Session 2 – 1pm

  • Re-imagining research and learning communities beyond contagion

    Re-imagining research and learning communities beyond contagion

    Dr Ben Silverstein and Dr Mike Jones, School of History One consequence of moving to remote delivery of classes was the stretching of collegial relationships amongst and between students and staff. We were convening a small discussion-based Honours and Masters level class titled ‘Seminars in Advanced Historiography’ in Semester One, and this attenuation of contact…

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    Rebecca Ng

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  • Smoke, Fire, Hail… but no Snowflakes: Resilient teaching in the face of disaster

    Smoke, Fire, Hail… but no Snowflakes: Resilient teaching in the face of disaster

    Dr Adam Masters, Centre for Social Research and Methods There is a lot of talk these days about young people not being as resilient today as they were in the past. I call BS. In January 2020, before COVID seriously impacted our daily lives, Canberra was engulfed in dust storms, blanketed by bushfire smoke, baked…

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    Rebecca Ng

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