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Samantha Clarke

Samantha Clarke

Educational excellence, Teaching tips 11 September, 2024 4 May, 2025

Tailoring peer observation for your tutors at Sydney

In our previous post, Supporting Tutors through Peer Observation, we explored the concept of peer observation, its benefits for tutors, and key features of…

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Educational excellence, Teaching tips 11 September, 2024 11 September, 2024

Supporting tutors through Peer Observation

Tutors are often the first point of contact for our students, playing a crucial role in their learning journey. However, these educators, especially those…

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News & events, Sydney updates 29 July, 2024 29 July, 2024

The Green Guide – Enhancing the learning experiences of students from equity backgrounds

A practical, open-access guide for educators is now available to enhance the learning experiences of students from equity backgrounds. This ‘Green Guide’, accessible at…

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Arts and Social Sciences, Foster a sense of belonging and community, News & events 5 December, 2023 5 December, 2023

Empowering Economics tutors through peer observation

When students transition from learners to tutors, they face a significant identity shift. This transition can be challenging and junior tutors may feel apprehensive, particularly…

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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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Educational excellence, Teaching tips 27 September, 2023 8 January, 2024

How academics are using peer review to boost their teaching skills and enhance their career

Peer review for teaching is an observation and evaluation of teaching practices by colleagues. A common barrier to teachers engaging in peer review is…

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Build teacher-student relationships, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Have clear communications and expectations, Teaching tips 19 July, 2023 26 July, 2023

Power up your preparation for small class teaching

The first classroom that most of us step into as tertiary educators is usually a small, rather than a large one. Small class teaching…

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Be human, Build teacher-student relationships, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Have clear communications and expectations, Measure and support engagement, News & events, Teaching tips 30 March, 2023 30 March, 2023

Make attendance tracking meaningful: check-in with insights using SRES

Attendance tracking is commonly used as a measure of student engagement and participation in higher education, but taking rolls alone does not provide a…

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Educational excellence, News & events, Sydney updates 28 March, 2023 27 July, 2024

Receive personalised expert review and support for your teaching

Teaching has often been described as a lonely profession. We can be surrounded by students but isolated in our experience and pedagogical decision-making. Stephen…

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