Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing our educational backgrounds. Instead of fearing these changes, we can use AI to support more students and teachers learning.
Too often, schools and universities respond to AI by focusing only on rules such as banning chat tools, checking for cheating, or creating strict controls. While honesty is essential, this approach can damage trust and make learning feel like a test of who gets caught—not who grows.
It’s time to move from fear to better learning. As educators and AI ethics experts, we must focus less on students’ final answers and more on how they get there.
Here’s how we can design assessments that build honesty, creativity and clear understanding.
1. Focus on the Learning Process, Not Just the Final Result
Instead of giving students one big assignment to complete at the end, we can break learning into steps.
For example, ask students to keep a short learning journal each week. Let them record a voice note where they explain how they think. Ask for notes or comments on their drafts showing how they improved.
This helps teachers see how students grow and makes it easier to see when AI tools are used responsibly.
2. Replace Long and Repetitive Essays with Active Socratic Discussions
We can move away from only written work and try more engaging activities:
- Collaborative problem-solving: Students work together to explore new ideas and solutions, weighing pros and cons through a Socratic method.
- Oral presentations: They explain their ideas to their peers, and the educator can facilitate their arguments using a maieutic approach.
- Debates or role-playing: They take on different views and speak from those perspectives.
3. Give Students a Chance to Improve Their Work
One-time submissions don’t reflect real life. People grow by trying, making mistakes, and learning from feedback. We can:
Allow students to submit their work in steps.
Provide positive comments to help them improve.
Let them reflect in simple language on what they learnt and found difficult.
This shows students we care about their progress, not just grades.
4. Let Students Share Ideas in Different Ways
Not every student learns best through writing. Some prefer speaking, drawing, building, or using technology. For example:
A student might create a short video or podcast.
Another might build a small project and explain it.
Others might tell a story with images and voice.
These different ways of showing learning help all students feel seen—and go beyond what AI can do alone.
5. Teach Students How to Use AI Wisely
Instead of banning AI tools, let’s teach students how to use them carefully.
For example, ask them to start with an AI suggestion and then improve it with their ideas. Then, let them compare what the AI wrote with what they would write. Talk about when using AI is helpful and when it’s not.
This builds AI skills and honesty at the same time.
Let’s Work Together
This is not just about teaching but also about building a better future. Educators, schools, universities, and organisations worldwide are rethinking how they assess learning in a new AI digital world.
Exploring new ways to assess students,
Creating honest and creative learning spaces,
Using AI in education with responsible and inclusive purpose
Every learner matters
Everyone has a voice. We welcome all learning styles, languages, and backgrounds.
Authentic learning
We care more about real thinking and growth than perfect answers or final grades.
Reimagine Education
Let’s use tools like AI to make learning better—not more complicated. We keep the human at the centre.
Nurture connection
Learning should bring people together across cultures, classrooms and countries.
