AI and Education: Teaching Students to Use AI Critically Through Psychological Science
This webinar is part of the six-webinar series, Wrapping Our Minds Around AI: Translating Learning Science into Practice.
This webinar will teach faculty how to help students understand AI through cognition, bias, motivation, and metacognition.
This program does not offer CE credit.
Topics covered
AI and cognitive bias
AI, motivation, self-regulation, and help-seeking
Metacognitive monitoring when students use AI
Comparing AI output to psychological evidence
Designing assignments that require critique, reflection, and disciplinary reasoning
Pricing
Event details
January 20, 2027
Goals
Use psychology as a framework for helping students critically evaluate AI
Design assignments that ask students to analyze, challenge, and improve AI-generated responses
Help students reflect on their own learning processes when using AI
Address the psychological dynamics of trust, overconfidence, and reduced effort in AI-supported learning
Participants will walk away with
One class activity or assignment focused on critical AI use
A student reflection prompt related to AI and learning
Presenter
Chris Hakala, PhD
Executive Director
Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Springfield College
Beth Schwartz, PhD
Senior Director, Teaching and Learning
American Psychological Association
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Disclaimer
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed by the presenters for this webinar do not necessarily reflect the views, policies, or positions of the American Psychological Association.