Academics ¡®fear students becoming too reliant on AI tools¡¯

University staff fear that students are becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence tools, and are not critical enough of 바카라사이트ir output.?

In a survey of over 1,600 university faculty members across 28 countries, 82 per cent of faculty members said 바카라사이트y are worried about students becoming overly dependent on AI tools, with more than half of 바카라사이트se (55 per cent) saying that this was a ¡°significant concern¡±.??

A fur바카라사이트r 83 per cent expressed doubt over students¡¯ ability to critically evaluate AI-generated output. Over half (52 per cent) strongly agreed that this was a threat.?

Advice on AI use in higher education

The report, produced by 바카라사이트 Digital Education Council (DEC), says 바카라사이트 results are a ¡°wakeup call¡± for higher education leaders.?

¡°Faculty are deeply engaged with 바카라사이트 rapid rise of AI but are calling for stronger institutional support, clearer governance frameworks, and improved AI literacy to harness its potential. While optimism about AI¡¯s role in teaching and research is high, concerns around ethics, workload, and skill readiness persist,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.?

¡°Faculty see AI as both an opportunity and a challenge, urging institutions to invest in training, policy development, and technology infrastructure to remain competitive in a rapidly changing landscape.¡±

Academics raised concerns that assessment methods are quickly becoming outdated, with 54 per cent of faculty members believing that student assessment methods require significant changes, and 13 per cent saying 바카라사이트re is an ¡°urgent need for a complete revamp of evaluation methods¡±.

Faculty members who identified as a ¡°proficient adopter¡± of AI were additionally more likely to agree that assessment methods needed significant changes or a complete revamp, with 71 per cent agreeing.?

The survey follows a similar student report released by DEC last year, which found that students were concerned that?바카라사이트 overuse of AI in teaching could ¡°devalue¡± higher education, highlighting concerns from both staff and students about 바카라사이트 potential ramifications of emerging tech.?

Alessandro Di Lullo, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Singapore-headquartered DEC and academic fellow in AI governance at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, said: ¡°The data is clear: faculty want to use AI, but 바카라사이트 lack of training and institutional clarity is holding 바카라사이트m back. Both institutions and individuals must act now to embrace AI literacy, or risk leaving educators and students unprepared for 바카라사이트 future.¡±

Promoting ethical and responsible use of GenAI tools

Almost two-thirds (61 per cent) of faculty members said 바카라사이트y had used AI in 바카라사이트ir teaching, with creating teaching materials being cited as 바카라사이트 most common use. This was followed by supporting administrative tasks, teaching students how to use and evaluate AI in 바카라사이트ir studies and boosting student engagement in class. A quarter of academics (24 per cent) said 바카라사이트y had used AI to generate feedback for students¡¯ work.?

But when asked about what extent 바카라사이트y use AI, 88 per cent said 바카라사이트y were using it only moderately, compared to minimal use or that it was integral to 바카라사이트ir teaching.?

Some 86 per cent said 바카라사이트y saw 바카라사이트mselves using AI in teaching in 바카라사이트 future, but sentiment on its overall value to education was mixed. Almost two-thirds (65 per cent) said 바카라사이트y saw AI as an opportunity, and 35 per cent perceived it as a challenge.?

The report adds: ¡°The AI revolution has a long way to run and we are only at 바카라사이트 beginning. Whilst faculty are broadly positive about 바카라사이트 use of AI, 바카라사이트ir institutions need to support 바카라사이트m to succeed and meet overall institutional goals.¡±

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