{"id":18129,"date":"2023-05-01T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T02:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/?page_id=18129"},"modified":"2023-07-17T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:08:40","slug":"2023-sydney-teaching-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/2023-sydney-teaching-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Sydney Teaching Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Join us on Tuesday 18 July 2023 for the annual Sydney Teaching Symposium. This popular event highlights approaches to teaching and assessment developed by colleagues across the University which are practical, transferable, and student-centred. This year, we are focusing on how colleagues are building towards key elements of the 2023-2025 Teaching and Learning Strategy: involving students as citizens of their own learning, maximising engagement and outcomes through blended learning, supporting colleagues towards student-centred teaching innovation, transforming assessment and feedback, and using data meaningfully to enhance student learning.<\/p>\n

Key details<\/h2>\n

Date:<\/strong> Tuesday 18 July 2023 from 9:30 am AEST<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Face-to-face in the New Law Annex building on Camperdown campus. A Zoom option will be available for some sessions, and will be made available to participants closer to the date.<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> Free but registration is essential. This event will be catered – please indicate any dietary requirements upon registration.<\/p>\n

Availability:<\/strong>\u00a0University of Sydney staff and students, as well as staff from other higher education institutions.<\/p>\n

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Symposium themes<\/h2>\n

This year’s themes are aligned with the 2023-2025 Teaching and Learning Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Involving students as citizens of their own lifelong learning journey:<\/strong> students’ autonomy and self-efficacy are central as they partner with us in their learning. How do we foster a culture of high expectations and resilience so that we can involve students as partners and become graduates who are motivated by a sense of civic responsibility and ethical leadership?<\/p>\n

Delivering effective blended learning experiences to maximise engagement and outcomes:<\/strong> while the in-person experience at Sydney is critical for student learning, self-efficacy, and belonging, the contemporary student has significant lifeload and university study is only part of their lives. How do we design purposeful learning environments which are flexible and deliver the best outcomes to allow all students to flourish, anytime and anywhere?<\/p>\n

Recognising, supporting, and rewarding colleagues for student-centred teaching innovation:<\/strong> teaching excellence takes many forms across different contexts, and involves leadership and innovation. How do we build environments where Sydney educators are safe to innovate and experiment in an evidence-informed way?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Transforming assessment and feedback practices:<\/strong>\u00a0well-designed, authentic assessments and feedback are foundational for learning. How do we design and deliver assessment that is aligned with transformational outcomes and qualities valued by disciplines, employers and the community, including academic integrity, to equip our graduates to be reflective and ethical leaders?<\/p>\n

Using data and insights meaningfully to enhance student learning:<\/strong> data\u00a0enables us to track our progress and discover effective teaching and support practices for different cohorts of students. How are we moving beyond dashboards to use data intentionally, centering on how it can be used to support success, relationships, and engagement in teaching?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Program<\/h2>\n

The symposium program will consist of two types of session:<\/p>\n