Supporting students to become leaders for good in a post-COVID world
byThe global, local and personal challenges facing students engaging in their university studies in 2020 cannot be underestimated. The immediate impacts of the pandemic…
Faculty
Managing timely feedback and marking
byMost teachers would agree that marking assignments and giving students feedback are crucial aspects of educational practice that contribute significantly to student learning. However,…
Future Makers in the Business School
byThe University of Sydney Business School has just wrapped up a 9-week crowdsourcing challenge called Future Makers. We invited all students in the School…
Strategies for teaching languages online
byDr Hongzhi (Veronica) Yang, from the School of Education and Social Work, participated in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Online By Our…
Why not be kind? The pedagogy of kindness in our classrooms
byLiving through a global event which we haven’t experienced the likes of before, there is no better time to focus on the fantastic and…
Online By Our Design: Our Community and Our Stories
byObserving the rapid, creative, and in some cases experimental approaches colleagues took to engaging students in online learning throughout Semester 1, the Dean of…
Engaging students through inclusive teaching: conversations with Dr Samantha McMahon
byInclusive teaching describes a range of teaching approaches that consider the many different needs, backgrounds, and ways of learning of all students. Knowing how…
A style guide to provide clarity and improve students’ experience
byCommentsshared by studentsin the semester 1 USS, andpresentedas a qualitativetopic–modelanalysisat this year’s SymposiumbyJess Frawley and SamClarke,highlightedsomething that we know well:studentsvalueclear communication andclearexpectations.By way ofthe…
The Anthropocene, emotions and the ‘who’ of pedagogy
byAs a semester defined by the disruption of COVID-19 was coming to a close, I remember reflecting on the wisdom of having set a…
Preparing students for learning in the hospital environment – an interdisciplinary, interactive resource for all
by“Preparation for Learning in the Hospital Environment” is an interactive, online resource designed to prepare students from both health and non-health disciplines for workplace…