ASEFClassNet EmpowerEd Project 2026
Multimodal Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI
When a student can generate an essay or a speech in seconds, the finished product no longer tells us much about what they learned. This project helps secondary and vocational teachers redesign assessment around evidence that is harder to fake: students thinking out loud. Over five weeks we work from assessment-design principles, then put them into practice with Snorkl, where students explain their reasoning by voice while annotating a digital whiteboard and get instant AI feedback. Teachers leave with real tasks and rubrics they can use straight away, plus a practical way to judge learning with integrity instead of policing it with detection software. The focus stays on the students most at risk of being left behind. Educators from across Asia and Europe learn alongside each other, sharing what works in very different classrooms.
Goals
The goals are to:
- equip teachers to design assessments that show real thinking, not an AI-polished product.
- enable teachers to design portfolio-based assessment and trial Snorkl tasks that capture how students think.
- build rubrics that stay fair for learners
Project Coordinator
When?
The “Multimodal Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI” will run over span of 5 weeks, every Fridays from 04 September to 02 October 2026 (90 minutes per session) via Zoom. The sessions will take place on the following:
- Week 1 – Friday, 04 September 2026 (10:00 CEST / 16:00 SGT)
Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI - Week 2 – Friday, 11 September 2026 (10:00 CEST / 16:00 SGT)
Designing Authentic Tasks that Resist AI Shortcuts - Week 3 – 18 September 2026 (10:00 CEST / 16:00 SGT)
Capturing Thinking: Multimodal Evidence with Snorkl - Week 4 – 25 September 2026 (10:00 CEST / 16:00 SGT)
Rubrics, Feedback and Integrity for Multimodal Work - Week 5 – 02 October 2026 (10:00 CEST / 16:00 SGT)
Prototype, Peer Review and Share
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Who Should Join?
- Secondary and vocational teachers and school leaders from any subject, anywhere in Asia, Europe and beyond. Attendees do not need a tech background, just a willingness to rethink how your students show what they know. It suits anyone uneasy about AI and marking, and especially those teaching in under-resourced settings.
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