How academics are using peer review to boost their teaching skills and enhance their career
byPeer review for teaching is an observation and evaluation of teaching practices by colleagues. A common barrier to teachers engaging in peer review is…
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Receive personalised expert review and support for your teaching in 2023
byTeaching has often been described as a lonely profession. We can be surrounded by students but isolated in our experience and pedagogical decision-making. Stephen…
Learning from the best: A case for intra-unit peer observation
byPeer observation is terrifying. There, I said it. Many of us tertiary teachers walk into our first class with naught but a half-day orientation…
Open your classroom and discover someone else’s
byOpen Door is a University-wide event designed to enable all staff to observe, connect and learn from teaching colleagues. It’s part of the University’s Strategic…
Open Door is back, now welcoming anyone to open their classroom doors
byThis semester, Open Door is back and more open. With 87 Open Doors and counting, we’re inviting any teacher from across the University to…
Love learning – a colloquium on interactive lecture sessions
byIn this Colloquium, participants in the 2018 Peer Observation and Review of Teaching (PORT) program from The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Science and…
Open Door is back!
byPart of the University’s strategic plan to support and promote excellence in learning and teaching, Open Door is a University-wide event designed to enable…
Open Canvas sites – 2018 students’ choice
byWhat makes a really great Canvas site from students’ perspectives? At the end of semester 1, 2018, over 5000 students from across the University…
“A great opportunity to reflect on your teaching”: Undertaking Peer Observation of Teaching in FASS
byThis post was co-contributed by Alex Page, Alyson Simpson, and Tanya Doulaveras from FASS Education, and participants in the Peer Observation of Teaching Program, Semester…
Tour open Canvas sites from the University and get ready for Thinking in Canvas
byOver 70 physical classroom doors are being flung open across the University during the Week 4 // Open Door event. As more and more…