Ep [03] – Assessment in Focus podcast

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 21, 2025 / Duration: Duration: 42:03

Svetlana Mazhurnaya and Dr Phil Smyth, University of Reading

The University of Reading is a research-intensive UK university with a strong academic reputation.

In this new episode, Svetlana Mazhurnaya, Director of Academic English Assessment, and Phil Smyth, Deputy Director of Academic English Assessment at the International Study and Language Institute (ISLI) discuss collaboration between institutions when implementing new technology, the challenges of assessing a global study body and the use of AI in formative 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.