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Inside Higher Ed · November 4, 2026 · On the brief until November 18, 2026

From Sage on the Stage to Steward of the Struggle

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THE AI ANGLE
completing tasks and offloading cognitive friction for students

Generative artificial intelligence allows students to automate many academic tasks. Because of this, college instructors must redefine their roles from content providers to stewards of cognitive struggle. Faculty must now determine which skills require unassisted human effort and which tasks students can delegate to software.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE
Instructors and students face disagreement over which steps of an assignment need unassisted struggle to produce durable learning and which steps can be delegated to technology.

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