Using Miro for managing in-class group activities and fostering student interaction
Have you ever wondered what students are doing when they are working in groups in the classroom? Sure, you can visit individual groups in…
Upgraded DIY Recording Booth open for all staff
By popular demand, Educational Innovation’s DIY Recording Booth has been upgraded with new equipment. It is now available for any University of Sydney staff…
2023 Sydney Teaching Symposium
Join us on Tuesday 18 July 2023 for the annual Sydney Teaching Symposium. This popular event highlights approaches to teaching and assessment developed by…
Prompt engineering for students – making generative AI work for you
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, and students are right at the centre of the impact of this new and fast-moving technology. Bill…
Making friends with failing
It can be tempting to think that success looks like things working smoothly and going to plan. It can even be tempting to peg…
Prompt engineering for educators – making generative AI work for you
ChatGPT has received a lot of attention across numerous industries. Bill Gates, drawing on the recent advances in AI which include ChatGPT, proclaimed in…
Taking History Beyond the Classroom: A Student and Unit Coordinator’s Reflections on Work Integrated Learning
I never thought I’d find myself mediating a debate about where to put an early 20th century wine stomping vat, let alone as part…
Whiteboard? No; lightboard!
The Educational Innovation Media Team has added a new piece of equipment to its studio; a lightboard. It’s similar to a whiteboard or blackboard,…
Why “good teachers” do more harm than good
Good teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
Make attendance tracking meaningful: check-in with insights using SRES
Attendance tracking is commonly used as a measure of student engagement and participation in higher education, but taking rolls alone does not provide a…