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AI and the humanities: crisis or opportunity?
Matched: Artificial Intelligence
AI poses both a threat and opportunity to humanities education. LLMs risk devaluing degrees if students submit AI-generated work — professors identified it correctly only 53% of the time in one study. Yet graduates who develop genuinely human skills in critical thinking, ethics, and contextual interpretation may become more valuable to employers precisely because AI cannot replicate these abilities. Universities should adopt assessments, like oral exams, that authentically test human judgement.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: The Ultimate Guide [Free Download]
Matched: AI
Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework organizing learning into six levels: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. Developed by Benjamin Bloom in 1956 and revised in 2001, it helps educators write measurable objectives, design lesson plans, and assess student progress across cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. It supports active learning and both formative and summative assessment, though critics note risks of over-reliance and limitations around creativity.
The 2026 Higher Ed Summer Reading List + Essential Podcast Recommendations
Matched: AI
A curated 2026 summer reading and podcast list for higher education instructors covers topics including online teaching, ungrading, student mental health, memory science, and authentic presence in the classroom. Eight recommended books feature authors like Flower Darby, Susan Blum, and Sarah Rose Cavanagh. Five podcasts—including Top Hat's Higher Listenings and Teaching in Higher Ed—offer accessible, research-backed strategies for improving teaching practice.
Top Hat Graded 2025: Empowering Teaching, Inspiring Learning
Matched: AI
Top Hat's 2025 annual report highlights growth in AI-assisted teaching through its Ace tool. Over 107,000 students used Ace—a 114% increase year-over-year—primarily for on-demand practice quizzes. Instructors used it to generate assessments and activities while retaining editorial control. Across the platform, 14.3 million questions were created, led by 9 million multiple-choice questions, with long-answer prompts also growing significantly.