Ep 05 – Assessment in Focus podcast

June 18, 2025 / Duration: Duration: 28:29

Stephanie Conway and Edel O’Neill, SOAS

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is part of the University of London and champions a global perspective to the challenges facing the world.

Joining Ishan in this episode are Stephanie Conway and Edel O’Neill, discussing students wanting to take their assessments digitally, student communication to drive engagement and assessment innovation.

This episode was recorded in March 2025. SOAS has since delivered their 2nd examination season using Inspera.

June 4, 2025 / Duration: Duration: 58:24

Ryan Lufkin, VP of Global Academic Strategy, Instructure

Instructure is a leader in edtech, known for the world’s #1 learning management system, Canvas. Inspera and Instructure work together to support the future of education through digital assessment.

In this episode of Assessment in Focus, Ryan Lufkin, VP of Global Academic Strategy, joins Ishan Kolhatkar to discuss AI literacy, the student/teacher relationship, and how mastery is shaping the future of assessment.

May 7, 2025 / Duration: Duration: 45:49

Christy Wilson and Dr James Yates, South Arkansas College

South Arkansas College, based in El Dorado in Arkansas, offers a wide range of certificates and associate degrees.

Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research, Christy Wilson and Professor of English, Dr James Yates, join Ishan to discuss how the future of assessment is about design orientation, how we teach critical thinking to students and how AI has changed the definition of academic integrity.