"You won't be able to AI your way through an oral exam. Educators are no longer naively wondering if students will use generative AI to do their homework for them. A big question now is how to determine what students are actually learning."
"That's not why we're doing this. We're doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity. If they haven't written their papers themselves, defending the material face-to-face will likely be a very stressful experience."
Oral defenses are being implemented in various college courses to address concerns about generative AI's influence on student learning. Professors are noticing that while written assignments may appear flawless, students struggle to explain their work. This trend raises alarms about diminishing critical thinking and cognitive skills. Instructors like Chris Schaffer and Emily Hammer emphasize the importance of direct engagement to ensure students truly understand their material, as traditional methods may no longer suffice in the AI era.
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