Steven Proud
drstevenproud.bsky.social
Steven Proud
@drstevenproud.bsky.social
Professor of Economics Education at the University of Bristol.

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#EconSky
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Universities are grappling with exactly the same issues when it comes to AI and coursework assessment.

There are a number of options that can be considered (none of which are perfect).

One obvious suggestion is to lean into AI, and embed AI elements within the coursework.
My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column on why ‘We have to face the fact that coursework as we know it is very likely dead’.

If difficulty in detecting AI cheating means coursework is now compromised – what are the alternatives for assessment?

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
What’s next for English assessment?
In the age of AI, the days of relying on coursework as a component of A-level assessment may be numbered, writes Alex Quigley. But what are the alternatives?
www.tes.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Watching Glastonbury coverage today reminds me that bands that I grew up with, like Pulp, Supergrass and the Prodigy, to today’s teenagers must be much like the Beatles and Rolling Stones when i was a teenager!

#30years
a group of people are dancing on a stage with the word pulp in the background
ALT: a group of people are dancing on a stage with the word pulp in the background
media.tenor.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM