Category: Professional Learning

Higher Education in context: purposes, politics and futures

The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC considers the political, economic, social and cultural influences and power structures that shape the higher education sector.

/ 19 March, 2024

Managing student teamwork

Student team projects can be challenging. The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC provides strategies for facilitating effective teamwork for student projects.

/ 14 March, 2024

Your opportunity to observe teaching [and teachers] in action

Open for Observation: Experienced educators across the university are opening their classes for teaching & learning support colleagues to observe and learn.

/ 11 March, 2024

Take your unit design and delivery to the next level – to benefit all your students – with UDL

Embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to enhance your unit design, make learning activities seamlessly accessible for all students and reduce the need for reasonable adjustments.

/ 6 March, 2024

Academic mentoring

Mentoring relationships are invaluable for professional development. The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC offers a wealth of resources to support mentors and mentees.

/ 28 February, 2024

Small changes – big impacts: learnings from neurodivergence action research

Neurodivergent students face many learning challenges at university - however small changes to how your unit is taught can make a big difference.

/ 20 February, 2024

Peer review of teaching…anyone?

The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC explores the role of formative peer review in continuous professional development and learning.

/ 15 February, 2024

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