I ask for unique and specific examples, which can help make the concepts come alive, even though they are tough to grade. It is challenging to create a rubric but well worth it. Cheating is no longer ...

A growing number of U.S. college instructors are turning to oral exams to help combat an AI crisis in higher education ...

The oral exam is not just for graduate school. Surprisingly, I found that teaching mathematics online during COVID-19 infused the seemingly antiquated tactic of oral exams with fresh purpose. With ...

Professor Panos Ipeirotis speaks with an oral AI agent during his class at NYU Stern School of Business March 4 in New York. The Associated Press The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no ...

During the last week of the course, each student is expected to pass a 30 minute oral exam given by one of the faculty members. This exam is designed to assess the student's knowledge base and ability ...

Universities are increasingly turning to oral exams, both in-person and AI-assisted, to address concerns that generative AI is eroding students’ critical thinking and mastery of course material.

The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer’s biomedical engineering class at Cornell ...

The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer’s biomedical engineering class at Cornell ...

Perfect Homework, Blank Stares: Why Colleges Are Turning to Oral Exams to Combat AI The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, ...