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Uni of Adelaide maths bridging program goes online

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We’re excited to announce that MathsTrack, the Maths Learning Centre’s Maths bridging course, will soon be offered in a fully online format as an XSeries Program called MathTrackX, which will launch on April 28. The MathTrackX Program will be hosted on the edX platform and will contain six Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

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Remote Teaching Online Course

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Learning Enhancement and Innovation have put together an online course with modules assisting teaching staff with essential resources required to prepare for modified teaching arrangements. 

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COVID-19 Update: Changes to Teaching and Learning Uni services

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With course content rapidly moving to an online format, so too are many of the teaching and learning services offered by the University.

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Student Spotlight: Shakespeare Matters with Mahendra Chitrarasu

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Meet University of Adelaide student, Mahendra Chitrarasu. He is a 2nd year Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student, majoring in English and philosophy.

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What is an Educational Technologist? A Q&A with Eman Rashwan

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Have you ever wondered what an Educational Technologist does? With our focus this month being on technology in learning and teaching, we interviewed Eman Rashwan to find out about her role. Eman has worked in the eLearning space for almost 13 years and across several countries. Here’s what she had to say:

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How to download and interpret a Detailed Course Report

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The Detailed Course Report provides insights into student demographics, academic results and program & other course enrolments, as well as information about the course.

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Team Spotlight: Learning Systems & Innovation

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The Learning Enhancement and Innovation unit is comprised of several teams that work across different aspects of learning and teaching. Our teams work collaboratively within the unit to achieve the shared goal of ‘building better graduates’.

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My Internship at KPMG: A Q&A with Megan Vuong

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The Australian Financial Review recently published an article titled “Taking Steps to Produce a Job-Ready Generation” which listed the University of Adelaide as a finalist in the Most Employable Students Award, and also listed KPMG as a finalist in the Most Popular Internship Employer (large) Award.

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Farewell to Adobe Flash

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Adobe Flash, the popular animation and interactive creation tool, is ending its long-running support as of the end of December 2020. This includes any ongoing security updates for the tool and the desktop Flash Player.

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How to use data to understand your students and anticipate their learning needs

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Insights gained from learning analytics can shape the way a course is taught. While many use data for the purpose of review after a course is delivered, the use of data to prepare for teaching a course is often overlooked.

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