Have you heard about the recently passed Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023? It aims to ensure that students have appropriate support, particularly those from underrepresented groups in higher education. For that reason, educators are putting support for students at the centre through early assessment, feedback and personalised communications. It’s also helpful to understand howContinue reading “Helping Students Overcome Social Isolation at University”
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What did you do during your sabbatical anyway?
Three days to go. I remember vividly how emotional I felt, my cold naked feet on the creaky floor of our Madrid apartment, staring at the laptop on the dining table, the window open. I could hear the rattle sounds of café solo plates and cups, little teaspoons stirring in the sugar (sweet is howContinue reading “What did you do during your sabbatical anyway?”
Co-design practices in innovative education projects in higher education
‘The purpose of an educational co-design project is to design collaborative solutions, which can include designing new courses, educational tools, student experiences or curricula’. In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, higher education institutions are always on the lookout for new ways to innovate and improve. One such avenue that has been gaining traction is theContinue reading “Co-design practices in innovative education projects in higher education”
Reimagining Peer Review
As a reviewer, you’re not just giving back; you’re expanding your own knowledge and gaining insights into what makes strong research. It can be like networking, making connections with colleagues globally. Academic research publications and the progression of an academic career greatly depend on experts in the field who review and assess your work beforeContinue reading “Reimagining Peer Review”
Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 3)
It is critical to (re)define authentic assessment in part because assessment in higher education is deeply broken (as we have discussed in parts 1 and 2 of this blog). The internecine tensions between the assurance and pedagogical aims of assessment have exerted so much stress on the frameworks and foundations of our practice. The result is that the emotionalContinue reading “Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 3)”
Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 2)
As we discussed in the first part of this blog, the practices of assessment in higher education have been problematic for decades. From a student experience perspective, assessment is the root cause of significant institutional administration burden and stress. It is also at the centre of student angst in the form of appeals, academic integrityContinue reading “Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 2)”
Learning at Scale conference: Reflections
In this post, we share highlights from the annual conference on Learning at Scale. In addition to exploring keynote addresses by Professor Simon Buckingham-Shum and Professor Oleksandra Poquet and unveiling two collaborative work-in-progress papers presented by the authors, we offer insights into the emerging discussions and innovations that are shaping the future of learning atContinue reading “Learning at Scale conference: Reflections”
Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 1)
This three-part blog post will look at the challenges of assessment in modern universities, both in terms of defining it but also deigning and enhancing it to ensure that it can deliver both the benefits of assessment of learning (which institutions require) and assessment for learning (or perhaps changing that common conceptual framing to learningContinue reading “Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 1)”
Meet Sara, a young student researcher at USyd
I am on the Executive Group of the Australasian Council of Undergraduate Research (ACUR Council), a not-for profit member association that promotes undergraduate research opportunities and supports universities in better supporting young research talent. Apart from showcasing undergraduate research work at the Parliament House in Canberra, running colloquia for staff working with UG talent, theContinue reading “Meet Sara, a young student researcher at USyd”
Quality Assurance – is it just a game in the higher education sector?
What is ‘quality assurance’? Lemaitre says, “Quality assurance in higher education is a process of establishing stakeholder confidence that provision (input, processes, outcomes) fulfils expectations or measures up to threshold minimum requirements” (Lemaitre, 2018, p. 1). Generally, quality assurance in higher education is a process of ensuring that the teaching and learning process meets theContinue reading “Quality Assurance – is it just a game in the higher education sector?”