Category: Practice
Discussions around teaching practice.
Academic Senate Top 5, May and June 2019
Find out about the Top 5 items discussed at the May and June meetings of the Academic Senate.
Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC now open for enrolment
This free teaching induction MOOC Contemporary approaches to university teaching, has opened for second semester.
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...
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...
Principles of English Language Statement: What’s that?
The University recently updated its Principles of English Language Statement. Not sure what that is? Read about it here.
Developing Language Use descriptors for the non-linguist
MUIC is taking the development of students’ English language proficiency seriously by including Language Use descriptors in language-rich assessment rubrics. This article explains how we went about the development of these descriptors, to be used by the non-linguist.
New ideas for evaluating teams and group work
Attend the Team Evaluation workshop to learn how to enhance the grading of group work in iLearn.
PACE Community of Practice: Principles-based thinking to guide decision-making for research ethics & PACE
The updated National Statement and the Australian Code are guidance documents setting out principles for research ethics and integrity. How can we use these documents to guide ethical research practice and governance in the PACE program?
The Learning and Teaching Awards has a new look!
Renovated Learning and Teaching Awards! Now easier to nominate, apply and win with new categories and easier application steps.