Rachel Forsyth
@rmforsyth.bsky.social
She/her. Interested in assessment, inclusion, curriculum design and digital. PFHEA. Occasionally blog at http://assessmentinhe.wordpress.com. Curious about GenAI in HE? Try our free MOOC http//www.coursera.org/learn/transforming-he-with-genai
So right now I'm focusing on the simple message of balancing validity and security in decision-making, which obviously leads to the Assessment Wheel of Fortune to get discussion going (sorry about the Swenglish - salstenta is a traditional exam hall experience). #AssessmentInHE
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So right now I'm focusing on the simple message of balancing validity and security in decision-making, which obviously leads to the Assessment Wheel of Fortune to get discussion going (sorry about the Swenglish - salstenta is a traditional exam hall experience). #AssessmentInHE
Next up, a feedback workshop for the new AI Literacy framework for primary and secondary education. ailiteracyframework.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Next up, a feedback workshop for the new AI Literacy framework for primary and secondary education. ailiteracyframework.org
New panel now, talking about our preparedness to guide AI implementation
June 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New panel now, talking about our preparedness to guide AI implementation
Very high-powered panel to discuss the Union of Skills and ideas for progressing it.
June 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Very high-powered panel to discuss the Union of Skills and ideas for progressing it.
He says we should all learn to code- I think someone should talk to employers laying off junior coders, how will they ever become proficient and expert?
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
He says we should all learn to code- I think someone should talk to employers laying off junior coders, how will they ever become proficient and expert?
Whether you agree with his ideas about the future where robotics do all the boring work, I agree with him that education needs to evolve.
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Whether you agree with his ideas about the future where robotics do all the boring work, I agree with him that education needs to evolve.
Roxana Minzatu is setting digital skills in the context of European citizenship as well as employability. We need digital skills to work together for the future: she mentions disinformation, participation in society, STEM education. #diged2025
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Roxana Minzatu is setting digital skills in the context of European citizenship as well as employability. We need digital skills to work together for the future: she mentions disinformation, participation in society, STEM education. #diged2025
One great thing about working at @lunduniversity.bsky.social is free access to Skissernas, the museum of sketches, and free guided tours of new exhibitions. Currently on is "The Museum Fauna", a look at how animals are represented in art. skissernasmuseum.se
June 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
One great thing about working at @lunduniversity.bsky.social is free access to Skissernas, the museum of sketches, and free guided tours of new exhibitions. Currently on is "The Museum Fauna", a look at how animals are represented in art. skissernasmuseum.se
If it's useful for anyone, here is a list of ideas for rubric adjectives from my book Confident Assessment in HE. Of course context is relevant. I prefer having fewer grade bands and less complicated differentiation, but if you have bands, good language is important for sharing expectations.
May 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If it's useful for anyone, here is a list of ideas for rubric adjectives from my book Confident Assessment in HE. Of course context is relevant. I prefer having fewer grade bands and less complicated differentiation, but if you have bands, good language is important for sharing expectations.
Ah - last. time I looked it said otherwise (at least for paid accounts, in the EU).
To be clear, since discussion is so often binary about this, I pay for an account because it's part of my job to advise other teachers about this tech. I am not endorsing or rejecting it.
To be clear, since discussion is so often binary about this, I pay for an account because it's part of my job to advise other teachers about this tech. I am not endorsing or rejecting it.
April 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ah - last. time I looked it said otherwise (at least for paid accounts, in the EU).
To be clear, since discussion is so often binary about this, I pay for an account because it's part of my job to advise other teachers about this tech. I am not endorsing or rejecting it.
To be clear, since discussion is so often binary about this, I pay for an account because it's part of my job to advise other teachers about this tech. I am not endorsing or rejecting it.
Strong vibes of Tiffin, J., & Rajasingham, L. (1995). In search of the virtual class: Education in an information society. Psychology Press. Still waiting.
April 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Strong vibes of Tiffin, J., & Rajasingham, L. (1995). In search of the virtual class: Education in an information society. Psychology Press. Still waiting.
This is my 3rd worldbook day as a solo book author but the first where I've seen this done - I like it! I will also be dressing as the author of Confident Assessment in Higher Education for the whole day. Also as the person who published a book about assessment 3 weeks before ChatGPT was released 🤦.
March 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is my 3rd worldbook day as a solo book author but the first where I've seen this done - I like it! I will also be dressing as the author of Confident Assessment in Higher Education for the whole day. Also as the person who published a book about assessment 3 weeks before ChatGPT was released 🤦.
This screenshot summarises the challenge for non-specialists in making decisions about AI use.
January 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This screenshot summarises the challenge for non-specialists in making decisions about AI use.
Even in Sweden! (Batch 1 in background)
January 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Even in Sweden! (Batch 1 in background)
Not a bad location for my last scheduled meeting of 2024.
December 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Not a bad location for my last scheduled meeting of 2024.
In evidence I will share this clip of a workplace start to the day which lifted me for the whole day (only once a year, but worth it). Can't post a whole clip as too long but more here if you want it youtu.be/x0LdxSn02PU?...
December 17, 2024 at 8:16 AM
In evidence I will share this clip of a workplace start to the day which lifted me for the whole day (only once a year, but worth it). Can't post a whole clip as too long but more here if you want it youtu.be/x0LdxSn02PU?...
Getting the right balance is hard. Building trustful relationships with students means designing for those at the bottom of this pyramid and not treating everyone as though they were at the top. But we still need to ensure learning has happened. Ellis, C, & Murdoch, K (2024) doi.org/10.1080/0260...
December 14, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Getting the right balance is hard. Building trustful relationships with students means designing for those at the bottom of this pyramid and not treating everyone as though they were at the top. But we still need to ensure learning has happened. Ellis, C, & Murdoch, K (2024) doi.org/10.1080/0260...
And as for this extract ⬇️ - your job as an educator is to reduce and not raise those social barriers. Ask why students in your class find it difficult to ask questions and make it easy.
December 14, 2024 at 7:02 AM
And as for this extract ⬇️ - your job as an educator is to reduce and not raise those social barriers. Ask why students in your class find it difficult to ask questions and make it easy.
Presumably for this reason, GenAI images of "Librarians discussing GenAI" generated by Bing in November 2023 were also quite "interesting".
November 25, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Presumably for this reason, GenAI images of "Librarians discussing GenAI" generated by Bing in November 2023 were also quite "interesting".
Enjoying this by @randomwalker.bsky.social and @sayash.bsky.social right now because it's giving me language to explain the hype. I am not as opposed as @lawriephipps.bsky.social - there are some interesting uses with standard GenAI but I agree about all the built-in slop-generators.
November 1, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Enjoying this by @randomwalker.bsky.social and @sayash.bsky.social right now because it's giving me language to explain the hype. I am not as opposed as @lawriephipps.bsky.social - there are some interesting uses with standard GenAI but I agree about all the built-in slop-generators.
Contract cheating was apparently common in Lund in 1763 @ccguerilla.bsky.social @yetanothershaun.bsky.social @cathellis13.bsky.social #Assessment #AcademicSky
September 21, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Contract cheating was apparently common in Lund in 1763 @ccguerilla.bsky.social @yetanothershaun.bsky.social @cathellis13.bsky.social #Assessment #AcademicSky
Thanks for this, I also thought it was excellent and can be applied to educational tasks too (which are of course art in their own way). My favourite extract:
September 2, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Thanks for this, I also thought it was excellent and can be applied to educational tasks too (which are of course art in their own way). My favourite extract: