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Careers in Curriculum

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Calling all teachers: Do your students need more insight into the workforce ahead of them? Would you like to present real-world examples of work opportunities and career paths? Are you seeking industry involvement for lecture content? Are you interested in your students having access to some Career Readiness online courses?

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By students, for students: PASS

PASS

Peer Assisted Study Sessions are free weekly study sessions, facilitated by students who have been highly successful in challenging courses, and who want to help new students in those courses work together to understand what the key concepts and ideas are, and how to approaching studying them. PASS Leaders are current students, and close to the material of the course having recently completed it themselves. They know what the most challenging aspects of the course were for them, and how they might be overcome.

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Designing inclusive learning

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It’s challenging to think outside of your own perspective when designing online learning experiences, but this is the key to solving some of the most complex online learning design problems.. 

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Power to the women of UoA!

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There are strong, powerful women who have made a notable impact globally. Some of these are women who have graduated from the University of Adelaide and were able to forsee their changes in South Australia. Read about some pioneering women of Adelaide and what the University has to offer to empower you on your journey as a woman in the 21st century.

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Key takeaways from an Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) pilot

ASR

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is when computer software recognises the human voice. 

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The Library – a space for all students

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The Library is committed to supporting equitable access to our collections, services and spaces for all students.

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Education that’s really for everyone

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Disability Support provide services to students with a wide variety of disabilities and ongoing medical conditions.

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Flipping the Cellar Floor

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Following a successful application for an LEI Grant, we spoke with Beth Loveys and Imogen McNamara, both a student and academic who were involved in the Student as partners program. Hear about their journey on the Flipping the Cellar Floor project and how it impacted both students and staff.

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We Want You! Q&A with Sharon Scott – Manager, Student Employability

Sharon

Thousands of students per year attend University in the hope find employment within their field at the end of their degree. While at university students should take opportunities to continue developing and strengthening their employability skills. Employers are looking for well-rounded students with a number of transferable skills. We spoke with Sharon Scott, Manager, Student Employability about the desired skills for employability and what opportunities are available for students.

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For students, by students: The Students as Partners program

Tom

The SaP initiative allows for students and academics to strengthen their relationship, create concepts and engage in projects that are meaningful and relevant to students. This provides students with the opportunity to enhance employability skills, including negotiation and working within a team. We spoke with Tom, our Support and Student Partnership Lead who began with us as a student partner.

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