Tag: Critical thinking

Call for chapters for our new open access book on AI!

Are you exploring how generative AI is transforming the research landscape? Have you developed innovative approaches, ethical insights, or practical applications regarding AI in research? If so, we invite you to contribute a chapter to our forthcoming open access book: Generative AI-Enhanced Research: Ethical, Practical, and Transformative Approaches. This edited collection will serve as a …

Learning how to evaluate the reliability of online sources

This post is based on an article I recently published. It is commonly thought that contemporary students are digital natives who are naturally able to use sophisticated digital literacy in their daily practices because they have been immersed in the digital age their entire lives. Research, though, shows that the concept of being a digital …

Fostering AI literacy as students, teachers, and researchers

Credit: This blog post is an adapted form of a recent paper I wrote. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been present in society for several years – think, for example, of computer grammar-checking software, autocorrect on your phone, or GPS apps. Recently, however, there has been a significant advancement in AI research with the development of generative …

Embracing flexibility in assessment to enhance higher-order thinking

Innovations in assessment task design are essential if we as educators are to encourage our students to see assessment as a learning process, rather than just a means towards a grade. In a recent study I did with some of my colleagues from accounting, we developed a flexible assessment regime designed to bolster students’ higher-order …

Developing students’ critical thinking and clinical reasoning through problem-based assessment

In clinical education, the challenge is to not just impart content knowledge, but also help students develop critical real-world clinical skills. This is particularly true when it comes to critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. In a paper I recently wrote with colleagues from a midwifery unit, we demonstrate how constructive alignment of a course’s …