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Help shape the future of learning and teaching in this year's academic program reviews
All coursework programs offered by the University are subject to a review as part of a 5 - 7 year cycle. The review process allows the Faculty, School, and program staff, and an independent, external reviewer, to reflect and enhance the learning and teaching delivered in their programs, such as student experience, curriculum quality, teaching methods and methodologies and growth opportunities.
Student Academic Skills Team
The Academic Skills team has a new Writing Support Programs Coordinator! Elise Westin introduces herself and her approach to fostering academic excellence and supporting student success.
Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus
The University of Adelaide wants to support every student to succeed. That's why we offer Studiosity for fast, scaled, formative feedback for all students. For our first year undergraduate students, the new Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus service offers ethical, AI-powered feedback in just minutes.
A very short history of GPTs before ChatGPT
For many of us, artificial intelligence (AI) seemed to arrive with ChatGPT. But the field of AI is hardly new—the term itself is almost 70 years old—and the core technology that powers the generative AI software we use today is something University of Adelaide staff and students have been working with well before ChatGPT burst onto the scene.
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How contract cheating providers target students
A TEQSA sector alert has flagged changes in the behaviour of commercial academic cheating services that target students studying for an Australian higher education award. Reports received by TEQSA suggest operators of these services are being more aggressive and direct in their promotional activities and are more frequently targeting users of their service for blackmail or identity theft.
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This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Dr Mark Giancaspro, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics. Mark has been teaching at the university for over ten years delivering a wide range of courses. Here Mark shares what he likes most about teaching law to our students and how he has taken his own experiences as a practising commercial lawyer into the classroom.
Staff use and perception of Generative AI in Australian Universities
We invite you to participate in a national survey that examines how AI tools are currently being used by academic, professional and sessional staff in Australian Universities for teaching, research and professional work.
You can access the survey here which takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The project aims to provide baseline evidence of the extent and nature of AI adoption by Australian University staff, including the impact of AI on productivity in the higher education context.
Survey questions ask about AI-driven practices in specific domains, including assessment, learning analytics, coding, course design, student support, data analysis and visualisation, text summarisation, and collaboration and networking.
The findings will inform higher education policy and practice, assist university staff to navigate the AI revolution effectively, and bridge the knowledge gap that currently exists regarding AI’s impact on higher education.
The survey has been designed by social scientists from QUT and Griffith University. Together, they have longstanding expertise in the intersections of technology, work and education; inclusive education; ethics and integrity; quality supervision and mentoring; and survey design and analysis.
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This is how I teach
This month we spoke with Amanda Able, Professor in Plant Science in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. Amanda has been a member of the Adelaide College of Reviewers since 2016 and the Adelaide Education Academy since 2017. Here Amanda shares why she loves being a scientist and how her teaching prepares students for the future.
An introduction to new library roles
Claire Sadler is the Library’s Coordinator, Indigenous Library Programs. She is a Bundjalung woman and holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary), First Class Honours in Mathematics, Master of Indigenous Education, and Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship).
Help shape the future of learning and teaching in this year’s academic program reviews
The University has over 70 academic programs across the Faculties of ABLE, SET, and HMS scheduled for review in 2024, grouped into 20 separate reviews and 5 rounds.
