How to better ‘feel the room’ when remote teaching
With Sydney facing an extended and uncertain lockdown, we find ourselves again starting the semester with remote teaching, facing a wall of black boxes,…
In Defence of “Good Enough” in HyFlex Teaching
For many teachers at Sydney diving into HyFlex teaching this semester for the first time, it has been like learning to drive; how do…
Tips for Teaching in HyFlex
The return to campus has ushered in new ways of teaching for many at Sydney; one of these is optimistically referred to as “HyFlex”….
Four meaningful ways to enhance student relationships and engagement with the right data
Students consistently say that they value their relationships with their teachers and their support and feedback. As we move into a COVID-normal teaching context,…
Doing learning design for online, while online
One of the things that the pandemic has shown us is that quality teaching and learning needs to look a bit different in different…
End the year with MPLF and set yourself up for flexible teaching in 2021
Launched last year, the Modular Professional Learning Framework, or MPLF, offers University of Sydney educators bite-sized professional learning for evidence-based educational innovation and excellence….
Five ways to make online videos better for student learning
In a recent tweet that went viral (by education standards), a recent paper by Richard Mayer and colleagues received global attention for its evidence-based and…
Getting students talking through masks and mics – active learning in times of COVID-19
For better or for worse we’ve made it. As we exit semester 1 and the great COVID-19 online pivot, we do so with mixed…
In defence of just doing what you can during COVID-19
It’s been a tough semester. And, as it comes to an end we may feel the urge to look back on what just happened….
Summative assessments in the time of COVID-19: Balancing anxiety, workload, and integrity
The situation we’re all in this year has meant a complete rethink of not only how we teach, but also how we assess. Some…