The oral exam is back, and AI may be the reason

Friday, September 18, 2026Nesreen El-Baz, Bloomsbury Education Author & School GovernorView original

AI is forcing educators to reconsider what actually counts as evidence that learning has taken place, and oral exams may be the answer.

In 2023, Catherine Hartmann, a professor at the University of Wyoming, gave students in a history of meditation course a deeply personal assignment: try a contemplative practice and write a reflective analysis on the experience.