Make teaching development part of your game plan

Professional development for teaching: Here's what's on offer in 2024.

/ 11 January, 2024

Building the foundations for an inclusive teaching approach at Macquarie

A teaching development module packed with resources and practical ideas you can implement now to make learning more inclusive - all backed by the voices of MQ students and staff.

/ 24 April, 2023

Higher Education in context: purposes, politics and futures

The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC considers the political, economic, social and cultural influences and power structures that shape the higher education sector.

/ 19 March, 2024

Apply now for a work integrated learning research grant

Opportunity alert: ACEN grant for work integrated learning research now open to Macquarie staff.

/ 18 March, 2024

Experiments in teaching: shaking up teamwork, assessment and feedback

Nandini Kumar (Accounting and Corporate Governance) has a passion for teaching which drives her to constantly experiment with techniques to engage students and ensure they have the skills to succeed.

/ 14 March, 2024

Managing student teamwork

Student team projects can be challenging. The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC provides strategies for facilitating effective teamwork for student projects.

/ 14 March, 2024

Your opportunity to observe teaching [and teachers] in action

Open for Observation: Experienced educators across the university are opening their classes for teaching & learning support colleagues to observe and learn.

/ 11 March, 2024
View of Senate room and Lincoln Building from Central Courtyward

Academic Senate Top 5, 27 February 2024

Macquarie University's Academic Senate convened for its first meeting of the year on February 27th. Check out the top 5 items from this meeting.

/ 7 March, 2024

Take your unit design and delivery to the next level – to benefit all your students – with UDL

Embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to enhance your unit design, make learning activities seamlessly accessible for all students and reduce the need for reasonable adjustments.

/ 6 March, 2024

What creative writing can tell us about teaching in higher education

Creative writing teaches students to pay attention to words, to take risks and perhaps even surprise themselves.

/ 5 March, 2024

I ask students ‘why?’ (more often) in the era of ChatGPT

Patricia Koromvokis is fostering students' critical thinking skills by constantly asking them to explain 'why?'.

/ 5 March, 2024