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Foundation for the Future of Higher Education or ‘Misplaced Optimism’? Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Several publications from across the globe have noted the rapid growth of the field of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd). Even though it has been around for over 30 years, many professors are still confused about its implementation in their classrooms. This research surveys the existing literature on this issue by means of a systematic review. Only 112 of the 2984 articles identified between 2006 and 2021 met the exclusion and inclusion criteria necessary for incorporation in the final synthesis. Descriptive results show that STEM and subjects related to computer science predominate in AIEd articles and that ‘quantitative methods’ predominate in empirical research. The findings are arranged into 4 categorical groupings: (1) intelligent tutoring systems; (2) personalization and adaptive systems; (3) evaluation and assessment; and (4) prediction and profiling, all of which can be applied to institutional and administrative services, academic support services, and assessment and evaluation. The findings call for firm attention towards the lack of critical thinking on the challenges and risks of AIEd and towards the necessity for more comprehensive research on ethical and pedagogical techniques in the deployment of AIEd in higher education.

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Alam, A., Mohanty, A. (2022). Foundation for the Future of Higher Education or ‘Misplaced Optimism’? Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. In: Panda, M., et al. Innovations in Intelligent Computing and Communication. ICIICC 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1737. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23233-6_2

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