#10 The Simulation Blues
Sarah Houbolt from UTS Equity & Diversity makes an excellent case for why you should think twice before simulating a medical condition or bodily experience as learning activity. Read the post.
#9 Open Educational Resources
Flipping your classroom might be easier than you think. UTS Library’s Shemiran Yaghobi and Patrick Tooth run through some of the many free, ready-made materials that you can incorporate within your subject. Read the post.
#8 Creativity and innovation in teaching: An interview with the award-winning UTS Midwifery team
Think quickly on your feet, be flexible and creative, and don’t be afraid to challenge your own assumptions and those of the students, say the Midwifery team from UTS Faculty of Health, honoured in the Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards this year. Read the post.
#7 Why Alt Text Matters
A quick guide to one of the simplest things you can do to make your learning environment accessible to all students. Read the post.
#6 Breaking barriers: Emily Quinn Smyth and Dr Andy Leigh on Auslan, communication and science
UTS Science student Emily Quinn Smyth has shed light on a surprising gap that prevents many people from participating in scientific education – the lack of Auslan words for many scientific terms. Read the post.
#5 Just landed: the new learning.futures Academic Hub
Launching a dynamic and evolving new initiative for UTS: the learning.futures Academic Hub, which will serve as a one-stop shop for academic staff. Read the post.
#4 Soft Skills videos
Being prepared for the future of work is arguably more about possessing soft skills rather than technical skills. UTS Business School’s Lan Snell presents a video series to help students get ready for the future. Read the post.
#3 Demystifying OPELA
Did you know 45% of UTS students have a language background other than English? IML’s Rosalie Goldsmith explains why our university has introduced language skills for academic success, which begins with Online Post Enrolment Language Assessment (OPELA) screening. Read the post.
#2 My students don’t talk
Georgina Barratt-See from U:PASS outlines 3 principles to consider in getting students to collaborate in the classroom. Read the post.
And the most read post? Drum roll please…
#1 What is the evidence base for learning.futures?
“Some academics have adopted learning.futures enthusiastically, some have used these practices for years, while others ask me for the evidence base.” DVC Education & Students Professor Shirley Alexander lays out the evidence behind the learning.futures strategy. Read the post
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