Learning outcomes remain central to our courses. They influence course proposals, underpin accreditation documents, guide course reviews, and enable curriculum mapping across units and assessments. Institutionally, they are vital. They ensure coherence, provide reassurance, and uphold accountability. They enable us to confidently articulate what a graduate of a specific course […]
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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. […]
Academic Identity & Professional Learning - Innovation & Future of Higher Education - Reflections & Provocations - Teaching Practice
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, […]
Academic Identity & Professional Learning - Reflections & Provocations
Leading From Where You Stand: Rethinking Academic Leadership in Learning and Teaching
Recently, I had the opportunity to co-convene the Higher Education Practice & Learning Symposium. Our keynote speaker, Bruce Mackh, shared a deceptively simple reminder that resonated throughout the day: “we are all leaders.” That statement has stuck with me not because it was provocative, but because it expressed something many […]
Academic Identity & Professional Learning - Assessment & Feedback - Teaching Practice
Who Are You When You Assess? Understanding Teacher Assessment Identity in Higher Education
Assessment in higher education is often treated as a technical skill. Something we learn by following templates, applying rubrics, and adhering to policies. However, beneath these processes lies something far more influential: our Teacher Assessment Identity, or TAI. This identity shapes how we interpret student work, design assessments, give feedback, […]