53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
byIn Idea 40 – that ‘self assessment is central to intrinsic motivation‘ – from Graham Gibb’s blog, he argues for the importance of involving students…
Teaching tips
Week 4 // Open Door: observe and refresh your teaching
byWeek 4 // Open Door is a university-wide event designed to enable people to see how others teach and to observe how innovative approaches…
Small changes in teaching: the last 5 minutes of class
byIn a series of articles in The Chronicle from his book “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning“, James M. Lang presents simple and practical…
Ensuring your teaching resources are accessible to the widest possible audience
byThe April issue of Teaching@Sydney outlined some simple ways in which tools such as Word or Powerpoint can be used to ensure that teaching resources are accessible to…
Small changes in teaching: making connections
byIn a series of articles in The Chronicle from his book “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning“, James M. Lang presents simple and practical…
EdTech News: Lecture recording and a change to how student names appear in the LMS
byThere are some small changes to lecture recording and the LMS for semester 2. First, if there are two screens in your lecture theatre, you…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
byThe pick this month from Graham Gibbs’ blog is Idea 33 – that ‘motivating students is not magic‘. The end of a long semester seems…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
byIn Idea 30 – Departments differ widely in their teaching quality, Graham Gibbs focuses on the significance of the local departmental culture and respect for…
Small changes in teaching: the minutes before class
byIn a series of articles in The Chronicle from his book “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning“, James M. Lang presents simple and practical…
Tools for flipping your class #2: response systems for polling, formative assessment and feedback
byFlipping the class by encouraging students to prepare before a lecture, perhaps by providing short videos, helps build engagement and attendance. It also ensures that they are ready to be…