2022 Sydney Teaching Symposium – Draft Program
Join us on Monday 18 July 2022 for the annual Sydney Teaching Symposium. This popular event highlights approaches to teaching and assessment developed by…
Engaging students in Law with active learning
Traditionally, law lectures are generally didactic in nature, with limited student participation or interaction, which is usually reserved for weekly tutorial classes. However, in…
Assessment and integrity in the age of essay-writing artificial intelligence
Contract cheating, particularly ghostwriting, is a growing challenge for higher education teachers and students. There are a few reasons for this. The internet has…
Top 5 questions about making videos for teaching – with simple answers
Making video content for your teaching can sometimes be a little daunting. The Educational Innovation Media Team creates all sorts of video content, and…
Wayfinding – your guide to (some) teaching resources at Sydney
When I started teaching at Sydney I was definitely winging it! My first class was early in my PhD studies, as sole tutor in…
Disconnection and humanising teaching
Recently there have been reports of a growing phenomenon of disconnection among students in the media. I’m sure that many of us can relate…
Using peer review as evidence and improvement of your teaching
The wider uptake of peer review of teaching has the potential to make a valuable contribution to the advancement of higher education — among…
Boost student engagement with a universal approach to learning design
Student engagement, connectedness, and sense of belonging feature prominently in our day-to-day conversations about learning design. There are so many factors to consider when…