Beginning to Belong: building learning communities online for the future
byBuilding a strong sense of belonging is key for student-centred teaching and learning and a core value in the Faculty of Arts and Social…
Foster a sense of belonging and community
Helping Students Learn by Using Ancient Memory Devices
byWhen you think of ancient memory devices you might think of a memory palace. This is a memory device used by memory champions to…
Embedding Universal Design for Learning in an online course and creation of a faculty resource
byUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL was developed…
Learning on and off campus in the new normal – key insights from Sydney students
byA few weeks ago during the 2021 Sydney Teaching Symposium, students from a range of faculties, backgrounds, and year levels spoke about their own…
How to better ‘feel the room’ when remote teaching
byWith Sydney facing an extended and uncertain lockdown, we find ourselves again starting the semester with remote teaching, facing a wall of black boxes,…
Supporting Online Group Work
byWith constructivism as its theoretical underpinning, group work relies upon social interactions to enhance learning by building connections between existing and new ideas or…
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…
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…