Recognize What Has Changed
Understand how generative AI affects student work, evidence of learning, and the design of college-level assessment.
Redesign for Stronger Evidence
Learn practical strategies for creating assessments that emphasize application, reasoning, context, and student decision-making.
Set Clear AI Expectations
Develop assignment-level guidance that clarifies when AI use is allowed, limited, or not appropriate
About the Course
Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI is a concise, practice-oriented BlueCert® nano-certificate designed primarily for higher education faculty. The course examines how generative AI changes the assessment landscape and why traditional assignments may not always provide clear evidence of student learning. Learners will explore the principles of authentic assessment, identify vulnerabilities in existing assessment approaches, and apply practical design strategies to improve alignment, evidence, and clarity. By the end of the course, each learner will complete an Authentic Assessment Redesign Plan that can be used to revise an assignment, assessment, or grading approach in their own teaching context.
About BlueCert® Institute
BlueCert® Institute develops practical professional learning experiences designed for today’s higher education environment. Our nano-certificates and courses are created to help faculty, instructional designers, and academic leaders respond thoughtfully to emerging challenges and opportunities in teaching, learning, and academic practice. This nano-certificate addresses a timely higher education need: creating stronger, more authentic assessment in an AI-rich environment through practical, immediately applicable design strategies.
What You Can Learn
By the end of this nano-certificate, you should be able to identify assessment vulnerabilities, apply authentic assessment design strategies, and revise at least one assessment approach for stronger evidence of learning in an AI-rich environment. By the end of this nano-certificate, you should be able to: - Recognize how generative AI changes the assessment landscape in higher education. - Identify common vulnerabilities in traditional assignments and assessment approaches. - Apply practical strategies to strengthen authenticity, evidence, and alignment in assessment design. - Clarify expectations for student AI use at the assignment level. - Complete an Authentic Assessment Redesign Plan for use in a real teaching context. Designed for immediate use in real courses, programs, and instructional settings.
Built for Higher Education
Designed primarily for faculty, with practical relevance for instructional designers, department leaders, and faculty development staff.
Focused on Immediate Application
Move beyond theory and complete a concrete redesign plan that can be used to improve a real assignment, assessment, or grading approach.
Designed for the AI Era
Address authentic assessment, student learning evidence, and assignment-level AI expectations in a way that is practical, balanced, and credible.
Ready to Strengthen Assessment in the Age of AI?
Enroll in this BlueCert® nano-certificate to explore practical assessment strategies, clarify AI use expectations, and complete a redesign plan you can apply in your own teaching context. Self-paced · Approximately 90 minutes · Unlimited access
$19.00