Category: Inclusive Teaching
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PAAIR challenge conversation: How can we respect Indigenous Knowledges in responding to the challenges of AI in education?
A post based on a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring Dr Tamika Worrell and Professor Tristan Kennedy who explored how institutions can navigate AI, honour Indigenous Knowledges, and embrace relationality and diverse perspectives in education.
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Inclusive teaching in the university classroom: Navigating complexity with care
Erin Leif, Umesh Sharma, and Jayde de Bondt share practical strategies to foster inclusive university classrooms. By considering students’ diverse identities – such as disability, culture, and gender – they highlight how small, intentional changes can create more equitable and accessible learning environments.
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Redesigning the Teaching Excellence Program: Supporting professional development for teaching excellence
Mahbub and Tim reflect on the redesigned Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) at Monash. The program’s ambitious new design aims to offer participants more choice, deeper engagement with their teaching, and stronger peer connections. However, they acknowledge that they are still exploring how these changes will take shape in practice.
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Experiences of international team teaching
Dr. Anupama Sethi and Dr. Sharon Koh explore possibilities for building cultural awareness and inclusive learning by co-developing and co-delivering the unit across Australian and Malaysian campuses. This provided an exciting opportunity for the students to gain international experience without leaving their countries.
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Using video to enhance online engagement
Hunter Hammond gives thought to the factors that go into making an online learning environment successful and offers three main things to consider when producing video.
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How much teaching is too much teaching?
Russ Fox reflects on what it means to be a teacher and how teaching approaches may need to change in response to the expertise of the student.
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The first six months
Rowan Peter from Monash Teaching Community reflects on all the amazing contributions that have been shared since the blog launched in 2023.
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Boosting students’ global competence through virtual exchange
Nadine Normand-Marconnet, Jeremy Breaden, Thu Do and Lucas Santos reflect on their experiences of designing and delivering a virtual exchange program for students.
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Teams@Monash: Co-designing Teamwork Education across Monash
Martijn van der Kamp and Caroline Sanz-Veitch reflect on how the initiative “Teams@Monash” contributes to teamwork education and practices across Monash. They explain its objectives, co-design approach, and findings, and propose an agenda towards making Monash the most collaborative university.
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Engaging and empowering students in collaborative partnerships to enhance effective learning
Weeming Lau reflects on students’ contributions in co-creating high quality case scenarios for peer learning and the importance of educator being the guide on the side rather than the sage on the stage.
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Educators’ professional knowledge from a pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) perspective
Mahbub Sarkar introduces the crucial concept of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for university educators and explores its application and benefits in higher education.
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Compassion in accounting: A path to more sustainable futures?
Lisa Powell integrates ethics, compassion, and environmental awareness into accounting education, promoting an ethical profession and sustainability.