Category: Featured
Featuring our best stories and articles.
Coffee Course Day 3: Feedback Timing
They say timing is everything, and it can be particularly crucial for the feedback experience. The key is to provide feedback with enough time for students to use it effectively to improve and advance their study.
1000 Students Can’t Be Wrong!
WriteWISE is the university’s peer-led writing support program. Over the past two years, WriteWISE has helped commencing students develop confidence and capability as academic writers.
Latest SPG Project Successes
A quick overview of current Strategic Priority Grant (SPG) Projects and how they're progressing.
Beacon Lights The Way: And What’s The Difference Between a CMS and SMS?
An interview with Gail White, Executive Director, Student Engagement and Registrar, on her role in Project Beacon, the difference between a CMS and an SMS and what will happen to AMIS.
Coffee Course Day 2: The Role Of Emotions In The Feedback Experience
Giving and getting critical feedback can be an emotional experience. Here we look at ways to help both you and your students navigate the emotions and power dynamics of the feedback experience.
Cracking the HEA Code: How To Write Reflectively
The HEA Fellowship program is now well established at Macquarie. Are you currently writing your application or are thinking about it in the future? Here I share some tips and insights on how to tackle the tricky 'reflective' writing style...
Professors Profess: Ian Paulsen
Professor Ian Paulsen expresses his mutual love of science and gaming and the problem solving involved in both, his initial concerns about teaching and how diversifying and seizing opportunities is the way to survive the academic adventure.
Make iLearn Fun and Engaging with H5P
H5P is an tool that can help you create fun and engaging interactive activities in iLearn. There are over 40 content types including course presentation, drag and drop, fill in the blanks, hot spots, image sequencing and many more.
Coffee Course Day 1: Why Is Feedback So Tricky To Get Right?
Olga and Geraldine, as guest writers for The ANU 'Coffee Courses' Professional Learning Program, have written a 5-day course on Feedback for Learning. Day 1 goes through common misconceptions about Feedback and how to rethink them.