Learning and teaching at the Faculty of Engineering
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space at the Faculty of Engineering.
For staff
Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Hub
Engineering staff intranet
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space on the Engineering staff intranet.
Teaching in Labs
Teaching Assistants, who are new to the role of lab demonstrator, will benefit from hearing about the experience of others. Teaching in Labs presents tips, anecdotes and viewpoints for running a successful lab session. We also draw your attention to the Hot Tips for Lab Teaching booklet.
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
Engineering Subject Guides
The Engineering 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.
Case studies in teaching
Boosting writing skills with FeedbackFruits for first-year engineers: The ENGGEN 140 story
Discover how Peer Review was scaled to facilitate draft essay reviews in a 1,000-student class.
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.
Improving student learning with physical teaching tools
The Faculty of Engineering has developed novel physical tools for teaching the properties of structural steel.
We have collated examples of teaching practice from around the University. We hope these might inspire you to try something new.
Page updated 18/01/2024 (added subject guides)