Marking places many demands on your time and energy and requires some forward planning and preparation. It begins with setting fixed dates for submitting and returning assignments. This includes allocating fixed times in your diary for marking and not allowing other things to impinge in that time. Here are some...
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Assessment design is often challenging because it must be customised to a suitable level of difficulty for students while still assessing the learning objectives for a subject that relate to real-world application.
Think of a discipline area where creative writing and storytelling might lend themselves to a learning activity. I’m guessing contract law wasn’t the first thing to spring into your head? Tim Miles is trying to change all that, one geranium at a time.
This is dreadful! They just can’t write! Cries of anguish echoing down the corridors of engineering & IT faculties around Australia...
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The UTS Postgraduate.futures team is now recruiting for a stimulating and varied role supporting academic development.
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