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Putting Transition Pedagogy Into Practice At MUIC-ELC
Transitioning between school-based and higher education-based learning can be challenging. The team at MUIC and ELC, currently re-designing their curriculum, are exploring new strategies and developing more interactive activities to help smooth this transition pathway.
Aboriginal Cultural Safety Training – A Learning & Teaching Exchange
Walanga Muru’s Aboriginal Cultural Safety Training was launched last week, as part of NAIDOC Week Celebrations, at a enthusiastically-attended Learning and Teaching Exchange event. We heard from several members of the community about what cultural safety means to them.
Electronic Exams Are Now Available!
Electronic exams are now available for suitable Macquarie University units. Electronic exams maintain all characteristics expected from supervised paper exams but are easier to mark, require no paper and make it easier to provide students with feedback. Find out more...
Meet the 2018 Arts Learning & Teaching Award Winners
Read about this year's Arts Learning and Teaching Award recipients and their outstanding work.
Curriculum Architecture Feedback Results & Next Steps
Mariella Herberstein shares how the Curriculum Architecture project came about, what feedback the principles have received so far and what comes next.
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.
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...