Alternative Title
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Create Context-Enhancing Content for Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Exercises Using Issues That Apply to Your Students
Contributor
University of Central Florida. Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; University of Central Florida. Division of Digital Learning; Teaching and Learning with AI Conference (2025 : Orlando, Fla.)
Location
Universal Center
Start Date
29-5-2025 4:00 PM
End Date
29-5-2025 5:00 PM
Publisher
University of Central Florida Libraries
Keywords:
Contextual learning; AI-generated content; Student engagement; Critical thinking exercises; Local issues
Subjects
Artificial intelligence--Educational applications; English language--Context--Computer-assisted instruction; Critical thinking--Computer-assisted instruction; Reading comprehension--Computer-assisted instruction; Writing--Computer-assisted instruction
Description
Context is a learning pillar for college reading, writing, and critical-thinking students. Engagement is a learning pillar for instructors. With AI, instructors can generate engaging graphics, reading material, grammar, and critical thinking content to create contextual material that appeals to their students' interests. Florida students can do reading exercises about hurricanes. California students can do grammar exercises on wildfires. Instructors can use AI to transcribe interesting local news stories, such as funding firefighting equipment and personnel in wildfire-prone areas to create critical thinking exercises. AI hallucinates and extrapolate, so instructors must monitor AI content for accuracy.
Language
eng
Type
Presentation
Format
application/pdf
Rights Statement
All Rights Reserved
Audience
Faculty; Students
Recommended Citation
Pear, Thomas, "Using AI to Create Context-Enhancing Content for Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Exercises Using Issues That Apply to Your Students" (2025). Teaching and Learning with AI Conference Presentations. 136.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/teachwithai/2025/thursday/136
Using AI to Create Context-Enhancing Content for Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Exercises Using Issues That Apply to Your Students
Universal Center
Context is a learning pillar for college reading, writing, and critical-thinking students. Engagement is a learning pillar for instructors. With AI, instructors can generate engaging graphics, reading material, grammar, and critical thinking content to create contextual material that appeals to their students' interests. Florida students can do reading exercises about hurricanes. California students can do grammar exercises on wildfires. Instructors can use AI to transcribe interesting local news stories, such as funding firefighting equipment and personnel in wildfire-prone areas to create critical thinking exercises. AI hallucinates and extrapolate, so instructors must monitor AI content for accuracy.