One of the concerns many faculty share about AI is that it has infiltrated students’ writing and thinking processes in ways that interrupt their learning. In this workshop, facilitators from Writing Across the Curriculum will share some of the research on the effects of Generative AI on critical thinking, along with studies on students’ perceptions of AI use in the process of writing. They will also give participants an opportunity to consider assignments and activities--some which might involve Gen AI and some which might not--to help students develop key critical thinking skills in their disciplines.
After this workshop participants will be able to:
- discuss recent research on the effects of generative AI on critical thinking and writing
- articulate key critical thinking goals in their disciplines represented in writing
- identify critical thinking goals that students should not offload to AI platforms
- design transparent writing tasks—either involving or not involving AI tools—that build key critical thinking skills
If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.