Higher Order Thinking and AI
This week I would like to share a recent SoTL article entitled, “ How Higher-Order Thinking Shapes Student Attitudes Toward Machine Learning and AI Chatbots ” by Pellas (2025). The author explores how cognitive skills, specifically creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving mediate or moderate the relationship between academic achievement and attitudes toward machine learning. Drawing on data from 416 undergraduate students, the research offers one of the most empiric
AI Practical Examples for Ed
I began sharing just-in-time summaries of teaching research articles (SoTL) on October 15, 2016 (time flies)! During those nine years, I tried not to share research that I have been part of, but this week I would like to offer a paper that came out this week. The article is entitled “ Generative AI for Higher Education: Practical Example to Support Faculty in Creating an Engaging Learning Environment ” by Al-Shawwa, Hargis, Qi, & Grewell (2025). In this paper, we argue that,
Testing AI for Learning Impact
This week I would like to share ideas from a colleague at VU who has taken a SoTL approach to identify the impact of AI on his students....
Personalized Learning, Teacher Roles, and Chatbot Practices
This week, I would like to share three AI SoTL articles that were just published this week in the Turkish Journal of Distance Education...
Cognitive and Affective Domain Trade Off
A couple of weeks ago, I received an insightful inquiry from a colleague (thanks Eric!), which I would like to use on this week’s SoTL...
Evaluating How Students Perceive AI
This week, I would like to share another article that might provide insights as to how our students are perceiving and using AI. The...
Effect of Instructor Presence Online
Since I try to focus these SoTL blog posts on current events in higher ed, over the past year, I have been sharing how AI can support...
AI and Authentic Assessments
As we continue to ponder how AI might support our current pedagogy/andragogy, this week I would like to share a recent SoTL article on AI...
Student Perception of AI in Higher Ed
This week I would like to share a recent SoTL study by Tierney, Peasey, and Gould (2025) entitled, “ Student perceptions on the impact of...
Measuring AI Literacy
Greetings and I hope that wherever you are in the planning of this new academic term, things are going well. I am working with an amazing...
