Leon FurzeJun 13, 2023

Secondary School Assessment and Artificial Intelligence

When ChatGPT landed on our doorsteps in November 2022, it largely slipped beneath the education radar. By the time term 1 2023 rolled around, however, it's fair to say that the situation had changed. Most states in Australia banned the technology in Department schools, and those bans remained in place for several months. Despite the bumpy start, policy is quickly catching up with the reality of these technologies. We're now starting to see some guidelines emerging from various states and […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/06/13/secondary-school-assessment-and-artificial-intelligence/

Leon FurzeSep 19, 2023

Generative AI, plagiarism, and “cheating”

Back in January, I wrote a post called Beyond Cheating, reflecting on the ChatGPT bans that were rolling out across various Australian states and the "cheating" narrative that had accompanied the chatbot since its release. In that earlier post, I argued that banning and blocking generative AI would only contribute to the digital divide - students who have greater access to digital technologies would inevitably be able to access and use GAI, putting those who rely on in-school technology […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/09/20/generative-ai-plagiarism-and-cheating/

Show threadteachpaperlessOct 9

To navigate this complexity, educators need institutional permission to:

1. Compromise
2. Diverge
3. Iterate

It’s about adaptive strategy, not finding a silver bullet. We must embrace the mess.

#EducationInnovation #HigherEd #AssessmentDesign
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SteveMay 12, 2025

New blog post: Beyond the Redesign Rhetoric

Calls to redesign assessment for AI often ignore the labour, priorities and power structures that shape what is possible in practice.

This post asks how we can support assessment that is not only technically robust but also educationally purposeful and institutionally sustainable.

Read the post here:
https://www.e-learning-rules.com/blog/0027_beyond_the_redesign_rhetoric.html

#AIinEducation #AssessmentDesign #AcademicLabour #DigitalPedagogy #eLearning

Beyond the Redesign Rhetoric: Labour, Power, and the Hidden Costs of AI-Ready Assessment

A critical exploration of why meaningful assessment reform in the age of AI depends not just on design principles but on shifting institutional structures, labour relations, and educational values.

Higher Education R & D JournalFeb 19, 2025

A conceptual model for program-level assessment

Nicholas Charlton & Richard Newsham-West

Open access → https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2364094

#ProgrammaticAssessment #AssessmentDesign #ProgramLevelAssessment #HigherEd #StudentAssessment