Becoming an Expert Learner in the Age of AI: Engaging in Parallel Metacognition

Harvard HGSE

Expert learners understand the power and limitations of their embodied minds and know how to deploy them towards their best learning and optimal performance. When operating new technology, a vehicle, or other devices, we might read a user’s manual, take a tutorial, or work with a mentor. We spend our lives learning and while much of what we do suffices, many of us don’t know how our minds work. This is more critical now as learners decide how to use the power of AI in ways that complement and…