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Reimagining Peer Review: Building a Culture of Teaching through Trust and Reflection

Hasti Abbasi & Barbie Panther introduce a model for academic peer review that is built on trust and reflection called Reflective Peer Teaching Development (RPTD) .

Angela Brew: Fighting for a revolution in student learning

Peter Kandlbinder, Lilia Mantai, & Denise Wood describe how Angela Brew's visionary leadership and passion for undergraduate research continues to inspire the academic community.

Mission Possible: Engaging Students at scale – A Case Study

Beatrice Chu sheds light on the strategies she used to engage an 800+ student cohort with strategies such as gamification and AI chatbots.

Learning how to Learn (Effectively)

Daniel Andrews discusses strategies for encouraging students to move beyond surface learning strategies to develop and deep understanding during their studies.

Feel like an imposter at university?

Jen Martin encourages us to ask ourselves, have you ever felt like a fraud? Have you felt that you don’t belong? Have you felt that you aren’t experienced or smart enough to be doing what you’re doing? Join the club!

Why We Still Need Teachers: Recognition and GenAI Feedback

Thomas Corbin, Gene Flenady & Joanna Tai identify key limitations of GenAI feedback focusing on the relational side of the feedback process where the human touch is crucial.

Can reframing assessment authenticity help with student wellbeing?

Tim Chambers challenges us to rethink what authenticity in assessment really means and sheds light on how authentic tasks can aid psychological well-being.

The University Campus: Essential or Expendable for Student Life?

Claudia Rivera Munoz provides insights about whether students still value attending university in person. Spoiler... they very much do.

GenAI – Fears, Opportunities & Possible Solutions

In his post, Sasha Nikolic suggests that we can’t ignore GenAI. We need to learn to live with it, which involves teaching students to use it ethically and productively.

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