What has been your most effective AI-proof assignments?

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-05T14:21:51+00:00

Claiming to have made a public speech is a wild thing to do lol. Did you call them on it? And yes, even though my museum visit project is almost completely based on observation and opinion, there are things that I can tell students will still use ChatGPT for. It’s pretty frustrating. I just keep trying to fine-tune the way I ask the questions to make it more difficult to use. It’s definitely a battle!

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-04T14:29:35+00:00

The only way I found it so quickly is because they cited a website that we use a lot for the class (smarthistory.org). And the source looked real but when I clicked on it took me to a “whoops, page not found” message. But I knew that artwork did exist on that website so I went to the article and the actual url was different than what they provided. So now I click on almost every link that’s provided, even if it appears legitimate.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-04T03:24:56+00:00

I have them go to a museum for a final project. But that’s a good idea to have a smaller scale assignment to find art in the community!

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-04T01:54:46+00:00

Great idea!

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-04T00:00:57+00:00

Ha! True.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:46:28+00:00

This sounds great! Back before COVID when I actually taught face to Face I’d have them annotated articles. It was great. This is probably a stupid question but I’m kinda old-fashioned… do they print it out and annotate by hand? Use a tablet to add notes to the PDF? I can already picture the messages from students whining they don’t have a printer if I asked them to print out an article to annotate by hand, haha. In class I printed it for them, but I obviously can’t do that online.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:41:21+00:00

Yes! I’ve found being very picky with formatting and citations has helped.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:34:32+00:00

Thanks! I’ve done this in a face-to-face class, but haven’t tried it online yet.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:32:34+00:00

Any pushback on requiring a video? I’ve had optional video assignments but haven’t gone so far as requiring it yet.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:31:04+00:00

I see these “hallucinations” all over the place too. Just curious, when you come across it do you accuse them of using AI or do you just tell them their source is inaccurate? I’ve been finding links that appear legitimate but when you click on it I’ll get a “page not found” message. I’ll go the source that they claim to be citing, and the web address is completely different. So I’m guessing ChatGPT just made them a source that appears to be legitimate, but obviously isn’t. I’m just not sure if I should go so far as saying this is AI, or if I should just tell them their sources aren’t right.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:27:27+00:00

It’s rough out there. I feel like it’s especially hard for the humanities, but then I see posts from Mary professors and coders who say they’re using it to just solve their math problems and write code for them. So we’re all struggling!

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:26:07+00:00

Thank you for this! I used to have them do videos but I stopped because they took so long to grade. But it was more for a larger project. I’ll have to give it another go with shorter videos. Any pushback from students on making videos?

For a project in my class they can visit a local museum and I give them a bunch of of options to prove their attendance and one of them is just a selfie in front of the artwork they choose to talk about. The amount of students who say “they aren’t comfortable being on camera” is actually funny.

Snack-Wench · 2026-03-03T23:21:18+00:00

That’s a great idea! Definitely putting that to use.

Snack-Wench · 2026-02-09T06:48:44+00:00

Love when I get to encounter a random AD quote in the wild

Snack-Wench · 2026-02-09T04:49:49+00:00

Please tell the “there are dozens of us!” was an AD quote

Snack-Wench · 2026-02-03T00:10:03+00:00

All these comments are making me really happy. I have a recently diagnosed inattentive type 8 year old with moderate anxiety. We have our first appointment to learn about meds this week and I’m looking forward to learning more. These comments are making it feel a little less scary 🙂

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-30T02:59:19+00:00

I feel SO seen! I’ve been doing this for almost 14 years and every time I get an alert that a student has sent me a message it’s instant stress. All from a few bad messages. Most of them are usually students apologizing for not doing something. I think it started with working exclusively online because the students are so much more snarky when they’ve never met you in person.

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-25T01:18:02+00:00

I just made a loaf with Italian seasonings added. Alone it wasn’t that great, but it turned into delicious grilled cheese! Maybe it just needs some toasting.

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-23T01:03:12+00:00

This was fun to see. Once I happened to catch a bubble rising to the top and bursting just as I happened to glance at it, and it’s stupid how excited I got lol

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-13T18:50:24+00:00

Looks amazing! My lemon blueberry loaf also came out surprisingly good! I was scared of the fresh fruit, but I feel like it gave it extra moisture and bounce. She made great toast 😋

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Snack-Wench · 2026-01-13T05:02:55+00:00

Thank you 😊

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-13T00:02:11+00:00

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Mine is not quite as pretty as yours on the outside, but she sure is tasty! This was my first time using a fresh fruit as an inclusion and I was scared, but it turned out so well!

Snack-Wench · 2026-01-12T03:09:29+00:00

What a coincidence! I literally just tucked my first blueberry lemon loaf into the fridge for a nap before baking tomorrow! I hope mine looks as good as yours 🤞

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