Improving feedback on written assignments in a large economics unit
byGood writing skills are a key job market attribute of university graduates. However, most junior units of study in economics do not provide writing…
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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….
Provide easy, efficient, and personalised feedback to your students
byThe SRES is an online tool developed by staff here at the University of Sydney that has helped hundreds of teachers provide large-scale personalised…
Learning outcomes on the horizon
byIntended learning outcome descriptions present the distilled essence of a period of study in the form of a brief list of abilities that students “will…
‘I know that this is what you want me to learn’: More Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
byOver the past fortnight, the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team ran two feedback workshops with a dozen students testing new Canvas sites for…
Students’ Top Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
byEarlier this month the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team spent a few hours with a dozen students testing a suite of new Canvas…
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…
Thinking in Canvas: Arc turns videos into two-way learning experiences
byHow do you get the most out of videos in teaching? Arc is a new video platform that will allow you to do so…
Sydney Open Textbooks
byAre you passionate about open access and making education more affordable for your students? Would you like to publish an open textbook for your…
Flipping in the Classroom: Evaluating an Experiment in the Humanities
byIn this extended article for Teaching@Sydney, Dirk Moses, Professor of Modern History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, explores the hype, hopes and realities…