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 also an honorary academic University of Canberra.

What is the process for Session 1 2021 exams?

The timeline for the preparation and submission of final exams for session 1 2021 has now been finalised. This applies to both on-campus and online examinations. Exam preparation timeline (s1 2021) The exams season in session 1 2021 will run...

/ 30 March, 2021

A new process to prepare exams

Changes for the November 2020 exam period aim to improve the quality of exams and the student experience.

/ 23 September, 2020

Returning to campus: small group classes with an online option

Tips and tricks for blended synchronous teaching in mixed on-campus and online classes.

/ 27 July, 2020

Digital Assessment in real and virtual worlds

A big week exploring digital assessment in transition, in STEM and in virtual worlds.

/ 29 June, 2020

Online exam preparation advice for students

Macquarie University has released a suite of resources to help students get ready for upcoming online exams.

/ 19 May, 2020
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In the time of COVID-19: What about academic integrity!?

The reaction to the COVID19 pandemic seeing a tectonic shift in the mix of assessment tasks - what are the implications for academic integrity?

/ 22 April, 2020

In the time of COVID-19: What about the exam?

The replacement of face to face invigilated examinations has been exercising many minds since the start of the COVID19 emergency. What are the options?

/ 8 April, 2020
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