Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Age of AI

How educators can leverage AI tools to design activities and assignments that foster higher-order thinking skills. The key points covered include:

1. The importance of developing higher-order thinking skills (analyze, evaluate, create) in the age of AI to:
   • Equip students with critical analysis skills to interact with AI responsibly
   • Cultivate uniquely human skills that AI cannot replicate
   • Prepare students for engaging in crucial discussions about AI’s impact on society
2. Strategies for promoting higher-order thinking skills in the classroom:
   • Encouraging questioning and intellectual curiosity
   • Using real-world scenarios to apply knowledge and skills
   • Modeling critical thinking during class discussions
   • Teaching argumentation skills
   • Designing assessments that require demonstrating higher-order thinking
3. Using AI tools to design activities that align with Bloom’s Taxonomy levels:
   • Adapting content complexity and cognitive demand
   • Scaffolding resources and supplemental activities
   • Generating personalized formative feedback
   • Designing assessments targeting specific levels of thinking
   • Creating personalized learning pathways (future potential)
4. Examples of AI-generated prompts and activities for each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy, from remembering to creating, along with corresponding student prompts for self-directed learning.
5. Introducing “AI-proof assignments” that foster critical thinking and cannot be easily completed using AI alone, such as:
   • Case studies with real-world problems
   • Simulations and role-playing activities
   • Video or podcast projects with presentations and Q&A
   • Collaborative essay writing
   • Fact-checking and citation activities
6. Incorporating AI literacy into assignments by having students:
   • Verify and refine AI-generated reports
   • Analyze and improve AI-generated stories
   • Compare and contrast AI-generated work with human-created content

The webinar emphasizes the need to rethink traditional assignments in light of AI’s capabilities and to focus on developing uniquely human skills that will prepare students for a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.