Last week members of the Digital Assessment team joined over 270 delegates at the International Assessment in HE (AHE) Conference 2023 in Manchester. Here are our team highlights: Assessment Change: nobody said it would be easy – by Marieke GuyContinue reading… Assessment in HE conference 2023 part 1
AI Assessment Hackathon
Earlier this week, a team of academic staff from the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Institute of Education (IOE) facilitated an AI assessment hackathon, aiming to investigate innovative ways of incorporating language models into assessments. The project was madeContinue reading… AI Assessment Hackathon
Assessment & Feedback insights with Professor Phillip Dawson
Earlier this week, King’s Academy and UCL’s Digital Assessment Team joined forces to host a one-day assessment event, featuring Professor Phillip Dawson, Associate Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University in Australia.Continue reading… Assessment & Feedback insights with Professor Phillip Dawson
Academic integrity at UCL: Student & Staff perspectives
Some time back in November 2022, before ChatGPT fever hit the mainstream, Eliot Hoving, Leo Havemann and myself launched a mini project around Academic Integrity at UCL. The topic had been prevalent for Eliot and myself in our conversations withContinue reading… Academic integrity at UCL: Student & Staff perspectives
Can we reimagine assessment and feedback?
Earlier this week UCL hosted a one-day event entitled Reimaging Assessment and Feedback, the second in a series of Jisc events on Demonstrating digital transformation. The event was held in Bentham house, the main building for the UCL Faculty ofContinue reading… Can we reimagine assessment and feedback?
Students’ reflections on use of AI in coursework
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
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
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