Category: Faculty of Science and Engineering
From the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Showcasing award-winning teaching: Richard Garner
Richard Garner aims to shatter the perception of maths as a ‘necessary evil’ by inspiring students to experience the joy and excitement of solving problems through mathematics.
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Mastering the art of unit convening: preparing for a successful start of session
Charanya Ramakrishnan (Computing) shares her checklist to prepare for the start of the session – based on years of experience convening large units.
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I let students use AI for their essays. Here’s what I learnt.
Whether we're enthusiastic or sceptical about AI, we still need to teach students how to navigate the AI landscape.
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Celebrating award-winning educational leadership – Macquarie Business School / Faculty of Science & Engineering
A unique cross-faculty initiative between Macquarie Business School and Faculty of Science and Engineering has developed innovative capstone units that aim to prepare business and science students for post-pandemic ways of working.
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Celebrating award-winning teaching: Christian Thomas
Dr Christian Thomas relishes the challenge of showing students how mathematics is something that can bring wonder.
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Enhancing ‘teacher presence’ to improve online engagement
In the Faculty of Science and Engineering, improving Convenor (teacher) presence in the online space proved to be very effective for student engagement.
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What environmental sciences can tell us about teaching in higher education
How providing opportunities for learning outside the classroom can deliver memorable and authentic learning experiences.
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Engineering Student Employability Conference (ESEC) was a SUCCESS!
Careers and employability were in the spotlight at Macquarie University’s first-ever Engineering Student Employability Conference (ESEC) on 23 November 2022.
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Rubrics: Why, What and How
A quick tour of the Why, What, and How behind rubrics - with links to resources.