Bronwyn Mortimer and Gemma Clarke highlight the importance of constructive alignment and describe how it shapes transparent and fair assessment design.
From the L&T Community
A website where our inspiring people at Navitas share their Learning & Teaching initiatives, projects, stories, events and more.
Setting students up for success through independent learning
Independent learning is critical for success in higher education. Paul Lockhart-Thomas from Cambridge Ruskin International College shares approaches to directing and supporting independent learning.
The value of higher education in recent times: HERDSA conference recap
Conference takeaways from the 41st annual HERDSA conference, where participants reflected on the value and purpose of higher education in changing times.
Strategies for giving effective written feedback to international students
Chad Eller draws from his own experiences with grading assignments to demonstrate how you can provide engaging and useful feedback for international students.
Can teachers be innovators too?
Gemma Clarke reflects on the evolution of innovation in learning and teaching, and offers her strategies for innovative teaching.
What Norma the dog can teach us about effective communication with students
Read about the success of ACAP library website’s chat box to learn how staff can facilitate engaging communication with students.
The world at your feet: Preparing students for real life with VR
Culminating from lessons about beach safety which incorporated VR, students from Navitas English Bankstown visited Tamarama Beach to experience things firsthand.
Making Connections: Global Student Technology Survey
The 2018 Navitas Student Technology Survey report provides our first global view of student behaviours and attitudes towards using technology in learning.
Strategy Sessions: Sharing best practice across the Navitas network
This Strategy Sessions series gave teaching staff the opportunity to share strategies for overcoming challenges experienced in the learning and teaching context. Watch the 11 sessions here.
Motivation and memory: Virtual reality in ESL
Michelle Cowans shares observations for improved student engagement and motivation using the VR technology ‘Expeditions’ in her adult ESL classroom.
MeetELT ‘Take it off…the page!’: Activities to lift students out of the textbook
The meetELT ‘Take it off…the page!’ event in Melbourne gathered some great ideas to motivate students in their learning.
Creating student communities beyond the classroom
Athanassia Iosifidou looks at how schools are engaging adult ESL learners in the community, to understand how they can be supporting students more in their education.
Celebrating accents: Using technologies to build student confidence in pronunciation
Jonathan Brown considers computer-based applications which can complement speaking and listening activities in the classroom.
Building intercultural awareness using the Intercultural Development Inventory
Amanda Johnson-Toala, Executive Director at the University of New Hampshire GSSP, discusses ways to initiate cross-cultural reflection.
The value of developing debating skills in Academic English units
Karen McRae explores debating as a form of assessment that brings together a range of academic and social skills for non-English speaking background students.