Getting started with Students as Partners

It may be your first time, or it may be your one hundredth, whatever your experience is, it’s always a good idea to reflect before starting a Students as Partners (SaP) project.

Deakin at STARS 2021 conference with Jo Elliott and Darci Taylor

Deakin continued its leadership in higher education with significant representation from staff sharing their innovative practice with colleagues nationally and internationally at the STARS 2021 annual conference in July. Dr Jo Elliott and Darci Taylor from Deakin Learning Futures, discuss their STARS contribution on designing for inclusion and reflect on the successful event.

Announcing the 2021 Deakin Learning and Teaching conference

We are excited to announce the annual Deakin Learning and Teaching Conference. Taking place on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 November, the theme for the 2021 event is: Design, Deliver, Enable, Lead. The program will showcase how these four capabilities underpin teaching and learning at Deakin and support the student experience.

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Collaborative Learning with Microsoft Office 365 tools

Jul 22, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Good practice, Inclusive Education, Teaching and Learning, Teaching Online

Collaboration is one of the top five most in demand global soft skills today. By implementing collaborative learning, you can boost students’ employability and help them develop skills such as communication, conflict resolution and teamwork, which are essential in the workplace.

Engaging students in real-world projects online

Jul 22, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Featured, Good practice, Student support, Teaching and Learning, Teaching Online

As part of ‘Information Systems in Practice’, a capstone unit in the Master of Information Systems, students work for an industry client on a consultancy style project that involves solving information systems problems. Associate Professor Bardo Fraunholz, unit chair, supported by Vivek Venkiteswaran, implemented Microsoft Teams and Planner to support collaborative learning.

How do we help our students thrive?

Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Good practice, Student support, Teaching and Learning

The FutureLearn course Professional Resilience: Building Skills to Thrive at Work is a two week open course designed, by Deakin’s Assoc. Prof. Marcus O’Donnell, to explore ways of building personal and professional resilience.

Managing Zoom recordings for teaching

Jun 30, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Good practice, Teaching and Learning, Teaching Online

Need advice on managing your Zoom recordings? Zoom storage is not unlimited. Follow these practical steps to help manage your class and seminar recordings at Deakin.

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How do we help our students thrive?

Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Good practice, Student support, Teaching and Learning

Managing Zoom recordings for teaching

Jun 30, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Good practice, Teaching and Learning, Teaching Online

Need advice on managing your Zoom recordings? Zoom storage is not unlimited. Follow these practical steps to help manage your class and seminar recordings at Deakin.

DeakinDesign is set to transform digital education

Jun 24, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Featured, Good practice, Student Partners, Teaching and Learning

Deakin’s extensive experience in online education has been fundamental in our rapid shift to wholly online delivery. This history of innovation in online education is central to our new educational transformation initiative: DeakinDesign.

Using Zoom for teaching just got easier

May 28, 2021 | Digital Innovation, Good practice, Teaching and Learning, Teaching Online

As more and more people have been using Zoom for teaching, we’ve been piloting an integration between Zoom and CloudDeakin to make it easier to schedule and join Zoom sessions, and access recordings, directly from unit sites.

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Inquiry-Based Learning with Microsoft Office 365 Tools

May 27, 2021

Dr Isma Seetal from the Deakin Learning Innovation team, Vivek Venkiteswaran from the Business and Law pod and Dr Tara Draper from the SEBE teaching team organised a series of workshops to discuss how inquiry-based learning and Microsoft Office 365 tools can be used to enhance student learning.

Dr Emma Hayes receives 2021 DeakinHE Fellowship

May 27, 2021

DeakinHE Fellowship provides those involved in learning and teaching at Deakin with formal recognition of practice, impact and leadership. This program is integrated into the new Deakin Teaching Capability Framework, that recognises a range of both academic and professional roles that contribute to teaching and learning at Deakin.

Project-Based Learning with Microsoft Office 365 tools

Mar 30, 2021

Project-based learning and Microsoft Office 365 tools can be used to enhance students’ project work experience. In this article, we share some key takeaways from a recent workshop and highlight some useful resources.

Wrap up of the Focus on First Year Teaching forum

Mar 23, 2021

The First Year Taskforce and First Year Communities of practice from each of the faculties came together on 23 February for the first of three whole of Deakin forums on first year teaching for 2021.

Flexible learning at Deakin College – the journey so far

Mar 18, 2021

At the beginning of Trimester 1, Deakin College developed and implemented a number of changes to support students affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

Guide to teaching large classes online

Mar 12, 2021

Some teaching is moving back to campus but many classes are staying online for now. In the Guide for Teaching Large Classes Online, we explore the platforms available for online classes (including Zoom, MS Teams, BbCollaborate Ultra and on-campus teaching spaces) to make it easier for you to plan your class.