Category: Assessment

Thinking and talking about AI tools in assessment – Questions from the Writing Centre

From the Writing Centre: prompts for reflection and discussion with students about the use of AI in assessment.

/ 2 March, 2023

Safeguarding academic integrity, connecting law students with markers: Assessment via viva voce

This Macquarie Law School teaching team has focused on authentic assessment via viva voce exams, not only to defend academic integrity, but also to accelerate student employability.

/ 1 March, 2023

All About Assessments forum – have your say

Your feedback is important! Invitation to provide comments on the current Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure, as part of the post-implementation review process.

/ 24 February, 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

Combat online academic integrity breaches with AssignmentWatch

Use this tool to help combat academic integrity breaches through contract-cheating and homework-helper websites.

/ 10 October, 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

A new way to Turnitin: saves you time & provides more assessment options

Check for text similarity in forums and iLearn assignments with an added bonus of more efficient groupwork submissions!

/ 8 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