Month January 2026

Categories Academic Identity & Professional Learning Assessment & Feedback Innovation & Future of Higher Education

Not Reinvention, but Intention: Beginning a New Teaching Year

The beginning of a new year always invites reflection. Fresh diaries. Clean calendars. The quiet promise that things might feel a little different this time around. In Australia, that sense of renewal holds extra significance because a new year also marks the start of a new teaching year. New classes. New cohorts. New groups of…

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Categories Academic Identity & Professional Learning Innovation & Future of Higher Education Reflections & Provocations

Do Teaching Philosophies Actually Matter?

As the new school year begins in many regions, educators are encouraged to revisit their teaching philosophy. For some, this is a real opportunity to pause and consider what genuinely matters in their teaching. Others see it as little more than busywork, a document they produce simply because it’s required, not because it leads to…

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