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Show Your Working: Assessment Needs to See the Process, Not Just the Product

James Tsatsaronis explores assessing the process and the product where students solve complex problems in small groups, as a means of ensuring assessments maintain security and validity.

Can Generative AI Be a Fair Marker?

Julia Low & Jing Ye shed light on whether GenAI can mark student work fairly, by comparing the marking to a human assessor.

Teaching the arts in virtual environments: rising to the challenge

Katie Burke addresses the challenges and predictors of success for teaching the arts in virtual environments.

Is the way we assess students healthy?

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal explores strategies educators can use to alleviate assessment related stress to help students reach their full potential!

Peer Review for Practice: A Developmental Approach to Teaching Improvement

Hasti Abbasi and Barbie Panther introduce a model for academic peer review aimed at enhancing teaching capability, called Reflective Peer Teaching Development (RPTD).

Angela Brew: Fighting for a Revolution in Student Learning

Peter Kandlbinder, Lilia Mantai, & Denise Wood describe how Angela Brew's visionary leadership and passion for undergraduate research continues to inspire the academic community.

Mission Possible: Engaging Students at scale – A Case Study

Beatrice Chu sheds light on the strategies she used to engage an 800+ student cohort with strategies such as gamification and AI chatbots.

Learning how to Learn (Effectively)

Daniel Andrews discusses strategies for encouraging students to move beyond surface learning strategies to develop and deep understanding during their studies.

Feel like an imposter at university?

Jen Martin encourages us to ask ourselves, have you ever felt like a fraud? Have you felt that you don’t belong? Have you felt that you aren’t experienced or smart enough to be doing what you’re doing? Join the club!

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