Professors are scaling anti-AI assessment methods that remove the laptop from student workflow, including oral defenses and analog writing exercises. In Cornell University courses, instructors have adopted oral examinations where students speak directly with faculty, aiming to confirm understanding without chatbot assistance. One instructor at Cornell also introduced manual typewriter assignments after seeing students use generative AI and translation tools to produce polished submissions. Students type without online dictionaries, spellcheckers, or editing shortcuts, creating a controlled setting to evaluate process as well as product. The change reflects a broader shift from purely text-based submission grading toward assessments that verify reasoning and authorship through in-person demonstrations and dialogue.
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