Using storytelling and decision-making to create active learning experiences
byEveryone loves a good story and using storytelling in teaching is a powerful tool. With their relatable characters and vivid details, stories can engage…
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Benefits of curriculum mapping for teaching efficiency and program management
byAt a time when we’re ensuring our programs are future-ready – particularly in response to generative AI and evolving workplace demands – it makes…
Everyday innovation – creative practice
byCreativity is a process of exploration, experimentation, and taking chances which is vital in teaching and learning. Such exploration is related to generative playful…
Insights for educators on interdisciplinary education
byI was inspired to write this post after repeatedly having to explain the nature of my teaching. My engineering training and industry experience often…
Adapting HDR supervision practice at the speed of trust with generative AI
byHigher Degree by Research (HDR) journeys are often framed as a sort of personalised apprenticeship in disciplined inquiry: sifting texts manually, wrestling with raw…
Decolonising the curriculum and fostering empathy through intercultural literacy in the french classroom
byIntercultural literacy is both a key part of one of Sydney’s graduate qualities, cultural competence, and of our teaching in the School of Languages…
Should I dispense this? Teaching pharmacists to decide with confidence
byLegal and ethical decision-making skills are essential for many healthcare professions, including pharmacists. Every day, pharmacists need to make decisions about whether prescriptions meet…
Listening to What Works: Insights from Sydney Coordinators on Student Experience
byIn early 2025, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) and the Strategy Portfolio partnered to engage nearly 100 Unit of Study Coordinators across the…
Closing the feedback loop: What we learned when our assessment changes failed
byWhat do you do as an educator when a successful teaching innovation completely backfires with a different student cohort? In a previous Teaching@Sydney article,…
Feedback, fairness and flow: Group work management reimagined with SRES
byAs a new hire through the Sydney Education Horizon pathway, I was excited to be exposed to and amazed by the range of university-developed…