MCQs still matter for learning – here’s how to make them count
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) quizzes have long been part of many assessment plans. But with easy access to AI and its phenomenally rapid performance…
Rubrics: More than a marking tool
Assessment drives learning. At the University of Sydney, it serves three interconnected purposes: supporting students to act on feedback and improve (assessment for learning), developing students as independent,…
Engagement doesn’t have to be visible
When we picture an engaged student, we tend to envisage the similar things: a hand raised, a question answered, a contribution offered without hesitation….
Assessments for learning, equity, and agency in a first-year unit
Assessment redesign is rarely driven by a single factor. In a first-year, first-semester Occupational Therapy unit at the University of Sydney, several pressures and…
Five ways to help first year students become better learners
The University of Sydney’s 2026 Transition Symposium* asked a deceptively simple question: Do we actually teach students how to learn? Keynote speaker Professor Sally…
Supporting first-year transition to university at Sydney
A student’s first year at university is the springboard to their learning journey. Making a successful transition to university is crucial to helping students…
Four strategies for implementing custom AIs that help students learn, not outsource
The launch of Cogniti has opened new opportunities for teachers at the University of Sydney to design customised AI agents that align with unit…
How to design custom AIs that can propel learning
Cogniti, a platform that lets educators easily build their own generative AI ‘agents’, offers exciting opportunities to enhance teaching and learning. The key to…
From AI Anxiety to Teaching Confidence: Ways Forward
Your students are already using AI. The question isn’t whether AI belongs in higher education; it’s how you can engage with it thoughtfully and…
A fresh look at MCQs using Cogniti
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, like ChatGPT are generative in that they create something new by using machine learning algorithms to make outputs that are similar…