Photo credit: cirrus.austlit.edu.au

Cirrus: Innovative, Digitally Engaged Assessment for High Level Thinking

Presented by Kerry Kilner, Dr Jennifer Clement, and Dr Natalie Collie

Date: 27 October, 2017
Time: 3pm-4pm
Location: Room 601, Michie Building (#9)

Abstract:

This presentation will discuss and demonstrate the teaching and learning platform developed by the AustLit team in consultation with teaching staff and responding to student feedback over four semesters. Two ITaLI grants have allowed us to create an innovative, intuitive T&L platform where fun and rewarding assessment activities are enabled. Find out more at: http://cirrus.austlit.edu.au and watch a video explainer here

 

Presenters:

Kerry Kilner
Dr Jennifer Clement
Dr Natalie Collie

 

About Research Seminar and Workshop Series

 


School of Communication and Arts Research Seminar Series

The research seminar and workshop series occur each semester, each with a different topic and guest speaker from UQ or otherwise.

 

SCA themed research seminar series:  Aesthetics, AI, Criticism, and Cultural Form:

Friday, 24 April
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-835
(Level 8, Michie)

Maria Gemma Brown and Meg Thomas

Friday, 1 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 2: Lightning Talks - AI mirrors, clones, ghosts, and cultural formsDr Kiah Hawker; Dr Lisa Bode; Prof Jenna Ng; Prof Nic Carah

Friday, 8 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 3: Machine Learning and the History of Style: On the Normal Scientific Study of Verse Dr Christian Gelder and Dr Joseph Steinberg

Friday, 15 May
12-1pm

Hybrid: Online via Zoom and in person at 09-738
(Level 7, Michie)

Session 4: Literary Criticism and AI: Interpretation as Practice, Simulation as DiscourseDr Nick Lord