What happens when students stop creating for the teacher and start creating for real people?
One thing AI has made me reflect on lately is this:Maybe the problem was never “students don’t want to write/speak/create.”Maybe too much schoolwork simply never felt real to them.Some of the most engaged I’ve seen my students weren’t during tests or workbook activities. It was when they were:recording podcast episodesinterviewing each othercreating presentations for audiences outside the classroomdiscussing topics they actually cared aboutusing AI as support, not as the final productIronically, AI pushed me to focus even more on the human side of learning:voice, opinion, identity, discussion, collaboration.I’m curious:Have any of you noticed the same shift?Has AI changed what you value in student work or classroom design?
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Hi Fenia,I was just scrolling through some of the discussions on the site and saw your discussion. The timing couldn't have been better because I just finished reading an education blog by Dave Cormier that touches upon human centered discussions regarding AI in assessment...and what you shared in terms of where you have found your learners most engaged, really reminded me of what he shared...
Thank you, Paula. I'll definitely have a look.What you shared resonates with what I've been observing through our student podcast and inquiry projects. The more authentic the audience and purpose, the more invested students seem to become. AI has only reinforced that belief for me.Thanks for pointing me in Dave's direction!