Carolingian vibes!

hope it went OK for all concerned! (at least it definitely went better than it did for Lothar ;)

yes, for smaller classes I do this (and have a gobbet/short-source-commentary focused exam at the end, to give it meaning/focus) - it's probably the teaching I enjoy the most.

sounds interesting... look forward to hearing how it goes! I think exams can be very valuable as a course anchor.

Yes, I do that too! I like it, though it's not foolproof since you can, after all, get AI to critique itself (so I don't use it as a summative assessment, only as formative). www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/ca...

Works best imo when they reflect on something they have themselves *done*, linking/contrasting that practical experience to theoretical/abstract issues. I usually peg it to editing Wikipedia.