Tales 4 Teaching

In Episode 7, A/Prof. Chie Adachi and Dr Kaori Yokochi talk about the opportunities and challenges of designing and delivering pracs online. Having pivoted from face-to-face to online in a few weeks, Kaori, as a Teaching Scholar in Conservation Biology reflects on the importance of good teaching in the new COVID-normal and how to build on a sense of connectedness with students.

In Episode 6, Joan Sutherland and Dr Elicia Lanham discuss how she built a sense of community through the use of Microsoft Teams in an IT unit with over 500 students. She provides insights into how students built their confidence in the digital space throughout the unit and strategies implemented to facilitate this. She will share her experience, what worked, what she learnt, and how she iterated it in real time.

In Episode 4, Jo Elliott and Audrey Statham explore the experience of rapid teaching transition from a sessional teacher's perspective. Audrey shares her reflections on the role of connections in promoting engagement and learning, and shaping identity beyond the learning experience.

In Episode 3, A/Prof. Chie Adachi and Ross Monaghan explore the power of using Facebook Live to stream lectures and enhance engagement in the unit.

In Episode 2, Joan Sutherland and A/Prof. Guo-Qiang Liu explore how he transitioned from wholly face-to-face to online in a few weeks initiated by COVID-19.

In Episode 1, Marcus O'Donnell and A/Prof. Chie Adachi kick things off for the Tales of Teaching podcast series, providing an overview of the upcoming series.