The document discusses flexible learning and assessment design at Charles Sturt University. It outlines the university's focus on flexible learning options for its regional campuses across multiple locations in Australia. The author advocates for learning-oriented assessment that places learning at the center and involves students. Key aspects of learning-oriented assessment include tasks that are also learning activities, student involvement in the assessment process, and forward-looking feedback. Challenges to this approach include designing authentic real-world tasks and developing trust and accountability in flexible learning environments.

2. Charles Sturt University Multiple campuses across regional NSW

3. About CSU Charles Sturt University Regional University Multiple Campuses Nine Campuses (NSW & Canada) Four Faculties Arts, Business, Education, Science 24 Schools Focus on Professions

4. About CSU - 2010 Total students 37,964 Domestic 32,645 International 5,319 On campus 9,568 Distance education 23,367 Mixed mode 5,029 Academic staff 672 General staff 1144 Courses/Degrees 400

12. Physical Virtual Formal Informal Informal Formal Blended Mobile Personal Outdoor Professional Practice Distributed Learning Spaces Academic

14. Informal Virtual Learning Spaces Informal Formal Virtual Learning Spaces ICT

19. Learning-oriented assessment Assessment tasks as learning tasks Student involvement in assessment processes Forward-looking feedback

25. Teacher feedback - Verbal Peer feedback - Verbal Feedback as feed-forward 1. Authentic Task 2. Criteria - Rubric 3. Needs Analysis 4. Concept Map 5. Student Presentation 6. Learning Resource Student feedback - Verbal Teacher feedback - Written Needs analysis Concept map Digital learning resource Report Feedback as feed-forward Assessment AS learning task Students as self-evaluators

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