Let your students surprise you: Making a unit relevant and engaging
byFirst year students taking Agricultural Chemistry couldn’t see the relevance of what they were studying, and experienced a lack of cohort identity. How did Dr…
Educational excellence
Three Sydney educational innovations on the world stage
byArduinos, ethnobotany, and learning analytics: three educational innovations from the University of Sydney have been shortlisted in the annual QS Quacquarelli Symonds Wharton Business School Reimagine…
How to make your assessments ‘renewable’
byAt the recent Sydney Teaching Colloquium, three of our outstanding teachers shared how to design and implement assessments with student-generated resources that can be…
“I’ll see you on the discussion boards”: Tips for Engaging Students this Semester
by“If you want to get the most out of this unit, I’ll see you on the discussion boards.” This is what Associate Professor Abelardo…
Podcasts on Legal History – An interview with Professor Joe Campbell
byLegal history is part of our shared history of ideas. In this interview, Adjunct Professor Joe Campbell talks about his Legal History Podcast series…
2017 Strategic Education Grants Now Open
byThe Strategic Education Grants program is a competitive scheme to fund educational innovation and targeted curriculum development to deliver enhanced student learning outcomes across the University. The…
Innovation Week 2016: Education Events
byThe inaugural University of Sydney Innovation Week celebrates the best of our teaching and research through a range of events from 24-28th October 2016. The Education Portfolio…
Encouraging pre-reading using student-generated videos
byStudents not engaging with pre-class readings is a perennial struggle. Dr Joseph Lizier, DECRA fellow in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and…
National Award for Innovators in Technology Enhanced Learning
byTechnological advances promise to change the role of the teacher and the way in which students learn. The ACODE and Pearson Award for Innovation…
Celebrating Contributions to Educational Excellence
byThe Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence expand the Vice-Chancellor’s Scheme for Outstanding Teaching to a suite of awards covering all of the University’s activities and…