Bongo wins Gold and Silver for ‘Best Use of AI in Learning’ at Learning Technologies Awards

Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI

Written assignments alone no longer prove learning. Bongo helps colleges and universities verify knowledge, strengthen communication skills, and reduce AI-enabled cheating through structured video assessment.

The Challenge

Higher Education is Changing

Generative AI tools can now produce essays, discussion posts, and short answers in seconds. Detection tools are inconsistent. Faculty are stretched thin. Institutions are questioning whether traditional assignments truly measure understanding.

At the same time, employers are asking for strong communicators and critical thinkers.

Colleges and universities need assessment methods that verify learning, discourage outsourcing, and build real-world skills without increasing faculty workload.

Bongo was built to support this shift.

Demonstrated Learning, Not Just Submitted Work

Bongo replaces written assignments with structured video responses tied to your course objectives. Students explain ideas out loud, organize their thinking, and show what they actually understand, not just what they can type.

You define the objectives, set the question prompts, and invite peer review. Grading happens the way you want it to, whether automated or hands on, with timestamped feedback that meets students where they are.

Build Communication and Critical Thinking Skills

Speaking a concept out loud is where real learning happens.

When students explain an idea on video, they have to structure their thinking, notice the gaps, and communicate clearly. With practice, the nerves fade and confidence grows. They start paying attention to their tone, pace, and clarity because they can see and hear themselves.

It’s a natural fit for programs where communication matters, like business, healthcare, education, engineering, law, and graduate studies.

Support Academic Integrity

AI detection tools are not always reliable. Instead of trying to catch misconduct after submission, Bongo helps reduce it at the source.

On-camera responses require students to articulate their thinking. Structured prompts and learning objective alignment focus attention on understanding, not just polished output. Optional spontaneous response settings encourage individual performance.

When students must explain their reasoning clearly, outsourcing becomes much harder.

Ethical AI That Improves Learning

AI can be misused, but it can also support growth when applied thoughtfully.

Bongo’s AI Coach provides real-time feedback on clarity, tone, delivery, filler words, and content alignment as students practice. They can refine and re-record before submitting. This turns assignments into learning opportunities rather than one-time evaluations.

For instructors, this provides consistent guidance to every student while reducing repetitive feedback work.

Designed for Career Readiness

Graduates are expected to present ideas clearly, communicate virtually, and think through problems in real time.

Bongo assignments mirror real-world scenarios such as interviews, presentations, case analyses, simulations, and teaching demonstrations. Students leave with experience articulating their knowledge and not just writing about it.

Built for Every Discipline and Format

From health sciences to business to world languages, Bongo adapts to how your students learn and what they need to prove.

How Institutions Use Bongo in the Classroom

Real outcomes from faculty who needed a better way to assess skills that don't show up on a test.

Scale & Security

Bongo integrates with major learning management systems and fits into existing course structures.

With more than 16 years in higher education, partnerships across 1,400 institutions in over 100 countries, and support for more than 22 million enrollments, Bongo is built to scale.

Your Data Stays Yours

Client data is never used to train AI models. Institutional and student data remain fully protected.

A Better Way to Assess Learning

Higher education is adapting to new technology and new expectations. Assessment methods need to adapt as well. Bongo helps institutions strengthen academic integrity, increase engagement, and graduate students who can clearly demonstrate what they know.