Assess What Matters In An AI World With Hamza Sami

What if assessment made thinking visible and turned AI into a learning partner instead of a shortcut? Jackie sat down with Hamza Sami to close our series by unpacking practical ways to design for real understanding—where reasoning, judgment, and context take center stage.We start by reframing purpose: assessment is for learning, not just measurement. That lens leads to formative moves that build trust and invite responsible AI use. Hamza breaks down how to set clear AI norms, teach limits and risks, and require transparent acknowledgment with screenshots, links, and prompt logs. From there, we get tactical: in-class AI critiques, compare-and-verify exercises, and concise reflections that reveal what the model did well, where it failed, and how students adapted outputs to their goals.For summative checks, we spotlight formats that hold up with AI in play: presentations with Q&A, reflective blogs, portfolios of evidence, capstones grounded in authentic problems, and open-ended scenarios that demand justification. Hamza also shares three quick wins any instructor can deploy next term—explain-your-thinking checkpoints, brief peer feedback moments, and explicit AI process citations—plus one culture shift: stop letting assessment end at submission and bring learning to life through dialogue.Subscribe, share this episode with a colleague who’s redesigning a course, and leave a review to help more educators find the show. What’s the first assessment move you’ll try next?🔗 Website and Social Links:Please visit Hamza Sami’s website and social media links below.Hamza Sami’s WebsiteHamza’s LinkedIn Page📢 Call-to-Action: Need a hand bringing your learning ideas to life, whether curriculum design, instructional strategy, or even creative production? Reach out on LinkedIn, and let’s explore how we can make learning more engaging together.Send Jackie a TextJoin PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support.☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription. 🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above. 👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!