Opportunities, challenges and school strategies for integrating generative AI in education
The increasing accessibility of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools has led to their exploration and adoption in education. This qualitative study investigates the opportunities and challenges associated with integrating GenAI in education, and the strategies that encourage teachers and...
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| description | The increasing accessibility of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools has led to their exploration and adoption in education. This qualitative study investigates the opportunities and challenges associated with integrating GenAI in education, and the strategies that encourage teachers and students to embrace GenAI in school settings. We recruited 76 educators in Canada to participate in a professional training seminar about GenAI and expressed their views through online surveys. Through written reflections, an optimistic outlook on GenAI's role in education was identified among the teachers, and some discipline-specific ideas were proposed. Thematic analysis reveals three key practices of AI implementation: teaching/learning, administration and assessments. However, three major challenges are also identified: school's readiness, teachers' AI competencies, and students' AI literacy and ethics. Teachers suggest several strategies to motivate GenAI integration, including professional development, clear guidelines, and access to AI software and technical support. Finally, Singh's Teach AI Global Initiative Guidance and Socio-ecological Model are adapted and proposed to support schools in becoming AI-ready by addressing teachers' and students' needs, facilitating organizational learning, and promoting improvement and transformation to foster their literacy development. Recommendations were provided for developing effective strategies to embrace GenAI in education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-459f806cafda48e2b403639a58bc8aba2025-02-06T05:12:58ZengElsevierComputers and Education: Artificial Intelligence2666-920X2025-06-018100373Opportunities, challenges and school strategies for integrating generative AI in educationDavy Tsz Kit Ng0Eagle Kai Chi Chan1Chung Kwan Lo2Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Corresponding author.Division of Integrative Systems and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaThe increasing accessibility of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools has led to their exploration and adoption in education. This qualitative study investigates the opportunities and challenges associated with integrating GenAI in education, and the strategies that encourage teachers and students to embrace GenAI in school settings. We recruited 76 educators in Canada to participate in a professional training seminar about GenAI and expressed their views through online surveys. Through written reflections, an optimistic outlook on GenAI's role in education was identified among the teachers, and some discipline-specific ideas were proposed. Thematic analysis reveals three key practices of AI implementation: teaching/learning, administration and assessments. However, three major challenges are also identified: school's readiness, teachers' AI competencies, and students' AI literacy and ethics. Teachers suggest several strategies to motivate GenAI integration, including professional development, clear guidelines, and access to AI software and technical support. Finally, Singh's Teach AI Global Initiative Guidance and Socio-ecological Model are adapted and proposed to support schools in becoming AI-ready by addressing teachers' and students' needs, facilitating organizational learning, and promoting improvement and transformation to foster their literacy development. Recommendations were provided for developing effective strategies to embrace GenAI in education.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666920X2500013XArtificial intelligenceGenerative AITeacher educationLearning/teachingSchool improvementSchool policy |
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| title | Opportunities, challenges and school strategies for integrating generative AI in education |
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| topic | Artificial intelligence Generative AI Teacher education Learning/teaching School improvement School policy |
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