Maintaining engagement in a large online unit with a diverse cohort
In 2021 we launched a new 6cp Open Learning Environment unit: OLES1602 The Apocalypse in Science and Culture. The unit was designed to be…
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A snapshot of student diversity at Sydney
Our students come from a variety of countries, backgrounds, and life experiences. The University of Sydney is committed through its visions and values to…
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…
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…
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…
Online Communication: Scale, Scope and Simplicity in FASS1000
2021 brought with it further challenges to teaching and new opportunities to reflect and learn. Centred on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences…
Principles for first year transition in 2022 and beyond
A successful transition to university is key to developing a sense of belonging. Belonging is strongly associated with retention, student satisfaction and achievement. In…
To See, or Not To See? Who Decides The Answer?
The rapid transition to online teaching due to COVID-19 both in Australia and abroad has left us all in a strange new world. One…
2021 Sydney Teaching Symposium – Resources
Sustaining and maintaining teaching innovation for a new normal This University-wide symposium on Wednesday 14 July 2021 celebrated simple and shareable innovations in active…
The power of feedforward
In Semester 1, 2020, I coordinated the postgraduate research capstone unit in the Master of Economics (MEc) program – Economics Research Project (ECON7030). The…