JoAnne Sparks

Thanks and Farewell to JoAnne Sparks

JoAnne Sparks is retiring from the University after almost six years. Some of JoAnne's closest colleagues wanted to say a few words to pay tribute as she says farewell to Macquarie University.

/ 25 October, 2018
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Making The Curriculum Pathway Smoother

The Curriculum Management System Project aims to make curriculum data more visible and easy to manage. We find out more about the new system from Alison Guerreiro from the Curriculum and Planning Team.

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Open For Education – Open Access Week, 22-28 October

Governments and funding bodies are moving to adopt open policies, but there is uncertainty around how these will be implemented. Find out more about Open Access by engaging with Open Access Week 2018.

/ 22 October, 2018
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Internship Program Recognised For Outstanding Work With Diverse Young People

Congratulations to the Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship program (MURI) who have been nominated for a NSW Youth Work Award for the Outstanding Work with Diverse Young People Award! Find out more about the program and how it is helping students...

/ 18 October, 2018
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iLearn Is Having A Facelift

iLearn is changing in February 2019. Nothing too drastic, it'll undergo a facelift, so the navigation and layout will be slightly different. Familiarise yourself now with the changes so you don't get caught out in February.

/ 18 October, 2018
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iLearn FAQs: Displaying letter grades to students in Gradebook

A step-by-step guide to set up iLearn Gradebook to display letter grades to students.

/ 16 October, 2018

Thoughts On The Inspired Learning Summit

I recently attended the Inspired Learning Summit at UNSW which focused on 'students as partners'. Check out what I learned about putting students in the centre of design, and about adaptive learning technologies, interactive tools and emerging video trends.

/ 15 October, 2018
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Top 5 Tips To Make Feedback Effective

To conclude the 5-part Coffee Course on Feedback, we draw out the Top 5 tips to help make feedback most effective.

/ 15 October, 2018
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Learning in Partnership – The Beni Hassan Research Group

We know that doing hands-on research is an excellent way of developing critical thinking, communication skills, attention to detail, and much more – in short, skills which would be handy in any job. The Department of Ancient History is running a...

/ 10 October, 2018