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Teaching Guide

This page contains information on support and resources for teaching staff For staff and students For students.

Before the session

  • For staff UoS outline template
    Faculty guidelines on designing your course outline to maximise student motivation and learning by clearly articulating expectations, learning outcomes and course requirements including assessment

  • For staff Groupwork (staff)
    Ideas and strategies to effectively use groupwork in your teaching

  • For staff Team-based learning
    Utilise the power of in-class teams

  • For staff Assessment alignment
    Design assessment tasks so that desired student learning outcomes (including those relating to graduate attributes) are achieved

  • For staff Academic adviser
    An academic adviser is on hand to provide support and advice for lecturers developing units of study


  • For staff New Lecturers' Orientation
    Contact Michele Soufis, Senior Consultant (Learning and Teaching)

  • For staff Research-led teaching
    Strategies for inquiring and researching into your student’s learning and for actively engaging your students with research in your discipline

  • For staffFor students eLearning Helpdesk
    Faculty educational designers available to support your design and students' use of the online Blackboard learning environment in ways that support student learning

  • For staff Blackboard Application to Activate Form
    Apply to have your Blackboard site activated

  • For staffFor students Blackboard

    Create and develop your online course site in Blackboard

  • For staff Tutor Videos
    View videos to help prepare you and your tutors with face-to-face teaching

Beginning of the session

During the session

  • For staff AV Services
    For help using equipment in teaching spaces throughout the University

  • For staff Blackboard guides
    Guides on common issues staff have working with Blackboard

  • For staff Other learning technologies
    Faculty support and information on learning technologies (including, but not limited to, Blackboard)

  • For staff Tutor Development Program
    A program supporting you and your tutors to improve student learning, manage the classroom environment and develop your professional career

  • For staff Learning and Teaching Associates
    A network of learning and teaching associates from each Discipline who provide localised expertise to support their Disciplinary colleagues in the provision of good practice in learning and teaching

  • For students PASS: Peer-Assisted Study Sessions
    Extra support for students in traditionally difficult lectures

  • For students Peer Mentoring Program
    Your students can join a mentoring program to get to know the features and processes common on campus and devlop social networks to support their progression

  • For students Academic honesty
    Your students can learn about academic honesty and then link to a compulsory Blackboard module for all commencing Faculty students

  • For students Learning adviser
    A learning adviser is on hand for consultations with students who could use the personalised support

  • For students Self-paced online resources for students
    Students are able to find support on how to learn with Groupwork, test their maths skills, link to academic writing resources, and find out about the Faculty graduate attributes

  • For students Students@Risk
    A Faculty initiative to support students at risk of discontinuing their study

End of the session

  • For staff USE procedures and FAQs
    Support on how to organise, use and interpret Unit of Study Evaluation (USE) and other student feedback to identify effective practices and further enhance your students’ learning

  • For staff Excellence awards
    Find out more information about the Faculty excellence awards, nominate a colleague or download an application form

  • For staff Tutor awards
    Find out more information about the Faculty tutor awards, nominate a tutor or download an application form

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