Using Miro for managing in-class group activities and fostering student interaction
byHave you ever wondered what students are doing when they are working in groups in the classroom? Sure, you can visit individual groups in…
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Upgraded DIY Recording Booth open for all staff
byBy popular demand, Educational Innovation’s DIY Recording Booth has been upgraded with new equipment. It is now available for any University of Sydney staff…
Prompt engineering for students – making generative AI work for you
byChatGPT has taken the world by storm, and students are right at the centre of the impact of this new and fast-moving technology. Bill…
Prompt engineering for educators – making generative AI work for you
byChatGPT has received a lot of attention across numerous industries. Bill Gates, drawing on the recent advances in AI which include ChatGPT, proclaimed in…
Taking History Beyond the Classroom: A Student and Unit Coordinator’s Reflections on Work Integrated Learning
byI never thought I’d find myself mediating a debate about where to put an early 20th century wine stomping vat, let alone as part…
Whiteboard? No; lightboard!
byThe Educational Innovation Media Team has added a new piece of equipment to its studio; a lightboard. It’s similar to a whiteboard or blackboard,…
Why “good teachers” do more harm than good
byGood teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
Make attendance tracking meaningful: check-in with insights using SRES
byAttendance tracking is commonly used as a measure of student engagement and participation in higher education, but taking rolls alone does not provide a…
Receive personalised expert review and support for your teaching
byTeaching has often been described as a lonely profession. We can be surrounded by students but isolated in our experience and pedagogical decision-making. Stephen…
GPT-4 is here. What is it, and what does this mean for higher education?
byThe internet has exploded again, this time with the release of GPT-4 on Pi day, 2023. But what is this next generation AI, and…