engagement – Page 3 – Teaching@Sydney

one human and one robot hand typing on a laptop

Arts and Social Sciences, Inclusive teaching, Use engaging approaches to content delivery 22 March, 2022 3 May, 2022

“Why is my lecturer a robot now?” Using AI-assisted technology to teach.

by Anna Katherine Boucher

“Why is my lecturer a robot now”? This was the question entered into the chat function of Zoom by a student when I first…

Three people pointing at a laptop screen

News & events 15 March, 2022 16 March, 2022

Open Canvas Sites – 2022 edition

by Aaron Baird

How have we adapted our Canvas sites alongside our teaching in recent COVID times? Over the last two years, and since our previous Open…

Foster a sense of belonging and community, Measure and support engagement, Science 10 March, 2022 23 March, 2022

Maintaining engagement in a large online unit with a diverse cohort

by Tara Murphy

In 2021 we launched a new 6cp Open Learning Environment unit: OLES1602 The Apocalypse in Science and Culture. The unit was designed to be…

image of people with their hands on top of each other to signify community

Foster a sense of belonging and community, Have clear communications and expectations, News & events, Teaching tips, Transition 10 February, 2022 12 February, 2022

Creating a positive learning environment using classroom norms

by Ruth Weeks

The first few weeks of a new semester are vital to creating a sense of belonging for students and setting expectations for the semester…

Students and teacher looking at objects in Chau Chak Wing study room

Arts and Social Sciences, Build teacher-student relationships, Core pedagogical principles, Measure and support engagement, Teaching tips, Use engaging approaches to content delivery 8 February, 2022 8 February, 2022

Continuity and Change: Teaching history via material culture in the 21st Century

by Leanne Stevenson

Online by Our Design platforms the innovative teaching practices across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences generated by the shift to online learning…

Split view in the mangrove with tree above water surface and shoal of juvenile fish underwater, Caribbean sea

Teaching tips 8 February, 2022 14 February, 2022

Teaching with Zoom Webinars

by Eszter Kalman

With large class teaching going ahead in the online format some of us are considering Zoom ‘webinars’ as the tool of choice for live…

Socially diverse multicultural and multiracial people on an isolated white background. Happy old and young women and men with children, as well as people with disabilities standing together.

Be human, Build teacher-student relationships, Core pedagogical principles, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Inclusive teaching 31 January, 2022 1 February, 2022

A shared sense of place – empowering culturally responsive teaching

by Adam Bridgeman

What is culturally responsive teaching? To be a culturally responsive teacher is to be “able to understand and consider the different cultural backgrounds of the people (we) teach“. The University of Sydney is an…

Assessment, Core pedagogical principles, First Year Coordinators, Off-campus learning, Science, Student experience, Use engaging approaches to content delivery 28 January, 2022 28 January, 2022

Did we work with the wind? A reflection from our students

by Cameron Edward Fisher Clark

Working with the wind, published in early 2021, detailed the pandemic-related delivery and assessment changes made to AVBS1002 Animal Management, a semester 2 unit of study…

A zoom room full of students wearing funny hats

Arts and Social Sciences, Build teacher-student relationships, Core pedagogical principles, First Year Coordinators, Foster a sense of belonging and community, News & events, Student experience 28 January, 2022 28 January, 2022

Beginning to Belong: building learning communities online for the future

by Leanne Stevenson

Building a strong sense of belonging is key for student-centred teaching and learning and a core value in the Faculty of Arts and Social…

Core pedagogical principles, Foster a sense of belonging and community, Student experience, Teaching tips 5 November, 2021 5 November, 2021

Helping Students Learn by Using Ancient Memory Devices

by Catherine Walsh

When you think of ancient memory devices you might think of a memory palace. This is a memory device used by memory champions to…