ADCET Webinar: Exploring Inclusive Assessment Strategies at RMIT University - A Panel Discussion

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This RMIT University panel discussion focused on enabling inclusive assessment strategies. RMIT has a long and proud history of commitments and action to ensure that opportunities for students to develop and succeed are open to everyone. RMIT's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Framework creates a shared institutional approach for progressing more inclusive and accessible learning at RMIT.

With assessment playing a significant role in both student and educator experiences, addressing assessment barriers is critical to progressing inclusive practices. To support educators in their teaching practice, RMIT’s Centre for Education, Innovation and Quality (CEIQ) and RMIT’s Equitable Learning and Accessibility Australia team, conducted a series of educator workshops on inclusive assessment design. This partnership brought together a central education strategy lens, with specialised expertise in enabling equal opportunities for students.

The workshop content included worked examples of removing assessment barriers, and guidance on adopting an experimental Inclusive Thinking Cycle for assessment redesign. It provided approaches to strengthening regulatory, legal and industry assurance for creating equivalent opportunities for all students, as well as the exploration and development of skills in self-advocacy, a significant skill for navigation of both the learning journey and throughout a career.

This session, presented by some of the workshop delivery team from RMIT, shared the insights and experiences gained through this work.

Panellists

Anna Branford (she/her) is a Careers Educator in RMIT's Centre for Education, Innovation and Quality (CEIQ), focused on supporting educators and learning designers to embed Career Development Learning into curricula. She holds a PhD in Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development, and taught in the field of sociology for over a decade. She brings a critical lens to the careers field and is interested in connections between careers-oriented learning, critical thinking, and social justice.

Teresa Dowding (she/her) is the Manager of the Equitable Learning and Accessibility team RMIT Australia. She is a strong advocate for UDL approaches, not least because they reduce the “othering” that can occur with specialised services for people with disabilities. Teresa has worked in the disability sector for over 30 years, managing a variety of teams in case management or social inclusion services in the not-for-profit sector, and is keen to apply a universal design lens to the tertiary sector. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies and is passionate about the transformative power education can have for equity cohorts.

Alyce Greenwood (she/her) is a Senior Education Practice Specialist in RMIT's Centre for Education, Innovation and Quality (CEIQ). She is deeply passionate about enhancing learning and teaching practices in higher education, bringing a wealth of experience as both a learner and an educator. She is recognised as a Fellow by Advance HE and holds a Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary), a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Information Management, a Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching) and a Master of Education (Leadership and Learning).

(October 2025)

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