Tag: assessment
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Deep dive with the AI Assessment Scale: Level 1
2024 will see GenAI powered apps, chatbots, and maybe even physical devices enter our classrooms – whether we ant them there or not. Since the release of ChatGPT, assessment and academic integrity have been among the highest concerns regarding GenAI in education. Whether or not that should be the case (and in other articles I’ve…
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Back to School with Generative AI: A FAQ for Schools and Universities
If 2023 was the year Generative AI dropped on us from a great height, then 2024 looks like the year for the tech to grow out of its “move fast and break things” phase. In education, it’s time to have some serious conversations about where we go from here. In 2025, I wrote a similar…
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The AI Assessment Scale: Version 1
Our new paper updates the original AI Assessment Scale to account for changes in the technology and to make it applicable across disciplines in both K-12 and Higher Education.
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Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools: A good start, but much more to be done
The final version of the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools has been published, offering six core principles and twenty-five guiding statements for schools seeking to use generative AI. But will it help? Since February 2023, Australian Education Ministers have been working on a Framework for GenAI in consultation with unions, teachers, students, industry,…
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2024 English/EAL Exam: What we know so far
This post is a reflection on the updates from Helen Billett and Kellie Heintz at the VATE conference on November 23rd. These comments are based on DRAFT discussions of the examination. The actual sample examination will be published on Monday December 11th and details might change. Now that we’ve got that disclaimer out of the…
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VINE Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for Schools
At the VINE Teaching with Technology day, hosted at Camberwell Grammar School, we had the pleasure of launching the VINE Generative AI Guidelines to member schools. The guidelines have been distributed as an open access document to VINE members and non-members, and are available on the VINE website here. During the session, we held an “AI round table” with some…
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Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Ungrading
This post is part of a series on rethinking assessment for generative AI. Check out the earlier posts below: While Generative AI has thrown both K-12 and tertiary education into disarray, it’s time to move the narrative away from “cheating” and to start focusing on what we can do about it. This post explores the…
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UNESCO Guidelines for Generative AI: Practical Applications for Schools
Following Digital Learning Week in Paris, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published a comprehensive document containing guidelines for Generative AI (GAI) in education and research, and exploring the implications for policy. The guidelines are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Goal 4: ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote…
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AI Principles to Practical Strategies: How Schools Can Apply the National AI Framework
The draft schools AI framework for education is currently open for feedback, alongside a House Standing Committee parliamentary inquiry into Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. The draft framework represents an important step for schools trying to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of Generative AI. I’ve been working with schools on developing their own…
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Creating Texts: Stimulus Materials
Over the past few months we’ve started to see more supporting materials make their way to the VCAA Advice for Teachers pages for the 2024 English and EAL Study Design. One of the key additions has been the “stimulus materials” for Unit 3 Outcome 2: Creating Texts. The examples on the VCAA website – three…