Category: Teaching Practice
Discussions around teaching practice.
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.
PACE Community of Practice: Equitable Student Access to Work-Integrated Learning
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a valuable strategy to prepare graduates for their futures. However, not all students who want, or need, a WIL placement gain access to one. This raises an important question: how can organisations and universities work together...
Adobe Creative Cloud and Lynda.com: a tasty combo for MQ staff
Roadtesting a couple of apps from the Adobe Creative Cloud: sharing takeaways and tips after the campus-wide launch.
Using Echo360 for video assignments
Find out how you can use the Echo360 Active Learning Platform to facilitate the capture and submission of video assignments.