Marken, Liv2024-01-262024-01-262023Marken, L. (2023). The Pandemic, GenAI, & the Return to Handwritten, In-Person, Timed Exams: Causes, Context, and the Perpetuation of Ableism (Part 1 of 2) Canadian Writing Centre Review/ Revue Canadienne des Centres de Rédaction, 4(3). https://cwcaaccr.com/2023/07/28/the-pandemic-genai-return-to-handwritten/https://hdl.handle.net/10388/15466This paper analyzes the resurgence of traditional assessments in post-secondary education due to cheating concerns during the pandemic, now further intensified by GenAI, specifically the regressive return to the handwritten, in-person, timed, invigilated examination. The return to these exams is not only a return to ineffective assessment methods, but, more importantly, it is ableist.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canadaassessmentwritingableismhandwritinguniversity studentspost-secondary studentsplagiarismacademic integritysurveillanceCanadian Education SystemChatGPTGenerative AITraditional AssessmentCovid-19 PandemicAccessibilityArticle