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Program level assessment design and the two-lane approach
byThe University’s ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment, summarised below in Table 1, focuses attention on the legislated need to ensure our graduates have met the…
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Space, sound, breath, and body – using your voice
byMost of the time, when talking about ‘voice’ in the context of education, it’s an abstract thing—the student voice, the minority voice, the voice…
Riskee – an AI Assistant to Engage Students in Risk Management
byLike many educators, unit coordinators Dr Carlos Vazquez and Dr Zeerim Cheung have been experimenting with strategies to help students deepen their critical thinking…
Incorporating the use of AI tools in a student research project program
byThe University of Sydney Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program has a mandatory 14-week, individual student research project in year 3 of the 4-year postgraduate…
AI as a virtual colleague to help develop courses & teaching materials
byToward the end of last year, a colleague and I published an article about our experiments with using ChatGPT as a virtual colleague for…
Navigating transitions and fostering lifelong learning in pharmacy practice
byAs coordinators for the nationally accredited NAPE Pharmacy Intern Training, we place a lot of importance on advancing the communication skills of our pre-registered…
Aligning assessments in histology within the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
byThe Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program has now introduced a novel approach to assessment alignment in the histology module. This initiative is part…
Aligning our assessments to the age of generative AI
byTL;DR: The reality of assessment in the age of generative AI Generative AI tools exist that can accurately create content (including written work, images,…
The Course Design Institute comes to Sydney: February 2025
byThe University of Sydney is committed to delivering a student-focused, transformative learning experience that evolves to meet global educational challenges. As part of this…
Early Feedback Tasks – Design ideas from Arts and Social Sciences
byThis year, all 1000-level units at the University are introducing an Early Feedback Task (EFT) as part of the new Support for Students Policy…
Increased student engagement and belonging through continually randomised in-class activity groups
byImagine: It is week one of the semester, and the classroom is buzzing with students eager to engage and learn. In small group activities,…
Leveraging AI for enhanced financial analysis: A case study with GPT-4 through Cogniti
byRecognising the escalating integration of AI in the financial markets, we identified the need for students to develop the ability to critically evaluate AI-processed…
Designing for authenticity: early feedback in music
byIn 2024, the Support for Students Policy introduced early feedback tasks across all 1000-level units at the University of Sydney. These tasks aim to identify students at…
What does excellent scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) look like?
byMy journey as a scholar of teaching in learning In a companion article, I reflected on how satisfying my career as an education focused…
Research for education focused academics: A current conversation
byMy journey as an education focused academic Education focused (EF) pathways enable academics to build and sustain identities and careers that capitalise on their…
Reflective journals as meaningful authentic asessments in art history fieldwork
byWith the advance of generative AI and its integration into both the classroom and assessments, teachers are exploring approaches evaluate students’ authentic learning. Here,…
Everyday innovation in assessment
byThe emergence and acceleration of generative AI necessitates reflection on what’s valuable for students to learn, and how this learning can be assessed. The…
Increasing students’ engagement with feedback
byProviding positive and constructive feedback can be the most effective way to support students. This takes various forms, such as in-class discussions or written…
Using AI to provide feedback on an Early Feedback Writing Task (EFT)
byThe introduction in semester 1, 2024, of an early feedback task (EFT) in all 1000-level units was a welcome innovation to assist students in a…
Padlet and Cogniti: A scaffolded approach to writing practice
byIn Semester 1, 2024, I coordinated FRNC2603 French 3, a core language unit in the Introductory and Intermediate French and Francophone Studies major and…
Transforming veterinary histology education: A personal journey from struggle to innovation
byMy experience with histology as a veterinary student was far from ideal. In a large lecture hall with 140 students, we had a single…
Bridging the gap between technology and empathy
byAt the intersection of lived experience and engineering innovation, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Working alongside people with lived experiences opens the minds of…
Using generative AI as part of assessments: Cheating or opportunity?
byWhat do you want students to learn and achieve when they complete assessments? Are there opportunities for AI to improve how students achieve these…
Making groupwork meaningful and authentic – Assessment for learning in High Performance in Sport
byIn April 2023, Dr. Rhonda Orr from Exercise and Sport Science approached the Educational Innovation team to collaborate on the design of a group…
Program level assessment design and the two-lane approach
byThe University’s ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment, summarised below in Table 1, focuses attention on the legislated need to ensure our graduates have met the…