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LISTEN: Mariana Zafeirakopoulos and Robert Stephenson talk Respect. Now. Always.

By Futures Team,

Two members of the UTS community were recently featured on ABC Radio National to talk about how UTS is taking a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and assault in universities.

Get ready for the new assessment policy

By Phoebe Huang,

2018 sees the introduction of a New Assessment Policy at UTS and the LX.lab team is here to help!

3 new assessment policy essentials

By Futures Team,

Don’t feel overwhelmed by the changes to the assessment policy and procedures! Take a moment to look at three important features.

Transdisciplinary innovation and design

By Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer,

This month I celebrate my first anniversary working at UTS’ Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation. Transdisciplinary Innovation, that’s two buzzwords in a row.

How to design a good open book exam

By Lucy Arthur,

Open book exams are, in general, more authentic as assessment tasks. They mimic real world conditions better, and can side-step the memorisation-regurgitation of information for which closed-book exams are notorious. But how do you get them right?

Building accessibility into authentic assessments

By Venetia Vecellio,

Authentic assessments are a new way for students to showcase and grow their skills, but how does accessibility fit into the picture?

The First Year Experience forum is back!

By Matthew Vella,

With the first First Year Experience forum of 2018 coming up, now's a great time to take a look back on the last FYE forum from November 2017 (that feels so long ago!).

Online video conferencing is about to Zoom in

By Conrad Frankland,

Zoom will soon be available for all teaching staff at UTS.

18 really useful resources for online assessment at UTS

By Detlev Kerkovius,

To help you with the new Assessment policy, here's our hand-picked selection of 18 recommended resources for using online assessment tools at UTS. 

Playdough capitalism: further lessons in radical economic pedagogy

By Elizabeth Humphrys,

In 2017, Elizabeth Humphrys received a FASS Teaching and Learning and Award for her work in the subject Economy, Society and Globalism. Learn about the classroom simulation she used to help students understand complex theoretical concepts.

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