Context, MetaCognition and Cues: Engaging Students in Critical Thinking around GenAI
Patricia Turner
Description
Generative AI (GenAI) has rapidly initiated potentially significant changes in the way higher education approaches teaching, learning, and assessment. Yet, our understanding of how GenAI can be used to enrich learning is still developing. In this talk, I bring together insights around the notions of metacognition, critical thinking, and self-regulated learning to explore how to engage students in critical thinking around GenAI. I will discuss how context, metacognitive activities, and cues that prompt students to reflect on their engagement in GenAI-assisted learning can engage students in thinking critically about this new tool to help them become more self-regulated users of GenAI. Participants will receive access to a Canvas module and a range of reflective tools that can help with developing students’ self-regulation around GenAI use.
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♦ Dr. Turner will be participating in a live panel session on September 12th at 12:00 pm to briefly discuss her talk and answer questions from SITT attendees. To submit a question for Dr. Turner, use the SITT 2024 Panel Questions Google Form.
About the Presenter
Patricia Turner, Ph.D., is an Education Specialist with the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE). Patricia earned her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from UCLA and has taught for 28 years in all three systems of public higher education in California. She has held faculty positions at UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and Santa Monica College and taught extensively at UCLA while completing her doctoral studies. Her pedagogical interests include inclusive and student-centered teaching practices, graduate student teaching development, online course development, and the teaching of disciplinary literacy.
At CEE, Patricia enjoys collaborating with faculty, graduate students and staff on the design and implementation of engaging, student-centered instruction that results in significant learning for diverse groups of students. Patricia received her B.A. in Psychology at UC Davis and is happy to return to UCD to engage in work on learning and teaching.
