Uncertainty around the future of the OLT
bySince the establishment of the Office for Learning and Teaching in 2012 Australian universities have benefitted from its awards, grants and fellowship programs and…
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OLT Teaching Excellence and Program Awards 2016l
byThe OLT Teaching Excellence and Program Awards are highly prestigious and provide recognition of significant achievements in teaching at a national level. The University…
Teaching graduates to value inclusivity using disability awareness
byGiven that disability affects the lives of one in every five Australians1, our graduates are likely to in the future, either experience a disability…
Keep up to date with teaching at Sydney every day using Outlook, Twitter, Yammer and Flipboard
byAlongsidereading our flagship monthly Teaching@Sydney newsletter, you can now keep in regular touch with educational innovation at Sydney and sharenews and views: By following@SydneyEduInnovon…
Teach like a Nobel Laureate
byBefore the Sydney Ideas lecture on 11 March,Nobel Laureate Professor Carl Wiemanand Dr Sarah Gilbert facilitated a special workshop for students and teachers on…
Professional learning opportunities for casual academics
byAfter attending a faculty-based introduction to university teaching, casual teaching academics may be keen to find other opportunities for professional learning. Here are some…
Free learning analytics society membership for Sydney staff & students
byWe are pleased to announce that the University of Sydney has recently become an insitutional member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)….
Nifty tools in the LMS and how to use them: Collaborate & Kaltura
byCollaborate (Ultra) Collaborate (Ultra) is a web conferencing and collaboration system managed from within the University’s Learning Management System (LMS). This system enables engagement,…
Knowing your students and supporting their success
byHow can we use data to optimise learning and our teaching? At the start of semester, many lecturers conduct informal surveys of their classes…