Supporting students with early feedback in 2025
Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 The Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 requires universities establish a…
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Designing for authenticity: early feedback in music
In 2024, the Support for Students Policy introduced early feedback tasks across all 1000-level units at the University of Sydney. These tasks aim to identify students at…
Using generative AI as part of assessments: Cheating or opportunity?
What do you want students to learn and achieve when they complete assessments? Are there opportunities for AI to improve how students achieve these…
Partnering with students to transform teaching and learning
The University of Sydney has a long history of staff and students working in partnership. In 2023 the nominated practitioners in student-faculty partnership came…
Get inspired: 2023 Educational Innovation Awards entries and winners
The 2023 Educational Innovation Awards was an opportunity to share and celebrate examples of innovative teaching and learning practice at the University of Sydney….
Setting our students up for success: The Vice-Chancellor’s Challenge
At the University of Sydney we’re committed to providing an exceptional educational experience that prepares our students for success. As you may already know,…
[2C3] Programmatic Assessment for Learning in the Doctor of Physiotherapy: Reflections and Future Pathways?
The inaugural Doctor of Physiotherapy program, with a cohort of 110 students, uses Programmatic Assessment for Learning. This session will outline the structure and…
[2A2] Proactive Student Support via Early Feedback Tasks: Beyond the Traditional Canvas Quiz
This presentation discusses two innovative Early Feedback Tasks in first-year, first-semester units in the School of Health Sciences, aimed at proactively identifying and supporting…
Putting support for students at the centre – update on Semester 1 and looking forward to Semester 2
Response to the legislative changes to the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 in Semester 1 As reported previously in Teaching@Sydney, the new requirements…
Five myths about interactive oral assessments and how to get started
What if there was a way to make assessments more engaging, reduce marking time, enhance academic integrity, and assess unit or course learning outcomes…