How AI can be used meaningfully by teachers and students in 2023
There has been a lot of hype over the last few weeks about students using ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) that can write…
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Practical approaches for creating inclusive learning environments for Chinese students
Both academics and students may face ongoing challenges due to the diverse experience students bring to tertiary classrooms. Chinese international students in particular often experience academic…
Open to the possibilities: reconnecting with students through languages and cultures
Dr Kylie Giblett teaches in Germanic Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures. I met Kylie at a recent teaching day for the…
Relationships are not enough: What it takes for students to belong
For a long time, I’ve been waxing lyrical about the importance of relationships in higher education, particularly the relationships that teachers form with students,…
[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…
Bringing online learning to life: Students find inspiration and peer engagement across borders
Supporting learning success through peer and community connections: The Australian Consul-General in Guangzhou was recently guest of honour at a special University of Sydney…
Learning on and off campus in the new normal – key insights from Sydney students
A few weeks ago during the 2021 Sydney Teaching Symposium, students from a range of faculties, backgrounds, and year levels spoke about their own…
Supporting Online Group Work
With constructivism as its theoretical underpinning, group work relies upon social interactions to enhance learning by building connections between existing and new ideas or…
What do students think about working as ‘students as partners’?
In 2020, a group of student co-designers partnered with the University of Sydney’s Educational Innovation team to develop Get Prepared, a learning resource supporting…
Get Prepared: Helping students transition to university
In 2020, the year like no other, a team of staff from Educational Innovation and students from across the university came together in partnership…