Navigating sensitive materials in the curriculum and classroom
byOne core purpose of universities is to test ideas against evidence. Sometimes that means engaging with material that is confronting, contested, or deeply personal…
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Using AI simulations to support students’ compassionate practice for aged care clinical placements
by“Are you, my daughter? Take me home!” You pause, look around, and realise that neither the question nor the request reflects reality. You are…
Authentic workplace learning in pharmacy through mystery shopping
byWork-integrated learning (WIL) is essential in professional health education, but it doesn’t always prepare students well for real practice. In pharmacy education, students traditionally…
Delivering personalised feedback at scale using peer videos
byIn a cohort of large numbers of students, feedback can easily become impersonal. But what if the most powerful feedback didn’t come from us,…
Should I dispense this? Teaching pharmacists to decide with confidence
byLegal and ethical decision-making skills are essential for many healthcare professions, including pharmacists. Every day, pharmacists need to make decisions about whether prescriptions meet…
Closing the feedback loop: What we learned when our assessment changes failed
byWhat do you do as an educator when a successful teaching innovation completely backfires with a different student cohort? In a previous Teaching@Sydney article,…
The partnership approach: Integrating AI and human feedback for enhanced learning
byFeedback has long been recognised as a cornerstone of effective learning, enabling students to identify strengths and areas for improvement in their academic work….
Rethinking student evaluations: evidence and practice
byIn years gone by at the end of each semester, we would open an envelope containing hand-written student evaluations with a mix of expectation…
Simplify communication using AI: Easy Read and Plain English
byUniversity communications can be overwhelming and confusing for students, especially as they contain unfamiliar or very technical language. So, we built a custom AI…
Navigating AI in education: Reflections on a year of innovation and collaboration
byOur journey with generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education began in late 2023 with the release of Cogniti, a generative AI tool developed…