Blackboard Webinar: The Future of Assessment and Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
TOPIC | The Future of Assessment and Academic Integrity in the Age of AI |
SPEAKER(S) | Liezl Wagenaar (Instructional Designer at Gordon Institute of Business Science) Fredrik Klemming (Product Management Director at Blackboard) |
SPEAKER(S) BIO | Liezl Wagenaar is an Instructional Designer at GIBS, University of Pretoria, where she designs postgraduate academic programmes for online delivery and leads the adoption of AI-enhanced practices in learning design. Her current work focuses on the ethical integration of AI into teaching, learning and assessment, with particular attention to accessibility, academic integrity, and designing meaningful human–AI interactions rather than passive tool use. In 2025 she presented at the Flexible Futures Conference on prompt literacy in higher education and the evolving role of faculty in the GenAI era, from content creators to content curators. Liezl has worked in EdTech for over fifteen years. Before joining GIBS, she was a Learning Designer at Construct Education, building online programmes for institutions including Oxford Saïd Business School, Harvard, King’s College and Michigan Ross on platforms such as Canvas, Open edX and D2L Brightspace. Earlier in her career she partnered with iNeSI, NEMISA, MICT SETA and the University of Limpopo to deliver digital literacy and device access to nurses, teachers and unemployed learners across rural Limpopo, and co-authored MICT SETA computer literacy textbooks. Prior to her move into education technology, Liezl spent more than a decade in television and corporate media as a director, scriptwriter and executive producer, creating training and induction content for Anglo American, Lonmin, De Beers and Nedbank, as well as broadcast programmes for SABC and DSTV. That storytelling background continues to shape her conviction that good learning design, like a good story, begins with the end in mind: the learner ready to apply what they have gained. She is currently completing her Master’s in Creative Writing at Rhodes University. Email address: WagenaarL@gibs.co.za Fredrik Klemming joined to Blackboard with 16 years of experience in Higher Education, during which time he gained proficiency in a variety of areas, ranging from online learning, service development and delivery, to business analysis and product management. Fredrik is intimately familiar with academic process and understands the impact that a LMS can have on an institution’s ability to drive and deliver a well-designed and engaging curriculum. As a director within the Learn Ultra product management team, Fredrik oversees developments in the areas of assessment and grading. Fredrik works closely with clients to understand their needs and advises on how they can get the most effective use from the Blackboard LMS from a learning and teaching perspective. Email address: fredrik.klemming@blackboard.com |
ABSTRACT | Generative AI is rapidly reshaping how universities design and evaluate assessment. Traditional approaches to academic integrity and plagiarism detection are under increasing pressure as AI tools become widely accessible to students. At the same time, institutions are exploring how AI can support more authentic, skills-based approaches to learning and evaluation. In this webinar, Blackboard will be joined by the Gordon Institute of Business Science to share how universities are responding to these changes in practice. Together, we will explore emerging approaches to academic integrity, authentic assessment design, and the future of assessment in an AI-enabled learning environment. The session will also consider how digital learning environments can support institutions as they adapt teaching and assessment practices for the AI era, including a forward look at emerging AI capabilities and their potential impact on pedagogy. |
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