Designing for Depth: Assignment Strategies That Prevent Cognitive Offloading

AI isn’t the threat. Passivity is. Discover how to design assignments that require original thought, spark motivation, and encourage meaningful student effort, even when AI is being used.

This 45-minute session we featured real faculty sharing how they’re building assignments that use AI as a tool without losing student voice, originality, or effort. By watching this recording you'll learn how to promote authentic engagement and productive struggle through intentional design strategies, whether AI use is optional or required.

What You’ll Learn:

• A practical framework for designing assignments that promote productive struggle and ownership
• Real-world faculty examples showing how AI is integrated into coursework without diminishing student effort
• Strategic guidance for avoiding the "Dead Education Loop" and reclaiming the classroom as a space for thinking
• Exclusive bonus: Craig Booth’s AI-resilient prompt design template, available to live attendees only