Helping first-in-family students navigate their university ‘journey’
There is much to be said for conceptualising the experience of transitioning to university as a stage in a ‘journey’ that all students go…
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How do ordinary people teach well during extraordinary times?
Having survived semester 1’s rapid shift to online teaching, members of the University of Sydney community gathered together to celebrate and learn from some…
[Engaging large cohorts] Flipping workshops online in Business [1B]
We were very fortunate as a flipped-learning unit of study that we had a large percentage of our modules already online. However, we needed…
[Assessment or curriculum-wide shifts] Connection, care, and consistency in undergraduate Education [2A]
As we watched the headlines come in daily (if not hourly), it became apparent to us very early in Semester 1 that COVID-19 was…
Collaborative assignments via Zoom: “It was a new experience but a good one.”
In Semester 1, 2020 among the many challenges with rapidly going online was how to modify complex assignments to achieve the same learning outcomes…
Building a learning community in the time of COVID-19: Overcoming isolation and keeping students motivated
We are living, teaching and learning in extraordinary times. This semester, we had an increased focus on developing a sense of belonging and connection…
Teaching when you’re off campus yourself
Principles for teaching in the time of COVID-19 As the University moves to offering a totally off-campus experience for students and staff, the following…
‘Hello my dear tutor’ – Helping off-campus students have a supportive and personal learning experience in EDUF1018
With my colleagues Remy Low and Valerie Harwood, I co-coordinate EDUF1018 Education, Teachers and Teaching, a core first year unit in Education Studies. This…
Developing a sense of belonging
Students’ sense of belonging is closely associated with their ratings on the overall quality of their educational experience at the University (figure to the…
How can our teaching enhance student mental health and wellbeing?
As we approach the beginning of semester 2 and dust off our chalk (or whiteboard markers or PowerPoint files), it’s a key time to…