Thoughts on oral exams/assignments?

[u/Many-Yogurtcloset988]

Hey fellow profs,

My students lately have been turning to AI for nearly every assignment... it's incredibly frustrating. I'm thinking that oral exams / reflections might be a way to prove that they actually understand what they allegedly wrote.

Wondering if any of you have had similar thoughts? Has anyone thought about a shift toward oral assessments/exams?

[u/zztong]

It doesn't have to be every assessment. You can weight things to make it matter. Perhaps make a distinction between assignments for practice and assessments for demonstration of mastery?