Welcome to the 66th episode of PedagogCast in which we explore critical thinking development 🧠 with expert Guillaume Carpentier, a freelance educational engineer.

We cover crucial topics such as peer review 👥, constructive feedback 📝, and the use of artificial intelligence 🤖.

Highlights:

- Enhanced Critical Thinking 🌐:

- A societal necessity for better critical judgment.

- Techniques to stimulate this essential skill in learners.

Pedagogical Innovation 🏫:

- Application of peer review methods to promote self-evaluation and personal reflection.

- The importance of accurate feedback for effective learning.

Technology and Education 🛠️📚:

- Discussion on the "Fake Festival" where students create fake news to understand and dismantle the mechanisms of "fake news".

- Use of AI to make exercises more complex, encouraging deeper analysis.

Guillaume shares his thoughts on the challenges of quantifying and teaching critical thinking, and suggests improvements to assessment methods.