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P7: Assuring learning under the two-lane approach at Sydney

Dr Alix Thoeming and Professor Adam Bridgeman, University of Sydney

In 2025 approximately 30,000 assessments were reviewed and mapped into the new Sydney Assessment Framework, a model aligned with the emerging ‘two-lane approach’ to assessment. With 29 new types of assessments under the two categories now mapped to unit learning outcomes, our next task has become to move to the program level: to re-visit course learning outcomes (CLOs) and mid-level learning outcomes (MLOs) to ensure we are delivering integrity and relevance in the age of AI, in alignment with HESF 1.4. The process thus far has involved reviewing CLOs for clarity and measurability, for AQF-alignment, and for mapping to the Sydney graduate qualities. The next step is re-designing how we assure these CLOs through assessment; initially building a common definition and then putting it into practice for courses with varying levels of complexity. We will share our approach, communication strategies, the challenges identified thus far, and the institutional response. This presentation will be of interest to others engaging in large-scale institutional responses to AI or assurance of learning at course or program level.

 

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