Tag: Assessment

  • AI-Enhanced Socratic Dialogue

    AI-Enhanced Socratic Dialogue

    Socratic Dialogue is a classical teaching approach that traces its origins to the conversations Socrates had with his students. At its core, this method involves a teacher posing a sequence of probing questions, guiding students to identify flaws or inconsistencies in their ideas. Through this process, students not only enhance their logical reasoning abilities but…

  • Asking students to critique ChatGPT

    Asking students to critique ChatGPT

    If the “Essay is dead”, is this activity a worthy replacement? One of the first questions many educators and journalists had when ChatGPT dropped late last year was: “Will AI kill the academic essay?” There are many avenues to address this question and the purpose of this post is not necessarily to give a polemic…

  • Focus on the Assessment Construct

    Focus on the Assessment Construct

    A structured assessment response to generative AI. As Artificial Intelligence continues to reshape our educational landscape, we need to refine our assessment methodologies to ensure their value and purpose remain relevant. However, it is important to note that in most cases, AI should not drive the purpose of an assessment task, rather the assessment construct…