Some of you might remember the phrase from Cabaret – ‘In any and every language, Welcome!’ If the pandemic taught us anything, it was the value of seeing and hearing from our students rather than talking to blank screens. You may have tried inviting (or even pleading with) students to turn on their cameras. ButContinue reading “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!”
Category Archives: praxis
We need to talk about ChatGPT
AI and ChatGPT – a turning point in education? Now we have tools for education that once were the stuff of science fiction stories.
An integrated approach to complex learning through partnership pedagogy and leadership in action
Employability is a key priority for the University of Sydney Business School, and the university more broadly. This is highlighted by the university receiving consistently high rankings, 1st in Australia and 4th in the world recently. Our students are expected to engage in a developmental process resulting in new and more complex ways of thinkingContinue reading “An integrated approach to complex learning through partnership pedagogy and leadership in action”
At Scale Immersive Learning ‘Events’
There is growing consensus that didactic lectures are primarily a thing of the past and more active and collaborative delivery methods provide deeper and long lasting learning. In this blog post, Peter Bryant (Jan, 2022) details the causes and effects of magnification and multiplication in higher education. Bryant describes solutions such as Connected Learning asContinue reading “At Scale Immersive Learning ‘Events’”
Parallel Projects: High-impact, low-risk interdisciplinary learning
Interdisciplinary effectiveness, defined as “the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries” is one of the nine Graduate Qualities that we aim to help our students to develop at the University of Sydney. However, offering programs that fully realise this goal can be complex, and resource intensive. Opportunities doContinue reading “Parallel Projects: High-impact, low-risk interdisciplinary learning”
Cultivating entrepreneurs and innovators through connected learning
Connected learning is an approach that seeks to combine personal interests, supportive relationships, and opportunities (Ito et al., 2013). It emphasizes that learning should be an integrated experience situated within a matrix of contexts including formal and informal, local and global, embodied and virtual, as well as distributed and integrated (Brown & Renshaw, 2006). PriorContinue reading “Cultivating entrepreneurs and innovators through connected learning”
Nurturing graduate employability with prosocial engagement
Graduate employability – the ability to find, create, and sustain meaningful work across the lifespan of a career and in multiple contexts (Bennett, 2020) – is a top priority for the University of Sydney. Our graduates have been ranked the most employable in Australia and fourth globally (QS, 2022). Although our industry engagement is worldContinue reading “Nurturing graduate employability with prosocial engagement”
The virtues (and pitfalls) of student-to-student feedback – a reflection
In corridor discussions and conversations at symposia, I have often engaged in lively debates around the appropriateness of the use of student peer review i.e. student-to-student feedback specifically around in-class presentation assessments. Challenge If you work within a qualitative unit, you are acutely aware of the challenges these workshops/tutorials pose. Groups have been working onContinue reading “The virtues (and pitfalls) of student-to-student feedback – a reflection”
Finding imperfection and impact: developing self reflection in our future managers
Management education prepares students to undertake roles by exposing them to concepts, theories and models that enhance their ability to critically appraise situations while applying technical skills from finance, economics, human resource, auditing, tax, business law and so forth. More specifically it is designed to prepare students to undertake managerial work. Managerial work While muchContinue reading “Finding imperfection and impact: developing self reflection in our future managers”
Facilitating career skills workshops in Miro: a case study
How might we design and facilitate more engaging, fun and interactive learning experiences with students in an online environment? I wrestled with this question for a long time, especially after hearing from students that they are struggling with online lectures after the prolonged period of remote study. Then I came across Miro and see soContinue reading “Facilitating career skills workshops in Miro: a case study”