Exploring the Adoption of AI Tools in Teaching by Faculty in a College of Agriculture
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https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v69i1.274Keywords:
artificial intelligence, higher education, pedagogy, ethics, technology, SDG 4: Quality EducationAbstract
AI technologies have widespread applicability across all sectors, including education. The purpose of this research was to explore the perspectives of instructors in a college of agriculture in the USA about adopting AI tools in their teaching. We employed a multiple case-study design, conducting focus groups with three groups of instructors (non-adopters, planning to adopt, and early adopters).
Overall, we discovered five themes related to instructors’ adoption of AI in their teaching: (a) Learning about AI, (b) Problems with AI, (c) Benefits of AI, (d) Adopting AI, and (e) Teaching with AI. Four of the five were present in all three cases, with Benefits of AI not present in Case One (the non-adopter group). All three groups discussed knowledge, but had varying levels. All three groups also saw relative advantage in helping them complete job-related tasks
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