Taking preferences in learning approaches into account

Intended Users:

Teaching Staff

Academic Context:

Working Through Course Material

Teaching & Learning Purpose:

Building Foundational Understanding

HUL Teaching Trail:

Task Design Social Interaction

Prompt Function:

Create Tasks and Learning Materials Adapt and Differentiate

Author:

Gunda Mohr

Tested with:

GPT 3.5 Turbo

Use Case

Students can choose whether to work on their own or in a group while the learning objective stays the same. The educator specifies the objective and the time available and receives two tasks for individual work and two for group work. Note: Check whether both versions really lead to the same objective.

Example Prompt

I am an educator at a university and teach master’s students in the Faculty of Law.

My students have very different preferences regarding the social format of learning. Therefore, I would like to give them the choice of whether they prefer to work individually or in small groups. 

I would like my students to work on an assignment that helps them understand the “Günstigkeitsprinzip” (principle of favorability).

Please suggest 2 assignments for individual work and 2 assignments for group work that contribute to understanding the Günstigkeitsprinzip.

The time available per assignment is 30 minutes.