Deep student learning while crowdsourcing quality questions? The power of PeerWise
PeerWise is an award-winning online platform that helps students engage with unit concepts more deeply and critically. It does this by providing a space…
Open Door is back, now welcoming anyone to open their classroom doors
This semester, Open Door is back and more open. With 87 Open Doors and counting, we’re inviting any teacher from across the University to…
Padlet and collaborative learning
University of Sydney staff now have unlimited access to Padlet, making it a great time to take a closer look at what this versatile…
Time-saving Excel tips for busy academics
As we move into the peak time of year for grading and marks processing, thousands of academics and staff across the University will be…
Hacking your lectures to make them unmissable: Wisdom from the crowd
How would you design a lecture that would achieve 100% attendance and engagement? What would make a lecture ‘unmissable’? That was the challenge set…
The Graduate Certificate (Higher Education) accelerates your teaching and career
“I would recommend the GradCert to anyone involved in Higher education teaching. It really opened my eyes about teaching and provided me with invaluable…
Australian Awards for University Teaching 2018
The Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) are a national scheme that recognises teaching excellence and reward the diverse contributions made by individuals and…
Open Door is back!
Part of the University’s strategic plan to support and promote excellence in learning and teaching, Open Door is a University-wide event designed to enable…
Are we failing our students?
“Last year I failed a student” started @andrechemist in a heartfelt provocation that quickly spread around social media: Last year I failed a student….
Knowing Your Students is back!
As we meet the many smiling faces in the first few classes of semester, we are often left wondering, who are our students exactly?…