How teachers are fighting AI cheating with handwritten work, oral tests, and AI
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Imagine a classroom where students stare blankly into space, unable to complete assignments without AI assistance. This scenario, described by Gary Ward, a high school teacher in British Columbia, has become a reality as AI-generated cheating runs rampant in schools.
Educators are now fighting fire with fire, using AI to create assignments that are harder to cheat on. Richard Griffin, a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, employs an in-house AI system to assess and improve the "AI-safety" of assignments.
But some teachers are taking a decidedly low-tech approach. "It's expensive and it takes a lot of time to grade them, but I think that needs to continue," says Ward about reverting to pen-and-paper assignments.
As AI becomes ubiquitous, the challenge for educators is clear: foster critical thinking and imagination while preparing students for an AI-driven world. The stakes are high, with fears that over-reliance on AI could produce a generation of professionals unable to function without digital assistance.
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