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Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots by lucb1e on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:31AM (#46689314)
> 3. I allow students to discuss among themselves [during an exam] if it is on topic.

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

Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots by ploum on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:51AM (#46689490)
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 (#46691599)
> 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 (#46689352)
I think we should send all diplomas to OpenAI and end higher education.

Less educated people are easier to steer via TikTok feeds anyway.

Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots by elbci on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:37AM (#46689363)
ha ha fair enough - but he does mention there's a culture of isolation and cu-throat competition at the school so, maybe it's just a reaction to that
Re:Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots by witcher on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:33AM (#46689337)
Yea, curious too about some more rules e.g. both parties has to contribute to the discussion (: