Working it out for themselves: the effect of active learning on student outcomes
byThere are many definitions of what active learning is. One of the simplest comes from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in North…
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Designing your lecture for the 2021 world (and beyond)
byThe move to online learning and the subsequent impacts of our opportunities to teach at scale in large rooms has seen many academics rethinking…
Supporting students to become leaders for good in a post-COVID world
byThe global, local and personal challenges facing students engaging in their university studies in 2020 cannot be underestimated. The immediate impacts of the pandemic…
Getting students talking through masks and mics – active learning in times of COVID-19
byFor better or for worse we’ve made it. As we exit semester 1 and the great COVID-19 online pivot, we do so with mixed…
Building a learning community in the time of COVID-19: Overcoming isolation and keeping students motivated
byWe are living, teaching and learning in extraordinary times. This semester, we had an increased focus on developing a sense of belonging and connection…
Lectures in the time of COVID-19 – synchronous or asynchronous?
byAlthough March 2020 seems to have been going on for about 45 years, we’ve actually only been teaching remotely for just over 2 weeks!…
Support students with a values affirmation exercise
byThe start of semester can be an exciting and stressful time for students. For those from under-represented groups, a place like The University of…
Enhancing the teaching and learning experience using Echo360 Active Learning Platform (ALP)
byDid you know that during 2018 the Echo360 lecture recording platform had over 51,000 lecture recordings and close to 5 million viewings, and that…
Hacking your lectures to make them unmissable: Wisdom from the crowd
byHow would you design a lecture that would achieve 100% attendance and engagement? What would make a lecture ‘unmissable’? That was the challenge set…
How interactive teaching can work: A response to Dirk Moses
byIn this extended piece for Teaching@Sydney, Julia Kindt, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History in the Faculty of Arts and…