This is part 2 of the "checking-in" series in which our host Wajeehah Aeyeshah zoomed in with academics from the Faculty of Arts and chatted about how they are adjusting in life and teaching in this fast changing situation.

In this episode, Delia Lin from the Asia Institute shared her experiences, in particular, how she managed to still engage with her students in the online learning environment.

Host: Wajeehah Aeyeshah

Guest Speaker: Delia Lin

Editor & producer: Xia Cui

In this episode, Arts Teaching Excellence Award winner Elena Balcaite chatted about her students centred teaching approach, and how to unpack complexity to make theory heavy subjects engaging.

Host: Xia Cui

Guest Speaker: Elena Balcaite

Editor & producer: Xia Cui

Arts Excellence Teaching Award winner Andrew Jamieson ran a subject called Field Archaeology intensive, which, according to some students, is "the most life changing, and influential". In this episode, Andrew chatted about this initiative, experiential learning as a teaching approach, digital applications, and more.

For more on Andrew's work, please visit the links below:

2020 Chanel 31 The Modern Middle East (pilot for submission to the SBS and ABC)

2019 Chanel 31 The Modern Middle East

2019 The Power of Objects_ OBL Goulburn Valley Project

Arts West Objects Based Lab video

Object Based Learning with Andrew Jamieson

https://vimeo.com/122614258 (password: archaeology)

Object-Based Learning: An aspirational educational pathway for disadvantaged students in rural Victoria

Practical Archaeology "Virtual Field trip"

Mesopotamian minute

ABC Casts and Copies podcast

Host: Wajeehah Aeyeshah

Guest Speaker: Andrew Jamieson

Editor & producer: Xia Cui

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In this episode, David Seignior, senior learning designer from the University of Melbourne, explains in what ways online teaching allows teachers to actively engage with their students in learning, and how that can be achieved even with minimal technological interventions.

Host: Xia Cui

Guest Speaker: David Seignior

Editor & producer: Xia Cui

This Teaching Life is a Faculty of Arts Podcast where teaching academics gather to chat about teaching experiences, discuss innovations, and exchange tips and ideas in their practice.

The show is hosted by Xia Cui, and her colleagues from the Arts Teaching Innovation team in the Faculty of Arts. New episodes are released weekly.

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