Danielle Teychenné presented a step by step approach to building branching narratives for teaching and learning at our latest DLF Lunchtime Series. With new generations of school leavers entering university, storytelling is important to Gen Z. They care about seamless experiences and ongoing relationships — not transactions. In our digital age, these narratives can provide a fun and enjoyable learning experience for students in which they are actively engaged.

How can course directors and curriculum developers plan work-integrated learning strategically across the length of a degree? In this presentation, Friederika and Lisa focussed on an authentic assessment framework that can guide the implementation of WIL at a course level.

Akari Nakai Kidd and Daniel Gibbs recently won a SEBE Teaching and Learning Award Citation for their effective team teaching approach and critical practice. The Architecture of Resilience Studio engages students to critically and responsibly address global scale built environment issues, and to reassess the roles and responsibilities of architects in continually evolving, diverse and ecologically fragile environments.

The freelancing hub is a DeakinTALENT initiative designed to simulate real-world start-up environments. Students are brought together from different disciplines to generate new campaigns, ideas and strategies for a number of real-world clients who they regularly meet with and present findings to. In addition to the many typical skills students walk away with from their term at the freelance hub is the work experience associated with this consultancy styled professional context.

The latest addition to the ICCB website is a rich set of resources to support Teaching LGBTIQ+ students. Conservative estimates from recent Australian research suggests that at least 11% of Australians may be of diverse sexual orientation, sex or gender identity, with higher rates in younger age groups. This means a significant number of LGBTIQ+ students may be enrolled at Deakin. It is therefore important for staff to be aware of the challenges facing these students and what you can do to be more inclusive.

On 3 September, Professor Liz Johnson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education hosted a forum to launch the report ‘Making micro-credentials work for learners, employers and providers’. Over 80 people representing the three sectors, and more, attended. Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver, former Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, and author of the report set the scene and recommended immediate next steps to make micro-credentials work.

The Intercultural Dialogue through Design global engagement program, launched in 2010 (iDiDe, pronounced “i-dee-dee”) is Susan Ang’s decade long effort to provide students with immersive and authentic learning experiences by way of study tours and transcultural collaborations. The program is an extension of her desire to provide life-changing experiences to students and the under-privileged international communities she and her partners collaborate with.