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Rebecca Denham

Rebecca Denham

Assessment, First Year Coordinators, News & events 6 May, 2024 14 May, 2024

Putting support for students at the centre – update on Semester 1 and looking forward to Semester 2

Response to the legislative changes to the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 in Semester 1 As reported previously in Teaching@Sydney, the new requirements…

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First Year Coordinators, News & events, Student experience 17 January, 2024 17 January, 2024

Marking and feedback of early feedback tasks (EFT)

As you may already know, in response to the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023, the Academic Board has approved changes to the Coursework Policy…

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Assessment, First Year Coordinators, News & events 11 December, 2023 18 January, 2024

Putting support for students at the centre through early assessment, feedback and personalised communications

Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 Legislative changes The Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 passed both Houses…

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Assessment, First Year Coordinators, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Inclusive teaching, Measure and support engagement, Science, Teaching tips 4 December, 2023 27 February, 2024

Building language and communication skills with strategic assessment and feedback

Do we assume our students come to university with the language and communication skills to succeed in their studies? Writing well is a crucial…

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Build teacher-student relationships, News & events 12 November, 2023 24 January, 2024

A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney

(This article has been updated from the original and the 2022 version to include data covering our current students.) Our students come from a variety…

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Assessment, Have clear communications and expectations, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Teaching tips 13 July, 2023 19 July, 2023

What is a rubric?

Why use marking rubrics? Assessments are important educational tools, but they can cause confusion and stress if academic expectations are not clear. Some students…

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Build teacher-student relationships, First Year Coordinators, Foster a sense of belonging and community, News & events, Student experience, Transition 26 May, 2023 26 May, 2023

Transition to University – 2023 update

What is transition? Transition to university is a critical period for students as they move from high school to tertiary education, return to study,…

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Build teacher-student relationships, News & events 24 November, 2022 24 November, 2022

A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney

(This article has been updated from the original to include data covering our current students.) Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds,…

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Build teacher-student relationships, News & events 14 February, 2022 8 August, 2024

A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney

Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds, and life experiences. The University of Sydney is committed through its visions and values to…

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Foster a sense of belonging and community, Have clear communications and expectations, News & events, Teaching tips, Transition 10 February, 2022 12 February, 2022

Creating a positive learning environment using classroom norms

The first few weeks of a new semester are vital to creating a sense of belonging for students and setting expectations for the semester…

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