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…
Arts and Social Sciences
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…
Flipping in the Classroom: Evaluating an Experiment in the Humanities
byIn this extended article for Teaching@Sydney, Dirk Moses, Professor of Modern History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, explores the hype, hopes and realities…
Inclusive Culture in Our Teaching: Universal Design in Canvas Event
byProviding high quality education is a matter of social justice, and ‘Universal Design for Learning’ (UDL) is an innovative framework that supports all learners…
Innovative uses of discussion boards for collaboration and community engagement
byOnline discussion boards, whether those that come as part of Blackboard/Canvas or come from an external provider, are a great way to engage your…
Understanding Student Awareness of their Cultural Competence Skills in the Humanities
byAs a partnership of two students and an academic, we wanted to measure students’ understanding and experience of cultural competence and whether this might…
Students as Partners in Educational Innovation
byOCuLaR, the Online Core Linguistics Resource, is one of the 2016 strategic educational innovation grants currently in the final stages of development. Professor Nick…