• Professor of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics at Macquarie Business School,, Macquarie University
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Can good teaching be measured and should it be rewarded?

The recent UK budget announced plans to allow universities that exemplify good teaching to increase their caps on fees, meaning they will be financially rewarded for good teaching practice. But how do you measure this?
We’ve all had good teachers… and bad ones. But how do you define quality teaching? Lecture image from www.shutterstock.com

What makes a good teacher?

Do you have a good university lecturer? What makes them good? Is it because they make their classes relevant? Are their lectures interesting or challenging? Or maybe they’re just fun to be around? Good…
Australian university educators were recognised for their work last night at an awards ceremony in Canberra. Lecture image from www.shutterstock.com

Number cruncher named university teacher of the year

Professor John Croucher has won the Prime Minister’s University Teacher of the Year award. Croucher, a professor of statistics at Macquarie University’s Graduate School of Management, received the award…

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