Learning analytics to improve referencing – call for collaborators
byThe Library has put together a teaching and outreach initiative to provide personalised feedback and learning activities to students having difficulties with referencing in…
educational technologies
Assessing Communication Skills in a Clinical Environment using iPads
byIn the Faculty of Health Sciences we know how essential it is that students receive specific and timely feedback to help them improve…
The myth of the ‘digital native’
byIn 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…
Engaging students with tough topics using informal tutorial quizzes
byOn 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…
What I learnt as an online student – 7 tips for teachers
byAfter 17 years as an educational designer I became an online student. Here is what I learnt. I first started working as an educational…
Recap – Health Education Innovation Forum, Monday 5 December 2016
byAcademic and professional staff from Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and the Faculty of Health Science took part in the inaugural Health Education Innovation Forum…
Three Sydney educational innovations on the world stage
byArduinos, ethnobotany, and learning analytics: three educational innovations from the University of Sydney have been shortlisted in the annual QS Quacquarelli Symonds Wharton Business School Reimagine…
12 apps of Christmas
byAre you interested in exploring which free mobile apps could help you in your teaching or supporting your students? Would you like to take…
EdTool Tips #2: Speed up your marking by using smart views in the grade centre
bySmart Views are the best way to visually navigate the Grade Centre and can help speed up the marking process for you or your…
EdTool Tips #1: Personalise your Blackboard Site
byIn the first of Teaching@Sydney’s New EdTools Tips series, Educational Designer Kevin Samnick shows you how small tweaks can customise your Blackboard site for…