We are taking a break from the Connected Blog at the moment. We’ll see you later in 2022. Warm wishes, Connected Blog Team
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Author: Connected Learning Team
Why engage in student partnership?
At VU we believe in the power of student staff partnership and the importance of student influence in learning and teaching. So in November, at the Students as Partners Roundtable, VU student partner Helen Chong Gum co-hosted a hackathon with students and staff from across Australia. During the hackathon we played, debated, and created. The […]
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Design Thinking to foster empathy for victims of crime
Academic and researcher in Victoria University’s College of Law and Justice, Ruth Liston is applying the principles of Design Thinking, an approach commonly used in the design world for software development, to a law setting instead. At VU’s recent Learning and Teaching Symposium, Ruth explained that Design Thinking focusses heavily on the empathy of the […]
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The road to Learning Design Part 2
In our previous post we reported back from our wider network about their road to learning design. In this short video, you will hear from VU’s own Learning Designers Nick and Holly and how they ended up in the profession. (3 minutes) (Road to learning design video transcript) Are you interested in becoming a Learning […]
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The road to Learning Design Part 1
Since the global pandemic, the profound role of Learning Designers has been widely recognised (Bellaby & Sankey 2020). But who are these people and where do they come from? And if you are interested in this type of role, how do you become a Learning Designer? We reached out to our network and asked Learning […]
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Alternative credentials: 10 recommendations for universities from Emeritus Prof. Bev Oliver
Micro, macro, alternative, badges, certificates & short courses – it’s hard to keep track of the trends (and hype) in this area. What we know is that demand for learning outside of the traditional bachelor or postgraduate degree is up (Oliver 2020), and that Australian universities, especially given the recent opportunities to provide commonwealth supported […]
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“Effective feedback requires effect”
At Victoria University’s recent Learning and Teaching Symposium, keynote speaker Associate professor Phillip Dawson presented ‘Developing students feedback literacy for study, work and life’. Together with over 300 staff, we gained insights and debunked some myths around feedback. Phill’s four key takeaways from the keynote are: We need to focus more on what students do […]
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Reimagining tertiary education for our future
What’s the state of policy in the Australian tertiary education sector and how can we re-imagine it for the future? Professor Peter Noonan of Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute recently presented for CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) discussing: Background to the current tertiary system The case for comprehensive tertiary reform (quick overview) Why the […]
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VU finalists for Academic Development Award
Victoria University has been recognised as a finalist in the Australasian Advancing Academic Good Practice Awards for 2019 for Students as Partners in Academic Development. Winners will be announced mid November. Let Connected Learning students as staff tell you about how they contribute to academic development in the video below, or at their presentation at HERSDA 2019. […]
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VU in the spotlight at ATEM Awards night
Victoria University won 5 categories at the recent Best Practice Awards in Tertiary Education Management with a 6th High Commendation. In Learning and Teaching, Director of Connected Learning, Trish McCluskey won Outstanding Achiever for her leadership contribution to VU’s Block Model. In addition, the Connected Learning team got a High Commendation in Excellence and Innovation […]
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The 2019 Learning and Teaching Symposium
On the 26th of September, VU saw over 200 delegates attend the 2019 Learning and Teaching Symposium. With 60 presentations in concurrent streams, as well a students, industry partners and University leadership involved in panels and demonstrations, it was a fantastic opportunity to share practice and innovation. Chancellor George Pappas attended and said: “In my […]
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Deep talks and power walks
Find out about deep talks and power walks in BMO2005 Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This 2nd year unit was recently taught for the first time in block mode. Academic Selvi Kannan explains how she took advantage of the four week block format to create deep learning experiences for her students.
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Abstracts due July 15th for the 2019 VU L&T symposium
What excites you about teaching this year? Tell us about it! Submit a 300 word abstract by July 15th to present in the: 5 minute lightning round 25 min plenary sessions the active learning room the tech garden More information about the 2019 Learning and Teaching Symposium. Come to our drop-in information sessions until the […]
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Classroom engagement quick wins
Max Winchester from the First Year College suggests trying the 10:2 (or more like 5) rule….. For every 10 minutes of content have at least 2 minute break or some activity. Here are some ideas of what to do during the 2 minute break: Download the Basic Engagement Techniques presentation from the workshop. In groups or […]
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The muddiest point and other CATs
Check out this H5P to learn about the muddiest point activity and other ways to check your students’ understanding.
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Got questions about learning outcomes and AQF levels that you are too afraid to ask?
Most of you will be designing and redesigning units sooner or later, and decent learning outcomes at the right AQF level are the best place to start. This little interactive is for you. It’s 5 minutes. Really. Just 5 minutes. Download: Learning outcome verbs for AQF levels-4-10 Using AQF to guide learning
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360 degree tour of the VU HIVE
So what really goes on at the VU HIVE? Are you new to VU? Or maybe you are one of our awesome VU veterans, but have not ventured in to the strange yellow fish bowl at the bottom of A building. Checkout this interactive 360 Virtual Tour: Want to make your own interactive 360 images? […]
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