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Alive with the sound of music (check out the Library music sources)

Library music sources to get your groove on Are you fascinated by the latest popular songs, or by opera, or perhaps researching the theory of musicology? Perhaps you’re interested in listening to samples, comparing data, uncovering music history, or finding...

/ 31 January, 2017
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A Toxic Effect Of ‘Flying Solo’ For Teaching Staff

Research suggests that working in isolation might actually be harmful for your job satisfaction and well-being, especially if you are an ‘early career’ academic.

/ 3 November, 2016

#3 Minute Paper Challenge

It’s difficult to find time to read the scholarly literature on higher education learning and teaching – but there is valuable research out there. Three minutes of reading? That can be done!

/ 20 October, 2016
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Flying High – How to Drone in the Classroom

"For the Earth and Planetary students, the game is changing for these guys", says Associate professor Craig O’Neill.

/ 21 September, 2016

9 Tips For Designing A Non-Accredited Program: A Case Study

How does one design a non-accredited program? What works and what does not? This case study of a Macquarie program shares some insights... 

/ 7 September, 2016
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University Assignments: Why Students Rarely Go ‘Outside Of The Box’

Macquarie undergraduate student Aprill Miles took to the podium to deliver a keynote at the German Undergraduate Research Conference last month. For Aprill, the experience of working on her own research project has been truly transformational. It also opened her...

/ 5 August, 2016
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Program-Level Design: 10 Practical Strategies For ‘Keeping It Real’

Program-level design helps to provide students with a coherent learning pathway, and ensures what they experience is more than a ‘collection of individual units’.

/ 3 May, 2016
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(Almost) All You Need To Know About Program-Based Design

Program-based design is the next big thing at Macquarie. What is it? How and why should it be done? Dr Panos Vlachopoulos has been involved in program-based design for many years in universities in the UK, New Zealand and Australia;...

/ 19 April, 2016
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How to Cut Onions without crying: Michael Gillings on teaching

Michael's students have voted him amongst the top four lecturers in Australia for each of the past five years. Is his success just down to sheer numbers?

/ 29 January, 2015