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…
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Riskee – an AI Assistant to Engage Students in Risk Management
byLike many educators, unit coordinators Dr Carlos Vazquez and Dr Zeerim Cheung have been experimenting with strategies to help students deepen their critical thinking…
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…
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, the Support for 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,…
Padlet and Cogniti: A scaffolded approach to writing practice
byIn Semester 1, 2024, I coordinated FRNC2603 French 3, a core language unit in the Introductory and Intermediate French and Francophone Studies major and…
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…
Making groupwork meaningful and authentic – Assessment for learning in High Performance in Sport
byIn April 2023, Dr. Rhonda Orr from Exercise and Sport Science approached the Educational Innovation team to collaborate on the design of a group…