1st Edition

Preserving Critical Thinking in a Time of Pervasive AI A Guide for Educators

By Robert Berkman Copyright 2027
148 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A rigorous, evidence-based pedagogical foundation for educators who wish to help students maintain and cultivate their critical thinking skills in the age of generative AI. The book provides an important overview of the cognitive impacts of offloading intellectual labor to AI, and defines and probes key concepts such as critical thinking, AI literacy, and meta-cognition. It contextualizes the... Read more

Introduction  1. The AI Classroom Landscape: How Students, Educators and Global Research Bodies View Benefits and Risks  2. Voices from the Field Part 1: Creating AI Resilient Assignments  3. Voices from the Field Part 2: Integrating Educational Focused AI  4. When No One is Watching: Motivating Students to Resist the Cognitive Shortcut  5. Lessons learned and future forwarnings  Appendix

Biography

Robert Berkman is an Assistant Professor at the School of Media Studies, The New School, New York, USA. He is founder and editor of The Information Advisors Guide to Internet Research. He has authored several books on research, technology, and media ethics and served as the Outreach Business Librarian at the University of Rochester. Berkman has presented on disinformation, media ethics, and research technology trends for the European Journalism Centre, the Special Libraries Association, and other universities, institutes, and companies.