Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
by ploum on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:51AM
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OP here: I teach Open Source Strategies.
The main strategy is collaboration. If you are smart enough to:
1. Identify your problem 2. Ask someone about it 3. Get an answer which improve your understanding
Then you are doing pretty good by all standards
Another trick I sometimes use. I take one student which has hard time articulate it a concept. I take student two who don’t understand that concept. I say to student 1: "You have 20 minutes to teach student 2 the concept. When I come back, you will be graded according to his answers"
(I, of course, not only grade that. But it forces both of them to make an extra effort, student 2 not willing to be the cause for student 1 demise)
Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
by zahlman on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @08:26AM
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> student 2 not willing to be the cause for student 1 demise
I would very much not count on that.
Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
by kubb on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:35AM
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I think we should send all diplomas to OpenAI and end higher education.
Less educated people are easier to steer via TikTok feeds anyway.
Makes me wonder if they should also get a diploma together then, saying "may not have the tested knowledge if not accompanied by $other_student"
I know of some companies that support hiring people as a team (either all or none get hired and they're meant to then work together well), so it wouldn't necessarily be a problem if they wish to be a team like that