AI in Higher Education AssessmentMain Themes:Urgency of AI adoption in assessment: Assessment professionals need to proactively engage with AI tools and their implications for student learning despite feelings of overload or a wait-and-see approach.Leadership role of assessment professionals: Professionals must lead AI adoption in their institutions, building policies and practices, and collaborating within and across institutions.Human-AI partnership: While AI offers opportunities to enhance assessment practices, human oversight remains crucial for ethical considerations and ensuring the validity of insights.Shifting roles in assessment: The traditional role of the assessment director is predicted to evolve into an “experience architect,” focusing on personalized learning and leveraging AI to predict student success.Key Facts and Ideas:The Java Jams initiative, a year-long community-driven effort, focused on exploring the intersection of AI and higher education assessment.A survey of 264 assessment professionals revealed:50% believe AI will play a major or moderate role in assessment work.70% are not currently using AI in assessment.55% feel prepared for AI integration despite limited practical experience.Two main reasons for hesitation: technology overload and a wait-and-see attitude for AI to mature.Successful AI integration in assessment requires:Experimentation with AI tools to understand their capabilities and limitations.Collaborative efforts across departments and institutions to share knowledge and best practices.Proactive leadership in developing policies and guidelines for ethical and effective AI use.The future of assessment points towards a more personalized learning experience, with AI playing a key role in predicting student success and shaping learning pathways.Important Quotes:On the need for leadership: "If you're an assessment professional in AI, you got to get out there and lead. If you have no idea what you're talking about in AI... you gotta experiment with the tools." - Ruth SlotnickOn human involvement: "The human always stays in the loop... for insight and oversight, for validity, and just ethically." - Ruth SlotnickOn the future of assessment: "We will be shapeshifting from that traditional assessment director to something else... moving more to what I call the experience architect." - Ruth SlotnickOn hesitancy to adopt AI: "One person said that they have, since the pandemic, technology overload... and the second one is, 'I'm not concerned at all... I just want others to fine tune it.'" - Ruth SlotnickCall to Action:The Java Jams Grand Finale serves as a call to action for assessment professionals to actively engage with AI and lead its integration into higher education assessment practices. By embracing experimentation, collaboration, and a forward-thinking approach, professionals can harness the power of AI to enhance student learning and shape the future of assessment.

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