TEACHING TEAMS
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Two top tips:
- Ask students to perform realistic assessment tasks that require applied knowledge and Skills
- Show students the difference between plagiarism and effective paraphrasing
Link:
See these Deakin academic integrity support sites for students and for staff.
DIGITAL TEACHING & LEARNING
Top two tips:
- When facilitating an online class, keep the ‘story’ of your lesson in mind
- Get to know the features of Bb Collaborate so you can present slides, share discussion, and form groups
Links for teaching and learning support in the CloudDeakin
ArtsEd: artsed-digital-learning@deakin.edu.au
B&L: bl-learninginnovations@deakin.edu.au
Health: hedu@deakin.edu.au
SEBE: sebe-clouddeakinsupport@deakin.edu.au
LOCATED TEACHING & LEARNING
Top two tips:
- Consider a teaching plan
- Think about how you ask students to know your key concept for the session
Self register in CloudDeakin in the Curriculum Development for Unit Chairs module and find the topic Located Learning.
ACTIVE LEARNING
Two top tips:
- What introductory activity will ‘hook’ your students into your seminar?
- What challenge or problem do students need to solve together in your seminar?
This link has some very useful ideas for engaging students
https://hiltn.deakin.edu.au/active-learning-strategies-for-large-classes-and-seminars/
Resource initiated by Alex Gentle for the School of Medicine, and created by Julia Savage and the Health Learning Design POD.
FEEDBACK FOR LEARNING
Two top tips:
- Do your learning activities prepare students explicitly for the task?
- Consider audio or video feedback sometimes
See Leading Courses, Chapter 5, Assessment and Feedback, for detailed discussion about how assessment and feedback are at the centre of teaching and learning at Deakin.
SELF & PEER ASSESSMENT
Two top tips:
- Ask your students to apply the assessment rubric to other students’ work (group work)
- Ask your students to reflect on how they improved their assessment task after receiving peer feedback
Links Peer and Self Assessment
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
Two top tips:
- How does your assessment task link to a professional practice?
- Which graduate learning outcome is embedded in your assessment task?
See this link about Deakin’s work-integrated learning (WIL) focus and how assessment can be linked to authentic learning opportunities
INCLUSIVE TEACHING & LEARNING
Top three tips:
- Sometimes students need help to work inclusively within groups. Find ways to form groups that are inclusive.
- Be mindful of using inclusive language.
- Consider indigenous knowledges, perspectives and pedagogies.
Links: Deakin’s Inclusive Education Principles, Indigenous Pedagogies and Inclusive Curriculum and Capacity Building
WRITING RUBRICS
Two top tips:
- Does your assessment rubric support students to complete the task?
- Share your draft rubrics with a teaching colleague for feedback
Self-register for the Curriculum Development for Unit Chairs module on your CloudDeakin site and find the topic Writing rubrics for effective feedback. There are a number of practical resources to help you write great rubrics.
- The benefits of using Talis Aspire for building and checking your reading lists:
- Teaching Cloud Campus students – Tips for class recordings:
- Teaching Cloud Campus students – Tips for teaching online:
- Teaching large classes online: