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Raven123

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67. Long overdue.

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Wed Mar 25, 2026, 06:38 PM

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Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI [View all] Coventina Mar 25 OP

Excellent! SheltieLover Mar 25 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 25 #2

How is that any different from grading written assignments? Coventina Mar 25 #3

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I have never encountered such a system in all my years of being a student or professor. n/t Coventina Mar 25 #7

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I'll take your word for it in regards to UC, but I'm pretty confident that's not the norm. Coventina Mar 25 #12

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OK, so that's law school. And only testing, not other forms of assignments. Coventina Mar 25 #16

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Please provide the link that says this applies to all undergrad programs. n/t Coventina Mar 25 #18

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I just did so and according to Google (which you recommended) it only applies to law schools Coventina Mar 25 #21

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So, it is used sporadically and is not mandatory. n/t Coventina Mar 25 #25

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All I can say is that your experience has been nothing like mine, either as a student or professor. Coventina Mar 25 #31

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Well, your assertions about what is "policy" is being disputed here by more posters Coventina Mar 25 #39

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Ummmmm Okay. Coventina Mar 25 #43

You didn't go through all teh campuses because most don't do this, and there aren't 30+ obamanut2012 Mar 25 #33

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Because they are incorrect obamanut2012 Mar 25 #32

Thanks! A more informed voice is much appreciated here. nt Coventina Mar 25 #36

That is not correct about the University of California system. nt PufPuf23 Mar 25 #28

Yup, it is not accurate obamanut2012 Mar 25 #34

Absolutely not true wackadoo wabbit Mar 26 #83

The vast majority of the grade for every university course I taught was anonymous. Ms. Toad Mar 25 #56

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I'm pretty sure my undergrad and MS grades weren't anonymously graded. Ms. Toad Mar 25 #76

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As a professor, that wouldn't have worked with me. Ms. Toad Mar 25 #81

No such thing in the performing or fine arts. progressoid Mar 25 #24

Not one of mine did that -- either as a student ro instructor obamanut2012 Mar 25 #30

My wife has been a college professor for 30 years... Happy Hoosier Mar 25 #44

Seems odd OC375 Mar 25 #13

Any objective research into how large your asserted problem is nationwide? Torchlight Mar 25 #19

I think a better approach would be a written exam, in class, with the questions delivered orally. Trueblue Texan Mar 25 #51

Isn't a "take home exam" just fancy talk for "homework"? OC375 Mar 25 #61

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LOL. To each their own. :) OC375 Mar 25 #71

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For more advanced courses, a 3 hour exam can't... Lucky Luciano Mar 25 #70

Count me incredibly unsurprised... And good on them for doing this... hlthe2b Mar 25 #4

Great idea Mysterian Mar 25 #5

Just have them write essays and solve math problems by writing in a blue book. Jacson6 Mar 25 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 25 #46

never heard of a blue book. can you give a bit more detail? i figure if i google it then i'll get a lot of links about orleans Mar 25 #57

It was a multipage blank paper notebook with a blue cover. Jacson6 Mar 25 #59

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thanks. that helps. nt orleans Mar 25 #62

I may have been among the last to use a blue book fujiyamasan Mar 25 #66

Excellent Idea OC375 Mar 25 #9

This is an effective way to defeat cheating via AI FakeNoose Mar 25 #10

I've given up on trying to teach my students writing. Coventina Mar 25 #14

I completely agree, the remedial work needs to be done before they get to your classes FakeNoose Mar 25 #35

Given the obstacles, it appears the most honest method Torchlight Mar 25 #22

This should have been done years before AI synni Mar 25 #26

I like it... 2naSalit Mar 25 #27

I am an art prof Starry Messenger Mar 25 #40

I contend that testing is pointless. Gore1FL Mar 25 #42

That's the thing. I stopped giving tests years ago. Coventina Mar 25 #45

Sad you have to outwit learners nowadays OC375 Mar 25 #69

I'm confused. Students are accessing their phones during the test? CrispyQ Mar 25 #58

I research everyday for a living in my IT job. Gore1FL Mar 25 #63

So open book is okay, but not Google or AI. Right? -nt CrispyQ Mar 25 #65

I use Google regularly. I have used AI, but prefer Google. Gore1FL Mar 25 #75

That's not what the discussion is about, but okay. -nt CrispyQ Mar 25 #79

It was an answer to your question. If the answer is off-topic, that's on you. nt Gore1FL Mar 25 #80

One on one discussions sound great. But aren't they time-consuming? Jim__ Mar 25 #47

Fortunately, I have fairly small classes. Coventina Mar 25 #48

That sounds great! Jim__ Mar 25 #49

I had to do one of these just to get my Bachelors kairos12 Mar 25 #50

My kid had to write a thesis on a topic related to his major and defend it to graduate from his liberal arts college. Raftergirl Mar 25 #52

just a thought lapfog_1 Mar 25 #53

i dont do well on written tests , so i always asked for oral tests , in fact, AllaN01Bear Mar 25 #54

No Critical Thinking Pucks mom Mar 25 #55

AI has taken a wrecking ball to education: highplainsdem Mar 25 #74

Long overdue. Raven123 Mar 25 #67

I approve this wholeheartedly. Lucky Luciano Mar 25 #68

I refuse to use it gay texan Mar 25 #78

That's always been a major component of science fair judging. hunter Mar 25 #82