One of the most touted objections to AI in education is that using AI will subvert students’ development of critical thinking skills. What if we flip this script? How might we teach students to use AI in ways that boost critical thinking rather than hinder it? How can we prepare students—and ourselves—for a learning lifestyle that optimizes the potential of co-laboring with AI? In this session, we’ll reimagine an AI partnership that is not bound by plagiarism issues, cognitive bypassing, AI hallucinations, or shallow learning curves.
One of the most touted objections to AI in education is that using AI will subvert students’ development of critical thinking skills. What if we flip this script? How might we teach students to use AI in ways that boost critical thinking rather than hinder it? How can we prepare students—and ourselves—for a learning lifestyle that optimizes the potential of co-laboring with AI? In this session, we’ll reimagine an AI partnership that is not bound by plagiarism issues, cognitive bypassing, AI hallucinations, or shallow learning curves.
This session introduces the new Mental Health Technician Certification (MHTC) curriculum developed for secondary health science programs and aligned with the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) standards.
Participants will explore how to use AI to maximize student employability by integrating multiple industry credentials including Medical Assisting, Patient Care Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Physical Therapy technician, EKG Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, Medical laboratory technician and CPR/BLS, and other workplace readiness certifications.
The workshop will provide curriculum mapping resources, standards alignment, credentialing pathways, and practical implementation strategies that allow students to graduate with valuable certifications, workforce skills, and a competitive advantage in healthcare careers
