Course (Re)Design Award

Celebrating the Recipients of the 2026 Course (Re)Design Award

Recognizing instructors who demonstrate leadership in adapting their assessment practices in response to the evolving learning landscape shaped by generative AI.

The Course (Re)Design Award recognizes instructors who demonstrate leadership in adapting their assessment practices in response to the evolving learning landscape shaped by generative AI. We acknowledge that confidently assessing student learning in the age of AI comes with many challenges and thus we are interested in high quality assessment innovation.

We recognize that AI challenges related to assessment are shared but also specific, amorphous but also contained, and daunting but also needing solutions. This award recognizes innovation in assessment to address specific AI challenges such as:

capacity for feedback and formative support
integrity in student production of assignments
offloading course requirements to AI
inauthentic forum posts and discussion
student anxiety about AI and performance

Aligned with the University of Alberta’s SHAPE, Changing the Story, and Braiding Past, Present, and Future, this award celebrates innovation that advances the University's strategic priorities in a meaningful way.