Helping Faculty Create Assignments to Advance Students' Critical Thinking about AI: A Case Study from Anthropology

Teaching and Learning with AI Conference presentation: In Fall 2023 the UCF Department of Anthropology completed a pilot project to incorporate AI into a major course assignment. Students in ANT 3174 Battlefield Archaeology used AI to generate an essay on the archaeological excavations at a historic battlefield of their choosing. They critically assessed their AI-generated essay, then completed a literature-based paper on the same topic and performed a comparative analysis. Students then reflected on AI's strengths and weaknesses and identified appropriate applications for AI in college and their future career. Our results provide a model for faculty to incorporate AI-based critical thinking exercises into the classroom. Link to Source