Category: Assessment
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Redesigning the Teaching Excellence Program: Supporting professional development for teaching excellence
Mahbub and Tim reflect on the redesigned Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) at Monash. The program’s ambitious new design aims to offer participants more choice, deeper engagement with their teaching, and stronger peer connections. However, they acknowledge that they are still exploring how these changes will take shape in practice.
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AI and entrapment: A cautionary tale
Sandra Leonie Field reflects on the integration of AI in education. While AI tools can assist students in summarising readings and drafting essays, her recent experience reveals a more complex reality.
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Unlocking education opportunities: authentic assessments in online programs
Zahra Aziz and Danijela Gasevic reflect on the importance of embedding authentic assessments within Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Health Administration (MHA) programs and provide practical guidelines for educators aiming to implement authentic assessment practices in their courses.
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The first six months
Rowan Peter from Monash Teaching Community reflects on all the amazing contributions that have been shared since the blog launched in 2023.
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Boosting students’ global competence through virtual exchange
Nadine Normand-Marconnet, Jeremy Breaden, Thu Do and Lucas Santos reflect on their experiences of designing and delivering a virtual exchange program for students.
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Students prepared for class: The Perusall effect!
Glen Croy and Tristan Cui describe how, when faced with students’ limited preparation, they adopted Perusall. With a small reward, 90-percent of students attempted preparation each week, with high comprehension. There were very positive consequences for classes, and higher-order assignments.
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Join in the conversations about stimulating examples of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into assessment
Joanne Tanner and Ari Seligmann add to ongoing worldwide discussions about the potentials for AI to be used in assessments as demonstrated by some fruitful examples collected from across Monash.
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Positioning Artificial Intelligence (AI) in assessments may seem hard but here are some ways to start the journey
Thao Vu, Zachari Swiecki and Ari Seligmann introduce recent efforts by the Monash AI in Education Learning Circle to share guidance on thinking through how to design AI into or out of assessments as we figure out how to adjust assessment practices to navigate the storm of contemporary emerging technologies.
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Traditional law assessments, accreditation requirements, and authentic assessment: a solvable conundrum?
Traditional law assessments have their place, and facilitate compliance with accreditation requirements. But do they preclude authentic assessment? Associate Professor Ben Hayward suggests no: read the full blog post to find out more.
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Develop skills or outsource to generative AI?
Estelle Wallingford considers the challenges of generative artificial intelligence on traditional assessment design and reflects on questions that educators might need to answer to ensure students develop essential skills to make the best use of the technology.