Month: November 2018

STEM Careers forum

Career Tips from a STEM panel discussion

The Faculty of Science and Engineering Women in STEM committee combined with the IEEE Women in Engineering to discuss career paths.

/ 29 November, 2018

Are we digitally competent?

Learn about your strengths and improvement areas in digital technologies for teaching and learning with this special tool designed to improve digital competence in academic teaching in higher education.

/ 29 November, 2018
PACEWISE - laptop

Helping students get ready for their PACE placement: PACEWISE

New iLearn unit PACEWISE outlines how PACE benefits students and fits into their degree program, how to enrol in and prepare for a PACE unit, and how to maximise the opportunity that a PACE activity provides.

/ 28 November, 2018
Desserts from The Sweetest Memory promo video

Shared humanity through recipes and personal memories

Everyone has a recipe and a sweet memory to share: Help students from refugee or asylum-seeker backgrounds AND get a great recipe story book.

/ 28 November, 2018
Photo by Ben White

Celebrating World Access to Higher Education Day

The Widening Participation Unit celebrated World Access to Higher Education Day in style: engaging with higher education practitioners to discuss student equity, equitable access, policy, research and practice; planning a roadtrip with Sean; and publishing a book we can all...

/ 28 November, 2018
Beni Hassan Research Group: Penelope Blake, Hannah Vogel, Shannon Collis, Nicolle Leary. Photo by Mike Catabay for LIH

Real skills learned during hands-on authentic research

Lack of hierarchy in learning is a critical aspect of true partnership. Check out what students thought in this research project.

/ 28 November, 2018

‘If they succeed, we succeed’– AHIX110’s outstanding OUA student satisfaction ratings

The Arts Faculty Learning and Teaching team recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Mark Hebblewhite and Associate Professor Lea Beness, to talk about the outstanding Student Satisfaction ratings for their OUA course, AHIX110 The Fall of the...

/ 27 November, 2018
Dominique Parrish. Photo by Mike Catabay for LIH

Who is the new PVC L&T and what’s the plan?

At this week's LIH/LTRC meet and greet, Dominique discussed her background, current research projects, reflections on her first month at Macquarie, and her thoughts for the future.

/ 22 November, 2018
2018 Academic Senate

Academic Senate Top 5 Issues in October & November 2018

Academic Senate's top 5 topics from October and November 2018 - including project planning, Curriculum Architecture updates, and student-led business.

/ 20 November, 2018