Why “good teachers” do more harm than good
byGood teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
professional learning
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…
Work Integrated Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences
byLed by Associate Professor Fiona Martin, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences subcommittee for Work Integrated Learning have been tasked with investigating the…
Research and reflections on being a ‘good’ teacher
byThe Sydney Law School hosts several legal education seminars each year, and theme for 2022 is Award Winning Teachers. In April, the series was…
Using peer review as evidence and improvement of your teaching
byThe wider uptake of peer review of teaching has the potential to make a valuable contribution to the advancement of higher education — among…
Fee-free program at Sydney to accelerate your teaching career
byUniversity staff and affiliates who teach Sydney students can take their skills to the next level through free enrolment in the Graduate Certificate in…
The new Modular Professional Learning Framework – choose your own professional learning adventure
byA flexible new program for educators offers a choice of 19 modules to help you access just the learning that you need, right when…
Hacking your lectures to make them unmissable: Wisdom from the crowd
byHow would you design a lecture that would achieve 100% attendance and engagement? What would make a lecture ‘unmissable’? That was the challenge set…
The Graduate Certificate (Higher Education) accelerates your teaching and career
by“I would recommend the GradCert to anyone involved in Higher education teaching. It really opened my eyes about teaching and provided me with invaluable…
What OLE choice will you make?
byIn June last year over 100 academics chose to embark on a bold expedition to turn concept into reality and create the Open Learning…