Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Not only is it true that "AI is now a go-to tool in the learning process for many learners," it's also the case that "Learners are using AI to fix the shortcomings of instructional design practices." And there are numerous ways in which traditional course design could be fixed, from writing in language the reader understands to creating practice exercises to covering the material the course content "glosses over" (as a frustrated student of math and logic, the writers' habit of 'skipping steps' was a constant pet peeve of mine). Obviously, information about how students aredesigning courses would be of enormous use to designers.

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