16th August in
the Education Building Lecture Theatre 351<\/strong>, during the University of Sydney’s Innovation Week<\/a>, the Education Portfolio is hosting a three-part Teaching Colloquium focused on the theme of
‘The Creative Curriculum’. During this event colleagues from around the University will share the
innovative ways in which they have brought features of the new curriculum alive in their courses. This is a chance to get to know the reimagined
Sydney Undergraduate Experience<\/a>
and how it has been translated into teaching and learning today.<\/p>\n
Please join the Education Portfolio and speakers from across the University for one, two or all three sessions that make up the day.<\/p>\n
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- Real World Projects<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Open Learning Environment (OLE)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Making the Graduate Qualities
Real<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
1-2 pm:
Real World Projects<\/h2>\n![](\"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5544680911_f7340b7c79_b.jpg\")
Reflected Reality CC BY 2.0 flic.kr\/p\/9rXWsK cc.<\/small><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n A key feature of the new curriculum is the commitment that every student will connect their disciplinary knowledge with other disciplines in working on a real-world industry, community, research or
entrepreneurship project.<\/p>\nThis session will feature some of the highly innovative and successful trial project units that are already available:<\/p>\n
\r\n\t\t\t \t\tFor more information and to register<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t <\/a><\/div>\n- \n
- NSW Department of Parliamentary Services<\/strong>
\nDr Amanda Eliot<\/a>
from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy is the coordinator of
the unit ‘INDP3000 Interdisciplinary Project’ in which students prepare briefs for the NSW Department of Parliamentary Services on issues related to the use of drones or social media. In the first offering<\/a>, students worked in multidisciplinary teams, each bringing their own unique disciplinary perspectives to on projects to tackle projects.<\/li>\n- \n
THRIVE Interdisciplinary Project
\n<\/b>Dr Dan Caprar<\/a>, A\/Prof Rachael Hains-Wesson,<\/a>
Dr Betina Szkudlarek<\/a>
and Dr James Rooney<\/a>
from the Business School are coordinating this project unit which enables students to
collaborate with the flagship partner
THRIVE<\/a>
to support and nurture refugee entrepreneurs on their business start-ups for ‘real-world’ outcomes. THRIVE provides business loans for refugees and has
identified a range of potential start-up projects that
students will
work with to evaluate products and services for successful marketing and business outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
2-3 pm:
The Open Learning Environment (OLE)<\/h2>\n![\"Open](\"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Open-heart-Catch-sunshine.jpg\")
Open heart, Catch sunshine CC BY-NC 2.0 flic.kr\/p\/6EVbWn
<\/small><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe OLE<\/a> is a collection
of learning modules that to help students develop
foundational knowledge and skills. OLE units are available as fully online, zero-credit point components covering topics such as entrepreneurial thinking, persuasive communication, project management and ethical reasoning.<\/p>\nThese units are available on-demand and
are like internal ‘MOOCs’: they will be available to all<\/em> students (and staff!) at the University for free<\/em>. Students in the liberal studies degrees and some specialist degrees<\/a>
can extend these by taking 2 or 6 credit point units which combine fully online study with masterclasses and seminars.<\/p>\nThis session will feature some of the
OLE units that are currently being developed:<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t \t\tFor more information and to register<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t <\/a><\/div>\n- \n
- Student Leadership<\/strong>
\nA\/Prof Sarah Lewis<\/a> from the Faculty of Health Sciences and a multi-faculty team are developing a set of OLE units to provide students with the theoretical and practical underpinnings for their leadership aspirations and present them with opportunities to develop and practice relevant leadership skills.<\/li>\n- Numbers and <\/strong>Numerics<\/strong><\/span>
\nA\/Prof Mike Wheatland<\/a>
and A\/Prof Tara Murphy<\/a>
from the School of Physics are developing a pair of zero and two-credit point OLE units to explore the foundation of numerical computing: how numbers are represented and manipulated by computers.<\/li>\n- Designing Social Media for Digital Influence<\/strong>
\nDr Jonathon Hutchinson<\/a> from Media and Communications in the School of Literature, Arts and Media is developing a pair of zero and six credit point OLE units to explore and expand students’ ‘real-world’ strategic social media communication skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
3-4 pm: Making the Graduate Qualities
Real<\/h2>\n![\"Directions](\"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13793872333_6e9016f80e_o.jpg\")
Directions CC BY 2.0 flic.kr\/p\/n1VcF4<\/small><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The new curriculum is underpinned by
‘graduate qualities<\/a>‘ which all students will develop during their undergraduate degree, regardless of the disciplines they study. This set of qualities has been designed to equip
Sydney graduates to succeed, innovate and provide ethical leadership in the contemporary and ever-changing world. The graduate qualities will be embedded in each degree program and, uniquely, their development will be assessed.<\/p>\nThis session will feature some of the ways in which teachers are already bringing the graduate qualities to life to reveal
what the graduate qualities are and why they are important<\/a>:<\/p>\n- \n
- \n\r\n\t\t\t \t\tFor more information and to register<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t <\/a><\/div>\n
Embedding cultural competence in the curriculum: the scientific method and evidence-based decisions<\/b>
\nA\/Prof Tom Hubble<\/a> and the team from the School of Geosciences has incorporated indigenous knowledge about country and natural systems into the first-year Introduction to Geology curriculum.<\/li>\n- Using a blended learning approach to integrating digital literacy : a faculty \/ library partnership
\n<\/b>Dr Jo River<\/a> from the Sydney Nursing School with Isabelle Raisin and Julia Child from the Library have developed a novel way to develop information literacy.<\/li>\n- Transforming Communication Education for Students<\/b>
\nDr Alison Purcell<\/a> and team from the Faculty of Health Sciences have designed the innovative and cost-effective
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- Using a blended learning approach to integrating digital literacy : a faculty \/ library partnership
- Numbers and <\/strong>Numerics<\/strong><\/span>
- \n
- The Open Learning Environment (OLE)<\/a><\/li>\n