Artificial intelligence: a new player transforming higher education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a key player in the higher education landscape, disrupting assessment methods and teaching practices. With the recent release of baccalaureate results, a growing number of institutions are adapting to ensure the relevance of their degrees while preparing students for a rapidly changing job market. In the face of this evolution, AI is seen as both a challenge to overcome and an opportunity to improve academic learning and assessment, requiring teachers to carefully consider the ethical and responsible use of this technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually establishing itself as a key player in the field of higher education. Whether it concerns student assessment, course preparation, or the organization of learning, AI is disrupting established practices. Universities and colleges are exploring new methods to effectively integrate these technologies and adapt to this unprecedented revolution. A Transformation of Assessment Methods With the arrival of artificial intelligence, assessment methods in higher education are undergoing a fundamental transformation.

Jessica, a double master’s student in law, illustrates how AI can significantly reduce the time spent preparing tutorials or writing a dissertation. Institutions, aware of this impact, are rethinking their assessment systems. For example, some universities are abandoning computer-based exams in favor of written and oral assignments, in order to preserve academic integrity.

Adopting AI Ethically and Responsibly

To avoid potential abuses caused by the poorly supervised use of AI, several schools are establishing ethical charters. At the 3iL engineering school in Limoges, students must explicitly cite their sources when using AI. This promotes critical and transparent use of these technologies, encouraging them to justify their use of digital tools during oral assessments. Oral presentations: an essential complement to written presentationsAssessments have undergone a reevaluation, favoring oral presentations in many institutions. The University of Orléans, for example, now gives equal weight to oral presentations and written presentations in its grading criteria. This adaptation makes it possible to verify not only students’ comprehension, but also their ability to argue and wisely apply resources generated by AI.

The challenges of learning and digital inequality

Rethinking learning with AI offers opportunities but also poses challenges. The digital divide remains a worrying reality that exacerbates inequalities in access to these educational tools. It is crucial that institutions ensure they equip all students fairly. At the same time, it is essential to regulate the use of AI so that learning is not compromised by simple task delegation. Training the professionals of tomorrow In universities as well as in the professional world, AI is permanently transforming working methods. TBS Education, in Toulouse, has changed its perspective and now encourages the critical use of these technologies in its teaching.

Kevin Carillo, head of the master’s program, advocates for the logical integration of AI as a potential lever rather than a threat, thus ensuring that future professionals are trained to use these tools wisely.

Adaptation strategies within universities

Institutions are organizing to prepare their instructors for these transformations. The University of Orléans, for example, is using its most experienced professors in digital tools to train their colleagues from other disciplines. This interdisciplinary cooperation is essential to avoid slowing down the evolution already largely initiated by this disruptive technology.

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