Feedback and Feedforward in Canvas
byResearch in education has shown that feedback is critical for enhancing students’ achievement. Good feedback is simply good teaching and is easy to give…
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Track & Connect is back in semester 2, 2018!
byDo you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit of study? Then sign up for the Track and Connect program as it is…
Improving feedback on written assignments in a large economics unit
byGood writing skills are a key job market attribute of university graduates. However, most junior units of study in economics do not provide writing…
Provide easy, efficient, and personalised feedback to your students
byThe SRES is an online tool developed by staff here at the University of Sydney that has helped hundreds of teachers provide large-scale personalised…
Thinking in Canvas: Effective quizzing
byCreating quizzes in Canvas is quite easy and straightforward. In Canvas, quizzes can be created under ‘Quizzes’ (Quiz index page) or ‘Assignments’ (Assignments page)…
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…
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…
My experience of assessment in a fully online unit
byAs I’m currently enrolled in a fully online MSc programme, I thought I’d share some honest observations about my experience of being assessed in…
Personalising learning support in large units using the SRES
byImagine sitting in a large lecture theatre with 400 other students, your lecturer at the front of the room not knowing who you are,…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About – Configuring Exams
byIn Idea 10 of Graham Gibbs’ blog, he discusses the idea that “Students’ marks are often determined as much by the way assessment is configured…