Resources

Canvas Resources

The resources listed on this page are designed to provide support and information on the transition to CANVAS and teaching in 2020.

COVID19 Support Resources: Transitioning your teaching online

Video Support and Resourcing

This page provides a range of resources to support academics to create their own video works and outlines support services provides by the University

Image Resources

There are a range of royalty-free resources available to the UoM staff both in the public domain and run by the university. This page collates these resources access type and provides information on accessing Copyright Friendly images

Online Exams and Assessments

The following resources are designed to provide support for academics regarding exams and assessments including structuring assessments, assessing participation, and FBE examination guidelines.

Small Class Teaching, Tutorials and Case Teaching Online

The following resources provide tips and support for academics wishing to deliver online tutorials or transition traditional face-to-face activities to the online classroom.

Online Subject Development

The following resources are design to provide academics with support for online course development and to independently produce, record and circulate online lecture content.

Holding Office Hours Online

This resource page provides support resources for academics wishing to conduct office hours virtually.

WCLA Guide: Transitioning to Online Teaching to Support our Students in China

This guide has been written to support the transition to online teaching to support UoM students in China. This guide explores challenges and how to overcome them as well as recommendations and examples of how to transition your teaching online

Learning from our Transition to Online Teaching - Sem 1 2020 FBE

This document presents the challenges identified for FBE and proposes strategies to help us address them

WCLA Guide: Exams Advice - Communications for FBE

This guide covers advice for academics conducting exams including Playpen expectations, dealing with technical issues, using Turnitin and much more

Managing and Supporting Tutors in the FBE

Teaching in FBE: Induction Pack for New Academics

Guide: Developing and Managing Teams & Team Assignments

Subject Guide Template FBE 2021

Download the 2021 FBE Subject guide.

Providing Student Assessment and Feedback

The University of Melbourne Assessment Policy provides guidance on ways to evaluate students and provide feedback to them.

WCLA Guide: Online Delivery within FBE

The following document provides FBE academics with guidance on how to set up their online teaching. It reviews ten key principles that staff should follow to provide students with consistent expectations and standards for FBE subjects

WCLA Guide: Preparing a Statement of Teaching Practice

FBE Online Checklist

Classroom Activities (Cornell Economics Education Research)

Learning Goals (Cornell Economics Education Research)

Standard Assessments (Cornell Economics Education Research)

WCLA Guide: Lecturer Roles and Responsibilities

Dual Delivery Guide FBE 2021

Download the 2021 Dual Delivery Guide FBE.

Podcast Directory

From this page you can navigate a range of podcast series and directories discussing teaching in higher education and research

Good Teaching Series

The Good Teaching Series showcases innovative teaching practices used by our academics to better engage with students and better teach. Read more and get inspired!

Reinvention Collaborative: Raising the Bar Videos

Raising the Bar is video series by the Reinvention Collaborative that brings together research university leaders with expertise in the theory and practice of undergraduate education

Teaching Talks - WCLA Podcast Series

The WCLA podcast series 'Teaching Talks' considers pedagogy from all angles, interviewing individuals working both in and outside the University of Melbourne. Hosted by the WCLA’s web coordinator Ruby Lowenstein, tune in for teaching anecdotes and tips and tricks to improve your teaching across assessment design, blended learning, case teaching and more.

WCLA Guide to Wellbeing for Teaching Academics Working Remotely

A comprehensive guide to managing personal wellbeing while working remotely. Includes tips, resources and research into promoting wellbeing.

Enhancing Student Wellbeing

A suite of resources to assist university educators to develop policies, curriculum and teaching and learning environments that better support student mental health.

UoM Counselling and Psychological Services

The University of Melbourne Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides free, confidential, short-term professional counselling to currently enrolled students and staff

Beyond Blue: Looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak

Feeling overwhelmed or just want to explore tips to support your mental health and the well-being of those around you? Check out Beyond Blues guide to looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak

UoM Counselling & Psychological Services: Managing stress and Anxiety during COVID-19

This tip-sheet covers understanding common reactions in yourself and others during the COVID-19 pandemic, what you can do to look after yourself and manage feelings of stress, anxiety, or distress associated with COVID-19, and helpful resources and support

BBC: Coronavirus and how to protect your mental health

Coronavirus has plunged the world into uncertainty and the constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. All of this is taking its toll on people's mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and OCD. So how can we protect our mental health?