Improving Exams Online Using Oral Components

Traditional exams fall short in asynchronous online classes, thanks to the abundance of resources that allow students to avoid learning. In order to make these exams more fair and diversify how I assess students, I have begun including oral components in many of my exams and projects. I’ll show you the variations of this format that I now use after eight quarters developing it, and why I (and many of my students!) think it’s worth the effort.

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