Toys

Unleashing the pedagogical power of object-based learning

Join forces with the MQ Object-based Learning Pilot project team and use museum collections to support students 'leaping lightly over knowledge hurdles' in your teaching unit

/ 17 May, 2018
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Widening Participation through Partnerships – A Whole of Institution Approach

Announcing the successful projects chosen for the LEAP – Partnership Engagement Grant Scheme (PEGS).

/ 15 May, 2018
Hands coming together

Connecting Literacies Portal Launched

Connecting Literacies, a central online repository where you can both share and find quality teaching and learning support resources, has just launched as a community unit in iLearn.

/ 15 May, 2018
Book with lights in it

The Stickiness of Storytelling In Teaching

Here I delve into the magic and stickiness of storytelling. If you need some inspiration or a reminder to try out some storytelling in your teaching practice, here aresome simple pointers.

/ 11 May, 2018

The Hum, Humans of Macquarie

We chat to Francesca about the Socratic method in action, to Lucas about finding the right career path, Judith's experience of jury duty and Beaudi's VR experience of factory farms.

/ 11 May, 2018
Workshop with Media interns

What Makes Good Educational Media? We Asked Macquarie Students

What makes good educational media? Our recent Media Production interns weighed in on the matter.

/ 10 May, 2018

Getting Ready for Session 2

Getting ready for Session 2 Now that Session 2units are available in iTeach, this means that Department Managers can now assign unit convenors to their Session 2 iLearn units. If you’re a Unit Convenor, you’ll be notified once you’ve been...

/ 9 May, 2018

Peer Review of Teaching: over to Departments now

Faculty working party hands over to Departments to continue the practice of PRT In the Faculty of Human Sciences, the Peer Review of Teaching working party held its final meeting in April. With representatives from each Department – Alissa Beath,...

/ 9 May, 2018
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Sharing is Caring – The Many Advantages of Using iShare

iShare is MQ's digital content repository for learning and teaching. Search and contribute resources, link them directly in iLearn in multiple places at once and update files without having make adjustments in iLearn.

/ 4 May, 2018