The Sydney Assessment Framework
byThe 6,700 unit of study availabilities in 2024 each had an average of 4.4 assessments. Students took around 30,000 individual assessments and there were…
Assessment
Navigating AI in education: Reflections on a year of innovation and collaboration
byOur journey with generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education began in late 2023 with the release of Cogniti, a generative AI tool developed…
AI as a research and feedback assistant in essay plans and annotated bibliographies
byWhen ChatGPT first landed, this seemed particularly bad news for people, like myself, who are based in a discipline that is very writing-intensive and…
Navigating biology with AI: Transforming first-year learning with Socratic tutoring and improved feedback
byLast year, we introduced a Cogniti AI assistant to help educators provide more personalised and constructive feedback on first-year biology scientific reports. Cogniti allows…
Engaging coordinators in informal communities of practice for the Early Feedback Task
byWith the introduction of the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 and the Support for Students Policy, the Early Feedback Task was implemented across…
Supporting students with early feedback in 2025
byHigher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023 The Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023 requires universities establish a…
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…
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…