Learning and teaching at the Faculty of Engineering and Design
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space at the Faculty of Engineering and Design.
For staff
Teaching and Learning Hub
Engineering and Design staff intranet
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space on the staff intranet.
Graduate Teaching Assistants
For staff with a teaching support role, these three modules will help you gain confidence in teaching for active learning, group work, and contested spaces.
UoA Tutoring Central
This training resource helps Graduate Teaching Assistants get up to speed with what it means to be an effective tutor.
For students
Subject Guides
The Engineering and Design Subject Guides assist students and researchers in finding the right sources for the information they need from a list of curated key resources.
Learning Essentials
Learning Essentials is maintained by Libraries and Learning Services; it helps students develop their study and research skills. Students also have a link to Learning Essentials from their Canvas courses.
Undergrad Writing Hub
This website is hosted in Canvas. It provides students with guidance to completing writing tasks; from understanding their topic, finding good information, to writing and referencing.
Digital Research Hub
The Digital Research Hub is where students find out about events and opportunities in the architecture space, what technology is available (hardware and software support) and current areas of research.
Showcase
School of Architecture and Planning - MODOS
The MODOS Thesis Show is an annual exhibition of design projects and thesis extracts from final-year students. This website showcases their work.
Case studies in teaching
Constructive Failure story: When student feedback stings
In this instalment of our Constructive Failure series, we delve into how a lecturer’s first full teaching experience - met with harsh student feedback - sparked a bold reimagining of his approach to education.
Insights: Boost writing skills with FeedbackFruits
Dr Michael Hoffmann discovers an innovative solution to marking written assignments at scale using FeedbackFruits.
Constructive Failure story: When ‘hands-off’ becomes too hands-off
In the latest tale from our Constructive Failure series, we explore a teacher’s experiment with student autonomy, testing the limits of self-directed learning in higher education.
Constructive Failure story: Technological trials and institutional hurdles
Hazim Namik is a Mechanical Engineering lecturer whose vision for remote robotics learning highlighted the complexities of innovation within academia.
We have collated examples of teaching practice from around the University. We hope these might inspire you to try something new.
Page updated 27/03/2025 (note about new T&L Hub, removed Teaching in Labs, and added GTA resources)