A guide to Honours oral exams
byFor most Honours students, the thesis represents the culmination of their year’s work, a single written document that stands as the primary evidence of…
Educational integrity
Writing Course Learning Outcomes that strengthen quality, clarity and integrity
byWhen students have crossed the stage at their graduation and have left the Great Hall one last time, how do we know what they…
False flags and broken trust – Can we tell if AI has been used?
byA recent ABC news investigation and Sydney Morning Herald story revealed the human cost of the use of AI detectors in some universities and…
Two parallel lanes: the roadmap for a future-ready transformative education
byGenerative AI is a revolutionary technology whose impact on society, industry and individuals is likely to be far larger than the invention of the…
Navigating AI in Higher Education: tasks ahead for 2025 and 2026
byThe rise of generative AI marks a seismic shift in education: one that rivals the impact of the internet, the printing press, and electricity….
Making Peace with AI – ChatGPT-Integrated Assessments in Economics
byThe University of Sydney is leading the way in embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in education, particularly in assessment. Starting Semester 2, 2025, a two-lane…
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…
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,…
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…
‘Tell me what you learned’: oral assessments and assurance of learning in the age of generative AI
byGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) has created new challenges for educators seeking to design assessments that provide assurance of learning and uphold academic integrity. In…