Tales 4 Teaching

During 2019, Deakin conducted around 200,000 closed-book exams. The Reimaging Exams Project led by Dr Kelli Nicola-Richmond challenged the role of exams in teaching and learning to create more authentic and inclusive experiences for students. Kelli emphasises that this project wasn’t just about changing the delivery method of exams, it was about facilitating a change in practice.  

In this episode, Tara talks to Anthony about the technology he has used to create a more meaningful learning experience for his students and significantly simplified the administration involved. He explores what he used, how it benefited the whole experience and challenges along the way.

In Episode 45, Joan talks to Rebecca and Erik about how she reimagined her pedagogical principles of country, culture, and connection to the virtual space to redesign her indigenous units. She highlights the importance of authenticity and support in the design and development of these resources.  

In Episode 44, Julien Ugon shares his insights with Laura Tubino into promoting student agency in a first-year mathematics unit. They explore how he has redesigned the unit including the different points of feedback along the way. 

In Episode 43, Jo talks to Dr Nicole Siller from the Deakin Law School about how she actively engages both on-campus and online students in a dual-delivered live class, in a first-year Law unit.

In Episode 42, Joan talks to Emma Giudici, a student intern in Digital Media from the University of Glasgow. She shares why she took part in the internship, the benefits and challenges, and explains the importance of approaching it with an open mind to get the most out of it. 

In Episode 41, Joan speaks to Alan Longmuir about how the emerging ed technologies team created the IdeAR framework to support teaching and learning teams to design and develop immersive learning experiences. 

In this episode, Laura Tubino speaks to Dr Adam Cardilini from Deakin's School of Life and Environmental Sciences about piloting an automated feedback tool, powered by Artificial Intelligence, to provide formative feedback and improve students' writing skills.

In Episode 39, Dr Jo Elliott speaks to Dr Maria Nicholas about using 360-degree video and Deakin's Nyall Precinct to create an immersive and interactive learning experience for Teaching students.

In this Episode, Joan talks to Dr Jessamy Gleeson around designing inclusive experiences for Indigenous students online, exploring strategies that can be used to be more culturally inclusive.