Storyboarding for a successful intensive in FASS3999
byIn 2021 I had the fun challenge of coordinating the FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact December intensive. Storyboarding enabled me to address a number of existing…
Student experience
Tort law ‘on the go’: using podcasts to cover key cases
byPrimary materials for teaching tort law are case law and statutes. This year, Dr Gemma Turton experimented with using podcasts in LAWS5001 Torts, to…
Pharmacy Students Working with Museum Collections and Artefacts – A Case for Object-Based Learning
byFor an incoming first-year pharmacy student, understanding how their chosen profession has evolved and developed over time will enable a better appreciation and connection…
Supporting international students from China in online teaching and learning
byDr Yu Sang is a scholar and teacher in Chinese Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures. As part of her teaching, Yu…
Being human together – insights from students and teachers at the 2022 Sydney Teaching Symposium roundtable
byIt’s the middle of 2022 and we’ve had two and a half very strange years at Sydney. Two and a half years of figuring…
Australasian Conference of Undergraduate Research is turning 10 and is coming to Sydney!
byWe introduced the Australasian Council of Undergraduate Research (ACUR) to the Teaching@Sydney community in 2019 when we announced a colloquium organised on the University…
‘If we want student engagement, we need to engage academic staff first’: teaching in a changing online environment.
byDr Simon Kwok holds a PhD from Cornell University and specialises in time series econometrics and finance: ‘essentially a study of how observations align…
Well-being first: Building relationships in online teaching spaces
byPhillip Poulton and Rachel Yoo are PhD candidates and tutors in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work, and also qualified primary school…
Principles for transformational educational experiences
byFor many of us, our higher education journeys led to a marked change in our life, hugely increasing our aspirations and career expectations leading…
Welcoming students back to campus
byA successful orientation and transition experience is vital in developing a sense of belonging to the University, which is itself strongly linked to both…