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Ep. 29 What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About AI and Critical Thinking with Inara Scott
In this episode of Unfixed, Nik and Zach sit down with Inara Scott, a leading expert on AI strategy and innovation in higher education, to examine why the conversation around AI may be moving backward instead of forward. They explore faculty resistance, the limits of AI bans and opt-out policies, and the widespread concern that generative AI is eroding students’ critical thinking. Inara introduces her “AI Cognitive Pyramid” as a new framework for understanding where meaningful thinking actually happens in AI-integrated learning. The discussion reframes what it means to take AI seriously in teaching, learning, and institutional strategy.
Inara Scott on LinkedIn
Inara Scott at Oregon State University
The AI Cognitive Pyramid: A Conceptual Framework for Generative AI Use, Critical Thinking, and Learning Design in Higher Education by Inara Scott :: SSRN
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Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at [email protected]
You can find the full show notes and our writing at meltsintoair.org
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By Zach Justus and Nik JanosIn this episode of Unfixed, Nik and Zach sit down with Inara Scott, a leading expert on AI strategy and innovation in higher education, to examine why the conversation around AI may be moving backward instead of forward. They explore faculty resistance, the limits of AI bans and opt-out policies, and the widespread concern that generative AI is eroding students’ critical thinking. Inara introduces her “AI Cognitive Pyramid” as a new framework for understanding where meaningful thinking actually happens in AI-integrated learning. The discussion reframes what it means to take AI seriously in teaching, learning, and institutional strategy.
Inara Scott on LinkedIn
Inara Scott at Oregon State University
The AI Cognitive Pyramid: A Conceptual Framework for Generative AI Use, Critical Thinking, and Learning Design in Higher Education by Inara Scott :: SSRN
Nik Janos, AI Is Not Antithetical to Human Intelligence: What The Guardian gets wrong
Unfixed Ep. 26 From Grief to Action
Thoughts and suggestions? Email us at [email protected]
You can find the full show notes and our writing at meltsintoair.org
Subscribe to the Unfixed Newsletter—The AI Higher Ed Breakdown our bi-weekly newsletter unpacking the top news stories at the intersection of AI and higher education.