All posts by Natalie Spence

Senior Learning Designer in the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Rubrics: Why, What and How

A quick tour of the Why, What, and How behind rubrics - with links to resources.

/ 15 November, 2021
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Learning is doing, learning is context

Professor Helen Pask, happy to have students back on campus, outlines how Physics units employ contextual learning for non-Physics majors. She reflects on moving teaching wholly online in session 1: some changes have been short-term but others will continue.

/ 2 November, 2020

The science demo: an experience going virtual

Fun, messy science demos in classrooms. What do you do when you and your audience need to connect via the Internet instead?

/ 25 September, 2020

Developing an effective poster presentation

A poster session is a good opportunity to present yourself and your research in a favorable light, make contacts and get useful feedback. There will be considerable competition for the audience’s time; you’ll need to capture their attention and communicate...

/ 28 June, 2019
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Get Better at Presentations: A Guide for Students

Our presentation guide was published in 2015 and is still going strong (after updating a couple of links!). Here is a quick intro, written by Lucy Arthur in the original Teche. Almost half of employers rate communication skills as their top hiring...

/ 28 June, 2019