The evolution of assignments in the age of generative AI
Instead of cracking down on AI use for written assignments, we just need to make our assessment smarter
February 12, 2025
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Fostering an ‘I can’ attitude in students
Challenging assumptions about competency and student independence and promoting self-reflection can foster agency, writes Megan Jones
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‘Generative AI is making our students more creative than ever’
The real opportunity of AI isn’t automation, it’s the potential to democratise innovation, writes Ramona Pistol. And teaching practices need to catch up to this reality
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The power of effective feedback for early-career educators
How can assessors improve educators’ ability to give feedback that influences students’ motivation, engagement and achievement?
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An insider’s guide to how students use GenAI tools
There’s no doubt students are using GenAI in their assignments – but how? Miriam Wun and Nah Yong En talked to students to find out
February 11, 2025 -
Tackling declining attendance with the ‘show up’ mindset
A model that instils in students a commitment to ‘showing up’ from day one includes practical strategies for improving attendance and fostering long-term engagement
February 11, 2025 -
Five key stages when embedding AI networking tools
The Ask an Alum AI tool is helping current students connect with alumni, develop networks and benefit from career advice. Here’s how to embed a digital networking tool
February 10, 2025 -
What a transdisciplinary lens brings to university teaching
Why is it important to integrate knowledge and methodologies across disciplines? Catherine Amelink has recommendations to encourage the student engagement needed to address complex, weighty problems
February 10, 2025 -
Streamline the literature review process with these tips
Ways to make the research, reading and referencing processes smooth
February 10, 2025 -
‘Why do we still timetable classes as if students don’t have lives outside university?’
As the block model has evolved from educational outlier to established practice, the questions it raises about how higher education is delivered are increasingly difficult to ignore, writes John Weldon
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Campus webinar: How to boost the public perception of higher education
Hear how universities can demonstrate the value of their research, teaching and social impact beyond academia, from senior leaders at Campus+ partner institutions in the US and Canada
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The AI genie is out of the bottle – now what?
Generative AI is here to stay, so let’s build AI literacy, incorporate AI into assessment and craft solid policies for its use
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Empty classrooms and disconnected students in the age of AI
Universities face an urgent need to accelerate change in how they teach – and think about teaching – to reconnect students’ digital lifestyles with the way they learn, write Nic Fair and Larisa Yarovaya
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Three ways to ensure you are teaching for lasting societal impact
Multidisciplinary courses, applied learning and personalisation will all help business schools prepare graduates to serve the needs of the global community. Baback Yazdani explains how to make them work
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Campus talks: a brighter future for academic publishing
Hear from two academics who are developing publishing solutions that encourage and underpin quality research practices and improve access to scholarly work
February 6, 2025