Demystifying Sections and Groups in Canvas
bySome common myths are still flying around campus about Sections and Groups in Canvas, what to use them for, and how best to manage…
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EdTool Tips #13: Using Arc for student video submissions in Canvas
byArc is the new video hosting platform we are using in Canvas. As is typical with the EdTool Tips series, we wanted to go through…
Canvas focus workshops
byCanvas has many powerful features and tools to help your students learn online and for you to support, interact and assess them. Because it…
Anonymous marking – communicating with students
byWritten assignments can be easily set up for anonymous marking in both Canvas and Blackboard, as long as this is done before it is…
Professional development for academic leadership in curriculum design
bySydney’s new undergraduate curriculum is both bold and challenging in its aim to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be agile…
Fellowship opportunities with the Higher Education Academy
byFollowing a successful pilot program last year, the University of Sydney has been awarded accreditation by the UK’s Higher Education Academy for two programs:…
Connecting the dots in the new curriculum
byCurriculum is ambitious business. In designing it, we make a claim about what we ought to teach, and what our students ought to learn….
Implementation of anonymous marking
byFrom Semester 1, 2018, anonymous marking of written assignments, tests and examinations should be undertaken across all units of study. This will help to…
Track & Connect is back in Semester 1, 2018!
byDo you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit? The Track and Connect program is back again in 2018, entering its eleventh cycle….
Teaching Leadership as Design – November Events
byThis November we are spoilt for choice with some wonderful events hosted by the Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (CRLI). On the 14th November Bill…