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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

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The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

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The U.S. had the blueprint for a high-class education–but abandoned it

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