ASCILITE NEWS

Conference 2025 update

Only THREE weeks to go until we all meet in Adelaide for the 2025 annual conference. 

Haven’t registered yet?  That’s OK – there is definitely still time!!!

Register here

Don’t miss the outstanding program of full and concise papers, symposia, panel sessions, pecha kucha presentations and, of course, the posters.  

ASCILITE Annual General Meeting (AGM): 1 December – Save the date

The ASCILITE 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place during the annual conference.

Date: Monday 1 December 2025
Time: 12:40-1:20pm ACST
Venue:  Adelaide Convention Centre

We encourage all current members to attend the meeting. Further details will be circulated in the coming weeks.

Michael Cowling, Elaine Huber & Sandy Barker
ASCILITE senior executive

Joint ASCILITELive! & Turnitin Webinar: Empowering Student-Centric Learning with AI Conversations

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm AEDT

As AI transforms education, rethinking how we measure learning is more urgent than ever. Join ASCILITE and Turnitin on 25 November for a live webinar, featuring experts from leading Australian universities.

You’ll learn practical strategies for integrating AI responsibly, encouraging authentic student engagement, and shifting focus from end product to process. Register today to join the discussion live or to receive the recording.

Register here.

Kwong Nui Sim & Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITE Webinar leads

ASCILITELive! October Webinar Recording: Assurance of Learning in the Age of AI: Leading with Integrity and Innovation

Join higher education leaders- Danny Liu (University of Sydney), Dominique Parrish (Torrens University), Katrina Strampel (Edith Cowan University), Mollie Dollinger (Curtin University), and Romi Lawson (Flinders University), chaired by Dani Logan-Fleming (ASCILITE 2025 Community Fellow, Torrens University Australia) as they explored how universities are operationalising Assurance of Learning in response to generative AI.

This timely panel builds on TEQSA’s position and the AAIN Forum, with benchmarking insights on curriculum mapping, assessment practices, accreditation standards, and enabling technologies. Gain practical perspectives and contribute to shaping credible, defensible, and scalable AoL models for 2026 and beyond.

This recording is ideal for professionals working in Assurance of Learning, assessment reform, accreditation, AI, and curriculum renewal.

Watch the recording here

Kwong Nui Sim & Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITELive! Webinar leads

Joint ASCILITELive! & Turnitin October Webinar Recording: Reimagining Assessment at Scale

If you missed our 15 October webinar with Turnitin, Reimagining Assessment at Scale: Authentic, Secure, and Insight-Driven Approaches for High-Stakes and Formative Success, you can now watch the recording! Hear from a panel of educators as they share practical strategies for designing authentic, secure, and data-informed assessments that enhance student learning in the age of AI.

Watch the recording here.

Kwong Nui Sim & Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITELive! Webinar leads

LA-SIG: Discovery Workshop 3 – What should we measure to better understand AI Learning Processes?

Date:  Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 12pm (AEDT)

The third workshop in the “Unlocking Indicators of Learning in AI-Assisted Education” series will focus on what we should be measuring. As we move beyond simple content recall, we aim to surface indicators of complex, transferable skills, such as self-regulated learning (SRL), critical thinking, and employability-relevant competencies. These indicators are subtle and often require multi-source, multi-modal evidence to truly capture what mastery looks like.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to work with an example student assessment (including student responses) to determine what measures of learning are present and how these can be analysed in a way that will give educators a greater understanding of how their students are learning in an AI-present environment.

To participate in this discovery workshop you can register here.

Linda Corrin, Hazel Jones, Srecko Joksimovic, & Marion Blumenstein
LA-SIG leads

TELall Blog latest post:  Rage Against the Machine: Linguistic Hostility and AI Shaming in Education and Culture

This piece explores the emergence of AI-related slurs and derogatory language in online discourse, and examines how these linguistic patterns shape attitudes toward technology, identity, and knowledge work. The post also reflects on the implications for digital literacy, inclusion, and learning culture in higher education.

This article was co-authored by Ashley Kerr and Jacqui Gueye from Torrens University.

Read the post here.

Sandy Barker
TELall Blog lead

TELAS in the Age of AI

It has been five years since the operationalisation of the TELAS framework. In that time, the emergence of generative AI has transformed many aspects of learning and teaching in higher education. The TELAS team is now exploring how the framework might evolve to reflect these changes and ensure its continued relevance in an AI-enhanced educational landscape.

Our work will begin with a session at this year’s conference to gather feedback and ideas for an updated version of the framework. This will be followed by a series of three to four online consultations in early 2026. The revised TELAS framework is scheduled for publication by April 2026.

Elaine Huber, Chris Campbell & Lisa Jacka
TELAS leads

Enhance Teaching Quality and Gain Recognition through TELAS: Apply for your course or program to have a TELAS Peer-Review

Are you looking to enhance the quality of your online or blended learning?

The Technology Enhanced Learning Accreditation Standards (TELAS) offers a rigorous, evidence-based framework to review and improve the design of digital learning, whether at the unit, course, program, school, or institutional level.

TELAS reviews provide valuable, structured feedback and benchmarking aligned with national standards. Reviewed learning packages receive a TELAS digital badge, which can support promotion, award applications, or internal quality assurance processes. Most importantly, the process helps ensure that students benefit from a more coherent and high-quality learning experience.

We currently have capacity in our review schedule. If you’re curious about how TELAS could be applied in your context or would like to explore a School or institution-wide approach please contact us on admin@telas.com for a conversation with the TELAS team. You can also review the accreditation fees here.

Elaine Huber, Chris Campbell & Lisa Jacka
TELAS leads

OTHER NEWS

European Open and Digital Learning Week

Dates: 24 – 28 November 2025

EDEN proudly hosts the European Open and Digital Learning Week (EODLW) for the tenth consecutive year.

This year’s theme is: The Human–AI Partnership: Transforming Teaching and Learning 

The event is organised in partnership with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), which will be holding its National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), and the Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) and Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA), who joined efforts to offer the Asia-Pacific Online and Distance Education Week (APODE).

During the European Open and Digital Learning Week, we will explore how artificial intelligence can complement, rather than replace, the role of educators. We aim, through a number of webinars 💻, to highlight practical ways in which AI can support teaching, enhance student engagement, and personalise learning pathways, while addressing challenges such as ethics, equity, trust, and the informed use of AI. Participants will gain insights into how human expertise and AI tools can work together to create more effective, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments. 🌍

During EODLW, you will have access to daily online webinars and panel sessions featuring expert scholars and practitioners who will present best practices and expertise in online and distance education, as well as discuss with the audience the challenges in shaping the future of education and how we can more fully harness the potential of new models of online and distance learning. The initial program for EODLW can be found here: 🔗

Register here.