Don’t miss CRADLE at these education conferences this year
7 June 2024
The stars have aligned this winter, and an extraordinary number of the CRADLE family have been successful in having their abstracts accepted at upcoming conferences. We are especially pleased to see our doctoral students and CRADLE Fellows sharing their research at these international fora, such as the Assessment in Higher Education conference, the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Special Interest Group 1 (EARLI SIG 1) – Assessment and Evaluation, the STARS Student Success conference, and the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia. They are all very much on-topic for CRADLE, and we hope they will be fruitful meetings for the sharing of new ideas.
To help you plan your conference attendances, a list of our presentations is below. We would love to see you all in person – so please do attend, ask a question, or find us at a tea break.
Join us to find out the very latest in assessment, authenticity, equity, and the student experience.
International AHE Conference 2024
20 – 21 June, Manchester, UK
The AHE conference is leading the development of assessment for learning in higher education
Assessment continues to be high on the agenda of those in higher education with numerous reports, research and student surveys signalling it as no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and not meeting students’ expectations.
The Assessment for Higher Education (AHE) conference is an opportunity to debate concerns and increase understanding of assessment practice within and across academic disciplines. It will provide the opportunity to share innovations, evidence-based change, reflections on practice, research and evaluative studies with a particular focus on the voice of the practitioner, working to improve assessment in their programmes and institutions.
| Date | Time | Presenter/s | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 20 June | 9:20-10:40 | David Boud | Masterclass: What forms of assessment and/or feedback design indicate that university teachers are sufficiently feedback literate? | Read More |
| 12:10-12:40 | Susie Macfarlane, Rola Ajjawi, David Boud | Designing courses to develop learners’ evaluative judgement: an ecosystem approach | Read More | |
| 12:10-12:40 | Joanna Tai, Phill Dawson | Improving feedback literacy through behaviour change: a review of published interventions | Read More | |
| Friday 21 June | 9:10-10:20 | Phill Dawson, Thomas Corbin | Workshop: Assessment design decisions for an age of Artificial Intelligence | Read More |
| 9:10-10:20 | David Boud | Symposium: Unpacking authenticity to enrich authentic assessment in practice | Read More | |
| 9:10-10:20 | Joanna Tai | What authenticity do we need in authentic assessment? | Read More | |
| 10:40-11:40 | David Boud | Mini keynote: Does ‘authentic assessment’ take us far enough? | Read More | |
| 11:50-12:20 | Susie Macfarlane | A course-wide approach to developing staff and students’ generative AI critical literacy | Read More | |
| 12:30-13:00 | Anastasiya Umarova | The role of feedback for building academic capabilities: The importance of feedback histories | Read More | |
| 12:30-13:00 | Jack Walton | “Assessment shouldn’t be ‘authentic’ I want students to challenge organisational practice not train them for it” | Read More | |
| 12:30-13:00 | Angen Yudho Kisworo | ‘I do not understand my supervisor’: A scoping review of language and culture in doctoral supervision feedback practices | Read More | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Joanna Tai | Students’ experiences of assessment accommodations: international perspectives on inclusion | Read More | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Kelli Nicola-Richmond | What do students do with generative artificial intelligence in assessment, and what do academics think? | Read More |
EARLI SIG 1 Conference 2024
26 – 28 June, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Assessment and Inclusivity in the Era of Digital Transformation
The European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction’s (EARLI) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Assessment and Evaluation Conference will delve into the intricacies of assessment practices across all layers of education, from elementary to higher education, as well as their impact on the professional workplace.
The conference aims to shape the future of assessment practices, guided by technology, AI, and hybrid learning environments, while fostering inclusivity, supporting student well-being, and promoting equitable evaluation approaches.
| Date | Time | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 26 June | 11:30-13:00 Session | Anastasiya Umarova | Feedback in learning careers: How past feedback experiences build students’ academic capabilities |
| Susie Macfarlane | Curriculum design for students’ evaluative judgement: enablers and constraints | ||
| Angen Yudho Kisworo | Language and culture in doctoral supervision feedback practices: A scoping review | ||
| 16:00-17:30 Session | Margaret Bearman | How authentic assessment designs engage with the digital in higher education literature | |
| Joanna Tai | Broader perspectives on authenticity in assessment for a digital world | ||
| Thursday 27 June | 14:00-15:30 Session | Joanna Tai and Phill Dawson | Interventions to improve feedback literacy: a review of behaviour change techniques |
Student Success Conference 2024
1 – 3 July, Melbourne, Australia
Enhancing students’ tertiary learning experiences and student success
The Student Success Conference is a partnership between the Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention, and Success Group (STARS), Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) and the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA).
The conference will provide the opportunity to disseminate and discuss current research, good practice, emerging initiatives and leading edge ideas that are aimed at enhancing students’ tertiary learning experiences. The conference will focus on the 5 Pillars of Student Success: Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention, and Success.
| Date | Time | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 2 July | 12:40-13:10 | Nicole Crawford | Experiences of equity students negotiating life, work and learning: how can universities mitigate precarity and risk? |
| 15:40-16:10 | Mollie Dollinger, Joanna Tai | Rethinking ‘Fitness to Practice’: towards inclusive course requirements | |
| Wednesday 3 July | 10:20-10:50 | Nicole Crawford | Co-designing supports for rural mature-aged nursing and allied health students: A study protocol |
HERDSA 2024
8 – 11 July, Adelaide, Australia
Together We Innovate
The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) conference will serve as an international gathering for individuals dedicated to higher education research, promoting student success, and exchanging evidence-based knowledge on higher education policy and practice. HERDSA 2024 will focus on six broad themes including teaching, learning and the student experience, innovation and research, and values, justice and integrity.
| Date | Time | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 10 July | 14:15-14:40 | Laura Hughes, Phill Dawson | Using behaviour change techniques to improve students’ feedback literacy: A review of published interventions |
| 14:15-14:40 | Jaclyn Broadbent | Beyond the new normal: Did the pandemic lead to lasting change in university courses? | |
| Thursday 11 July | 9:30-9:55 | Tim Chambers | Rethinking authenticity in first-year assessment |
| 14:45-15:45 | Jaclyn Broadbent – Panellist | Panel Session: Evolution or revolution? Learning, teaching, and assessment with artificial intelligence |
Other Conferences
The CRADLE team will also be at various other conferences over the next few months. Subscribe to stay up to date.
| Conference | Location | Date | Presenter | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISFC49 | Sydney | 1-5 July | Jack Walton | Problems and possibilities for the NAPLAN writing assessment: An introduction and exploration of figurative language choices | Read more |
