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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our advisor said some universities are moving to blue books for essays in the next 1-3 years. Applicants will have to show all essay work from start to finish in a blue book and submit it upon request along with signed honor code at the end of the final draft essay saying the work is 100% their own. Advisor said chances are it won’t be requested but my kid is still freaking out over it.[/quote]

Are you referring to essay exams written while in college? Or admissions essays? I have already gone back to in person paper and pencil tests for my students for the most part. I'm fine if they use AI to study, but at some point you've got to demonstrate mastery yourself. [/quote]

DP, but my kid is a freshman in college and just had most of his professors describe how they would/could use AI in the class (and how they couldn’t). My kid really appreciated both the clarity and the recognition that AI is now a tool in almost all workplaces, and they need to know how to best use it, and when not to.

One professor, though, said nothing about AI but said every single assignment must be handwritten. All homework, exams, essays. My kid is dyslexic and had planned not to ask for accommodations as they generally aren’t needed any more…but handwritten essays are going to be messy. It seems a shame to be starting from the premise that kids will use AI to get out of learning. I totally support whatever professors need to do to ensure that students can’t use AI for exams, but if a student uses AI for homework they simply aren’t going to learn and then they’ll fail the test, and isn’t that the consequence?[/quote]

When I said that my tests were in person and with paper and pencil, I would never deny a kid with an accommodation the ability to bring their laptop to class instead. In that case I would request that they use a lockdown browser. Perhaps your kid can speak the professor and explain his or her challenges.

For the homework, I agree with you that if they use AI without thinking at all, they will fail the test and that is a natural consequence, but some professors still want to assure fairness as much as possible. It is really unjust if student A works their butt off to come up with their own answers but those answers are not perfect, so they get a B, while their peer uses AI and gets an A on the homework with no effort. That is probably why your kid's professor wants all homework handwritten. Personally, I think this approach is a bit misguided because unless it is an in person homework or, a handwritten essay outside of class can also be generated by AI and then copied by hand. [/quote]

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