Teaching Online at UTAS

Each year, the University of Tasmania recognises excellence in teaching with Teaching Merit Certificates.  In early 2014,  11 TSBE staff were awarded Teaching Merit Certificates. Teaching @ TSBE is presenting a series of interviews with Certificate recipients.

In this interview we asked Launceston-based Dr Gemma Lewis about teaching large classes of first year face-to-face and distance students enrolled in BMA116, Communication for Business Professionals.

Press play to hear Gemma describe her unit, BMA116

Press play to hear Gemma explain how she adapts her teaching to cater to first-year students, many of whom will study BMA116 as their first university unit

Press play to hear Gemma explain how she manages a large class

Press play to hear Gemma describe the strategies she uses to deal with the volume of emails coming from students

Press play to hear Gemma explain how she adapts her unit to cater to face to face and distance students, especially when it comes to activities like workshops

Press play to hear Gemma reflect on the reasons why she was nominated for a Teaching Merit Certificate

Press play to hear Gemma describe recent changes she has made to her unit, and the kind of changes she’d like to make in future