AI Didn’t Break Assessment: It Exposed What Was Already Broken
AI tools like Einstein highlight pre-existing issues in assessment practices, rather than breaking them. The focus should be on fostering student thinking and understanding, and addressing weaknesses in how learning is evaluated, not simply banning AI.
In a world of instant content, the value of learning lives in how students think, apply, and transform understanding over time. The recent attention around tools like the now-offline Einstein, an AI agent capable of completing coursework on a student’s behalf, has put academic integrity at the forefront of faculty conversations. But what matters more than the tool itself is that […] The post AI Didn’t Break Assessment: It Exposed What Was Already Broken appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
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