...Anupreet Kaur Mokha Purpose This paper explores cognitive offloading in higher education arising from the increasing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). It analyses the dual role of GenAI, recognizing its potential to enhance learning while posing risks to critical thinking...

... practitioner theory and cognitive offloading theory together with emerging AI in learning literature to conduct a conceptual analysis. Findings Algorithmic dependency may, in certain cases, reduce reflective learning if left unchecked, as outlined in six propositions. A constructive, actionable RAP...