This guest blog post has been written by Professor Adam Gibson from the Institute of Sustainable Heritage in the Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources. It complements the video case study from Dr Josep Grau-Bove, who teaches on the sameContinue reading… Students’ reflections on use of AI in coursework
Uniwise partners event
Last week members of the Assessment Product team (Joanne Moles, Marieke Guy and John Spittles) travelled to Aarhus, Denmark, to attend a partners event hosted by Uniwise, the company behind our primary assessment platform, Wiseflow. The day began with partnerContinue reading… Uniwise partners event
Generative AI: Insights and Experiences from Students at UCL
We’ve heard a lot from the academic community about current and potential impacts of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT but what are their students saying, doing, thinking and predicting? I had a crack at a partial answer to that byContinue reading… Generative AI: Insights and Experiences from Students at UCL
Delivering the lockdown browser pilot in the ExCeL
Earlier this week our meticulous preparation and hard work was put to the test when we ran two days of in-person online assessments at the ExCeL. The Digital Assessment Team have been involved in previous lockdown browser pilots using BYODContinue reading… Delivering the lockdown browser pilot in the ExCeL
Using AI in Assessments
AI has ushered in a new era in education, presenting both opportunities and challenges for teaching, learning, and assessment. It offers immense potential to personalise learning experiences, optimise teaching strategies, and streamline assessment processes. However, the integration of generative AIContinue reading… Using AI in Assessments
Insights on AI: co-creating future proof principles with students
Day two of Jisc’s annual Connect More online conference focussed on ’emerging trends and effective practice in assessment and feedback, from digital and online tools to alternative assessment models’. During the conference, Zak Liddell, who had taken on the roleContinue reading… Insights on AI: co-creating future proof principles with students
Patchwork assessments
In the AdvanceHE Patchwork Assessment Guide the authors start by providing practitioners with a working definition. They use Richard Winter’s 2013 explanation as a starting point but explain that developments mean that the patchworks now may comprise of the textContinue reading… Patchwork assessments
New features released in WISEflow (AssessmentUCL)
The AssessmentUCL (WISEflow) platform has seen several new features added in recent weeks – please see below to read more on the improvements made to the marking, management and authoring of assessments online, summarised below. For a deeper dive, pleaseContinue reading… New features released in WISEflow (AssessmentUCL)
One-day assessment event with Phill Dawson
King’s College Academy and the UCL Digital Assessment team are hosting a one-day interactive event with Professor Phillip (Phill) Dawson. Phill Dawson is a leading expert in academic integrity, contract cheating and assessment security. He has degrees in education, artificialContinue reading… One-day assessment event with Phill Dawson
Developing AI literacy – learning by fiddling
Despite ongoing debates about whether so called large language models /generative language (and other media) tools are ‘proper’ AI (I’m sticking with the shorthand), my own approach to trying to make sense of the ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘why’ and ‘to whatContinue reading… Developing AI literacy – learning by fiddling