Provenance documentation

Provenance is an artifact-based oral assessment platform for higher education. Students walk through their own submitted work in a guided oral review, and faculty receive a traceable, reviewable record of demonstrated understanding.

How a review works

  1. Faculty create an assessment. The assignment prompt, rubric or criteria, and any faculty guidance are attached so the review stays grounded in what the course actually asks for.
  2. Students submit their work. The submitted artifact becomes the review surface — the shared document the conversation is about.
  3. Faculty approve the questions. Provenance drafts common and artifact-specific questions, each connected to the rubric and to passages of the student's own submission. Faculty review, edit, and approve them before any review begins.
  4. The student explains their work. In a guided oral review, the student walks through their artifact and answers the approved questions. The session is recorded, with a transcript, timestamps, and artifact references.
  5. Faculty make the final call. Provenance organizes the evidence — transcript, audio, artifact references, and AI-assisted evaluation outputs — so faculty can review, validate, and decide. Provenance does not make misconduct determinations, and AI never makes the final judgment.

Guides

Getting started

For institution administrators: connecting Provenance to your LMS and rolling it out to courses.

Faculty guide

Creating an assessment, reviewing and approving questions, and validating the results.

Student guide

Submitting your work and walking through it in a guided oral review.

FAQ

Common questions about recording, privacy, and how results are decided.

Need help?

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