An exploratory literature review on the use of artificial intelligence in education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56665/PADIPE.2023.1.1Keywords:
artificial intelligence, technology integration, literature review, challenges, educational sciencesAbstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is not a new topic, but recent events and the media coverage have brought
to the fore the potential of generative AI tools based on large language models (e.g. ChatGPT developed by
OpenAI). It is likely that these effects are overestimated in the short term, but generally underestimated in the long
term. However, there is no doubt that the field cannot remain unreflected from the perspectives of educational
research and pedagogical practice. Recent articles has also shown that research on the use of AI in education is
less critical of pedagogical challenges, has weak links to learning theory considerations and little knowledge is
available on their pedagogical usability. This paper reflects on these shortcomingsfrom an educational perspective.
In order to address the problem, we first review the basic concepts relevant to an understanding of the topic, which
are related to the field of artificial intelligence. We will review the emergence of AI in the field of education: how
the topic appearsin the discourse of educationalsciences and how different AI solutions can be used in pedagogical
practice. Based on thisreviw, we present the challenges of implementing AI in pedagogical practice, mainly related
to the competences of teachers (AI literacy) and the changing roles that are emerging as a result of these opportunities. To summarise the paper, we will review the main challenges and dilemmas to counterbalance the opportunities and build on this to formulate the key challenges and tasks ahead for the different stakeholders (policy,
academic and practice communities) based on the literature review. The aim of our literature review is to position
the topic in the discourse of educational science and to help lay the groundwork for the interdisciplinary collaborations needed to move forward.
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