Principles guiding education at Sydney
byWhat will ‘normal’ teaching look like in 2022 and beyond? The challenge of balancing teaching for students who are either in Sydney or overseas…
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Learning on and off campus in the new normal – key insights from Sydney students
byA few weeks ago during the 2021 Sydney Teaching Symposium, students from a range of faculties, backgrounds, and year levels spoke about their own…
Recipe for student success – the key ingredients for achievement
byIn designing the effective learning and teaching approaches that will emerge from the ‘experiential classroom’ of the pandemic, it is sensible and logical to…
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…
In Defence of “Good Enough” in HyFlex Teaching
byFor many teachers at Sydney diving into HyFlex teaching this semester for the first time, it has been like learning to drive; how do…
HyFlex Teaching: Let the environment and students scaffold you
byIt is hard to drive a car and simultaneously engage in a serious conversation for a P-plate driver, particularly when they need to steer…
Tips for Teaching in HyFlex
byThe return to campus has ushered in new ways of teaching for many at Sydney; one of these is optimistically referred to as “HyFlex”….
Working with the wind
byTo be honest, my first years of unit co-ordination were somewhat of a challenge. Sweeping into the wind when all I had to do…
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…
Teaching flexibly for learning in all locations
byIt is clear that we will continue to have students who are unable to travel to campus in 2021. Some units of study have…