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Towards a relational ecosystem of kindness in Higher Education

Gabi Nudelman introduces us to the idea of an ecosystem of kindness in higher education, encompassing students, colleagues and ourselves.

Wearing Two Hats: A Personal Reflection on Attending HERDSA 2025

Helen Lai shares her insights from the HERDSA 2025 conference about her teacher vs researcher identity & learning through dialogue.

HERDSA Connect Blog 2025 Wrap – Orals, Assessment & Human connection

For the final HERDSA Connect blog of 2025, we have showcased six of the most impactful posts for 2025!
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Assessment and Feedback in the GenAI Era: Utopian and Dystopian Perspectives

Juliana Peloche, Mike Perkins & Jasper Roe consider what utopian and dystopian perspectives reveal about assessment and feedback in the era of generative AI.
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From vision to practice: Wrapping up the Australasian Symposium on Programmatic Approaches to Assessment

Diana Saragi Turnip shares insights from the inaugural Australasian Symposium on Programmatic Approaches to Assessment, including key threads that tied together the day.

Prompting GenAI as a Cognitive Workout

UNSW Nexus Fellows Cherie Lucas, Mark Ian Jones & Chris Campbell posit when genAI prompting is used thoughtfully, it represents a cognitive workout and can actually assist in building critical thinking.

Enhancing Reflective Practice with AI-Facilitated Dialogue

Tim Davies and Ruby-Ngoc Nhu Nguyen explore how Cogniti AI (a custom chatbot) could be used to assist student in engaging in deep reflections, acting as a "reflective coach".

Reflections as International Academics: Presentation, Roundtable, and the Inaugural SIG Meeting at HERDSA 2025, Perth

Dr Jasvir Nachatar Singh provides the exciting progress in the international academic space within HERDSA, including the creation of the International Academics Special Interest Group (IASiG)!

Goodbye, online exams! Rethinking online assessment with a Digital Decision Index

Therese O'Sullivan shares her experiences in how online assessment can be done in the age of artificial intelligence with the example of a digital decision index assessment.

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