portrait of (left to right) Alessandra, Joanne and Alix, on Eastern Avenue on the Camperdown campus, in the afternoon light
Educational excellence, Student experience 17/07/2023 19/09/2023

Taking chances – investing in innovative education at Sydney

Prof Joanne Wright, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) joined the University a year ago as a champion of innovation in education. Innovation is a key feature…

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Be human, Build teacher-student relationships 28/04/2023 28/04/2023

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…

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