LIBR1000: The Essential Information & Digital Literacy Module for First Year Students
LIBR1000 is an essential skills course developed specifically for first year students. It is designed to: ✔ Develop targeted information literacy skills ✔ Enhance…
Welcoming students with SRES
I started my tertiary education journey here at the University of Sydney. While I was fortunate enough to have somewhat of a soft landing…
Educational Fellowships 2020
What is the Sydney Educational Fellowship Program? In 2018 the University of Sydney became an accredited partner of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), allowing…
Don’t just bake any old cake – understanding our students to drive practical changes in our teaching
As the year kicks off, there’s always the fascinating mix of excitement for a fresh semester, intermingled with the more mundane “recipe” of things…
Help with educational technologies is now easier to find
From February 2020, information and help guides for Canvas, Turnitin, Echo360, SEAMS, ePortfolios, and other online tools for education will be easier to find,…
Learn from the OLE Pros
The start of the 2020 academic year marks the two-year birthday for the Open Learning Environment – we’re learning to walk! Across the University…
ASCILITE 2019 highlights: Playful Learning
ASCILITE 2019 was held at the Singapore University of Social Sciences at the end of 2019. The theme of the conference was ‘Personalised Learning….
Knowing your Students dashboard gets a facelift
Just in time for the commencing semester, the widely popular report Knowing Your Students (KYS) has been given a facelift by Institutional Analytics and…
Transition as one stage of a journey
Starting university is a daunting and life defining moment. The University of Sydney is a very large institution with a wide range of disciplines…