How to be social and present in the online classroom
Alex White links teacher presence back to Social Presence Theory and uncovers recent examples of being present during remote teaching.
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Supporting a compassionate community in higher education using play
Is there a role for social play and play for play’s sake in the higher education setting?
Remote teaching and student feedback – a request for kindness
Amanda White reveals a simple infographic to help guide students in providing constructive feedback.
Internships and Covid-19
How has COVID-19 impacted on work-integrated learning and internships at UTS?
Authentic and Complex. Assessment and Feedback.
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra
Taming online information overload
This is a guide through my experiences in bookmark and online information management. I have captured, sorted and archived material with a variety of tools over the years. Some of these tools might also be useful to you in your quest for infotopia.
Open Educational Resources Part 4: open access and free access
Is it right to label a free resource an 'open resource'? This post by Janet Chelliah and Shemiran Yaghobi sheds light on correct terminology.
The Quick Study: Principles of Good Feedback (plus 39 feedback activities!)
In our series The Quick Study, we take a walk through some key pedagogical ideas and texts as they're presented in the peer-reviewed literature. Each post will summarise a contemporary or historically significant article, providing a refresher or entry point to further reading.
Job opportunity: Lecturer in Higher Education Learning Design
UTS Faculty of Science is recruiting for a Lecturer in Higher Education Learning Design to play a key role in the development of students' future focused graduate capabilities and professional identities.
Why can’t we be friends? PowerPoint and active learning
The classic PowerPoint presentation - bullet point-riddled slides clicked through almost as if to distract you from actually listening to a lecture - is the hallmark of a style of teaching that treats students as passive receivers of information. There’s an argument for ditching that slideshow altogether. But Powerpoint...
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