Designing Effective Educational Videos
byWhen it comes down to it, as an educational designer I am concerned with the creation of meaningful teaching resources guided by the theory…
engagement
Engaging students in pre-work – wisdom from the crowd
byMaking sure students prepare for class and complete assigned work is a longstanding challenge for all educators. We’ve written on Teaching@Sydney previously about one…
Bringing the world into your lecture – lessons we learnt from observing other lecturers
byIn week 4 semester 2 last year, lecturers across the University opened their classroom doors and invited colleagues to sit in and observe how…
Let your students surprise you: Making a unit relevant and engaging
byFirst year students taking Agricultural Chemistry couldn’t see the relevance of what they were studying, and experienced a lack of cohort identity. How did Dr…
Designing and reflecting on assessment
byThe Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) recently held their assessment forum, an afternoon of presentations by teaching staff that gave insights into…
Engage your students with Track & Connect
byDo you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit? The Track & Connect program, a proactive retention strategy designed to increase student engagement…
Personalising learning support using the SRES
byDo you want to be able to contact and support individual students based on their performance and engagement but find it difficult in your…