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10/19/2026

Can your students explain the thinking behind their answer?

Try this prompt: “Which decision in your work took the most thought, and why?”

Start with one assignment and one meaningful conversation.

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10/16/2026

Oral exams are back in the higher-ed conversation. WAMC reported this week on educators using handwritten assignments and oral exams to understand student learning in the AI era. The important question isn't whether every assessment should be spoken. It's where a brief conversation can reveal reasoning, identify gaps, and strengthen the student-faculty relationship. Read the reporting: https://www.wamc.org/podcast/northeastnotebook/2026-10-08/ai-in-education

Artificial intelligence has become part of everyday lives. We ask it for advice, use it to plan our days, and use it to craft our emails. But when we talk about education, there’s worry about students using it to cheat on assignments or avoid doing meaningful work. So, some educators are actually ...

10/15/2026

A useful way to pilot conversational assessment is to start small. Choose one assignment, define what students should be able to explain, share the rubric, and offer a low-stakes practice opportunity. Then ask faculty and students what the conversation revealed that the original submission did not. We believe assessment design should start with learning goals, not a dashboard.

10/14/2026

What does an AI Interlocutor™ assessment look like? Faculty set the assignment instructions and rubric. Students respond to conversational questions about what they know. Faculty can review the conversation and AI-generated draft scoring before deciding the final grade. The point isn't to have AI do the student's thinking. It's to make that thinking easier to assess. Explore verballí: https://verballi.ai/docs

verballí runs voice-verified oral assessments so higher-ed faculty see what students actually understand, no AI detectors required.

10/13/2026

A correct answer is a starting point. Can your students explain the reasoning behind it?

Turn your existing multiple-choice exam into an oral assessment with verballi. Upload a test, quiz, or syllabus, generate conversational assignments, and let students explain what they understand in their own words.

Same questions. Deeper understanding.

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10/13/2026

Some students can explain a concept brilliantly in conversation yet struggle to express the same understanding in a traditional essay. Assessment should offer meaningful ways to demonstrate learning, with clear expectations and appropriate accommodations. Oral assessment is not one-size-fits-all. Done thoughtfully, it can give educators another window into student reasoning. What options do your students have to show what they know?

10/12/2026

Academic integrity should begin with better evidence of learning, not suspicion. A polished essay tells us what was submitted. A thoughtful conversation can reveal how a student arrived there. Try pairing your next written assignment with two short questions: What evidence shaped your conclusion? What would change your mind? At verballí, our AI Interlocutor™ helps educators assess understanding through conversation while keeping faculty in control of their rubric and final grade. Real Learning, Restored.

verballí runs voice-verified oral assessments so higher-ed faculty see what students actually understand, no AI detectors required.

10/02/2026

If you are a faculty member who has wanted to try oral assessment but could never make the time work, I would love to hear from you.

We are opening Free Department Pilots for Fall 2026.

No giant transformation project.

Pick a real course. Try it with real students. Tell us what works and what does not.

That is how we want to build this.

10/01/2026

We use the term AI Interlocutor™ for one simple reason.

The AI is not there to watch the student.

It is there to talk with them.

Ask a question. Listen. Follow up. Help surface what they actually understand.

That is the category we are building around.