Connecting adult learning principles, assessment and academic integrity
Adult learning principles and authentic assessment can offer ways for educators to not only prevent academic misconduct but also give…
An assessment design that promotes learning and academic integrity
Identity-verified assessment can be used alongside online tasks to check students’ understanding and foster collaborative learning,…
Tips for adopting the right technology for blended learning
Start simple, practise and consider what IT support is available when choosing online tools for blended courses, advise Carl Sherwood and John Raiti,…
Tips for teachers who are new to blended learning
Blended learning is not going away, so where do educators start when they want to create a blended course? In this video, Carl Sherwood shares tips for…
Tips for teaching MBA students
MBA students come to class with high expectations and present distinct teaching challenges. In this video, Carl Sherwood explains…
Let’s get professional: advice for new university teachers
No matter if you’re a just-minted postdoc or transferring from industry to academia, a professional approach will give your new teaching…
Recruiting university tutors using an interactive group activity
Hiring candidates with strong academic results may seem like the best way to recruit tutors. But this does not always mean they will have the right…
Using storytelling to make introductory statistics less scary: a contextualised…
Carl Sherwood explains how imaginative, contextualised writing tasks can make mathematical concepts less abstract and more…
How to use storytelling-based assessment to increase student confidence
Carl Sherwood explains how to set up an authentic assessment task using students’ own contextualised writing
