Tort law ‘on the go’: using podcasts to cover key cases
byPrimary materials for teaching tort law are case law and statutes. This year, Dr Gemma Turton experimented with using podcasts in LAWS5001 Torts, to…
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Pharmacy Students Working with Museum Collections and Artefacts – A Case for Object-Based Learning
byFor an incoming first-year pharmacy student, understanding how their chosen profession has evolved and developed over time will enable a better appreciation and connection…
Supporting international students from China in online teaching and learning
byDr Yu Sang is a scholar and teacher in Chinese Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures. As part of her teaching, Yu…
2022 Business School Learning and Teaching Forum – 28 September 2022
byThe University of Sydney Business School would like to invite you to our 2022 Learning & Teaching Forum where colleagues from across the Business School and beyond…
‘If we want student engagement, we need to engage academic staff first’: teaching in a changing online environment.
byDr Simon Kwok holds a PhD from Cornell University and specialises in time series econometrics and finance: ‘essentially a study of how observations align…
Research and reflections on being a ‘good’ teacher
byThe Sydney Law School hosts several legal education seminars each year, and theme for 2022 is Award Winning Teachers. In April, the series was…
Using Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in Courses
byInformation Overload Several years ago, a picture of an American professor angrily pointing to a t-shirt underneath his unbuttoned dress shirt went viral. The…
Engaging students in Law with active learning
byTraditionally, law lectures are generally didactic in nature, with limited student participation or interaction, which is usually reserved for weekly tutorial classes. However, in…
‘It’s the pedagogy not the technology that counts’ in HyFlex teaching
byIn Semester 1 2021, Tamara Neal taught in HyFlex for the first time, in two language units with multiple workshops a week, and continues…
Well-being first: Building relationships in online teaching spaces
byPhillip Poulton and Rachel Yoo are PhD candidates and tutors in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work, and also qualified primary school…