“This is not business as usual”: Belonging in the teaching team
Online by Our Design provides a platform for teaching and learning resources that are centred on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pedagogical…
Continuity and Change: Teaching history via material culture in the 21st Century
Online by Our Design platforms the innovative teaching practices across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences generated by the shift to online learning…
Teaching with Zoom Webinars
With large class teaching going ahead in the online format some of us are considering Zoom ‘webinars’ as the tool of choice for live…
A shared sense of place – empowering culturally responsive teaching
What is culturally responsive teaching? To be a culturally responsive teacher is to be “able to understand and consider the different cultural backgrounds of the people (we) teach“. The University of Sydney is an…
Important Canvas updates for semester 1 2022
Canvas has been updated with new features for 2022 including anonymous posting on discussion boards, the ability to add and/or request your pronouns to…
The value of prework and how to ‘get them to do it’ in the new normal
Although I take comfort that I am not alone in facing the challenge of getting students to complete class prework, it has always frustrated…
8 simple things to do in Canvas to make learning more accessible for all students
On 3rd Dec 2021, the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Education Portfolio ran a “design, plan, apply” workshop featuring staff and students…
Did we work with the wind? A reflection from our students
Working with the wind, published in early 2021, detailed the pandemic-related delivery and assessment changes made to AVBS1002 Animal Management, a semester 2 unit of study…
Beginning to Belong: building learning communities online for the future
Building a strong sense of belonging is key for student-centred teaching and learning and a core value in the Faculty of Arts and Social…
An early support system in response to the Job-ready Graduates Package
In semester 2, 2021 we piloted an approach to find and support students who may have been struggling across multiple units of study in…