Rethinking Student Assessment in the AI Era - Naveen Babu
This video examines how artificial intelligence is challenging traditional approaches to student assessment in higher education. Rather than relying primarily on grades, GPAs, and measures of knowledge recall, universities should place greater emphasis on students’ thinking processes, critical judgment, creativity, and ability to question or reject AI-generated answers.
Naveen Babu proposes using project portfolios that document students’ prompting strategies, ethical questions, test cases, rejected AI solutions, and original alternatives. The discussion also argues that universities should view AI not simply as a technology issue but as a governance challenge, incorporating human judgment, empathy, and institutional leadership through structures such as AI councils, boards of studies, and senates.
Speaker Biography
Naveen Babu is an academic leader, researcher, and higher education strategist with more than 22 years of experience in academic governance, institutional transformation, and AI-enabled education. He currently serves as pro vice-chancellor for Academic Affairs at Chitkara University, India, where he oversees 18 schools, 90 academic programs, nearly 28,000 students, and more than 1,100 faculty members. His work focuses on integrating AI into higher education through curriculum transformation, technology-enabled pedagogy, data-driven governance, and employability-focused learning, while emphasizing academic integrity, critical thinking, and human-centered innovation.
