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Collegiality in practice: Fellowship application boot camp

Collegiality in practice: Fellowship application boot camp

Thinking of applying for an AdvanceHE Fellowship but don’t want to go it alone? Dr Sam Newell (School of Psychology) explains how she and colleagues have created a supportive and motivating process for preparing and writing their applications.

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Studiosity research – student academic skills support and academic staff wellbeing

What is the experience of educators and staff with Studiosity? In 2022-2023, Professor Liz Thomas (Liz Thomas Associates Ltd) ran one-to-one interviews, focus groups, and analysed student engagement data from four universities. Read the full story on the key benefits for staff that were identified.

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This is how I teach

Dr Ankit Agarwal

This month we spoke with Dr Ankit Agarwal, Lecturer, and Program Director for the Bachelor of Business (Management) in the Adelaide Business School. Here Ankit explains how he utilises students' real world experiences to encourage a deeper understanding of business concepts and theories.

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Peer Assisted Study Sessions

Peer Assisted Study Sessions for enhanced student success!

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Active Learning in a Large Group Setting

Ingrid Sierp

Active Learning in a Large Group Setting: Increasing student engagement and understanding.

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Learnings from LTAG - Professor Amanda Able

Amanda Able

Staff and student perceptions of assessment design in SET: workload, type and value.

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This is how I teach

Mary Gonzalez

This month we spoke to Mary Gonzalez, Education Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering for the Faculty of SET. She serves as a member of the Adelaide Education Academy and the Adelaide College of Reviewers. 

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What is your favourite way to create a sense of belonging for learners?

Jessica Viven-Wilksch

Last month we asked staff to share one key teaching idea with colleagues to go into the draw for a weekday family pass to the Royal Adelaide Show by creating a 1 to 2 minute video explaining their approach to creating a sense of belonging among learners.

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Developing students' academic writing skills with in-course support from the writing centre

Writing Centre

You may know that The Writing Centre offers one-on-one writing consultations for coursework students; what you may not know is that the Writing Centre can also deliver targeted writing support as part of your courses! Learn more.

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Actionable Ideas for working with Artificial Intelligence

Academic Integrity - Landscape

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the sector, and suggestions about how it could be used in learning, teaching and assessment abound. But how to take the leap and start translating ideas into action? We asked the Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice how they’ve been working with AI this semester.

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