ASCILITE April Webinar: AI-powered pedagogy: Exploring the effectiveness of Generative AI as a learning assistant in the ICT discipline

Date: Thursday 17 April 2025
Time: 11:00 am (AEDT)

The growing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education is transforming learning experiences, raising important questions about its benefits and challenges. In this webinar, the presenter Associate Professor Ritesh Chugh (CQUniversity’s School of Engineering and Technology) will discuss the outcomes of a project funded by the Australasian Council of Deans of Information and Communications Technology that explored the role of GenAI as a learning assistant in ICT education. Discover how GenAI enhances learning through personalised feedback, code diagnostics, and adaptive support—while tackling challenges like accuracy, ethics, and responsible adoption.

This session unveils the GenAI Adoption Model, a framework for integrating AI-powered learning responsibly. Plus, get an exclusive look at the GenAI Toolkit—a practical resource designed to help institutions implement AI-driven education effectively.

Don’t miss this deep dive into the future of AI in higher education!

Registration for the webinar: Registration link
Join the Zoom Meeting here.

Kwong Nui Sim, Karine Cosgrove
ASCILITE Webinar leads

Mobile Learning SIG: SoTEL2025 virtual international Symposium

The SoTEL2025 virtual international Symposium on the Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning will be held 2nd May 2025 and launches a six-week Webinar Series of TEL Trendsetters from 9th May until 13th June. See the ASCILITE events calendar for the May and June dates.

Abstracts (500 words + references) for presentations for the virtual Symposium must be submitted (here) and will be double-blind peer-reviewed and published in  PJTEL (Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning).

Accepted presentations should be pre-recorded Pecha Kucha’s hosted on either Figshare.com or Pechakucha.com and will be embedded in a shared PADLET for viewing and discussion on 2nd May.

Call for submissions is now open and closes 10th April. More information is available here

Thom Cochrane, Vickel Narayan
Mobile Learning leads

OEP-SIG April Community Discussion: How to navigate the challenges that Gen AI presents for OER content development

Date: Tuesday 1 April
Time: 2:00pm AEDT/4:00pm NZ

Join Eleonora Leopard  (University of Newcastle) , Catherine Radbourne (QUT)  and Julian Pakay (La Trobe University) as they informally share their two cents on the topic. This will be followed by an open discussion.

Register here
Agenda & notes

Steven Chang, Ash Barber, Jennifer Hurley
OEP-SIG leads

BE-SIG Webinar recording: Program-Level Assessment Design and the Two-Lane Approach

Join Professor Danny Liu as he explores the Two-Lane Approach to assessment—balancing AI-aware, scaffolded learning (Lane 2) with rigorous, controlled validation of student capabilities (Lane 1). This session will highlight program-level assessment design as a key strategy for ensuring students achieve learning outcomes in a world where generative AI is pervasive. Learn how universities can move beyond siloed unit assessments to a holistic, staged approach that fosters deep learning, maintains academic integrity, and prepares students for an AI-driven future.

The webinar was held on 18 March 2025.

View the recording here.

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

CMALT (Certified Membership of ALT) Week 2025

Date: 28 April – 2 May 2025

The CMALT Accreditation Framework offers pathways to peer-assessed accreditation for Learning Technology professionals both in the UK and internationally. It caters to professionals who are actively involved in understanding, managing, researching, supporting, or enabling learning through the use of Learning Technology.

The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is running CMALT week – a group of activities and events dedicated to celebrating the CMALT Accreditation Framework,  supporting CMALT candidates and assessors, and welcoming new certified members.

Read more about CMALT Week 2025 here (please note times are in GMT).

For more information on CMALT via your ASCILITE membership, see the information available here.

Thomas Cochrane
CMALT lead

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

OTHER NEWS

Call for Proposals: Feedback Analytics in Education – Guiding Designs and Solutions

You are invited to submit your proposal for an edited volume on “Feedback Analytics in Education – Guiding Designs and Solutions” to be published by Springer, Cham (part of the book series Advances in Analytics for Learning and Teaching).

If you are interested in contributing to the book project, you are asked to submit a chapter proposal, including title, authors, affiliations, abstract describing the content of the chapter (max. 300 words), five keywords, three key references and a description of how the chapter fits the theme of the book, no later than 31 May 2025. All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review, which will recommend full submissions from among the proposals. Accepted chapters shall not exceed 8,000 words (submission no later than 30 November 2025), including references, figures, and tables. Specific guidelines will be made available after 15 June 2025.

Please submit the chapter proposal no later than 31 March 2025 as a single PDF document including all required information using the online submission form here.

You may also share this CfP with your colleagues. An extended CfP can be found here.

Invitation to Participate: A Doctoral Survey Study on Digital Technology in Authentic Assessment

Anjin Hu, a PhD student at the University of Otago, New Zealand, is researching tertiary educators’ use of digital technology in authentic assessment and is seeking input from educators who

• Design and/or implement authentic assessments
• Use digital technologies in these assessments

The study has been approved by the University of Otago Ethics Committee (Ref: D23/324).

If you would like to assist Anjin you can access  the survey here.

SoLAR announces LAP25

LAP25 is a 24 hour around the clock global online event taking place in June 2025 focusing on learning analytics in practice featuring an easy submission process and plenty of informal online networking.

This event is intended to highlight and feature learning analytics practitioners around the world discussing and showcasing learning analytics in practice.

Topics and themes that will be highlighted include

• Adoption strategies
• LA Implementation – large and small scale
• Institutional Policy
• Learning Analytics Innovations & Inspiration
• Connecting technical, theoretical and practical aspects of LA

The event is currently planned to begin at 8:00 AM AEST on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Find out more here.

2025 CQU Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching Online Conference

CQU invite you to share your expertise and innovative teaching practices at the upcoming Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching Online Conference (19-21st August).

This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your work, contribute to sector-wide conversations, and inspire your colleagues.

If you’ve been exploring new strategies, trialing technology-enhanced approaches, or refining your assessment and feedback practices, this is your chance to share your insights and influence tertiary learning and teaching practices. Whether you’re in VET or HE, we welcome presentations (30 minutes) from individuals or teams on practice-based innovations or research.

Submit your abstract via this online form by May 30th.