[2A2] Smart Responses to Communicating: Developing a podcast assessment for first year students

First year nursing students often start their degree with a fairly individualised concept of health and a narrow definition of the nursing role. This can…

[2A1] Notes from the apocalypse: Building relationships in a group-work based unit with 1100 students

OLES1602 “The Apocalypse in Science and Culture” ran for the first time in Semester 2, 2021. This six-credit point OLE teaches science, and the…

Light refreshments

Student and staff roundtable: Being human at Sydney – connection and belonging in postnormal times

Q&A with speakers

Q&A with speakers

[1B3] Establishing connections for student learning in first year occupational therapy

After the experiences of learning and teaching during COVID-19 restrictions, we wanted to better support first-year, first-semester undergraduate occupational therapy students as they transitioned…

[1B2] Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and ‘fireside chats’ for Courses: Building student’s knowledge and engagement (plus saving time)

Unit coordinators and tutors are often frustrated when their students do not read the syllabus/unit of study outline. Meanwhile, students who are unaware of…

[1B1] It’s the little things: supporting student learning in the post-COVID environment

Teaching the COVID generation requires targeted and thoughtful methods of student support. The challenge (and opportunity) presented by COVID has led to innovative and…

[1A3] Learning from the pandemic: the need for connection and flexibility

Online learning has led us to find novel approaches to promote connection and provide flexibility for students, which we continue to adopt and improve…