Taking the plunge together: A student’s journey in co-designing with staff
byIn Semester 1 2025 I joined a project in my home area of study, the University of Sydney Business School, to help educators navigate…
Student experience
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Student Voices Driving Assessment Innovation
byJust like the iconic song that spells out RESPECT, successful co-design in education begins with valuing student voices. A recent strategic education project in…
A recipe for relational pedagogy: Combining warmth, competence, high expectations, and academic rigour
byIn the very first class of a multi-cohort unit I was coordinating some semesters ago—the Ernst & Young Interdisciplinary and Community Project Unit (ICPU)…
Should I dispense this? Teaching pharmacists to decide with confidence
byLegal and ethical decision-making skills are essential for many healthcare professions, including pharmacists. Every day, pharmacists need to make decisions about whether prescriptions meet…
Closing the feedback loop: What we learned when our assessment changes failed
byWhat do you do as an educator when a successful teaching innovation completely backfires with a different student cohort? In a previous Teaching@Sydney article,…
Mapping students’ assumed mathematical knowledge with the Learning Hub’s Mathematics Academic Planner
byIn 2025, the University of Sydney removed HSC Mathematics Advanced as a compulsory prerequisite for several degrees, including Commerce, Economics, Science, Medicine, and Psychology….
Rethinking student evaluations: evidence and practice
byIn years gone by at the end of each semester, we would open an envelope containing hand-written student evaluations with a mix of expectation…
Teaching and learning with kindness
byI heard someone say of their students recently that, “you cannot show them weakness or they’ll exploit it.” I’m certainly familiar with this attitude….
Designing language and culture AI assistants to develop students’ independence and critical literacy
byI coordinate language and culture undergraduate courses in Spanish and Latin American Studies (SLAS) at different levels of proficiency and I wanted to introduce…
Strengthening social connections in the classroom: The impact of group work on social capital
byThe University’s values include actively creating an inclusive and collaborative environment. In regards to student mental wellbeing, this value of inclusivity and collaboration is…