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.

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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
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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
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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

Actioning the results of Learner Experience of Unit surveys

Guidance and relevant resources to help staff action the results of Learner Experience of Unit (LEU) surveys.

/ 14 November, 2022

Myth busting the reporting of Learner Experience of Unit surveys

Let's examine the reliability, validity and what is in the LEU survey reports.

/ 7 September, 2022

Get the ball rolling with student peer marking

How to guide students on peer marking and decide which tools to use to support the process.

/ 26 August, 2022

Standardised late submission penalties at MQ

Standardised late submission rules come into force at Macquarie University for S2 2022 onwards.

/ 12 July, 2022
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L&T Quick Guide series launch

Bite sized chunks of Learning and Teaching theory and practice to get you started...

/ 23 June, 2022

Constructive alignment in a nutshell: identifying what we want students to learn

Designing activities and assessment to best support the desired learning outcomes.

/ 9 June, 2022