As health professions educators begin to think about using AI as a thought partner when designing instruction, they may struggle with questions of how AI fits into their teaching as well as how to ground AI to reduce hallucinations and increase efficiency. Based on Kolb’s experiential learning cycle, the AI SPARC model guides educators through a reflective prompting cycle. It also can be used to provide learners with the components of an AI audit trail, used to assess their reasoning when they use AI for assignments.
Last updated October 2025
Author
Lawrence C. Hurtubise, PhD, Curriculum and Instruction Consultant, The Ohio State University