Getting your students to know you!
byStudent engagement and student experience in the classroom are two of the pinnacles of the University’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. For me, transforming the…
Arts and Social Sciences
Integrating Text and Data Mining into a History Course
byThis article was authored by Mathew Toll and Marco Duranti. Being introduced to conventional statistical programs can be daunting for students put off by…
“Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!”: Using SRES in a large, first-year sociology course
byWith over 500 students, lecturing shared among 5 co-coordinators, and 24 tutorials run by 10 tutors, reaching out to particular students in a first-year…
“A great opportunity to reflect on your teaching”: Undertaking Peer Observation of Teaching in FASS
byThis post was co-contributed by Alex Page, Alyson Simpson, and Tanya Doulaveras from FASS Education, and participants in the Peer Observation of Teaching Program, Semester…
Our new robot overlords, the future of work, graduate qualities and the redeeming power of education
byThis year’s big media theme is that we human workers will be replaced by robots and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Computers are efficient and unsentimental,…
Digital Writing and the English Classroom
byIn a 2015 report, the Foundation for Young Australians highlighted the importance of enterprise skills, including digital literacy and critical thinking, for navigating a…
How interactive teaching can work: A response to Dirk Moses
byIn this extended piece for Teaching@Sydney, Julia Kindt, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History in the Faculty of Arts and…
Improving feedback on written assignments in a large economics unit
byGood writing skills are a key job market attribute of university graduates. However, most junior units of study in economics do not provide writing…
‘I know that this is what you want me to learn’: More Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
byOver the past fortnight, the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team ran two feedback workshops with a dozen students testing new Canvas sites for…
Students’ Top Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
byEarlier this month the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team spent a few hours with a dozen students testing a suite of new Canvas…