What happened
Faculty Focus published Stacy Ybarra Evans, EdD’s account of the AI-Resistant Pedagogy Studio, an assignment-redesign resource she says she developed and published in 2025. Evans describes its framework as shifting assessment from final products toward visible learning processes. She reports that institutions including Clemson and Washington University use the Studio in faculty development.
Why it matters
For instructors, the proposal is to assess how learners investigate, collaborate, reflect and apply knowledge, not only a finished essay or report. Evans cites staged drafts, oral conferences, critique of AI output and locally grounded projects as design options. These can make reasoning and understanding more visible instead of centering assessment on proving AI use. The article flags unequal access, advising against requiring premium tools that institutions do not provide.
What to do next
Review one assignment and identify its learning objective. Add a process checkpoint, such as a draft, reflection log or conference, and make criteria explicit. Where relevant, ask learners to disclose AI use and explain how they assessed or revised its output, consistent with course and institutional rules. Consider collaborative or community-based tasks only when they fit outcomes and are accessible to all students. Evans says the Studio is freely available and openly licensed; the article provides no independent evidence of its effects. Pilot changes and collect feedback before scaling.
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