From Passive to Active: Teaching Students to Critically Engage with AI Feedback

Amanda from AI for Education and English teacher Anna Mills discuss using AI for writing feedback. Anna, who integrated AI into her teaching in 2022, emphasizes its potential as a low-risk, high-reward tool to foster student skepticism, confidence, and metacognitive awareness. She outlines seven strategies for students to actively engage with AI feedback, like pushing back, seeking clarification, and exploring uncertainties. Critically, AI feedback should complement, not replace, human feedback. The conversation also highlights AI’s “yes bot” tendency and the equity benefits of offering accessible feedback, especially for students lacking traditional support.