first-year transition – Teaching@Sydney

Student panel and MC sit speaking at the End of Year event in front of a slide screen with a big window and garden beyond.

Student experience, Transition 16 February, 2026 16 February, 2026

Supporting first-year transition to university at Sydney

by Aaron Baird

A student’s first year at university is the springboard to their learning journey. Making a successful transition to university is crucial to helping students…

First Year Coordinators, Medicine and Health, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Student experience, Use engaging approaches to content delivery 10 February, 2024 10 February, 2024

Getting Every Student to Open the Book and do Assigned Readings: An Integrated Workshop Design in First-Year Pharmacy

by Janet Cheung

In 2023, the Sydney Pharmacy School implemented a new vertically integrated curriculum. Incoming first-year students enrolled in the Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice (PHAR1921) unit…

Assessment, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Transition 1 November, 2023 18 January, 2024

Supporting students through pre-census assessment and feedback

by Adam Bridgeman

The role of early assessment and feedback The strategic use of formative or low-stakes assessment during the initial weeks of a unit of study…

First Year Coordinators, Measure and support engagement, Offer meaningful assessment, feedback and academic integrity, Student experience, Sydney updates, Teaching research, Teaching tips, Transition 5 February, 2021 17 July, 2021

Supporting students through HELP funding changes

by Alix Thoeming

Since the end of the free tertiary education reforms introduced by the Whitlam government, most domestic students have seen their time at university supported…