Student achievement in assessment is often seen as a result of academic ability and quality teaching, but what if outcomes are also shaped by how accessible summative assessment task sheets are? And what if small changes could make assessment clearer for students and easier for teachers to deliver?
In this interactive forum, you’ll explore world-leading research that has significantly improved assessment experiences and outcomes for both students and teachers. Hear directly from the researchers and educators involved, try the Accessibility Design Principles on your own task sheet, and join us for the launch of our long-awaited playbook: “Accessible Assessment and Pedagogies: Improving student outcomes through inclusive practice”, Accessible Assessment and Pedagogies: Improving student outcomes through inclusive practice.
In-person only
Registrations close Monday 11th August 2025
Speakers:
Professor Linda Graham is Director of QUT Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE). Her research focuses on responses to students experiencing difficulties in school and with learning. She has published more than 100 books, and journal articles, including Inclusive Education for the 21st Century and the upcoming Accessible Assessment and Pedagogies, and has led several large-scale multidisciplinary projects funded by the Australian Research Council.
Professor Jill Willis is a founding member of C4IE at QUT. Her research investigates the social structures of assessment and learning spaces to make recommendations for improving teacher and student agency. Jill is proud to have led research on Accessibility in Assessment for Learning and student stories of Thriving in Vertical Schools.
Dr Callula Killingly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) at QUT and a member of the Accessible Assessment ARC Linkage Team (LP180100830). Her research interests include learning and memory processes, language and literacy development, and music cognition. Callula’s doctoral work examined the cognitive processes underpinning involuntary musical memories (‘earworms’). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has teaching experience in the areas of cognitive psychology, research design, and statistical analysis.
Dr Julie Arnold is a Lecturer in Education, specialising in English curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, at QUT. Her current research interests are in accessible assessment practices in secondary schools and reflective inquiry for equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education.
Dr Haley Tancredi is a Lecturer in the QUT School of Education and a certified practicing speech pathologist. She is the Inclusion and Exclusion program co-leader in QUT’s Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE). She is a co-author of Accessible Pedagogies™ and her Doctoral research investigated the impact of this Program of Learning on the experiences and engagement of students with language and/or attentional difficulties.
Details:
| Start Date: | 15/07/2025 [add to calendar] |
| Start Time: | 8:30am |
| End Time: | 4:30pm |
| RSVP By: | Monday 11th of August 2025 |
| Enquiries: | contact.c4ie@qut.edu.au |
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