The portfolio as a creative authentic assessment task
“There is a tremendous difference between learning about physics and learning to be a physicist”
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5 simple ways to improve assessment in your subject
Here are five ways to improve the assessment process for both you and your students...based on the real experiences of five UTS academics.
Assessment thoughts from a blue-sky day with elephants
If you had the opportunity to totally rethink your assessment practice, what would that look like?
Tools to share data and real world data stories with students – Part One
The technology you use for your classes can either make your life much easier...or much, much harder. Here's a few examples of carefully selected learning technology to show how you can make your teaching more successful.
In a nutshell: authentic assessment
In a nutshell: in which we explain often-heard but sometimes mysterious educational terms - briefly. First up: authentic assessment.
“Making It Real”: how live mental healthcare simulations encourage student empathy
Dr Fiona Orr proves that using simulations to help healthcare students understand the lived experience of patients with mental illness benefits all involved.
It’s not just exams: how students benefit from authentic assessment
A chat with students in different UTS faculties on how they have benefited from authentic non-traditional assessments in their studies.
Geraniums and Contract Law: learning by storytelling
Think of a discipline area where creative writing and storytelling might lend themselves to a learning activity. I’m guessing contract law wasn’t the first thing to spring into your head? Tim Miles is trying to change all that, one geranium at a time.
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