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Learning Futures Community of Interest

We meet monthly via Zoom to showcase learning and teaching practice

The Learning Futures Community of Interest welcomes all University staff to share their experiences, expertise, and ideas about learning design and the opportunities (and challenges) brought about by the ever-changing educational landscape and developing technology.

All UoA staff members are welcome, so please subscribe to the mailing list and we will send the relevant details directly to you, including a link to add our meetings to your calendar.

When: 3rd Thursday of each month (February – November) 2 – 3.30pm (July session: 1.30pm start)
Where: online

The confirmed dates for 2025 are: 20 February, 20 March, 10 April (moved due to Easter weekend), 15 May, 19 June, 17 July, 21 August, 18 September, 16 October and 20 November.

Calendar invites to the sessions will be sent through a Microsoft Teams channel, which also provides a place for conversation.*

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Subscribe to the Learning Futures CoI

Please use your University of Auckland staff email address

* New University of Auckland subscribers are added to the MS Teams channel. If you don’t have access after a day or so, please email us.

In September: Interactive oral assessments (IOAs)

Thursday, 18 September, 2 – 3.30pm

As we navigate assessment design in the age of generative AI, IOAs provide a powerful example of a secure, Lane 1-style assessment. This is not just an oral exam; it’s an authentic, scenario-based conversation where students apply and synthesise their knowledge to provide an assurance of learning. This approach streamlines the assessment process and has proven to be scalable, even for large courses.

Join us to hear our presenters share practical strategies, valuable resources, and lessons learned from designing and implementing IOAs across different disciplines.

Interactive Oral Assessment in STATS 150: 2025 update and a Canvas course resource – Leila Boyle, Stephanie Budgett & Natasha Munn (Faculty of Science)
Mid-Course, Group-Based, Authentic: Rethinking the Interactive Oral Assessment – Richelle Hewin & Param Iyer (Faculty of Business & Economics)
IOAs in the Business School: Lessons from an early adopter – Geri Harris (AUT Business School)

We look forward to seeing you there!

How to join and access the session

To attend this session, please make sure you’re a member of the Learning Futures CoI.

Not a member yet? Just sign up using the form on this page. Once subscribed, you’ll get calendar invites to this and all future sessions, plus access to the MS Teams space where session links and resources are shared.

Our aim is to empower educators and learners through collaborative exploration and innovation in learning design, assessment strategies, and technology-enhanced education (including Generative AI) and to foster compelling, engaging, and inclusive learning experiences. Through building our learning community, we hope to advance university education through innovation, collaboration, and technology, fostering a culture of excellence and inclusivity in learning and teaching.

If you or a colleague would like to share your learning design and teaching practices (failures, wins, learnings or conundrums!), to contribute to the teaching culture across the University, please get in touch with us at raa@auckland.ac.nz

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