higher education

Belonging in Digital Learning Spaces

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Li Ping Thong at her farm

Belonging doesn’t only happen in physical classrooms – it also happens in digital learning spaces. A short excerpt from my video for RMIT University’s new Graduate Certificate for Tertiary Teaching. I was invited to develop a video series – this one around inclusive learning and teaching through digital experiences. Over more than 2 years, as … Read more

Teaching for Futures that Haven’t Arrived

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Sketch on whiteboard - Change

The world of higher education operates on a very linear rhythm. Weeks numbered. Assessment tasks pre-defined on specific dates. Graded against rubrics. A very linear rhythm that assumes learning progresses neatly within a 12-week timeframe. Anyone who teaches design knows – it really doesn’t work that way. Design learning is messy. It iterates. It fails. … Read more