Professor Advocates for Return to Handwritten Exams in Response to ChatGPT
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Summary
A communication professor argues for a return to traditional assessment methods like handwritten exams and oral defenses in response to ChatGPT's ability to mimic human writing. The author initially joked about reverting to 19th-century teaching methods but now seriously considers this approach as a way to maintain academic integrity in the age of AI.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledUniversities could survive this threat, I ventured, but only if we reverted back to 19th-century teaching methods like Socratic dialogue, oral defenses, and lengthy essay exams.
This once-laughable scenario is now a serious consideration for many faculty, including me.
When ChatGPT was released three years ago, its ability to mimic human writing unsettled me.
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