There remains a lot to reflect on following #aheconference25 as a first-time attendee.
Many thanks to everyone involved in making it such an enjoyable event. I hope to be back next year.
Many thanks to everyone involved in making it such an enjoyable event. I hope to be back next year.
Reflections from a curious educator at AHE 2025 (part 1)
As an alumna of the Educational Research Department at Lancaster University I regularly attend the Saturday PhD Study Days, hosted by Dr Ann-Marie Houghton. With my PhD now in the rear view mirror, these days are dedicated to writing and research projects. Late in 2024 I was thinking about what conference I might attend in 2025 for personal and professional purposes and at one of these days, my Lancaster colleague Sue Beckingham, suggested the Assessment in Higher Education Conference held annually in Manchester, might be of interest:
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June 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There remains a lot to reflect on following #aheconference25 as a first-time attendee.
Many thanks to everyone involved in making it such an enjoyable event. I hope to be back next year.
Many thanks to everyone involved in making it such an enjoyable event. I hope to be back next year.
#aheconference25 Alex Buckley if Heriot Watt University asks us to question our assessment assumptions at the end of the conference A hard ask at this stage of the conference but we are up for it!
June 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#aheconference25 Alex Buckley if Heriot Watt University asks us to question our assessment assumptions at the end of the conference A hard ask at this stage of the conference but we are up for it!
Missed you at #aheconference25 sally but this sounds great
Proud beyond words—yesterday we launched I-LEAD @KBS. From a seed of an idea to a vibrant centre for Innovation, Leadership, Education & Development. A career highlight—thank you to all who made it real. This is business education reimagined—with justice, compassion & purpose. #ILEAD
June 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Missed you at #aheconference25 sally but this sounds great
#aheconference25 Day 2 kicking off with a symposium led by Phil Dawson on the state of the actual as opposed the state of the art in assessment and AI
June 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#aheconference25 Day 2 kicking off with a symposium led by Phil Dawson on the state of the actual as opposed the state of the art in assessment and AI
The opening keynote from Prof. Sam Elkington provided gentle provocations for rethinking assessments for a time when multimodal technologies are blurring digital-human divide divide #Aheconference25
June 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The opening keynote from Prof. Sam Elkington provided gentle provocations for rethinking assessments for a time when multimodal technologies are blurring digital-human divide divide #Aheconference25
Developing programmatic assessment strategy or looking for resources and opportunity to engage with a community of practitioners developing toolkit for integrative progrommatic assessment? You may want to checkout IPA network or speak to Prof. Peter Harley #Aheconference25
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Developing programmatic assessment strategy or looking for resources and opportunity to engage with a community of practitioners developing toolkit for integrative progrommatic assessment? You may want to checkout IPA network or speak to Prof. Peter Harley #Aheconference25
Despite having clear declaration & acknowledgement guidance, not all students feel confident to declare #AI use in assessments. I have witnessed it in my modules as well. What could be the underlying reasons? Chahna shares @journeytodoctor.bsky.social her thought provoking findings #Aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Despite having clear declaration & acknowledgement guidance, not all students feel confident to declare #AI use in assessments. I have witnessed it in my modules as well. What could be the underlying reasons? Chahna shares @journeytodoctor.bsky.social her thought provoking findings #Aheconference25
How do you embed UDL acorss a whole programme for an engaging and inclusive feedback environment. An insightful poster pitch from Dr Laura Costello with practical implementation tips and QR codes for relevant further resources 👏
#Aheconference25
#Aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How do you embed UDL acorss a whole programme for an engaging and inclusive feedback environment. An insightful poster pitch from Dr Laura Costello with practical implementation tips and QR codes for relevant further resources 👏
#Aheconference25
#Aheconference25
Looking at designing assessment briefs for effective assessment communication from a 5'Cs framework approach. Enjoyed chairing this presentation by Dr Elaine Walsh and Dr John Knight which is a culmination of their PhD studies done separately but yielding similar findings in both! #Aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Looking at designing assessment briefs for effective assessment communication from a 5'Cs framework approach. Enjoyed chairing this presentation by Dr Elaine Walsh and Dr John Knight which is a culmination of their PhD studies done separately but yielding similar findings in both! #Aheconference25
Had a blast at day 1 of #aheconference25, spoke about GenAI podcasts as formative feedback on draft assessments and as opportunity for dialogue, seemed to go down well. A sold out room, in any case!
