Managing timely feedback and marking
byMost teachers would agree that marking assignments and giving students feedback are crucial aspects of educational practice that contribute significantly to student learning. However,…
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A Sense of Purpose – Supporting Second Year Students in 2021
byFor this year’s first year students, classes started on 24th February. Those affected by the travel ban were studying remotely from day 1. The…
Helping students prepare for proctored final exams
byThose of us who assess with exams have seen remote online proctoring become a big part of our lives in 2020. Exams are stressful…
Engaging students on and off campus
byMany of us have been teaching and working remotely since mid-March. It seems longer. Much longer. For the most part, we’ve mastered using the…
Teaching flexibly for learning in all locations
byIt is clear that we will continue to have students who are unable to travel to campus in 2021. Some units of study have…
Strategies for teaching languages online
byDr Hongzhi (Veronica) Yang, from the School of Education and Social Work, participated in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Online By Our…
Why not be kind? The pedagogy of kindness in our classrooms
byLiving through a global event which we haven’t experienced the likes of before, there is no better time to focus on the fantastic and…
Welcoming students to class: Lessons from ICPU intensives
byOnline learning is often depicted as impersonal – the lack of ‘face-to-face’ interaction can make students (and teachers) feel isolated in the process of…
Online By Our Design: Our Community and Our Stories
byObserving the rapid, creative, and in some cases experimental approaches colleagues took to engaging students in online learning throughout Semester 1, the Dean of…
Engaging students through inclusive teaching: conversations with Dr Samantha McMahon
byInclusive teaching describes a range of teaching approaches that consider the many different needs, backgrounds, and ways of learning of all students. Knowing how…