#287 – AI and the 4 Cs: Collaboration

AI and the 4 Cs: Collaboration

In today’s episode, we’ll explore three ways that students can improve collaboration skills through interaction with generative artificial intelligence.

Read a transcript of this episode.

Teach students to ask good questions.

• Be specific and clear.
• Evaluate questions based on immediate feedback.
• Ask what made one question better than others.

Teach students to ask good follow-up questions.

• What might the chatbot have misunderstood about the question?
• What important information was left out of the response?
• What follow-up questions can I ask to get a better response?
• Consider ChatGPT’s suggestions:
  • Clarity and specificity
  • Context
  • Purpose
  • Scope
  • Precision in language
  • Feedback
  • Sequencing
  • Open-ended questions

Have students engage in collaborative tasks with AI.

• Define objectives together.
• Generate ideas.
• Debate with AI.
• Prompt iterative feedback.
• Plan projects.
• Role-play.
• Reflect.
• Engage in simulations and practice.
• Ask for diverse perspectives.
• Cocreate.

For more information about AI, explore the following AVID Open Access article collection: AI in the K–12 Classroom.