ASCILITE NEWS

TA-SIG March Webinar: Interactive Oral Assessments in first-year

Date: Wednesday 5 March 2025
Time: 7AM UK | 3PM SG/HK | 6PM SYD/MEL | 8PM NZ

In this session Stephanie Budgett and Leila Boyle (University of Auckland, New Zealand) will share their experiences in implementing an interactive oral assessment (IOA) for the first time in a first year undergraduate course in statistics. They will cover the practicalities of the process and lessons learned along the way. We will also share feedback from our first cohort of students.

More information and registration here.

Geoffrey Crisp, Mathew Hillier
TA-SIG leads

BE-SIG Webinar Recording: GenAI’s role in advancing teaching and learning in business education

In this recording the BE SIG examines some of the scope of GenAI’s role in advancing teaching and learning in business education.

Led by Dr. Guy Bate, Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Business School, this workshop focused on three themes: Text, Images, and Avatars. Through live demonstrations, including tools like GPT Vision and Soul Machines avatars, participants gained insights into how AI can support critical reflection, analyse visual trends, and enhance personalised learning experiences. This webinar offered an opportunity to explore practical approaches to integrating AI into teaching practice and discussed its potential impact. It is perfect for educators and researchers looking to thoughtfully incorporate AI into their pedagogy.

Watch the recording here.

Audrea Warner, Sandy Barker, Danielle Logan-Fleming
BE SIG leads

The OER Collective Celebrates Open Education Week!

ASCILITE OEP-SIG would like to encourage you to take part in Open Education week.

Date: Thursday 6 March
Time: from 1:30pm ACDT (2pm AEDT, 4pm NZDT)
Registration: Register to attend for free via Zoom

Read the latest national and international news from the OEP-SIG here.

Steven Chang, Ash Barber, Jennifer Hurley
OEP SIG leads

TELAS Reviewer Certification workshop on campus at The University of Sydney – April 9

The Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) are a set of internationally benchmarked standards designed to assess the quality of online learning, particularly in relation to the tertiary sector. They provide institutions with the means to assess and evaluate the affordances of their online learning environments and thereby guide quality enhancements.

The next TELAS Reviewer Certification Workshop is now open for registration.
Location: The workshop will be conducted at The University of Sydney
Date: Wednesday April 9
Time: 9-4.30pm (AEST)
Cost: $385 (members);  $535 (non-members – includes 12 month ASCILITE membership fee). All incl. GST

Cost includes food.

For further details and to register, visit the TELAS website.
Please direct any queries and/or expressions of interest to TELAS admin.

Elaine Huber, Lisa Jacka, Chris Campbell
TELAS leads

TELall Blog: Rethinking Education in the Era of AI

Our next blog post for 2025 comes from Winn Chow (University of Melbourne) who has touched on something all of HE are discussing. She takes us back to the basics to consider from the ground up how AI can support higher education.

Read the post here.

Got something to say? Why not submit a blog post of your own.  Contact Dr Sandy Barker with your submission.  Submission guidelines are available from here

Sandy Barker
TELall blog lead

Join the Contextualising Horizon Technology and Practice Workshops

ASCILITE’s 2025 Contextualising Horizon initiative continues in March with the Technology and Practice Workshops. These sessions build upon the work of the February STEEP Workshops, in which community members and affiliates identified the social, technological, environmental, economic and political trends impacting Australasian higher education sector. Participants will work collaboratively to brainstorm and identify the technology and practice trends likely to be of significance in the next 12–19 months.

We have two upcoming sessions for the workshops. You don’t to have participated in the STEEP workshops to participate in the Technology and Practice Workshops. Attendance at both technology and practice sessions is encouraged, but it is not required:

Session Details:
Register for Technology & Practice Session 1: Tuesday, 18th March, 12:00–2:00 PM AEDT here
Register for Technology & Practice Session 2: Friday, 21st March, 12:00–2:00 PM AEDT here

Chris Campbell
Contextualising Horizon lead

OTHER NEWS

Call for Papers and Special Issues: Learning Letters – Rapid, high-impact publishing in learning sciences, digital learning, and AI in education

Learning Letters is a peer-reviewed journal designed to accelerate the dissemination of research in learning sciences, educational technology, learning analytics, and AI in education. The journal prioritises research that presents significant new findings in a concise format, making cutting-edge insights accessible to educators, researchers, and policymakers.

What sets Learning Letters apart?
·       Fast-tracked publication – From submission to publication
·       Concise, results-focused articles – A 2,500-word limit to highlight key findings
·       Interdisciplinary scope – Articles include novel research and conceptual papers related to AI in education, learning analytics, systemic change, complexity science, cognitive sciences, and learning sciences.
·       Commitment to scientific excellence – Publishing high-quality, original research with broad impact

Learning Letters welcomes innovative studies, novel methodologies, and forward-thinking reviews and conceptual articles that advance learning sciences and digital learning. If you have research to share, they encourage you to submit.

For more information, visit the Learning Letters website

Call for Papers: Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) Conference 2025

Paper deadline: 31 March 2025
Workshops Deadline: 10 March 2025

Submissions are open for Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) Conference hosted by TAFE Queensland on the 2^nd at 3^rd of July in South Bank, Queensland.  This years conference theme is “Empowering education through confidence and change”. We welcome abstract, paper and poster submissions focus on topics that related to one following tracks;

• Track 1: Embracing teaching and learning innovations in AI
• Track 2: Empowering tertiary education harmonisation
• Track 3: Embracing educational justice, integrity and inclusivity
• Track 4: Empowering partnerships and community engagement
• Track 5: Empowering quality assurance
• Track 6: Embracing scholarship and research initiatives

Workshop proposal are also welcome, with a focus on interactive and engaging workshops.

Further information is available here.

Registration and paper submission for the EDEN Bologna Annual Conference 2025 are now open!

EDEN 2025 Annual Conference will be held at The University of Bologna, Italy, 15-17 June. The conference theme is “Shaping the Future of Education in the age of AI Empowering inclusion, innovation and ethical growth”.

Registration is now open, don’t miss the Early Bird pricing! You can submit your paper until March 15, 2025.