Thinking in Canvas: Using modules to make your unit a real page-turner
byWhen we construct the curriculum for a unit, we often think about the elements fitting together like a story. The topics are sequenced to…
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Learning analytics to improve referencing – call for collaborators
byThe Library has put together a teaching and outreach initiative to provide personalised feedback and learning activities to students having difficulties with referencing in…
Understanding Student Awareness of their Cultural Competence Skills in the Humanities
byAs a partnership of two students and an academic, we wanted to measure students’ understanding and experience of cultural competence and whether this might…
Student ambassadors for assessment
byThe Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation has formed a new special interest group on students partnerships. Read on to find out more…
Changing the way we think and do ‘international education’
byOn Friday 23 June, Dr Wendy Green will lead a discussion based on her current work on engaging students as partners in global…
Three tips to get the most out of your student surveys
byIt’s that time of year when we ask our students to fill in Unit of Study Surveys, plus the Feedback for Teachers Survey if…
Student ambassadors for cultural competence
byIn 2015, the theme of the Sydney Teaching Colloquium was ‘cultural competence is everyone’s business’. The university community met on 4th November to explore…
Finishing well
byTips for concluding the semester Approaching the end of the University semester can bring a heady mix of exhilaration, exhaustion, and relief – for both…
Students as Partners in Educational Innovation
byOCuLaR, the Online Core Linguistics Resource, is one of the 2016 strategic educational innovation grants currently in the final stages of development. Professor Nick…
3 Minute Thesis 2017 – Challenge your research students
byIf I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter… We’ve all heard this famous quote – it’s much easier to give…