A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.

I ask for unique and specific examples, which can help make the concepts come alive, even though they are tough to grade. It is challenging to create a rubric but well worth it. Cheating is no longer ...

The oral exam is not just for graduate school. Surprisingly, I found that teaching mathematics online during COVID-19 infused the seemingly antiquated tactic of oral exams with fresh purpose. With ...

The Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) PhD Qualifying Exam is intended to allow the candidate to demonstrate depth of understanding in his/her chosen area of research, and to demonstrate the ...

With the oral exams inching closer, now is the perfect time for students to focus on keeping calm, learning the phrases that could get them extra points, and remembering the joys of learning a second ...