College professors are going back to paper exams and handwritten essays to fight students using ChatGPT::The growing number of students using the AI program ChatGPT as a shortcut in their coursework has led some college professors to reconsider their lesson plans for the upcoming fall semester.

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      It’s always sucked for them, and it always will. That’s why we make accommodations for them, like extra time or a smaller/move private exam hall.

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        And readers/scribes! I’ve read and scribed for a friend who had dyslexia in one of her exams and it worked really well. She finished the exam with time to spare and got a distinction in the subject!

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          Yep, my girlfriend acted as a scribe for disabled students at a university. She loved it, and the students were able to complete their written work and courses just fine as a result.

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      My handwriting has always been terrible. It was a big issue in school until I was able to turn in printed assignments.

      Like with a lot of school things, they do a shit thing without thinking about negative effects. They always want a simple solution to a complex problem.

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        My uni just had people with handwriting issues do the exam in a separate room with a writer for you to narrate answers to.

        People have been going to universities for millennia before the advent of computers, we have lots of ways to help people with disabilities that don’t require computers.

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      I did my undergrad 2008-2012, we had zero online exams. Every exam was in person and hand written. People with disabilities were accommodated, usually with extra writing time for those that need it, or a separate room with a writer for you to narrate to.

      It’s really not a terrible issue, and something universities have been able to deal with for centuries.

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        Mine was even a bit before that and had a similar experience. However we were able to type up reports and essays which was great. My handwriting isn’t very good and I’m much faster at typing.

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      I agree, I think a good compromise like school owned, locked down devices would still achieve the same thing

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      Handwriting an essay means I’m giving 90% of my energy and time to drawing ugly squiggles and 10% to making a sensible argument. If I’m allowed to use a computer, it’s 99% sensible argument and 1% typing. Surely this will not have any impact on the quality of the text the teachers have to read…