June 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had a blast at day 1 of #aheconference25, spoke about GenAI podcasts as formative feedback on draft assessments and as opportunity for dialogue, seemed to go down well. A sold out room, in any case!
The Padlet contains the presentation slides and various guides including:
The Alchemists Grimoire of Assessment Transformation
The Alchemists Cupboard of Curiosities
Prompt Engineering 101 for Academics
#aheconference25
The Alchemists Grimoire of Assessment Transformation
The Alchemists Cupboard of Curiosities
Prompt Engineering 101 for Academics
#aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Padlet contains the presentation slides and various guides including:
The Alchemists Grimoire of Assessment Transformation
The Alchemists Cupboard of Curiosities
Prompt Engineering 101 for Academics
#aheconference25
The Alchemists Grimoire of Assessment Transformation
The Alchemists Cupboard of Curiosities
Prompt Engineering 101 for Academics
#aheconference25
Today I was in the esteem company of @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social and we led a Master Class at #aheconference25
Assessment Alchemist 101:How to use GenAI to turn mundane assessment tasks into powerful and transformational learning experiences
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Assessment Alchemist 101:How to use GenAI to turn mundane assessment tasks into powerful and transformational learning experiences
padlet.com/suebecks/ass...
The Alchemists Grimoire of Assessment Transformation
A spellbook of enchanted practices to transmute the ordinary into the extraordinary
padlet.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today I was in the esteem company of @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social and we led a Master Class at #aheconference25
Assessment Alchemist 101:How to use GenAI to turn mundane assessment tasks into powerful and transformational learning experiences
padlet.com/suebecks/ass...
Assessment Alchemist 101:How to use GenAI to turn mundane assessment tasks into powerful and transformational learning experiences
padlet.com/suebecks/ass...
Here is a quick summary of our Leading Strategic Change in Assessment Masterclass session this morning at #AHEConference25 #AHEConf2025 #AHEConference2025, it has the pictures of the session outputs to share too ..... lydiaarnold.net/2025/06/19/l...
Leading Strategic Change in Assessment #AHEConference2025
This morning I ran an invited workshop, with Dr Iain McDonald of Cumbria University, at the Assessment in Higher Education Conference 2025 in Manchester. One of my favourite conferences, just by th…
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June 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here is a quick summary of our Leading Strategic Change in Assessment Masterclass session this morning at #AHEConference25 #AHEConf2025 #AHEConference2025, it has the pictures of the session outputs to share too ..... lydiaarnold.net/2025/06/19/l...
Some great tips on reducing tensions in group work in assessments from @dreddpitt.bsky.social from a collaborative project #AheConference25
Link to paper in picture 4.
Link to paper in picture 4.
June 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Some great tips on reducing tensions in group work in assessments from @dreddpitt.bsky.social from a collaborative project #AheConference25
Link to paper in picture 4.
Link to paper in picture 4.
Lots of people snapping that QR code...but are there pictures of any wizards to come?! #aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lots of people snapping that QR code...but are there pictures of any wizards to come?! #aheconference25
#aheconference25 Phil Dawson on is the tail of cheating wagging the tail of assessment
June 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#aheconference25 Phil Dawson on is the tail of cheating wagging the tail of assessment
At #aheconference25 in Manchester (with @lydiaarnold.bsky.social @janeheadley.bsky.social and Henry Church-Huxley). Next parallel session is Prof Michelle Cavaleri’s reflections on an institution-wide assessment change project in Australia.
