Readings lists with impact: using data for best practice
A well designed reading list can not only enhance learning outcomes for students, but drive engagement with course content and tutorials. The Library manages…
Widening Participation Grants
A new Widening Participation grant category has recently been established as part of the University’s Strategic Education Grant (SEG) scheme. This new category aims…
Small is beautiful: The use of single-case design for measuring response to innovation in teaching
As if having a good idea and implementing it into your teaching isn’t challenging enough, you will also often be asked how you can…
Interactive lectures – as easy as M-C-Q
Classroom response systems, sometimes called ‘clickers’, have been used in secondary and higher education for many years. They can be invaluable, especially in large…
Expanding Awareness of Inclusivity and Disability at the University of Sydney
In 2018 an OLE (Open Learning Environment) on Disability Awareness and Inclusivity was launched, the vision of a large team of staff across the…
Seminar on teacher motivation – Achievement goals for teaching: What are they and do they matter?
Join us for a seminar by visiting scholar Professor Ruth Butler from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ask how her approach is being applied to…
Deep student learning while crowdsourcing quality questions? The power of PeerWise
PeerWise is an award-winning online platform that helps students engage with unit concepts more deeply and critically. It does this by providing a space…
On the wire – highlights from across the web
The month’s highlights on higher education from across the web 1. How universities can enhance student mental wellbeing: the student perspective How universities can enhance…
Rethinking Assessment in Higher Education
One of the key goals of the University Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 is to deliver a unique learning experience. Assessment, although may not be…
Upcoming Workshop- An Institutional Framework for Assuring Quality in Work Integrated Learning
Speakers from the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Sydney present ‘An Institutional Framework for Assuring Quality in Work Integrated Learning’ on…