Principles for first year transition in 2022 and beyond
byA successful transition to university is key to developing a sense of belonging. Belonging is strongly associated with retention, student satisfaction and achievement. In…
Student experience
Helping Students Learn by Using Ancient Memory Devices
byWhen you think of ancient memory devices you might think of a memory palace. This is a memory device used by memory champions to…
Encouraging collaborative learning
byWhat is collaborative learning? Recently, a fantastic new resource for staff has been launched on the hows and whys of using collaborative learning with…
To See, or Not To See? Who Decides The Answer?
byThe rapid transition to online teaching due to COVID-19 both in Australia and abroad has left us all in a strange new world. One…
I speak of place, I speak of me: integrating Indigenous knowledge collaboratively in a first-year unit.
byIn 2020, the transition unit pilot in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences asked teachers and unit coordinators to enact a new vision…
What do students think about working as ‘students as partners’?
byIn 2020, a group of student co-designers partnered with the University of Sydney’s Educational Innovation team to develop Get Prepared, a learning resource supporting…
Students’ perspective on supporting them in their transition to university
byThe recently launched Get Prepared Canvas site emerged from a collaboration between a group of student co-designers from a number of faculties across the University and Educational Innovation….
Connecting across borders
byDo you remember your first few days and weeks at university? It’s an exciting but daunting time for most and can define how strongly…
Welcoming students to Sydney
byStarting university can be an exciting but stressful time. The University of Sydney is a very large institution with a wide range of disciplines…