Why I’m advising that people stop assigning essays, and it’s not just because of AI

“The essay, I’m arguing here, no longer forces students to learn how to research,” writes Dave Cormier. Consequently, “I’m increasingly starting to think that we need to re-evaluate what the basic epistemic skills are that we think people need to make meaning with all this abundance and all the GenAI out there.” It’s even worse than that.

http://davecormier.com/edblog/2023/10/05/why-im-advising-that-people-stop-assigning-essays-and-its-not-just-because-of-ai/