Professor Alan Smeaton:

In the third level sector, we have changed the nature of assessments. Previously, when I had a course I asked everyone to write an essay on a topic which they submitted and I then read all of the essays, but that does not work anymore. The nature of those assessments has changed.

In my case, for example, I asked students not only to write an essay on a topic, but also to create a video production of it. I asked them to summarise it and then I watched the ten-minute video. Alternatively, I may have selected certain people to come in to present an oral presentation or class. We have changed the nature of assessments.