Active Learning Anywhere
byPractical techniques for effective engagement in flat‑floor, tiered, online, and hybrid classes The start of the academic year is always an exciting time for…
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Designing meaningful student engagement with course readings
byCourse readings are central to student learning, yet they’re often treated as a routine, grudging task rather than a designed learning experience. On average,…
What we learned from our first year of education-focused SoTL grants
byWhat happens when you give education-focused academics funding to investigate their teaching questions? A year on from the first round of Education Focused (EF)…
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…
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…
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…
Guide to unit alignment: A systematic process for aligning your unit
byEnsuring coherent and purposeful program-level design has become a strategic and educational imperative as universities grapple with the challenges of digital transformation, shifting student…
Four strategies for implementing custom AIs that help students learn, not outsource
byThe launch of Cogniti has opened new opportunities for teachers at the University of Sydney to design customised AI agents that align with unit…
The Futures of Open Student Longform Writing at the University of Sydney
byIn 2022, just as ChatGPT became widely available, Stephen Marché declared in a much-quoted article that “The College Essay is Dead”[1] . Marché’s clickbait…
A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney
byThis article has been updated from the original (2021), and the 2022 and 2023 versions, to include data covering our current students. Our students come from many…