“What’s your diagnosis?”: Engaging medical students with board games for learning
byMicrobiology of infectious diseases is widely known as one of the most challenging areas for first-year medical students due to the large volume of…
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Illuminating Team Culture: How Lightboards Have Revolutionised Tutor Training
byTogether we teach in BCMB2X01Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a second-year unit of study with over 800 students enrolled across 40 different degrees spanning science,…
What would a new, attention-driven pedagogy look like?
byA reflection on interdisciplinary teaching conversations between Humanities-based educators In this long-form piece, Dr Benjamin Nickl, Discipline of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies (University…
Using Object-Based Learning to Introduce Cultural Competency and the Social Determinants of Health to First Year Pharmacy Students
byMany pharmacy students will find themselves working in diverse clinical contexts where cultural competence and effective inter-cultural communication is essential for optimising patient care…
Getting Every Student to Open the Book and do Assigned Readings: An Integrated Workshop Design in First-Year Pharmacy
byIn 2023, the Sydney Pharmacy School implemented a new vertically integrated curriculum. Incoming first-year students enrolled in the Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice (PHAR1921) unit…
Turning the tables: Getting your students hooked on their weekly readings
byConvincing students to complete the weekly readings before coming to university classes is a common struggle. More often than not, students show up to…
“Async is hard”: Enhancing Interaction in Asynchronous Learning Environments
byAsynchronous learning has become a significant part of higher education today, especially post-pandemic. With the increasing demand for flexibility and convenience, students told us…
Rethinking assessment design one small step at a time.
byThis year our monthly UDL Chats continue to host colleagues from around the University, willing to share their stories about using Universal Design for…
Concept Maps: a useful way of putting theory into practice
byIn an engineering degree, students start by learning fundamental mathematical principles. In second year, students are expected to make a substantial conceptual leap from…
Using Miro for managing in-class group activities and fostering student interaction
byHave you ever wondered what students are doing when they are working in groups in the classroom? Sure, you can visit individual groups in…