Recipe for student success – the key ingredients for achievement
byIn designing the effective learning and teaching approaches that will emerge from the ‘experiential classroom’ of the pandemic, it is sensible and logical to…
Build teacher-student relationships
Working it out for themselves: the effect of active learning on student outcomes
byThere are many definitions of what active learning is. One of the simplest comes from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in North…
To See, or Not To See? Who Decides The Answer?
byThe rapid transition to online teaching due to COVID-19 both in Australia and abroad has left us all in a strange new world. One…
In Defence of “Good Enough” in HyFlex Teaching
byFor many teachers at Sydney diving into HyFlex teaching this semester for the first time, it has been like learning to drive; how do…
HyFlex Teaching: Let the environment and students scaffold you
byIt is hard to drive a car and simultaneously engage in a serious conversation for a P-plate driver, particularly when they need to steer…
I speak of place, I speak of me: integrating Indigenous knowledge collaboratively in a first-year unit.
byIn 2020, the transition unit pilot in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences asked teachers and unit coordinators to enact a new vision…
Engaging students in tutorial discussions: two strategies to try
byAs part of teaching in higher education, we often ask students to read various texts such as academic journals and theory. In tutorials, we…
Tips for Teaching in HyFlex
byThe return to campus has ushered in new ways of teaching for many at Sydney; one of these is optimistically referred to as “HyFlex”….
Four meaningful ways to enhance student relationships and engagement with the right data
byStudents consistently say that they value their relationships with their teachers and their support and feedback. As we move into a COVID-normal teaching context,…
What do students think about working as ‘students as partners’?
byIn 2020, a group of student co-designers partnered with the University of Sydney’s Educational Innovation team to develop Get Prepared, a learning resource supporting…