Did generative AI break assessment, or reveal what was already broken? The launch conversation of a European series on learning and assessment in the age of AI.
Round-table conversations between people who teach, design and lead in higher education.
Voices from France, the UK and beyond, drawing on Copernia’s network of universities and schools.
A written synthesis after each session, and an Amber Paper as the series’ key output.
of UK undergraduates say they use generative AI for assessed work in 2026, up from 53% in 2024.
Source: HEPI“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
Our launch conversation tests three hypotheses:
Written take-home work no longer shows who did the thinking, what was learned, or what effort it represented.
Detection tools are not a credible answer to academic integrity: of 14 tools tested, none was judged accurate or reliable (Weber-Wulff et al., 2023).
We still grade outputs, while learning happens in the process.
Author of Rethinking University Teaching and Teaching as a Design Science, and creator of the Conversational Framework, which describes learning as an iterative dialogue of practice and feedback. A former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, former head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit at the Department for Education and Skills, and recipient of the e-Assessment Association’s Lifetime Contribution Award.
With 30 years in higher education, Anne-Gaëlle works on AI in education, authentic assessment and technology-enhanced learning, building practical tools that help students understand programming and support assessment and feedback. A former member of the W3C Web Platform Working Group, former Content Lead and elected board member of the jQuery Foundation, and recipient of the Bloomberg International Open Technology WISE Award.
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