Workshop: Models and principles for working in partnership with students
There is a groundswell of people at the University of Sydney working in partnership with students to transform higher education. There are examples across…
The myth of the ‘digital native’
In 2001, Marc Prensky’s paper ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’ burst onto the education scene with a metaphor that managed to put into words what a…
Knowing Your Students – deep insight into your cohort
As we meet the many smiling faces in the first few classes of semester, we are often left wondering, who are our students exactly?…
Engaging students with tough topics using informal tutorial quizzes
On paper, tutorials are small classes that allow students to apply, discuss, debate or practice the week’s lecture content. Though often imagined as a forum for student…
Educational Integrity In 2017
In this article we highlight some of the work the Office of Educational Integrity is doing to support you and your students this semester….
Cultural Competence within Introduction to Geology (GEOS1003)
By Gulnaz Beg (student ambassador), with Tom Hubble. We participated in the 2016 ‘Students as Partners for Cultural Competence’ project, designed as collaboration between…
Six quick and impactful changes you can do today on your Blackboard site
As we gear up for week 1, tens of thousands of students across the University will be logging into their Blackboard sites for the first…
What I learnt as an online student – 7 tips for teachers
After 17 years as an educational designer I became an online student. Here is what I learnt. I first started working as an educational…
Mitigating Risks to Academic Integrity
To limit plagiarism and misconduct, prevention is better than a cure. In this article we highlight how the University is working to improve academic integrity and what…
Strategic Education Grants – Humanities, Social Sciences and Creative Arts
Academics from Arts and Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Sydney College of the Arts and Sydney Conservatorium of Music were successful recipients of…