Chunking your class – lessons we learnt from observing other lecturers
byIn week 4, lecturers across the University opened the doors to their classrooms and invited colleagues in to observe how they engage their students….
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Engage your students with Track & Connect
byDo you coordinate a large, first-year undergraduate or postgraduate unit? The Track & Connect program, a proactive retention strategy designed to increase student engagement…
Small changes in teaching: the last 5 minutes of class
byIn a series of articles inThe Chroniclefrom his book “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning“,James M. Lang presents simple and practical…
Ensuring your teaching resources are accessible to the widest possible audience
byThe April issue of Teaching@Sydney outlined some simple ways in whichtools such as Word or Powerpointcan be usedto ensure that teaching resources areaccessible to…
#EdTech Talks: Student-generated digital media with Susan Coulson
byAugust’s #edtech talk will be by Susan Coulson on student-generated blended digital media for assessment. Susan will speak about how integrating different media forms…
Introducing the 2016 Student Ambassadors for Cultural Competence
byThis project builds on the success of the 2014 and 2015 Sydney Teaching Colloquiumambassadors and involves five student ambassadors, supported by a student mentor,…
53 Powerful Ideas All Teachers Should Know About
byThe pick this month fromGraham Gibbs’ blog is Idea 33 – that ‘motivating students is not magic‘. The end of a long semester seems…
Students as Partners workshop with Professor Alison Cook-Sather
byOn Monday 10th October, Professor Alison Cook-Sather will be visiting the University. She will be giving a workshop on working in partnership with…