What is Teaching@Sydney?
Teaching@Sydney is a blog, website, newsletter and place for staff and students to contribute and share anything related to teaching and learning at Sydney. This…
InSPiRE 2016
The University is pleased to be part of InSPiRE 2016 (July 4th-6th inclusive), this year hosted by UTS. The inaugural 5-day InSPiRE 2014 event …
Small changes in teaching: making connections
In a series of articles in The Chronicle from his book “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning“, James M. Lang presents simple and practical…
#edTech talks – Flipping and Personalising Learning
Join us on 22nd July for the next #edtech talks with Mark McEntee and Melanie Keep from the Faculty of Health Sciences. Mark will talk about…
Introducing the 2016 Student Ambassadors for Cultural Competence
This project builds on the success of the 2014 and 2015 Sydney Teaching Colloquium ambassadors and involves five student ambassadors, supported by a student mentor,…
EdTech News: Lecture recording and a change to how student names appear in the LMS
There are some small changes to lecture recording and the LMS for semester 2. First, if there are two screens in your lecture theatre, you…
Office for Learning and Teaching Resources
Although the Office for Learning and Teaching will cease to exist after 30 June 2016, there are many excellent resources which have been produced…
Seminar and Hands-On Workshop: Blending Virtual and Physical Reality to Engage the Next Generation of Students
On the 4th July, please join us to hear about and experience virtual reality (VR) technology and discuss its possibilities for teaching. This event is presented…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
The pick this month from Graham Gibbs’ blog is Idea 33 – that ‘motivating students is not magic‘. The end of a long semester seems…
A New Professional Learning Framework For University Teaching
The University’s 2016-2020 Strategic Plan commits the University to a distinctive and outstanding learning experience. This outcome will be achieved through two key strategies:…