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Supporting assessment redesign in the age of AI: a critical practice-based framework for equitable change from Teaching in Higher Education Critical Perspectives

I’m at a conference today (Monday) exploring all things H5P and D2L (the currently unhacked LMS) so forgive my brevity. On reading the title and abstract of this paper, I thought, ‘beauty, this is exactly what I’m looking for’. We are all dealing with the $64,000 question of how do we design assessment to assure learning and as an added bonus, this very detailed 24 page article draws heavily on the theory of practice architectures, which is one that I know reasonably well. Laidlaw describes in critical detail the processes that she and her team in the faculty of science and health at Charles Sturt Uni to understand what is needed for assurance in assessment in the age of GenAI and develop meaningful and sustainable solutions. I can’t fault the thinking or the processes, though I had hoped to actually read about some solutions. Even ones which might not necessarily be right for my own context. Very much worth a read regardless

I Was a University AI Czar. I'm Not Equipped to Teach in the Age of AI from Counter Friction

For a US perspective, this Substack post offers a wider view of what happens when someone, anyone is found to take on the role of coordinating an institutions AI response. Geller describes working with AI enthusiasts, AI resisters and the Exhausted majority in his journey to make his southern US ‘future ready’. He acknowledges the particular challenges with online learning, pays respect to elsewhere demonised ‘pedagogy experts’ for their contributions and moseys into philosophical territory at the end. Another good read with sadly fewer answers than I might have hoped.

Webinar: Assuring learning in the Age of AI Thurs 28th May 12pm AEST from ASCILITE TELedvisors Network

For our part, we are bringing together some of those previously mentioned ‘pedagogy experts’ (and ed technology experts) to share their current work on finding actionable solutions for assuring learning. We may not have all the answers but there will be insights from on the ground practitioners into work in progress and Lenka Ucnik to provide a regulator’s perspective (TEQSA).

French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize from The Guardian

And to round out the week, something fun that caught my eye about go-getter ways to set yourself up for promotion. And he would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for those meddling Romanian journalists.