Students want both native and non-native English-speaking teachers, but Victoria Phillips’s research finds that hiring practices may not always reflect this.
From the L&T Community
A website where our inspiring people at Navitas share their Learning & Teaching initiatives, projects, stories, events and more.
Scaffolding assessment completion with H5P learning interactives
Ges Ng and Rebecca Rosemoore present early findings from a pilot project which aimed to provide students with active learning opportunities using H5P.
Power and the Wave: Scaffolding students’ academic writing
Richard Ingold from Navitas English shares various teaching tools required for successful academic writing, including Power Words and Power Grammar.
Using the SAMR model to innovate assessment design
Bronwyn Mortimer and Gemma Clarke share how they achieved a complete redefinition of traditional group oral presentations using the S.A.M.R model.
Teaching statistics between enabling and widening practice
Teaching statistics can be a complex mission. Explore how SIBT improved delivery and performance using innovative teaching and learning techniques.
Thinking critically about the student digital experience
Explore some highlights from a seminar presented by education consultant, writer, researcher and commentator, Helen Beetham, on understanding the student and teacher digital experience.
The Learning Hub: Growing a culture of independent learning
The Learning Hub is designed to build a community and culture to support students to learn independently.
Institution-wide review of academic integrity at SIBT
Since introducing approaches to educate staff and students about academic integrity, there has been a significant drop in academic misconduct cases reported at SIBT.
Do you understand?: Ways to check understanding in the classroom
Kimi Anderson shares effective strategies and tips that teachers can implement to gauge students’ level of understanding in the classroom.
Best practice in international student mental health
Sophie O’Keefe shares ‘The Guide to Best Practice in International Student Mental Health’ and considers approaches for addressing mental health concerns.
ASCILITE Conference 2018 recap
Lindsay Rattray shares insights from the 35th ASCILITE Conference on ‘Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education’.
ANZSSA Conference recap: Authentic partnerships for quality outcomes
The 2018 ANZSSA Conference aimed to explore new ways for enabling students to achieve their educational and life goals.
H5P Conference recap 2018
The 2018 H5P Conference was the first time where the community was invited to play an active role in the inspiration, sharing and building of knowledge of the tool.
Cheers to our L&T comm-YOU-nity!
Take a look at the stories, ideas, projects and events contributed in 2018 with the learning and teaching community.
From tech-savvy to digitally literate: the era of the T-shaped graduate
Saad Qureshi looks at the growing importance of digital literacy in the era of the ‘T’ shaped graduate.