How do we design assignments that are meaningful, rigorous, and resilient in an era of generative AI? This week examines backward design, rubric construction, and the challenge of assessment when students have access to powerful AI tools. You’ll draft the signature assignment for your course.

Readings

• Clark, J. Elizabeth. “Assessment.” Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities.
• Read/Watch: Backward Design (Open Guide to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)
• Mollick, Ethan. “The Homework Apocalypse.” One Useful Thing.

Discussion Prompt

Signature Assignment Draft. Present a draft of the main assignment for your course. Describe the learning objectives, how it connects to your course goals through backward design, how it will be assessed, and how you have considered the role of AI in how students might complete it.