All posts by Mathew Hillier

Mathew has been engaged by Macquarie University as an e-Assessment Academic in residence and is available to answer questions by MQ staff. Mathew specialises in Digital Assessment (e-Assessment) in Higher Education. Has held positions as an advisor and academic developer at University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, Monash University and University of Adelaide. He has also held academic teaching roles in areas such as business information systems, multimedia arts and engineering project management. Mathew recently led a half million dollar Federal government funded grant on e-Exams across ten university partners and is co-chair of the international 'Transforming Assessment' webinar series as the e-Assessment special interest group under the Australasian society for computers in learning in tertiary education. He is an honorary academic University of Canberra and an adjunct academic at University of Tasmania.

All about rubrics at MQ

Quick links for designing and using Rubrics at MQ

/ 17 May, 2023

Comparing ChatGPT to a Calculator and a Search Engine

Exploring the affordances and the implications for information quality.

/ 30 March, 2023

A proposed AI literacy framework

Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy for staff and students will arguably be the next frontier in developing enhanced employability for many graduates.

/ 30 March, 2023
magnifying glass looking at a tiny robot

Turnitin Artificial Intelligence writing detection is coming 5 April 2023

Turnitin's algorithm highlights text predicted to be written by an artificial intelligence tool.

/ 28 March, 2023

Exam preparation resources for staff – all in one place – updated for S1 2023

Advice, guides and examples for staff preparing exams at Macquarie University - all in one place.

/ 7 March, 2023
two robots sitting at a table reading a book

Advising students about using and citing generative artificial intelligence for assessment

Advice for educators who are advising students about using and acknowledging generative artificial intelligence for assessment.

/ 6 March, 2023
stable diffusion generated art: robot repairs a book

Assessment tweaks in response to generative artificial intelligence

Assessment tweaks you can do now in response to generative artificial intelligence without needing to change anything in MQCMS.

/ 3 March, 2023
Robot Karate

Assessment resilience considering generative artificial intelligence

Exploring how the top 5 assessment types at MQ can be made more resilient in an AI world.

/ 3 March, 2023
robot under interrogation

Why does ChatGPT generate fake references?

Uncovering the ingredients that go into robotic porkie pies and some possible sweet dessert at the end.

/ 20 February, 2023