Get the scoop on what your students think
Reading MQScoop, our University's student blog, is a useful way of reconnecting and reflecting on how our interactions with students shape their experience at Macquarie.
Blended synchronous learning – an example from professional practice
This post shares a few techniques the MQBS Co-op team, the students and I are using to retain interactive discussions and activities in the blended synchronous environment.
Spotlight on practice: Beating the COVID blues and teaching online – John Knox
His students consider him a 'knowledge master' when it comes to helping them learn online. Here, John Knox (Linguistics) shares his thoughts on what works for him when teaching online.
Learning design that fosters student engagement and autonomy
Leveraging the affordances of technology readily available in iLearn, a team of Convenors and Lecturers on a Linguistics Unit, developed a series of tasks to simulate the face-to-face experience of micro-teaching. The learning design changes had numerous positive outcomes, including...
Focus in the Zoom Room
The English Language Centre developed guidelines to promote connection and community when using Zoom with their international students.
Is there an undiscovered global leader in your classroom?
With a focus on cross-cultural understanding, leadership, international issues, innovation, and entrepreneurship, the Global Leadership Program provides students with the knowledge, skills and networks they’ll need to advance in their professional and personal lives.
Learning and Teaching Podcast Discussion Club
The Learning and Teaching Podcast Discussion Club is like a book club... but with podcasts!
iLearn Drop-in Clinic: S2 Recap
The iLearn Drop-in clinic has been revised this year by going fully online on Zoom and has been met with great success.
Presentation: Using Blended Synchronous Learning approaches to simultaneously teach remote and face-to-face students
Presenting an integrated framework for teaching in blended synchronous learning environments