The 'content is king' crowd are likely struggling with AI misuse in #higheredbit.ly/3XUqTIG#academicsky
We tend to focus on knowledge in higher education, and of course, this is important. A doctor can’t help a patient if she doesn’t know that the hip bone is connected to the leg bone (this is clearl…
We’ve got a growing number of good people in the right places at Monash, but there’s always work to be done. Our Indigenous Health Unit is changing terminology from ‘ally’ to ‘advocate’ to reflect a strengths based approach.
Cultural safety training needs to go beyond online module mandatory compliance training. We need humans in spaces connecting with ideas and to other humans. #academicsky
Professor Peter Anderson, Director Indigenous Research Unit, Griffith
Concept mapping is great for mitigating the risk of AI misuse, but should be paired with a reflective component so the students can unpack and justify their mapping connections. bit.ly/3M44Ryf#EduSky
Concept and mind maps are useful task-based learning activities that promote critical thinking, organisation, and comprehension. As a resource itself, a concept map provide a visual overview of com…
Do we want students to have their cameras on so they’re ‘engaged’, or to get visual feedback so we feel like what we’re saying is being understood? bit.ly/3zSahJ8#edusky
Expectations of the face-to-face classroom have been established for decades, though students will challenge them as the generations pass. Note-taking has moved towards a more digital approach, and…
A great example of how giving accommodations for some actually supports many. They shouldn’t be accommodations, they should be standards.
Some people expect privilege to be like a card that you show so you can cut in line. They don’t have a card, so they think they don’t have privilege. Privilege is not seeing anyone cutting in front of you, and not looking back to see if it was you that cut in line. www.theline.org.au/the-key-thin...
Learn how to talk to young people about understanding power and privilege.
Creating rubrics is a complex and overwhelming task, particularly when defining between different levels of learning. || bit.ly/41jxE8f#academicsky#rubrics
Problem: There are large grading discrepancies between markers. Sometimes, despite our best moderation efforts, there are large discrepancies in grades between the different markers. Generally, when ...
My favourite strategy is schedule sending emails. Just because I am choosing to work at 8pm doesn’t mean I want or expect a reply at that time. || bit.ly/4336Ytm#AcademicSky
Educational Designers often take on the role of the accidental counsellor. We work with academics who have little time, an immense amount of pressure, and compounding responsibilities. Over the years ...