Why “good teachers” do more harm than good
byGood teachers have an immovable place in the cultural landscape of education. Kind, dedicated, wise, knowledgeable, altruistic, good teachers do it for the love…
March, 2023
Make attendance tracking meaningful: check-in with insights using SRES
byAttendance tracking is commonly used as a measure of student engagement and participation in higher education, but taking rolls alone does not provide a…
Receive personalised expert review and support for your teaching
byTeaching has often been described as a lonely profession. We can be surrounded by students but isolated in our experience and pedagogical decision-making. Stephen…
GPT-4 is here. What is it, and what does this mean for higher education?
byThe internet has exploded again, this time with the release of GPT-4 on Pi day, 2023. But what is this next generation AI, and…
Students answer your questions about generative AI – part 2: Ethics, integrity, and the value of university
byThe discourse around generative AI in higher education has heard from academics, researchers, and thought leaders – but the student voice has been largely…
Students answer your questions about generative AI – part 1: Assessments and their future
byThe discourse around generative AI in higher education has heard from academics, researchers, and thought leaders – but the student voice has been largely…
Charting our students’ assessment workload
byAs detailed in our recent article asking How Much Assessment is Enough?, research across UK research-intensive universities by Tomas & Jessop (2019) suggests that…
Student-staff forums on generative AI at Sydney
byOn 1 March and 7 March 2023, we heard from two student panels on their thoughts about generative AI and what it means for…
How Sydney academics are using generative AI this semester in assessments
byOur approach to ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Sydney is one of productive and ethical engagement. Whilst recognising…
How Sydney academics are using generative AI this semester in class
byOur approach to ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Sydney is one of productive and ethical engagement. Whilst recognising…