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…
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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…
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…
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,theSupportfor Students Policy introduced early feedback tasks across all 1000-level units at the University of Sydney. These tasks aim to identify students at…
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,…