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…
Teaching tips
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…
Accessible teaching resources: using common authoring tools
byIt has been estimated that the human brain takes in around 34 gigabytes of data each day. For our students, much of this will…
Personalising learning support using the SRES
byDo you want to be able to contact and support individual students based on their performance and engagement but find it difficult in your…
Assessment and professional judgement – 53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
byGraham Gibbs revisits the notion that objective assessment is likely to be near impossible. In Idea 43: Most assessment involves (unreliable) professional judgement and…
Small changes in teaching: the first 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…
Tools for flipping your class #1: making interactive pre-lecture videos from your desktop
byThe flipped classroom makes the best use of both preparation and in-class time to maximise student engagement and success. Could the pre-lecture video be…
Handy hints for health and wellbeing inside the classroom
byMove more, sit less According to a 2013 survey of University of Sydney staff and students, many of us don’t get enough daily physical…
Professional learning opportunities for casual academics
byAfter attending a faculty-based introduction to university teaching, casual teaching academics may be keen to find other opportunities for professional learning. Here are some…
Nifty tools in the LMS and how to use them: Collaborate & Kaltura
byCollaborate (Ultra) Collaborate (Ultra) is a web conferencing and collaboration system managed from within the University’s Learning Management System (LMS). This system enables engagement,…