Assessments - search for an answer in the era of Generative AI

Assessing student learning has always been challenging. The recent proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools has increased this complexity driving educators to search for innovative and meaningful assessment practices. Educational institutions are investigating, developing and implementing alternative and authentic assessment practices that maintain academic integrity while genuinely assessing student learning. This paper summarises the assessment practices in a techno-centric school at an Australian university and proposes assessment strategies to control academic misconduct cases arising because of GenAI. A teaching and learning case study of authentic assessment to engage students and effectively achieve learning outcomes is discussed. The technique has been popular among the students while successfully navigating the challenges provided by recent developments in GenAI.