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Our first virtual Learning and Teaching Conference
For the first time ever, this year’s conference was delivered entirely online, through Zoom sessions, virtual tours of learning spaces and an MS Teams Channel that staff could use to connect.
Developing digital literacy in work integrated learning with Dr Bahareh Nakisa
We spoke to Dr Bahareh Nakisa, Lecturer in Applied Artificial Intelligence, about integrating Microsoft Office and Azure Cloud services into work integrated learning tasks.
The DLE3 project: Delivering new tools to innovate teaching and learning
Over the last two years, the Digital Learning team in Deakin Learning Futures has been working with staff across the University to evaluate and incorporate some new tools into our arsenal.
Give us your feedback with the CloudDeakin User Experience online survey
We want to better understand the realities of the staff and student experience so we can clearly identify and prioritise the areas and issues that need to be addressed.
Create a do-it-yourself online unit site with CloudFirst 103
We’ve launched CloudFirst 103, a guide for academic staff that outlines how they can build a do-it-yourself CloudFirst unit site.
Our first virtual Learning and Teaching Conference
For the first time ever, this year’s conference was delivered entirely online, through Zoom sessions, virtual tours of learning spaces and an MS Teams Channel that staff could use to connect.
Developing digital literacy in work integrated learning with Dr Bahareh Nakisa
We spoke to Dr Bahareh Nakisa, Lecturer in Applied Artificial Intelligence, about integrating Microsoft Office and Azure Cloud services into work integrated learning tasks.
The DLE3 project: Delivering new tools to innovate teaching and learning
Over the last two years, the Digital Learning team in Deakin Learning Futures has been working with staff across the University to evaluate and incorporate some new tools into our arsenal.
Give us your feedback with the CloudDeakin User Experience online survey
We want to better understand the realities of the staff and student experience so we can clearly identify and prioritise the areas and issues that need to be addressed.
Create a do-it-yourself online unit site with CloudFirst 103
We’ve launched CloudFirst 103, a guide for academic staff that outlines how they can build a do-it-yourself CloudFirst unit site.
Our first virtual Learning and Teaching Conference
For the first time ever, this year’s conference was delivered entirely online, through Zoom sessions, virtual tours of learning spaces and an MS Teams Channel that staff could use to connect.
How do students feel about their teachers and feedback?
In a survey of students on campus, several undergraduates shared their experiences at Deakin. Among some challenging experiences with tutors, students generally felt that most of their teachers genuinely cared about their progression and wellbeing. One stated the “majority of teachers…really care”, especially when they get to know students “on a personal level”. These students not only appreciated this personal approach, but also expressed a desire to connect with their teachers as they felt supported and valued, and this pushed them to do better.
“My opinion matters” – Students as Partners in Curriculum Design
Ever wonder what your unit would look like if students designed it? That’s a pretty radical idea – staff expertise and guidance is essential to the learning experience. But it is possible to partner with students to co-create and co-design your curriculum – what might that look like? In the CloudFirst CoDesign Project, we worked in partnership with Prakash, a Master of Business Analytics student, to identify opportunities for student involvement in curriculum design.
A Students Perspective of Microsoft Teams with Joan Sutherland & Rahul Masakorala
Collaboration is a hot topic in digital learning, particularly how it can be effectively applied as a learning strategy and to engage students, many of whom arrive with advanced digital experience and expectations. Joan Sutherland, Senior Education Developer sits down with Deakin student Rahul Masakorala, to explore his perspective of Microsoft Teams – the good, the bad, and otherwise.
Student Voice Series – Learning at Deakin University with Ella Longstaff
How do students feel about their learning experience at Deakin University? I’m Ella, a third-year communications student currently working as a communications support officer and student partner intern in Deakin Learning Futures. I went out and interviewed students on campus to hear about their experiences whilst studying here and how they feel about their learning at Deakin.
Student Voice Series #02 with Rahul Masakorala
Recently the DLE3 Project has welcomed a student partner as part of a DLF internship program to help investigate, analyse, trial and evaluate educational technologies across project streams. Rahul, as a new addition to our team, reflects on his time with us at DLF.
LATEST STORIES
Improving Data Management processes in CloudDeakin
As part of the upgrade to the cloud-hosted Brightspace by D2L, we’re archiving any unused content on unit sites that is older than seven years.
Our first virtual Learning and Teaching Conference
For the first time ever, this year’s conference was delivered entirely online, through Zoom sessions, virtual tours of learning spaces and an MS Teams Channel that staff could use to connect.
Announcing our new DeakinHE Fellows
This first round of four senior fellows and one fellow is only the beginning, with 130 staff seeking fellowships in 2020.
Developing digital literacy in work integrated learning with Dr Bahareh Nakisa
We spoke to Dr Bahareh Nakisa, Lecturer in Applied Artificial Intelligence, about integrating Microsoft Office and Azure Cloud services into work integrated learning tasks.
The DLE3 project: Delivering new tools to innovate teaching and learning
Over the last two years, the Digital Learning team in Deakin Learning Futures has been working with staff across the University to evaluate and incorporate some new tools into our arsenal.
Give us your feedback with the CloudDeakin User Experience online survey
We want to better understand the realities of the staff and student experience so we can clearly identify and prioritise the areas and issues that need to be addressed.
Create a do-it-yourself online unit site with CloudFirst 103
We’ve launched CloudFirst 103, a guide for academic staff that outlines how they can build a do-it-yourself CloudFirst unit site.
First Nations views on tackling racism and bias in learning and teaching
More than 100 Deakin staff came together via Zoom in October to learn effective ways to tackle racism and unconscious bias in education.
Register your interest in attending a CloudDeakin UX workshop
In early November, Deakin Learning Futures will undertake a User Experience (UX) review of CloudDeakin unit sites to learn more about how our students and academic staff find the experience of online teaching and learning in CloudDeakin.
Congratulations Dr Madeleine Schultz, winner of the RACI Chemistry Educator of the Year Award
Madeleine’s educational research explores improved approaches to support students of all ages to learn chemistry via better understanding of student backgrounds, development of scaffolded online modules and explicit use of multiple representations.