What Should Education Look Like in the Age of AI?
byAccelerating a University-wide conversation about learning, graduate capability and the student experience Universities often talk about preparing students for the future. The challenge with…
Generative AI
Rediscovering the teaching-research nexus
byBack in 2023, in the article Unravelling the teaching-research nexus, I explored one of higher education’s most enduring assumptions: that teaching and research naturally…
Using an AI practice bank to support formative assessment in economics
byIn a large first-year economics unit, students kept asking for the same thing: more exam-style practice. Generative AI gave us a way to provide…
When a real reference isn’t real evidence
byIn a recent assessment, I asked students to do something that sounded fairly simple: find references to support a set of assumptions used in…
MCQs still matter for learning – here’s how to make them count
byMultiple Choice Question (MCQ) quizzes have long been part of many assessment plans. But with easy access to AI and its phenomenally rapid performance…
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…
How are medical students actually using AI in their research projects?
byArtificial intelligence (AI) tools are now widely used by students across higher education. The pace of development has made it challenging for both students…
AI-enhanced learning in oral histopathology with Dr Histopathix
byOral and Maxillofacial Pathology is the study of diseases that affect the teeth, mouth, jaws, and gums, and is one of the core areas…
You have a customised AI agent – now what? Implementing and iterating Cogniti for improved teaching and learning
byThe presence of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) has become ubiquitous. Students are already using gen AI, often to…
Scaffolding International Business learning with Generative AI
byAnalysing complex, multinational companies and communicating these insights clearly is essential to international business. But it’s no small task! Recently Professor Hans Hendrischke and…