Students Confused about Knowledgeby iSophist on TwosThe hardest part of working with AI isn't the technology - it's recognizing your own expertise. This was my surprise discovery in my Writing with AI class today. While workshopping how to enhance AI prompts with expert knowledge, I noticed my students struggling to distinguish between expanding prompt instructions and adding actual knowledge. 🤔 When asked to identify relevant expertise for their writing tasks, they focused on telling the AI what to do rather than providing the knowledge it needs to do it well. .. and as you know, relying on AI's default knowledge impacts the quality and consistency of your output. This reveals something crucial: many students don't recognize their own expertise or understand how domain knowledge shapes effective writing. For example, when writing a professional email, they know they should "be professional" and "get to the point" (process), but don't think to provide information about writing guidelines, previous communications, established relationships, or organizational context (knowledge) that makes communication truly effective. ➡️ This highlights a gap in how we teach. We spend considerable time teaching students processes and testing their ability to follow them, but perhaps not enough time helping them recognize, articulate, and apply their growing expertise. As AI becomes a common writing tool, the ability to identify and leverage domain knowledge becomes even more critical. ⭐ It's not just about telling AI what to do - it's about providing the expertise that helps it do the task well.