When Understanding Is Not Enough In the previous post, I focused on helping students build understanding. That is an essential moment in learning, but it is not the end of the learning process. Students may understand an idea well enough to explain it and still struggle when asked to use it in a real situation. […]
In the previous post on using GenAI to help students who are just getting started on their learning journey, I focused on helping students get started at the very beginning, often trying to figure out what to do (to begin learning), and how to do it.. That moment matters because students cannot engage deeply with […]
In every course I’ve taught, whether as a high school teacher, an undergraduate instructor, or working with graduate students, there is a predictable pattern in the first few days. Some students get started right away. They understand what the course is about, what is expected of them, and how to begin. Others are less certain. […]
I recently (2/2/23) asked an OpenAI tool (OpenAI GPT-3 Playground https://platform.openai.com/playground ) about HyFlex, looking for its answer to a few of the most common questions we answer. With all the discussion about the use of AI tools to aid the writing process in schools, I think we need to understand this much better (as […]