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Increase student engagement with help from the MLC
In the courses you teach, I am sure you can call to mind particular students or groups of students who you know are capable but you wish you could help to engage at a higher level. For many students, their relationship with mathematics might be a key factor in how well they engage and how well they perform.
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This is how I teach
This month we spoke with the four recipients of the 2021 Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence, Professor Joanne Bowen (School of Biomedicine), Professor Natalie Edwards (School of Humanities), Kayoko Enomoto (School of Social Sciences) and Dr Thomas Wanner (School of Social Sciences), about their passion for teaching and their hopes for their students.
Mixed Cohort Learning
The MCL project supports classes with some students attending face-to-face, and others online, simultaneously.
Detecting Similarity and Deterring Plagiarism In Your Course
Detecting similarity to aid deterring plagiarism is now a requirement for text and code based assignments in your course.
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MyUni New Quizzes
New Quizzes is now available in MyUni as the new quiz engine, offering new features and question types.
Academic Integrity Awareness Week Roundup
Students showed off their knowledge of academic integrity (AI) during Awareness Week (18-22 Oct).
Learning from designing online courses
The process of creating online courses was an enlightening learning experience for Dr Peta Callaghan (School of Psychology). Starting in 2019, Dr Callaghan worked closely with the Online Programs team and Pearson colleagues to design courses for the fully online Graduate Diploma in Psychology.
This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Dr Florian Ploeckl about how he sparks his students curiosity and challenges them to become the best versions of themselves. Florian is a Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Coursework Program Coordinator with the School of Economics and Public Policy. He is also member of the Adelaide Education Academy.
Cadmus - a new tool to support assessment design
Academic integrity is one of the key tenets of academic scholarship. Upholding the associated values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage requires educators to model these values and practices for students. To develop the fundamental skills associated with academic integrity, staff require awareness, resources and tools.
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English assist program for all commencing international students
To assist international students commencing their studies in Semester 2, 2021, all students were invited to be enrolled into the English Assist program through MyUni.
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