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SUMMARY:Professional Learning Session on AI-Integrated Assessment Lifecycle in Open Assessments
DESCRIPTION:Southern Cross Institute (SCI) recently delivered a professional learning session on the AI-Integrated Assessment Lifecycle for Open Assessments for academic staff\, facilitated by Assoc Prof Anju Kalluvelil Janardhanan\, Deputy Dean\, as part of the Institute’s strategic response to the evolving role of Generative AI (GenAI) in higher education. \nDeveloped and led by Assoc Prof Janardhanan\, the session introduced the updated AI-Integrated Assessment Lifecycle for Open Assessments—a five-stage model that guides the appropriate\, purposeful\, and ethical use of GenAI throughout the assessment lifecycle. The model supports educators from assessment design and student guidance through to marking\, feedback\, moderation\, and continuous quality improvement. Rather than viewing academic integrity solely as a submission compliance issue\, the framework embeds responsible AI use throughout assessment design\, implementation\, and evaluation\, enabling authentic learning while promoting fair\, transparent\, and consistent assessment practices. \nThe session equipped academic staff with practical strategies to implement the updated five-stage model\, design authentic open assessments that appropriately incorporate GenAI\, apply consistent and transparent marking and feedback practices across disciplines\, and continuously enhance assessment quality through evidence-informed\, student-centred approaches. \nRecognising that assessment quality is strengthened through collaborative reflection\, Assoc Prof Janardhanan also facilitated a collegial discussion during which academic staff shared their experiences of marking and providing feedback in SCI’s open assessments. These discussions identified current strengths\, surfaced common challenges\, and generated practical recommendations for improving consistency\, transparency\, and the overall quality of assessment and feedback practices across the Institute. \nBy translating contemporary scholarship and institutional experience into practical guidance for educators\, the session strengthened assessment capability across SCI and fostered a shared understanding of responsible GenAI integration in assessment. The initiative demonstrates Assoc Prof Janardhanan’s educational leadership in leading institution-wide assessment enhancement\, building colleagues’ assessment capability\, and supporting the development of authentic\, future-focused learning in an AI-enabled higher education environment.
URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/professional-learning-session-on-ai-integrated-assessment-lifecycle-in-open-assessments/
LOCATION:SCI Campus\, Level 2\, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street\, Parramatta NSW 2150\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Session on AI-Integrated Assessment Lifecycle in Open Assessments
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SUMMARY:Semester Welcome Event – Semester 2\, 2026 | Meet and Greet
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URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/welcome-event-semester-2-2026/
LOCATION:Gulambali Library\, Macquarie Street Campus Level 6\, 31–39 Macquarie Street\, Parramatta NSW 2150
CATEGORIES:Welcome Event - Semester 2
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SUMMARY:Philanthropic Initiative: SCI Supports Aalam Bibi Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner 2026
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URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/philanthropic-initiative-sci-supports-aalam-bibi-foundation-annual-fundraising-dinner-2026/
LOCATION:The Connection\, 30 Shoreline Drive\, Rhodes NSW 2138\, The Connection\, 30 Shoreline Drive\,\, Rhodes\, NSW\, NSW 2138\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Philanthropic Initiative: SCI Supports Aalam Bibi Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner 2026
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SUMMARY:Educational Site Visit to Elizabeth Farm
DESCRIPTION:Students from the Bachelor of Business course with Hospitality Management major\, enrolled in the HOS301 Hospitality Marketing unit at Southern Cross Institute (SCI)\, recently participated in an educational site visit to Elizabeth Farm\, Australia’s oldest surviving homestead\, located in Rosehill on Dharug Country. Dr Feras Orekat\, Lecturer for the HOS301 Hospitality Marketing unit\, led the site visit\, which provided students with an opportunity to move beyond the classroom and apply hospitality marketing concepts to a real-world heritage and tourism attraction. \nDuring the visit\, students explored how Elizabeth Farm develops and communicates its value proposition\, identifies and engages different visitor segments\, and creates an authentic visitor experience through storytelling\, heritage interpretation and place-based branding. \nThe site provided a particularly valuable case study because of its complex historical context\, including the dispossession of Dharug people\, colonial and convict histories\, and the history of the Macarthur family. Students considered how heritage\, culture\, authenticity\, accessibility\, and ethical considerations influence how a visitor attraction is positioned and marketed. \nStudents were encouraged to examine the attraction through the 7Ps of hospitality marketing\, considering product\, price\, place\, promotion\, people\, process and physical evidence. They also analysed the visitor journey across digital and on-site touchpoints\, from pre-visit information and marketing communications through to arrival\, interpretation\, storytelling and the overall visitor experience. The visit enabled students to identify potential visitor segments across local\, domestic and international markets and consider how different visitor motivations\, needs and behaviours could influence marketing strategies. \nThe experience concluded with students reflecting on practical opportunities to increase awareness\, strengthen visitor engagement and enhance the overall visitor experience at heritage attractions. The Elizabeth Farm site visit demonstrates SCI’s commitment to industry-connected learning\, giving students opportunities to connect theoretical knowledge with real-world industry environments and develop practical skills relevant to careers in hospitality\, tourism and visitor experience management. \nSCI sincerely thanks Dr Feras Orekat and Dr Song EE Hahn for their respective contributions to coordinating and facilitating the site visit and providing students with this valuable industry-connected learning opportunity. \n \n \n \n \n  \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/hos301-hospitality-marketing-field-trip-to-elizabeth-farm-semester-2-2026/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Farm\, 70 Alice St\, ROSEHILL NSW 2142
CATEGORIES:Educational Site Visit to Elizabeth Farm
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SUMMARY:Games Week – Semester 2\, 2026
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URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/games-week-semester-2-2026/
LOCATION:SCI Macquarie Street Campus\, Level 6\, 31–39 Macquarie Street\, PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
CATEGORIES:Games Week – Semester 2
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Talk with Dr Aniisu K Verghese
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URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/exclusive-talk-with-dr-aniisu-k-verghese/
LOCATION:SCI Macquarie Street Campus\, Classroom 1\, Level 6\, 31–39 Macquarie Street\, PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
CATEGORIES:Exclusive Talk with Dr Aniisu K Verghese
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Talk with Kim Hwang
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URL:https://sci.edu.au/event/exclusive-talk-with-kim-hwang/
LOCATION:SCI Macquarie Street Campus\, Classroom 1\, Level 6\, 31–39 Macquarie Street\, PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
CATEGORIES:Exclusive Talk with Kim Hwang
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