My experience of assessment in a fully online unit
byAs I’m currently enrolled in a fully online MSc programme, I thought I’d share some honest observations about my experience of being assessed in…
Teaching research
Tutorial teaching for the first time: some advice for preparation
byWith the beginning of semester 1 looming, many higher degree research candidates will be preparing to tutor for the first time. This is likely…
Cultural Competence within Introduction to Geology (GEOS1003)
byBy Gulnaz Beg (student ambassador), with Tom Hubble. We participated in the 2016 ‘Students as Partners for Cultural Competence’ project, designed as collaboration between…
Contract Cheating and Assessment Design
byThe MyMaster scandal involving several prominent NSW universities in 2015 highlighted the proliferation of contract cheating (or ghostwriting) of student assignments as a significant problem facing all…
Using data to deploy learner support actions
byAs part of the Innovation Week, the University of Sydney held a workshop on how to better use data to understand learners and provide…
Fear and anxiety are enemies of learning: 53 Powerful ideas all teachers should know
byAs we approach the three-quarter mark of semester 2, final assessments are in our students’ minds at the same time as we are trying to…
Chunking your class – lessons we learnt from observing other lecturers
byIn week 4, lecturers across the University opened the doors to their classrooms and invited colleagues in to observe how they engage their students….
Call for Papers: Special STEAM issue of IJISME
byThe International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education is pleased to announce a special issue on the “STEAM classroom” of the future….
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…
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…