Perspectives of academic staff on artificial intelligence in higher education: exploring areas of relevance
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In: Frontiers in Education, Vol. 10, 1484904, 26.03.2025.
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T1 - Perspectives of academic staff on artificial intelligence in higher education
T2 - exploring areas of relevance
AU - Mah, Dana-Kristin
AU - Knoth, Nils
AU - Egloffstein, Marc
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Mah, Knoth and Egloffstein.
PY - 2025/3/26
Y1 - 2025/3/26
N2 - Despite the recent increase in research on artificial intelligence in education (AIED), studies investigating the perspectives of academic staff and the implications for future-oriented teaching at higher education institutions remain scarce. This exploratory study provides initial insight into the perspectives of 112 academic staff by focusing on three aspects considered relevant for sustainable, future-oriented teaching in higher education in the age of AI: instructional design, domain specificity, and ethics. The results indicate that participants placed the greatest importance on AIED ethics. Furthermore, participants indicated a strong interest in (mandatory) professional development on AI and more comprehensive institutional support. Faculty who perceived AIED instructional design as important were more likely to use AI-based tools in their teaching practice. However, the perceived relevance of AIED domain specificity and ethics did not predict AI tool integration, which suggests an intention–behavior gap that warrants further investigation into factors such as AI literacy and structural conditions in higher education. The findings may serve as a basis for further discussion and development of adequate support services for higher education teaching and learning in the age of AI.
AB - Despite the recent increase in research on artificial intelligence in education (AIED), studies investigating the perspectives of academic staff and the implications for future-oriented teaching at higher education institutions remain scarce. This exploratory study provides initial insight into the perspectives of 112 academic staff by focusing on three aspects considered relevant for sustainable, future-oriented teaching in higher education in the age of AI: instructional design, domain specificity, and ethics. The results indicate that participants placed the greatest importance on AIED ethics. Furthermore, participants indicated a strong interest in (mandatory) professional development on AI and more comprehensive institutional support. Faculty who perceived AIED instructional design as important were more likely to use AI-based tools in their teaching practice. However, the perceived relevance of AIED domain specificity and ethics did not predict AI tool integration, which suggests an intention–behavior gap that warrants further investigation into factors such as AI literacy and structural conditions in higher education. The findings may serve as a basis for further discussion and development of adequate support services for higher education teaching and learning in the age of AI.
KW - Educational science
KW - artificial intelligence in higher education
KW - academic staff perspective
KW - instructional design
KW - domain specificity
KW - ethics
KW - AI literacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105002174539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/feduc.2025.1484904
DO - 10.3389/feduc.2025.1484904
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Education
JF - Frontiers in Education
SN - 2504-284X
M1 - 1484904
ER -