Enhancing the teaching and learning experience using Echo360 Active Learning Platform (ALP)
Did you know that during 2018 the Echo360 lecture recording platform had over 51,000 lecture recordings and close to 5 million viewings, and that…
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Getting your students to know you!
Student engagement and student experience in the classroom are two of the pinnacles of the University’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. For me, transforming the…
Business Studio Teaching & Learning – A Sydney-Copenhagen Collaboration
The University of Sydney Business School and Copenhagen Business School (CBS) have initiated a strategic partnership around teaching development. The first tangible outcome of…
Padlet and collaborative learning
The Education Innovation team has recently been given the chance to offer University of Sydney staff an unlimited Padlet account until the end of…
Integrating Text and Data Mining into a History Course
This article was authored by Mathew Toll and Marco Duranti. Being introduced to conventional statistical programs can be daunting for students put off by…
Introducing Sydney Data Stories
Sydney Data Stories is a campus-wide interdisciplinary project which aims to inspire students with the importance of statistical thinking by showcasing the way researchers…
Start this semester off with SRES
While there’s admittedly a lot that you can do in an Excel spreadsheet (like pulling together different sources of information with vlookup, late penalties…
Getting to Know Your Students
Welcome to Welcome Week! Week 1 is just around the corner, and with it brings a new cohort of students to meet and engage….
Best practice guide for lecture recordings
Students with a wide range of disabilities may require access to lecture recordings in order to offset the impacts of their condition. Providing access…
Time-saving Excel tips for busy academics
As we move into the peak time of year for grading and marks processing, thousands of academics and staff across the University will be…