Inclusive Culture in Our Teaching: Universal Design in Canvas Event
Providing high quality education is a matter of social justice, and ‘Universal Design for Learning’ (UDL) is an innovative framework that supports all learners…
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(Don’t) Make Me Think
During the year 2000, in the height of the dot-com bubble, Steve Krug’s slim and conversational book Don’t Make Me Think burst onto the scene. Neither the first nor the…
Creating accessible content in Canvas
In Why Think About Accessibility? Heidi Laidler highlighted the importance of making content in Canvas accessible to users with disabilities. As Heidi explained in…
Transition to Canvas: June 2017 update
Our new learning management system (LMS) ‘Canvas’ is being rolled out over 2017 and 2018. Major benefits for staff and students include its speed, modern interface…
Why Think About Accessibility?
With the announcement of the University’s new Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, now is an opportune time to be thinking about the accessibility of our…
Welcome to Canvas: Sessions to help you design in Canvas
To kick start our University-wide move to Canvas over the next 6-18 months, the Educational Innovation Team as part of the DVC (Education) Portfolio…
Welcome to the Open Learning Environment
The Open Learning Environment (OLE) is a key and highly innovative feature of the reimagined Sydney educational experience. On 20th April, the Board of Interdisciplinary…
Developing a sense of belonging
Students’ sense of belonging is closely associated with their ratings on the overall quality of their educational experience at the University (figure to the…
Surviving the Assignment Lifecycle
Marking season is upon us and, for many, the first hurdle of the semester. For students it can be an anxiety provoking time. We…
‘Teaching Tips’ – Opening up a faculty resource to the University
Over the past two years, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has gathered a series of teaching tips from our best teachers….