The second year slump – ideas for motivating second year students
I, Ruth, lived in a student hall of residence during my first year at university and generally attended most lectures and seminars, excited by…
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…
The Educational Design Accelerator: Making meaningful and sustainable changes to your assessment
Making changes to assessments can be challenging, whether it’s a unit you’ve taught many times or your first time teaching it. Educational practices thrive…
Aligning our assessments to the age of generative AI
TL;DR: The reality of assessment in the age of generative AI Generative AI tools exist that can accurately create content (including written work, images,…
Program level assessment design and the two-lane approach
The University’s ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment, summarised below in Table 1, focuses attention on the legislated need to ensure our graduates have met the…
To grade or not to grade – is it time to go gradeless?
At Sydney, almost all units of study use a graded system for assessment; that is students’ work is assessed as being on the scale…
Setting our students up for success: The Vice-Chancellor’s Challenge
At the University of Sydney we’re committed to providing an exceptional educational experience that prepares our students for success. As you may already know,…
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…
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…
Putting support for students at the centre through early assessment, feedback and personalised communications
Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 Legislative changes TheHigher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023passed both Houses…