How2MCQ – Tips for efficiently writing meaningful automarkable questions
Commonly held beliefs about multiple choice questions and other question types that can be marked by a computer are that they can only really…
Innovative uses of discussion boards for collaboration and community engagement
Online discussion boards, whether those that come as part of Blackboard/Canvas or come from an external provider, are a great way to engage your…
Tour open Canvas sites from the University and get ready for Thinking in Canvas
Over 70 physical classroom doors are being flung open across the University during the Week 4 // Open Door event. As more and more…
Week 4 // Open Door is back, and with more than just doors
Over 90% of University staff who went to an Open Door last semester found the experience helpful, and an overwhelming 95% would recommend it…
Thinking in Canvas: Get inspired by innovative Canvas sites from around the University
As we move into semester 2, over 90 units of study will be running their unit sites in Canvas for the first time. The…
Welcome to Canvas: Sessions to help you design in Canvas
To kick start our University-wide move to Canvas over the next 6-18 months, the Educational Innovation Team as part of the DVC (Education) Portfolio…
Thinking in Canvas: Using pages to make your unit come alive
As we move our units to Canvas over the next few semesters, we have a chance to reimagine the way that our unit of…
DIY Recording Booth now open for all staff
A new do-it-yourself recording booth is now available for any University of Sydney staff member to book and use to record high-quality educational videos….
Thinking in Canvas
As we move to Canvas as the University-wide learning management system (LMS), we have a key opportunity to refresh the designs and functions of our…
Engaging students in pre-work – wisdom from the crowd
Making sure students prepare for class and complete assigned work is a longstanding challenge for all educators. We’ve written on Teaching@Sydney previously about one…