Metacognition

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education, particularly through language learning models (LLMs), has become increasingly prevalent since early 2023.

Traditionally, feedback on student work is a one-way communication from instructor to student. Due to the inherent complexity of unilateral feedback, students may feel emotional and psychological impacts, a lack of power or autonomy, or demotivation. Re-engineering this process to include student-instructor dialogue in order to break down one-way flow provides space for interactive exchanges…

In today’s complex world, acquiring knowledge and using tools in a single domain is insufficient to remain competitive as individuals.

Good course design involves alignment of course and lesson objectives with relevant activities and assessments.

Students who can self-regulate are more likely to succeed online, and that instructors can offer supports to help students self-regulate better.

The utility of writing assignments to enhance learning biology is well documented (e.g. Mynlieff et al., 2014; Couch et al., 2015). Such assignments can provide the basis for assessing higher-order and critical-thinking skills (Kelly et al, n.d.). Furthermore, when students are able to react to instructors’ feedback by re-drafting or adjusting their written work, exam…