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ASBMB Education Symposium 2021

ASBMB Education Symposium

Sharing Practice: A Focus on Assessment and Academic Integrity

The ASBMB Education Symposium ‘Sharing Practice: A Focus on Assessment and Academic Integrity’ was held on 28 September 2021. The Education Symposium provided a platform for biochemistry and molecular biology educators and students to share their insights and experiences to recognise good practice in assessments and to transform the student learning experience as we move forward.

ASBMB Education Symposium 2021 Abstract Booklet (PDF)

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Address #1, Cheating and online learning, was given by Professor Phillip Dawson, Associate Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University. He leads CRADLE’s research into academic integrity and the security of online assessments. His most recent books are Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World (Routledge, 2021) and Re-Imagining University Assessment in a Digital World (Springer, 2020).

Keynote Address #2, Shifts in student behaviours during COVID-19: impacts of social interaction on academic integrity, was given by Associate Professor Ann Rogerson, Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong.

Organising Committee

Chair - Nirma Samarawickrema Monash University

Committee members:

Tracey Kuit University of Wollongong

Matthew Clemson University of Sydney

Maurizio Costabile University of South Australia

Amber Willems-Jones University of Melbourne

Program

Welcome and Introductions (video includes Keynote 1)

Nirma Samarawickrema

Roger Daly

Jacqueline Matthews, ASBMB President

Keynote Address #1

Cheating and online learning – Phillip Dawson

Session 1: Achieving academic integrity (MP4)

Chair: Maurizio Costabile

Avoid a collision with collusion: a course-specific (Cell Biology) module to develop first-year student knowledge of academic integrity – Ann Parkinson

Considerations for online proctored and open-book exams – student and staff perspectives – Matthew Clemson

What used to be academic misconduct is now authentic work-ready assessment – Charles Sevigny

Keynote Address #2

Shifts in student behaviours during COVID-19: impacts of social interaction on academic integrity – Ann Rogerson (MP4)

Session 2: The student perspective

Panel discussion by three undergraduate students relating their perspectives on assessment and academic integrity (MP4)

Chairs: Tracey Kuit and Amber Willems-Jones

Session 3: Agile assessment: enhancing academic skills and academic integrity

Concurrent A (MP4)

Chair: Maurizio Costabile

Individualized online assessments to mitigate cheating – Mano Manoharan

How to conduct group assessments effectively in fully online courses – Nirmani Wijenayake

An individualised peptide assignment for enhanced learning and academic integrity in first-year biochemistry – Christopher Love

Using peer review to support molecular biology student’s reflection on employability skill development, on a large scale – Tracey Kuit

Concurrent B (MP4)

Chair: Amber Willems-Jones

Assessment design as a pandemic response: authenticity, integrity and sustainability of online assessment of biochemistry – Jo-Anne Chuck

On the fly: a rubric balancing the need for speed and provision of feedback – the oral presentation – Alyssa Van Dreumel

Can the problems of online practicals be overcome? Using software to build student troubleshooting and interpretation skills – Jake Chen

Improving academic skills and academic achievement in a diverse student cohort – Lois Balmer

Conclusion & Wrap Up – Nirma Samarawickrema and Tracey Kuit (MP4)