In this webinar, we discussed:
How educators can leverage AI tools to design activities and assignments that foster higher-order thinking skills. The key points covered include:
- The importance of developing higher-order thinking skills (analyze, evaluate, create) in the age of AI to:
- Equip students with critical analysis skills to interact with AI responsibly
- Cultivate uniquely human skills that AI cannot replicate
- Prepare students for engaging in crucial discussions about AI’s impact on society
- Strategies for promoting higher-order thinking skills in the classroom:
- Encouraging questioning and intellectual curiosity
- Using real-world scenarios to apply knowledge and skills
- Modeling critical thinking during class discussions
- Teaching argumentation skills
- Designing assessments that require demonstrating higher-order thinking
- Using AI tools to design activities that align with Bloom’s Taxonomy levels:
- Adapting content complexity and cognitive demand
- Scaffolding resources and supplemental activities
- Generating personalized formative feedback
- Designing assessments targeting specific levels of thinking
- Creating personalized learning pathways (future potential)
- Examples of AI-generated prompts and activities for each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy, from remembering to creating, along with corresponding student prompts for self-directed learning.
- Introducing “AI-proof assignments” that foster critical thinking and cannot be easily completed using AI alone, such as:
- Case studies with real-world problems
- Simulations and role-playing activities
- Video or podcast projects with presentations and Q&A
- Collaborative essay writing
- Fact-checking and citation activities
- Incorporating AI literacy into assignments by having students:
- Verify and refine AI-generated reports
- Analyze and improve AI-generated stories
- Compare and contrast AI-generated work with human-created content
The webinar emphasizes the need to rethink traditional assignments in light of AI’s capabilities and to focus on developing uniquely human skills that will prepare students for a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
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