Transforming educational experiences in the USYD Business School

The University of Sydney Business School held their annual Learning and Teaching forum recently with the theme of grand designs to transform education. Dr Sarah Loch, Director – Pymble Institute, and Kerryl Howarth, Director of Professional Learning, were very pleased to be part of the event and to learn from the innovative approaches the USYD Business School is utilising. The sessions created a space for academics to showcase innovations in learning and teaching experiences, team teaching, equity, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, assessment and student experience.

The panel discussion, chaired by Professor Peter Bryant (Associate Dean – Education, University of Sydney Business School), included faculty academics, current students, an industry representative and Sarah, as a representative for the school sector. Following Peter’s excellent questioning, the panel discussed the future of learning and teaching based on changing expectations and diverse contexts. From the Pymble perspective, Sarah gave insights some of the expectations secondary students and their parents have for their secondary education and ways secondary schools are shifting to meet these needs. The panel discussion is available to be viewed here.

With research-based approaches and skill-sets highlighted at Pymble Ladies’ College, students are looking to their post-school, tertiary studies to take them even further into ways they can make a difference in a complex and fast-moving world. Sarah shared ideas around students’ interest in pairing future work in business with a commitment to social justice, and deploying their commitment to diversity in future learning opportunities.

Pymble staff affirmed it was a privilege to be part of this conference, details of which can be found on the University of Sydney Business School website.