Category: Teaching Practice
Discussions around teaching practice.
Faculty of Arts: Creating Session 2 Unit Readings In Leganto
A reminder to Faculty of Arts units using Leganto in Session 2 to send your reading lists to the Library soon, and information on training and how others can participate.
What Does A 19th Century Architect Have To Do With MQ’s Curriculum Architecture Project?
A brief history of the Macquarie Lighthouse and how its redesign in the 1880s relates to the suggested new approach to the curriculum architecture.
3 Ideas For Better Exams: Beyond Cramming And Forgetting…
Here are some considerations to help you develop more pedagogically-sound practice for exams; steering away from exam design that simply focuses on ‘recalling’ information, towards one that provides students with an opportunity to analyse, synthesise, create and apply their knowledge...
MUIC Is Re-Designing Its Curriculum Too
After successful ThinkTank sessions, the Macquarie University International College (MUIC) is re-designing its curriculum by more effectively embedding academic literacies, authentic assessments, formative feedback, active learning and critical reflection.
10 Things To Know About The Curriculum Architecture Project
Here we unpack some of the key principles, provide more information on your part within the project and send a reminder to add your comments to the feedback forms.
How I Upskilled My Students In Social Media Communication
It’s increasingly important for graduates to have strong communication skills, so here Katherine McClellan shares how she upskilled her students in blogging, Twitter and podcasts.
Academic Senate Top 5, May 2018
In this meeting we covered the Curriculum Architecture Project, the Purpose and Composition of Academic Senate, the Global MBA, Policy Approvals of HDR Supervision Policy and Procedure, the Assessment and the Unit Guide, and we sent a big thank you...
Our Curriculum Architecture – Renewing the Light
Introducing the Curriculum Architecture Project - here we outline the project in more depth, unpack some of the foundational principles and direct you to forms to provide feedback.
MQ HEA Program’s First Principal Fellow – Associate Professor Bill Ashraf
I sat down with Bill Ashraf, the first person to be awarded a Principal Fellowship in MQ's HEA Program. He talks about the application process, the importance of regular reflection and documentation of your progress, about digital innovation, his leadership...