AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework.
Another destructive consequence of AI.
In credentials obsessed societies, too many want degree certificates without the hard graft of learning.
It is back to traditional in-person presentations, vivas and traditional exams.
Another destructive consequence of AI.
In credentials obsessed societies, too many want degree certificates without the hard graft of learning.
It is back to traditional in-person presentations, vivas and traditional exams.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
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November 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework.
Another destructive consequence of AI.
In credentials obsessed societies, too many want degree certificates without the hard graft of learning.
It is back to traditional in-person presentations, vivas and traditional exams.
Another destructive consequence of AI.
In credentials obsessed societies, too many want degree certificates without the hard graft of learning.
It is back to traditional in-person presentations, vivas and traditional exams.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
Universities should go back to traditional exams and in-person presentations to grade students after lecturers complained that AI has made it “close to impossible” to assess coursework, according to an investigation by England’s higher education regulator.
The Office for Students (OfS) said the credibility of degrees from England’s universities was under threat from the prolific use of AI in essays, dissertations and “open book” exams, with students reporting that their peers boasted of using AI undetected by staff. Continue reading...
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November 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
As someone who was much better at coursework than exams I’m so glad to have gone through education in the pre AI era when it was still a Thing for humanities subjects to have lots of coursework!
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
Universities should go back to traditional exams and in-person presentations to grade students after lecturers complained that AI has made it “close to impossible” to assess coursework, according to an investigation by England’s higher education regulator.
The Office for Students (OfS) said the credibility of degrees from England’s universities was under threat from the prolific use of AI in essays, dissertations and “open book” exams, with students reporting that their peers boasted of using AI undetected by staff. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
As someone who was much better at coursework than exams I’m so glad to have gone through education in the pre AI era when it was still a Thing for humanities subjects to have lots of coursework!
Yes, I’m marking coursework today… 😉
November 10, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Yes, I’m marking coursework today… 😉
The Institute of Feral Masculinity calls this exemplary coursework.
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November 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The Institute of Feral Masculinity calls this exemplary coursework.
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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework
November 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework
I'm not a fan of Canvas, but this is argument is bizarre. The problems identified here are all negligible compared to "students are not actually doing their own coursework."
Do you know why your students want to use AI? Because Canvas--all course management software--is godawful. I'm aghast, now that I'm back in the classroom. It is surveillance compliance technology that has nothing to do with education. Who will join me in ending this?
You Are Protesting the Wrong Technology, People!
Canvas is why students prefer AI over you.
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November 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I'm not a fan of Canvas, but this is argument is bizarre. The problems identified here are all negligible compared to "students are not actually doing their own coursework."
“Coursework is now overwhelmingly written in part, or exclusively, with the help of AI.” What I find so shocking about the breakdown in academic ethics around AI is that it is *almost total*, more like a realignment of human nature than a normal ethical slide www.theguardian.com/education/20...
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“Coursework is now overwhelmingly written in part, or exclusively, with the help of AI.” What I find so shocking about the breakdown in academic ethics around AI is that it is *almost total*, more like a realignment of human nature than a normal ethical slide www.theguardian.com/education/20...
"…to complete the required coursework for the Master of Divinity degree at his convenience.”
An MDiv is required for ordination in his tradition, the PC(USA). It can vary, but an MTS (which he has) often has about 80% of the coursework of an MDiv but typically lacks pastor-focused pieces, such as…
An MDiv is required for ordination in his tradition, the PC(USA). It can vary, but an MTS (which he has) often has about 80% of the coursework of an MDiv but typically lacks pastor-focused pieces, such as…
November 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
"…to complete the required coursework for the Master of Divinity degree at his convenience.”
An MDiv is required for ordination in his tradition, the PC(USA). It can vary, but an MTS (which he has) often has about 80% of the coursework of an MDiv but typically lacks pastor-focused pieces, such as…
An MDiv is required for ordination in his tradition, the PC(USA). It can vary, but an MTS (which he has) often has about 80% of the coursework of an MDiv but typically lacks pastor-focused pieces, such as…
I think the vast majority of academics would say that a mix of exams and coursework *is* better for learning outcomes, but that we can no longer use coursework as it’s so easy for students to cheat.
November 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I think the vast majority of academics would say that a mix of exams and coursework *is* better for learning outcomes, but that we can no longer use coursework as it’s so easy for students to cheat.
You aren’t going to win the argument with 18-22 year olds that your coursework is better than having more time to smoke weed and play video games. Remove the option for them to use to the maximum extent that you can.
November 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
You aren’t going to win the argument with 18-22 year olds that your coursework is better than having more time to smoke weed and play video games. Remove the option for them to use to the maximum extent that you can.
No shit sherlock
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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
No shit sherlock
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www.theguardian.com/education/20...
this may be shocking but im going to do a bit of coursework
November 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
this may be shocking but im going to do a bit of coursework
It’s like my warning to students asking for their coursework to be re-marked.
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November 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It’s like my warning to students asking for their coursework to be re-marked.
England's university regulator says AI makes grading coursework "close to impossible" and recommends a return to "AI-free assessment" methods like written exams (Richard Adams/The Guardian)
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November 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
England's university regulator says AI makes grading coursework "close to impossible" and recommends a return to "AI-free assessment" methods like written exams (Richard Adams/The Guardian)
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Students: prepare for in-person, hand-written exams and vivas. Coursework is dead. #HE #LLM
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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Students: prepare for in-person, hand-written exams and vivas. Coursework is dead. #HE #LLM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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My solution to the AI coursework issue: typewriters.
Still readable for the tutors; doesn't have to be timed or controlled. Sure, someone probably will type out a transcript of an AI output, but that's probably more soul-destroying than doing the actual work.
Still readable for the tutors; doesn't have to be timed or controlled. Sure, someone probably will type out a transcript of an AI output, but that's probably more soul-destroying than doing the actual work.
November 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
My solution to the AI coursework issue: typewriters.
Still readable for the tutors; doesn't have to be timed or controlled. Sure, someone probably will type out a transcript of an AI output, but that's probably more soul-destroying than doing the actual work.
Still readable for the tutors; doesn't have to be timed or controlled. Sure, someone probably will type out a transcript of an AI output, but that's probably more soul-destroying than doing the actual work.
Interesting.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Interesting.
This is good. I love it.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
This is good. I love it.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Absolutely can’t wait for the first numpty to suggest that we can use AI to do viva assessment to prevent the students from using AI to do coursework.
We're chronically and severely underfunded. Where are the resources and staff necessary for a wholesale switch over to viva assessment going to come from?!!
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Absolutely can’t wait for the first numpty to suggest that we can use AI to do viva assessment to prevent the students from using AI to do coursework.
Apparently the coursework is all online now and the references are just character references and can be anyone!
November 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Apparently the coursework is all online now and the references are just character references and can be anyone!
The OfS is obviously correct about this.
AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says
Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The OfS is obviously correct about this.
i WILL be publishing my web development module coursework and i expect you all to help test it
November 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
i WILL be publishing my web development module coursework and i expect you all to help test it
One thing I learned from doing formal coursework in this stuff is that sometimes trying to make inferences from rudimentary data analysis is worse than eschewing quantitative analysis entirely
November 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One thing I learned from doing formal coursework in this stuff is that sometimes trying to make inferences from rudimentary data analysis is worse than eschewing quantitative analysis entirely
Alternate universe where doing my coursework doesn’t feel like pulling teeth
November 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Alternate universe where doing my coursework doesn’t feel like pulling teeth