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Launch of the HDR Supervision Community of Practice
On Thursday May 20, 2021 the HDR Supervision Community of Practice was launched at an event in Ingkarni Wardli.
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Community of Practice in Focus - eLearning
Technology is increasingly being used to facilitate active learning and collaboration, to better engage and support students via richer learning experiences and to accommodate the needs and expectations of students from different cultural backgrounds, with different learning styles, across different study contexts.
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This is how i teach
This month we spoke with Professor Holger Maier, Faculty of ECMS educator and alumnus of 91. He discussed thoughts on the importance of context in learning, and the teaching methods he utilises.
UoA–Pearson Alliance launches dedicated Community of Practice
The Alliance CoP is a community of academic staff members who are, or have been, engaged in the design, development and delivery of the fully online suite of programs created under the partnership between 91 and Pearson.
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Community of Practice finds success with Masterclass Series
On Wednesday 14th April, the Student Leadership Programs Community of Practice ran the first of its 2021 mid-semester masterclass days.
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Spotlight on Academic Integrity
We are pleased to announce that over 90% of first-year students with access to the module completed the module and the associated quiz. Engagement was high across all courses, and some courses even achieved 100% completions. This excellent result is thanks to the efforts of course coordinators and tutors in scaffolding and promoting the module in their courses.
Writing Centre training scaffolds student support
The Writing Centre is targeting staff training in core course written assessment tasks to ensure their support of students in these courses is scaffolded, valuable and effective.
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This is how I teach
“Discovery learning begins with a good question or purpose. It takes you on a journey down pathways. Some may be well-lit, others dark and unexplored. You may be alone or in a group. You will use a range of tools, methods, and resources on your journey. There may be leaders, guides, and followers. You will have decisions to make. Some may lead you down blind alleys. Others will lead to discovery”.
Spotlight on Academic Integrity
Read about the latest news in the area of Academic Integrity including the recruitment of seven student Academic Integrity Ambassadors, next months Academic Integrity Colloquium and the mandatory MyUni module for commencing students.
How You Can Positively Impact Academic Program Reviews
The University of Adelaide routinely conducts reviews of all coursework programs as part of a five-year cycle. Oversight of reviews is the responsibility of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice President (Academic), delegated to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Learning). In recent years, the reviews process has been reconceptualised and it now embraces a forward-looking, strongly participatory approach to enhancing the program(s) under review.
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