7 questions (and answers) on assessment reform at UTS
Follow-up FAQs from the Learning and Teaching Forum's presentation on the future of assessment.
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Information for Subject Coordinators on what standardised assessment deadlines and late penalties will mean for their Canvas sites.
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Come to the Real Words Film Festival
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