June 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
At #aheconference25 in Manchester (with @lydiaarnold.bsky.social @janeheadley.bsky.social and Henry Church-Huxley). Next parallel session is Prof Michelle Cavaleri’s reflections on an institution-wide assessment change project in Australia.
I’ll be giving away at the very end of #aheconference25 a hardback copy of 6th edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from brilliant friends inc @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social &more Discount Code below
June 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I’ll be giving away at the very end of #aheconference25 a hardback copy of 6th edition of The Lecturer’s Toolkit by @philrace.bsky.social and me with help from brilliant friends inc @kaysambell.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profpeter1.bsky.social @it-se.bsky.social &more Discount Code below
#aheconference25 brilliant session led by @suebecks.bsky.social on the wizardry of AI: so many innovative ideas and lots of participation and conversation Sue will be putting the slides up on the padlet in a short while which will include the QR code Here’s a photo of participants linking to it !
June 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#aheconference25 brilliant session led by @suebecks.bsky.social on the wizardry of AI: so many innovative ideas and lots of participation and conversation Sue will be putting the slides up on the padlet in a short while which will include the QR code Here’s a photo of participants linking to it !
So pleased I didn't fully miss the AI wizardry magic from @suebecks.bsky.social @profsallybrown.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social at this morning's #AHEconference25 assessment masterclasses 🪄🎩✨️
June 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
So pleased I didn't fully miss the AI wizardry magic from @suebecks.bsky.social @profsallybrown.bsky.social @kaysambell.bsky.social at this morning's #AHEconference25 assessment masterclasses 🪄🎩✨️
Sitting on the platform disappointed as my train got delayed from Bolton which means I am missing this much anticipated workshop 😔
Still hoping to be on time for the opening keynote. Looking forward to seeing you 💜 #aheconference25
Still hoping to be on time for the opening keynote. Looking forward to seeing you 💜 #aheconference25
June 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sitting on the platform disappointed as my train got delayed from Bolton which means I am missing this much anticipated workshop 😔
Still hoping to be on time for the opening keynote. Looking forward to seeing you 💜 #aheconference25
Still hoping to be on time for the opening keynote. Looking forward to seeing you 💜 #aheconference25
Sounds great @profsallybrown.bsky.social. sorry not to make it but thankfully I know there will be some super posts on #aheconference25 so will do my best to enjoy things 2nd hand.
Hope you, @kaysambell.bsky.social get a chance to say hi to a fab colleague of mine, Diana De Butts... her first AHE!
Hope you, @kaysambell.bsky.social get a chance to say hi to a fab colleague of mine, Diana De Butts... her first AHE!
June 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Sounds great @profsallybrown.bsky.social. sorry not to make it but thankfully I know there will be some super posts on #aheconference25 so will do my best to enjoy things 2nd hand.
Hope you, @kaysambell.bsky.social get a chance to say hi to a fab colleague of mine, Diana De Butts... her first AHE!
Hope you, @kaysambell.bsky.social get a chance to say hi to a fab colleague of mine, Diana De Butts... her first AHE!
#aheconference25 it’s Today! So looking forward to this conference where I and @kaysambell.bsky.social will be assisting @suebecks.bsky.social with her master class on AI wizardry
June 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#aheconference25 it’s Today! So looking forward to this conference where I and @kaysambell.bsky.social will be assisting @suebecks.bsky.social with her master class on AI wizardry
Anyone travelling to #aheconference25 might enjoy joining #LTHEChat on the Artistry of Teaching 7-8pm BST this evening lthechat.com/2025/06/13/l...
#LTHEChat 334 The Artistry of Teaching
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at 2000 BST Chat led by Dr Shaun Mudd, Head of Teaching Expertise Development, Bath Spa University, @shaunmudd.bsky.social Prof Helen King, Dire…
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June 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Anyone travelling to #aheconference25 might enjoy joining #LTHEChat on the Artistry of Teaching 7-8pm BST this evening lthechat.com/2025/06/13/l...
You will be missed Joanna! #aheconference25
June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You will be missed Joanna! #aheconference25