Courses that Inspire Learning Path to Explore Learning Design in the Age of AI

Create a Culture of Learning in Your Courses (5 minutes)

Design your courses as learning communities that promote success, authentic learning, and integrity. David Rettinger is a leading voice in the research of academic integrity. Here he provides simple, doable advice to make your courses inspired.

Ask Yourself: Which of these strategies would enhance student learning most profoundly in my courses? Which would re-invigorate my own passion for teaching?

Keep Students Focused on Learning with Course Design (7 minutes)

Every teacher is a learning designer. By using strategies that reduce cognitive load for students, you could positively impact intrinsic motivation, persistence, and perceived relevance. That's a recipe for academic integrity and authentic learning.

Ask Yourself: Which of the recommended strategies do you already feel comfortable with? How could you add to the ways you are using it? Are there others you would like to try?

Why Problem Formulation Takes Center Stage in the Age of AI (7 minutes)

It can be challenging to predict the skills students will need in a workplace that is changing so rapidly. This article makes a good case that problem formulation is a skill that transcends specific technologies and is a skill set that underlies popular contenders like prompt engineering.

Ask Yourself: How do your courses prepare students for problem formulation? Can you envision some assignments that put this skill set front and center in your courses?

Item 1: Rettinger, D. (2022, September 13). A Learning Culture Deters Cheating. Harvard Business Publishing Education. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/a-learning-culture-deters-cheating

Item 2: Malamed, C. (2017, February 16). Six strategies you may not be using to reduce cognitive load. The eLearning Coach. https://theelearningcoach.com/learning/reduce-cognitive-load/

Item 3: Acar, O. (2023, June 8). Ai prompt engineering isn’t the future. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2023/06/ai-prompt-engineering-isnt-the-future