Why “good teachers” do more harm than good
byGood teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
Good teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
Attendance tracking is commonly used as a measure of student engagement and participation in higher education, but taking rolls alone does not provide a…
As detailed in our recent article asking How Much Assessment is Enough?, research across UK research-intensive universities by Tomas & Jessop (2019) suggests that…
Our UDL Chat series for 2023 kicked off in February with guest speaker, Dr Benjamin Miller from the School of Art, Communication and English….
Welcome news – online polling tool Mentimeter is now available for all University of Sydney Staff! Engaging students, particularly in large classes, is one…
Transitioning pharmacy students back to lab-based learning in a pharmaceutical compounding unit Pharmaceutical compounding refers to the process of combining, mixing, or altering ingredients…
For Dr Jennifer Ferng, the unit coordinator of MARC5010/MARC5020 within the Master of Architecture degree, peer engagement meant building community within studios, leveraging students’…
We’re all aware that assessment is a central part of Higher Education. It plays a fundamental part in shaping the experience of how and…
(This article has been updated from the original to include data covering our current students.) Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds,…
With around 75,000 students at The University of Sydney it should come as no surprise that occasionally they, and we, might feel differently about…