This step applies mostly for assessments that are at risk or of lower risk. For your assessment, consider the key learning outcomes being assessed and the other qualities, attributes, and skills that students should achieve by the end of the course.
Steps to determining AI vulnerability
Determine whether you may have:
- Assessments that are at risk and require assessment security measures to ensure students achieve learning outcomes without AI use. This assures that students can demonstrate their knowledge and skills (e.g., translation exercises for language students) without AI use.
- Assessments that are at risk and require redesign and consideration of permitting certain uses of AI. By redesigning and considering permitting AI for certain uses, assessments can focus on more higher order thinking skills such as critical thinking and reflection and give students opportunity to evidence their originality and creativity while understanding how AI can be used as a supportive tool.
- Assessments that are at lower risk, but students could benefit from clearer expectations and parameters of permitted AI use. This promotes academic integrity and develops students understanding of where AI may be useful and not useful for their learning in the course.
- Assessments with opportunity to integrate AI. This allows us to maximise the benefits of generative AI to students’ learning and assessment process and helps develop AI literacy.
Academic integrity and artificial intelligence
While there are ongoing concerns such as academic integrity related to AI use, it is important to ensure that our assessments and learning experiences prepare our students for a society where AI is ubiquitous. This does not imply that all assessments require AI use. However, academic staff should explore opportunities within the course (such as in-class learning activities) for students to engage with AI.
A balanced approach is also recommended with the use of multiple assessments of different types and with varied permitted uses of AI.
AI Support
If you have any uncertainties about implementing AI into your course, consult your college about the specific considerations of your discipline and context. If you would like support in redesigning your assessment, please contact Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT).