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Launching the OES Assurance of Learning Positioning Paper

Assurance of Learning in the Age of AI: Strengthening quality, equity and trust through connected assurance.

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Insights

Three considerations for accessible and inclusive learning design

OES Learning Designer, Kate McDonell shares key strategies for designing flexible, accessible, and empathetic learning experiences that empower students of all backgrounds and abilities.

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Three considerations for accessible and inclusive learning design

OES Learning Designer, Kate McDonell shares key strategies for designing flexible, accessible, and empathetic learning experiences that empower students of all backgrounds and abilities.

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OES’ AI learning assistant is supporting students around the clock

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how students learn, universities are exploring how to harness its benefits while protecting the critical thinking necessary for genuine learning to take place.

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OES’ AI learning assistant is supporting students around the clock

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how students learn, universities are exploring how to harness its benefits while protecting the critical thinking necessary for genuine learning to take place.

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Technical Assurance: Signals, Systems and the Limits of Detection

Artificial intelligence challenges traditional learning assurance by exposing weaknesses in assessment design rather than creating new problems, emphasizing the need for a broader approach beyond mere detection of AI use. This episode of The Thought Bubble podcast explores how technology can support learning assurance through meaningful signals and system-wide integration

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Technical Assurance: Signals, Systems and the Limits of Detection

Artificial intelligence challenges traditional learning assurance by exposing weaknesses in assessment design rather than creating new problems, emphasizing the need for a broader approach beyond mere detection of AI use. This episode of The Thought Bubble podcast explores how technology can support learning assurance through meaningful signals and system-wide integration

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Design as Integrity Infrastructure: How Curriculum Architecture Builds Assurance of Learning

Curriculum design serves as the strongest foundation for academic integrity and assurance of learning in an AI-enabled educational environment. Episode 3 of OES's podcast suggests moving beyond isolated high-stakes exams to scaffolded, cumulative assessments that generate rich, defensible evidence of student capability over time.

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Design as Integrity Infrastructure: How Curriculum Architecture Builds Assurance of Learning

Curriculum design serves as the strongest foundation for academic integrity and assurance of learning in an AI-enabled educational environment. Episode 3 of OES's podcast suggests moving beyond isolated high-stakes exams to scaffolded, cumulative assessments that generate rich, defensible evidence of student capability over time.

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Beyond Modality: Where Does Assurance of Learning Actually Live?

Explore how universities can strengthen assurance of learning beyond modality debates in Episode 2 of OES’s The Thought Bubble podcast on AI, program design and authentic assessment.

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Beyond Modality: Where Does Assurance of Learning Actually Live?

Explore how universities can strengthen assurance of learning beyond modality debates in Episode 2 of OES’s The Thought Bubble podcast on AI, program design and authentic assessment.

3 minutes

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Does AI Impact Public Trust in Higher Ed? The Future of Assurance in Education

Assurance of learning is central to maintaining public trust in higher education's legitimacy amid evolving challenges like AI. This conversation explores Australia's strong regulatory framework and the need for a shared language to unify diverse sector pressures.

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Does AI Impact Public Trust in Higher Ed? The Future of Assurance in Education

Assurance of learning is central to maintaining public trust in higher education's legitimacy amid evolving challenges like AI. This conversation explores Australia's strong regulatory framework and the need for a shared language to unify diverse sector pressures.

3 minutes

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The New Rules of Learning Assurance: Keeping Confidence in Credentials

Higher education faces a pivotal shift in maintaining assurance of learning as AI becomes integral to student work and assessment. This transformation demands new frameworks that balance innovation with equity and credibility.

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The New Rules of Learning Assurance: Keeping Confidence in Credentials

Higher education faces a pivotal shift in maintaining assurance of learning as AI becomes integral to student work and assessment. This transformation demands new frameworks that balance innovation with equity and credibility.

3 minutes

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