Category: Featured

Featuring our best stories and articles.

Do you need some training in iLearn?

Are you new to Macquarie and want some training on the technologies used for teaching, or perhaps you just need a refresher?

/ 29 January, 2024
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I took the plunge and added an industry placement to a non-WIL unit

How do you make sure students gain practical experience, apply theory and connect with industry all in one unit? Agi Bodis (Linguistics) explains.

/ 23 January, 2024

Beginning to Teach program: starts 30 January

An introductory teaching program with a practical focus for those who are just starting or have a couple of sessions of university teaching under their belt. Join now and be ready to teach in S1 with increased confidence.

/ 11 January, 2024

How to access Teche content once the staff intranet goes live

From December 5, an upgraded intranet experience will allow Macquarie University staff to centrally access news, events and information.

/ 18 November, 2023

Announcing the 2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Award winners

Join us in congratulating the outstanding winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Learning and Teaching Awards for 2023!

/ 17 November, 2023
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ABCs of pedagogy: G is for game-based learning

Gamification can motivate students to become active participants in their learning.

/ 3 November, 2023

Live Class Workbooks

Create a shared document to monitor student activity responses in real time during live classes.

/ 31 October, 2023

From confusion to confidence – mapping the journey for first-year students.

Lisa Rohanek (MQBS) outlines how she nurtures the students in her first-year units and then teaches them to be self-reliant. Is it mothering or just good teaching practice? Read on – and then judge for yourself.

/ 31 October, 2023

A recipe for teaching success: Free Development Opportunities

All of the ingredients laid out ready for you to cook up a feast!

/ 23 October, 2023