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Working it out for themselves: the effect of active learning on student outcomes
There are many definitions of what active learning is. One of the simplest comes from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in North America and the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement...
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Pharmacists’ Ways of Thinking and Ways of Doing through Object Based Learning
I found teaching inspiration for pharmacy education in the most unexpected place – Ancient Greece. It all started with a digital collection of artefacts from Ancient Greece and a conversation with an...
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Referencing in first year – what’s the point?
Being able to reference correctly is often taken to be a fundamental academic competency and core to the values of academic scholarship. In assessments at tertiary level, credit is often given for...
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Recipe for student success – the key ingredients for achievement
In designing the effective learning and teaching approaches that will emerge from the ‘experiential classroom’ of the pandemic, it is sensible and logical to look at the evidence from empirical studies...
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How to better ‘feel the room’ when remote teaching
With Sydney facing an extended and uncertain lockdown, we find ourselves again starting the semester with remote teaching, facing a wall of black boxes, silent microphones, and tumbleweed in the Zoom...
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Learning on and off campus in the new normal – key insights from Sydney students
A few weeks ago during the 2021 Sydney Teaching Symposium, students from a range of faculties, backgrounds, and year levels spoke about their own experiences of learning on and off campus over the past...
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New program to connect students with support and their peers
vSydney Study Connect launches with over 1000 students in first week vSydney Study Connect is an online program connecting students from the same faculties and University schools into study groups...
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Principles guiding education at Sydney
What will ‘normal’ teaching look like in 2022 and beyond? The challenge of balancing teaching for students who are either in Sydney or overseas will continue into the next semester and semester 1 next...
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Authentic online assessment: strategy, innovation and management
Recent years have seen an increased emphasis on authentic assessments in business courses, designed to mirror the real-world tasks that graduates face in the workplace. The impact of COVID-19 on...
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Business School’s Learning and Teaching Forum 2021
Photo by Leon on Unsplash The L&T Forum committee would like to invite you to the Learning & Teaching Forum 2021 where colleagues from across the Business School will share their innovative...
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Digital Object-Based Learning PD workshops
The Chau Chak Wing Museum’s Academic Engagement Program invites you to a professional development workshop on Digital Object-Based Learning (OBL) skills. Join us for a 60 minute session to explore how...
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Bringing online learning to life: Students find inspiration and peer...
Supporting learning success through peer and community connections: The Australian Consul-General in Guangzhou was recently guest of honour at a special University of Sydney in-person event for almost...
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Learning to learn after lockdown: the transition journey from alpha to omega
Transition is key to developing a sense of belonging which is itself strongly associated with retention, student satisfaction and achievement. At Sydney, even in the ‘Time Before the Pandemic’, there...
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Embedding Universal Design for Learning in an online course and creation of a...
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL was developed from Universal Design for Living. The...
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Encouraging collaborative learning
What is collaborative learning? Recently, a fantastic new resource for staff has been launched on the hows and whys of using collaborative learning with students. Staff can self-enrol here:...
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Assessment in first year – what the evidence tells us
Transition to university in 2022 Throughout 2020 and much of 2021, students will have had variable school experiences, with fewer opportunities to learn study skills, exam techniques, and subject...
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Head, heart and hands: reflections on a new unit on Disability and...
Embedding equity and inclusivity into the curriculum can be challenging. Amani Bell from Work Integrated Learning in the Sydney School of Health Sciences (SSHS) recently had a Zoom conversation with...
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Helping Students Learn by Using Ancient Memory Devices
When you think of ancient memory devices you might think of a memory palace. This is a memory device used by memory champions to recall, quickly, a set of shuffled cards in sequence. It was a technique...
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Principles for first year transition in 2022 and beyond
A successful transition to university is key to developing a sense of belonging. Belonging is strongly associated with retention, student satisfaction and achievement. In 2022, this will be even more...
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2021 Sydney Universal Design for Learning forum
Creating inclusive learning environments and experiences is an important part of providing all students with equal opportunities to learn. However, how to translate this big idea into the...
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