Practical suggestions for the use of AI in assessment writing - Leon Furze

Leon Furze has experience as an English teacher, Department Head and T&L Leader. He has some interesting practical suggestions for the implementation of AI in education especially around the use of writing as an assessment medium.

Leon is a PHD candidate and has written a book: Practical AI Strategies - Engaging with Generative AI in Education.

Video Timestamps:
00:00 Lean’s background.
3:30 About writing.
4:15 Does AI mean the death of the essay?
4:45 Writing isn’t for everyone - cutting back on writing as a major assessment medium.
5:30 Richard: The use of AI in writing.
6:50 Leon’s offline writing process - the use of the Otter transcription App.
8:45 Using AI to find the logic in one’s arguments.
10:00 AI, writing and the ramifications for schools.
10:40 Writing has become the de facto assessment medium for many subject areas. The writing medium as assessment is expedient but not necessarily ‘good’.
13:20 Misconceptions re the importance of writing as assessment.
15:12 - 17:30 Improving essay-based exam scores through de-emphasising writing-as-assessment in course work.
17:20 Richard’s deck-building analogy to question the need for assessment (!)
19:20 Is creativity under threat?
24:40 Leon’s work in schools.
25:35 Current AI adoption rates in schools.

Links to related replays, articles and services
- Leon’s website and book https://leonfurze.com/
- Jason Lodge article:
- Martha Wells:
- Anne Leckie:
- Transparency & Trust: ChatGPT-proofing Assessment & Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transparency-trust-making-assessment-learning-richard-andrew
- Richard’s site (Collaborative School CPD): collaborative.learnimplementshare.com
- Richard’s site (Collaborative CPD): collaborative.learnimplementshare.com

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