Teaching Code Critique Skills for the Gen AI Era

Join us for an interactive webinar exploring new types of programming exercises designed for the Gen AI era. As AI tools become a regular part of coding practice, it’s time to rethink the traditional “write code from scratch” model. In this session, we’ll introduce two engaging approaches you can try with your students: Refute Problems and Probeable Problems.

These exercises focus on helping students critically analyse code and computing tasks—skills that are increasingly important in a world where AI can generate code on demand.

In this session, we’ll explore how these approaches can help your students:

✅ Develop deeper code comprehension skills through critique and evaluation

✅ Strengthen problem analysis by examining the quality and intent of tasks

✅ Prepare for future study and careers in a tech landscape shaped by AI

You’ll see practical, browser-based examples, hear how these exercises are being used in higher education, and discuss how they can be adapted for A-level Computing.

Who should attend?

This webinar is ideal for A-level Computing teachers and anyone interested in developing AI-relevant skills in the computing classroom.

About the speaker: Viraj Kumar is a Visiting Professor at the Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc). His research focuses on computing education, and he has contributed to IISc's policy on AI usage for teaching and research. Viraj is actively involved in professional development activities for both college faculty and school teachers. From April to June 2025, he visited Cambridge to collaborate with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to adapt a unit of their curriculum based on ideas presented in this talk. Previously, Viraj served as a consultant to the committee that drafted India's National Education Policy.