From written work to practical evidence
EdSphere turns written assignments into practical tasks that students can evidence. They do the task, capture it on their phone, and explain their choices. A qualified instructor makes the final call.
Pilots are free. We’re building EdSphere with the educators who use it.
Checkpoint 1 · Hero photo
10:14“Three-quarter hero: the full mug and handle are visible against a quiet background, with space around the outline.”
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Checkpoint 4 · Decision, in audio
0:30Transcript: “The photographs cannot establish the mug’s capacity or whether it is dishwasher safe. My next check is to measure the actual mug…”
Defense · Question 2 of 4
Asked about: Checkpoint 2, detail photo
“What new information does your detail photo add, and what shows it is the same mug?”
Voice answer, transcribed: “The top view reveals the cream interior and rim beyond the hero’s overall shape. Both views share the sage exterior, cream lining, rounded body, and loop handle.”
Criterion · Useful detail and consistent identity
AI draft (advice only)
Exceeds. The detail adds the interior and rim, and four visible features match the hero.
Hero photoDetail photoAnswer 2
Nothing is pre-selected. The instructor decides.
Example submission from a fictional student. Photos and voice were generated for this example.
Why now
AI can produce a fluent essay, report, or reflection in minutes. Instructors can often tell, but they can’t prove it. The research is clear on what changed.
Almost any
written assignment in MIT’s undergraduate courses can now be answered credibly by AI, says MIT’s 2026 report.
57%
of US college students use AI for coursework at least once a week.
Source:Lumina Foundation and Gallup, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
78%
of faculty say cheating has increased since generative AI arrived.
AI detectors don’t work.
They raise false alarms, and universities are switching them off. Australia’s regulator, TEQSA, advises redesigning assessment instead.
Source:TEQSA (Australia), 2025 (opens in a new tab)Vanderbilt University, 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Exams can’t see practical skills.
A supervised exam shows what a student can do in a room. It can’t show how they work in a lab, studio, clinic, or workplace.
Watching every student takes too long.
Observing each student, asking follow-up questions, and writing it all down can take close to an hour per student.
Practical work shows what a student can really do. EdSphere makes it quick to assess. See all the research
What changes
Ask students to do the task, capture it as it happens, and explain their decisions. That has always been the best way to assess practical skill. EdSphere makes it work for a whole class.
Today
With EdSphere
Students write a report after the work
Students capture evidence during the work
Students describe what they would do
Students explain what they actually did
Instructors read essays
Instructors look at evidence
A grade in a gradebook
A record of what the student showed
For every field
Every course has things students should be able to do, not just write about. Here is how one written assignment becomes a practical task in six fields.
Business
Then they explain
“Your cost sheet shows a 35% margin, but you pitched 28%. What changed your mind?”
Engineering
Then they explain
“Your second photo shows 4.9 V at test point 2. Why did you measure there first?”
Design
Then they explain
“In your video the user stopped at the checkout button. What did you change, and how do you know it helped?”
Law
Then they explain
“You asked about the delivery date before the price. Why in that order?”
Medicine
Then they explain
“Your photo shows a blood pressure of 148/92. What would you do next, and why?”
Teacher education
Then they explain
“At 4:10 in your video, two students answered wrongly and you moved on. Why?”
How it works
One practical assignment, from the instructor’s first idea to a record the student keeps. The instructor makes every final decision.
01
Design
Instructor
Pick the objectives, describe the task in a sentence, edit the proposal, publish.
About 10 minutes, once
02
Do & document
Student
Do the task and capture each checkpoint on their own phone as they go.
Under 6 minutes, during the task
03
Defend
Student
Answer three or four questions drawn from their own evidence.
About 10 minutes, same day
04
Validate
Instructor
See the evidence, check the cited draft, make the call on every criterion.
About 4 minutes per student
05
Record
Automatic
Keep a permanent record of what the student showed, tied to the objectives.
Automatic
These times are our estimates. Our pilots will measure the real numbers.
People decide
EdSphere sets up the task, collects the evidence, asks the questions, drafts an assessment with references to the evidence, and keeps the record. A qualified person makes every grading decision, and the software makes sure of it.
The AI never:
Who it helps
The same assignment does a different job for each person around it.
Instructors
Look at evidence instead of reading essays.
Set up a practical task from your own course materials in minutes, and see the work instead of a write-up you can’t trust.
Students
Do the real thing, then explain it.
Show the work on your own phone, explain your decisions in your own words, and keep a record of what you showed.
Assessment and program leaders
Link every grade to a stated outcome.
Each result is decided by a qualified person, dated, and backed by evidence anyone can reopen for program review and accreditation.
We’re looking for instructors and institutions ready to turn a written assignment into a practical task. Pilots are free, and what you tell us shapes what we build next.