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Cadmus Now Available at UniSQ

Starting in T1, 2025 UniSQ is implementing Cadmus as a ‘business as usual’ technology. All schools and colleges and teaching academics are invited to use Cadmus.

Cadmus is an example alternative, Enables Student Success, Supports Online Assessment

Cadmus is an online assessment-for-learning platform designed to support student success and academic integrity in online assessments. The platform allows educators to create and students to complete written assessment tasks in a dedicated environment that can be accessed via LMS environments.

With a focus on scaffolding and an educative approach to academic integrity, Cadmus supports students in learning and developing transferrable academic skills as they complete their assessments, while providing educators with rich learning analytics to better understand student engagement and process.

Cadmus can be used for a range of written assessment tasks such as essays, literature reviews, lab reports, tutorial activities, formative tasks, tests, quizzes and exams alternatives.

Update 2025

Getting Started

Cadmus website

Watch recent workshops in the Engageli Playback room. How to do this?

Open the room waiting area and select ‘Playback’ (not live)
Once in, select from the list of recordings

IMPORTANT

We are also piloting the exam and quiz/test function in Cadmus in 2025.

Get in touch if you’d like more info about using Cadmus with your students or colleagues.

Dr Julie Lindsay
Learning and Teaching Futures

In the Cadmus Teacher Environment, you can:

Create and deliver in-semester assessments, exams, tests, quizzes and formative tasks
Create and deliver quickly- scaffolded assessment instructions to students through the web-based text editor
Create and deliver quiz-type questions (MCQ, SAQ, Hotspot, Numerical, Matching, etc.)
Run LockDown Browser exams, tests and quizzes
Design assessments and exams including equations, formulae, tables and images
Attach files and web links as resources to assessments
Manage submissions, marking teams, extensions and late penalties through the in-built class list
Access Turnitin reports and Cadmus learning analytics
Use Turnitin Feedback Studio or Cadmus Marking Tool to provide feedback on submissions
Automatically sync grades to StudyDesk

In the Cadmus Student Environment, students can:

Complete formative and summative assessments and exam-style tasks
Access assessment instructions and resources released by teachers
Take notes and plan assessments in a designated space
Write their submission in the web-based text editor
Include equations, formulae, tables and images in their responses
Access context-specific academic skills information and curated university guides as they work
Benefit from educative scaffolds and behavioural nudges to encourage academic best practices (e.g. paraphrasing and citing)
Submit drafts and finals
Review similarity reports through the Cadmus-Turnitin integration
Access grades and feedback in Turnitin Feedback Studio once marking is completed

Cadmus for Formative and Summative Assessments:

Cadmus for Exams, Tests and Quizzes

Adding Cadmus to your StudyDesk

Sample assessment descriptions

Current TechDem Digital Initiatives

Engageli Project

Engageli is an online learning environment that aligns with virtual campus objectives. It supports synchronous, asynchronous and hybrid modes.

UniSQ have committed to roll out this tool academics and courses over the next three years.

Cadmus Pilot

Cadmus is an online assessment tool can be used for a range of written assessment tasks like essays, literature reviews, lab reports, tutorial activities, and exam alternatives

TechDems is supporting the exploration of Cadmus in 2024.

Global Learning @ UniSQ

We are currently scoping and planning a Global Learning Pilot for 2025, that will enable students to engage with diverse cultures and perspectives through online collaborative learning platforms.

Use Engageli with your course today

Find out more about the Cadmus Project

Find out more about the Global Learning Project

HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot

The Learning and Teaching Futures HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot aims to shift learning design and teaching practice to provide equivalent learning experiences and higher engagement for all students.