Teaching with AI: Revolutionising education while honouring tradition
byIn these challenging times, as we confront environmental, social, and technological upheavals, teaching at a university presents itself as both a daunting and pivotal…
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How generative AI can make personalised feedback at scale more consistent and efficient
byEducators play a crucial role in a student’s learning journey by providing assessment feedback that is personalised, encouraging, constructive and timely. However, we often…
Fostering agentic engagement and autonomy support in tutorials
byA key goal of tertiary teaching and learning must be to develop independence in our students through encouraging them to take charge of their…
Everyday innovation in group work
byGroup work can be a polarising feature of teaching and learning. Done well, it provides a unique and multidimensional learning experience which goes beyond…
Putting support for students at the centre – update on Semester 1 and looking forward to Semester 2
byResponse to the legislative changes to the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 in Semester 1 As reported previously in Teaching@Sydney, the new requirements…
“What’s your diagnosis?”: Engaging medical students with board games for learning
byMicrobiology of infectious diseases is widely known as one of the most challenging areas for first-year medical students due to the large volume of…
Menus, not traffic lights: A different way to think about AI and assessments
byEarlier this year I went on a Disney cruise with my extended family. Seasickness aside, another notable experience was the dining: a sit-down dinner…
Five myths about interactive oral assessments and how to get started
byWhat if there was a way to make assessments more engaging, reduce marking time, enhance academic integrity, and assess unit or course learning outcomes…
Illuminating Team Culture: How Lightboards Have Revolutionised Tutor Training
byTogether we teach in BCMB2X01Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, a second-year unit of study with over 800 students enrolled across 40 different degrees spanning science,…
What would a new, attention-driven pedagogy look like?
byA reflection on interdisciplinary teaching conversations between Humanities-based educators In this long-form piece, Dr Benjamin Nickl, Discipline of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies (University…