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Welcome to the 2021 Teaching Year - Professor Phil Levy
A very warm welcome to the 2021 teaching year and the first issue of our monthly Learning and Teaching News, from Student Learning teams in the Division of Academic and Student Engagement. I hope you were able to connect with friends and family over the summer break, and took advantage of the time to switch off and recharge.
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Thematic analysis of student experience of online learning during COVID-19
A TEQSA report has provided valuable insight into online learning experience of Australian higher education students during the initial phase of the pandemic.
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Course Readings…it’s reading list time
The Library supports the Course Readings system to provide students with access to learning resources in one place within MyUni. Course Readings integrates with Library Search allowing you to link seamlessly to online library resources. Your list can also include a range of other resources including print library materials, and openly accessible online content such as videos and webpages in your list.
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MyUni Update
Learn about two new features available on MyUni to assist you with your teaching in 2021 - Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) and an easy to use new tool to copy Echo360 course content
This is how I teach
First presented in 1991, Stephen Cole the Elder Awards were established through bequest made to the ³ÉÈË´óƬ by a descendant of Stephen Cole the Elder, pioneer South Australian colonist. We spoke to this year’s deserving winners about what they enjoy about teaching, their teaching philosophy and how they have managed during an extremely challenging 2020.
Peer Assisted Courtroom Sessions - a PASS success story
In mid-2019, Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Leader Jesse Beckinsale approached Peer Learning Programs Coordinator Chelsea Avard with an idea to support ³ÉÈË´óƬ Law students in developing advocacy skills and developing networks with students in their cohort.Â
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Indigenous Support in the University Library
Since May of 2019, the University Library Indigenous Support Librarian, Renee Johnson has been building a portfolio to connect and support the learning and teaching aspirations of the University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, staff and researchers, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and maintaining an effective working relationship with Wirtlu Yarlu Aboriginal Education. Â
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Strong student response to Academic Integrity Awareness Week
A very successful inaugural University of Academic Integrity Awareness Week was held October 19 – 23.
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This is how I teach
As part of the ongoing recognition of teaching excellence across the University we spoke with Dr Kathryn Hill, Postdoctoral Research Associate from the School of Biological Sciences, for this months ‘This is how I teach’.
This is how I teach
The success of The University Adelaide is due to its people and the Learning and Teaching News will recognise the great teaching that is happening through a regular introduction to your colleagues: ‘This is how I teach’.