Ordinary people teaching well during extraordinary times
This University-wide symposium on Wednesday 8 July will celebrate and share ‘simple, but different’ COVID-related teaching and student support activities by Sydney colleagues during semester 1, 2020. The aim of this is to highlight ‘ordinary people teaching well during extraordinary times’ and to come together to share practice and ideas. Join educators across the institution who have made simple but effective moves for remote teaching, assessment, and student support that have helped students feel connected, engaged, secure, and that they belong.
Key details
Date: Wednesday 8 July 2020, starting at 9:30 am AEST.
Venue: This symposium will be delivered via Zoom. Details have been emailed to registrants.
Cost: Free but registration essential.
Availability: Registration is available to University of Sydney staff and students, as well as staff from other higher education institutions.
Registration closed
Symposium program
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Associated professional learning opportunities for teaching during COVID-19
Following the symposium, a ‘winter school’ will be run twice in July (Monday 13 July to 15 July, repeated on Monday 27 July to 29 July). This will comprise modified Modular Professional Learning Framework (MPLF) modules to equip Sydney educators with the tools to redesign their curriculum, delivery, student support and engagement, and assessment approaches. They will be delivered by Educational Innovation with assistance from experienced teachers from across the institution. They will emphasise how sound pedagogical principles are key to successful student outcomes and how key technologies can assist.
There are five different 2-hour modules running in each iteration of the winter school. Pick just one module, a few, or all five depending on your needs.
Find out more about the MPLF and sign up
More information
This symposium is being organised by the Educational Innovation and Student Life teams in the DVC (Education) Portfolio, and is led by Jessica Frawley, Samantha Clarke, Susanna Scarparo, Lydia Dutcher,
Danny Liu, and Adam Bridgeman. To contact us, please email [email protected].
For more information on the MPLF, please visit the MPLF Canvas site.