Dr. Wiley and John Levy Hilton argue that assignments fall into four categories, three of which are non-disposable:
- Disposable: the student creates an artifact.
- Authentic: the student creates an artifact that has value beyond the student’s learning.
- Constructionist: the student creates an artifact that has value beyond the student’s learning and is made public.
- Renewable: the student creates an artifact that has value beyond the student’s learning, is made public, and is openly licensed.