Teaching@Sydney
While preparing to coordinate my first ever unit, BMET2901/9901 (Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers) in the middle of the 2021 lockdown, I was faced…
Join us on Monday 18 July 2022 for the annual Sydney Teaching Symposium. This popular event highlights approaches to teaching and assessment developed by…
When I started teaching at Sydney I was definitely winging it! My first class was early in my PhD studies, as sole tutor in…
Join us on Monday 18 July 2022 for the annual Sydney Teaching Symposium. This popular event highlights approaches to teaching and assessment developed by…
In case you missed it, Jisc has recently published an excellent resource on the principles of good assessment and feedback. A UK not-for-profit organisation, Jisc…
How have we adapted our Canvas sites alongside our teaching in recent COVID times? Over the last two years, and since our previous Open…
In 2021 we launched a new 6cp Open Learning Environment unit: OLES1602 The Apocalypse in Science and Culture. The unit was designed to be…
Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds, and life experiences. The University of Sydney is committed through its visions and values to…
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…
Although I take comfort that I am not alone in facing the challenge of getting students to complete class prework, it has always frustrated…