Broadening horizons: Online offers good news for experiential and embodied learning
byDr Margaret Spencer joined the social work program in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work as a lecturer. Following her professional qualification…
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Assessing Clinical Skills in light of COVID-19
byThe first year of the renewed MD 2020 curriculum was implemented in January of this year. The Year 1 program focuses on developing the…
Embracing the moment: Teaching Cultural Politics of Difference through Covid-19
byDr Shawna Tang joined the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies in 2018 as Lecturer in Gender Studies. She has held postdoctoral fellowships at…
Collaborative assignments via Zoom: “It was a new experience but a good one.”
byIn Semester 1, 2020 among the many challenges with rapidly going online was how to modify complex assignments to achieve the same learning outcomes…
In defence of just doing what you can during COVID-19
byIt’s been a tough semester. And, as it comes to an end we may feel the urge to look back on what just happened….
Design for online – opportunities to enrich your students’ education for semester 2 and beyond
byPreparing for semester 2 2020 has certainly been a very challenging year so far, but it seems likely that there will be a slow…
Horses for courses – finding the humanity in remote teaching and assessment
byDr Nesrine Basheer joined the School of Languages and Culture in 2015, and hasn’t looked back. With a PhD in Arabic Linguistics, her passion…
Building a learning community in the time of COVID-19: Overcoming isolation and keeping students motivated
byWe are living, teaching and learning in extraordinary times. This semester, we had an increased focus on developing a sense of belonging and connection…
Protecting your Zoom classroom
bySince 23 March when the University officially moved all teaching to “online”, we have collectively embraced Zoom as our new and sometimes unwieldy teaching…
Summative assessments in the time of COVID-19: Balancing anxiety, workload, and integrity
byThe situation we’re all in this year has meant a complete rethink of not only how we teach, but also how we assess. Some…