A fresh look at MCQs using Cogniti
byGenerative 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…
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Creating a sense of community among students
byOne key teaching and learning strategy is fostering the role that students themselves play in developing as resilient lifelong learners. This strategy highlights educators’…
Where are we with generative AI as semester 1 starts?
byWith students streaming back to campus as the Australian university year starts, educators are faced with an incoming cohort with widely variable experience with…
Game Changer: 5 ways to make peer feedback constructive and promote positive teamwork experiences
byCollaborative learning and teamwork skills continue to be the competency and graduate qualities that employers look for in graduates. As educators, we incorporate group…
‘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…
Bridging first year barriers: fostering belonging in the biology learning space
byFirst year teaching often requires a delicate and deft hand – teachers balance the delivery of important foundational content with facilitating student transition to…
Building language and communication skills with strategic assessment and feedback
byDo we assume our students come to university with the language and communication skills to succeed in their studies? Writing well is a crucial…
How Sydney educators are building ‘AI doubles’ of themselves to help their students
byIf you had an ‘AI double’ of yourself, what would you tell that clone to do? This is a question we’ve posed to over…
It’s no mean feat! Assessing medical student research projects at scale
byThe University of Sydney Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program includes a mandatory 14-week, individual student research project in Year 3 of the 4-year postgraduate…
AI as an authentic and engaging teaching tool for occupational therapy students
byWorking in collaboration with Educational Innovation, Joanne Hinitt from the Faculty of Medicine and Health recently designed and ran a workshop with interactive chatbots…