ePortfolio Forum conference at the Conservatorium September 28 and 29
byJoin in the national annual ePortfolio forum conference at the beautiful Sydney Conservatorium of Music on Wednesday September 28 and Thursday September 29. The…
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Encouraging pre-reading using student-generated videos
byStudents not engaging with pre-class readings is a perennial struggle. Dr Joseph Lizier, DECRA fellow in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and…
Authentic assessment: What is it?
byThe new University Learning and Teaching Policy, 2015 requires us to have authentic assessments in our courses. But what is an authentic assessment, and…
Reflections on the Indigenous Science Symposium, Sydney 2016
byThis article covers a snapshot review of the Indigenous Science Symposium. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following material & links…
Education Innovation Grant – Success for the Sydney Design Thinking Toolkit
byAs commerce, business and IT increasingly see the value of design thinking for addressing a range of problems, more students from non-design backgrounds are…
ThinkSpace – A Technology Showcase and Creative Play Space
byThinkSpace is the Library’s new creative space where students and staff can experience and try out new technologies, play and create. It is designed…
#edTech Talks: Flexible Teaching at a Distance With Collaborate
byIn the next #edTech talks, Dr Peter Kench from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Dr Frances Di Lauro from the Faculty of Arts and…
Effective Lecturing: Encouraging Students to Take Notes
byThere are lots of benefits in taking notes during lectures. Before slides and handouts, students used to spend the majority of the class trying to…
Let’s chat about Chatterbox!
byDo you want to give your students the opportunity to discuss challenging ethical issues whilst avoiding face-to-face peer pressure? Chatterbox, an online discussion tool…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About – Configuring Exams
byIn Idea 10 of Graham Gibbs’ blog, he discusses the idea that “Students’ marks are often determined as much by the way assessment is configured…