The Integration and Development of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Higher Education (HE); Challenges, Innovations, and Recommendations for the Academics

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the key challenges that the academia and the academics of higher education have to face in relation to AI but also to make recommendations on the strategies that the academia can adopt so to optimize the use of AI in an ethical manner. Due to the lack of knowledge in the field of AI, there is limited literature on the field of AI, especially on issues related to academic integrity. For this reason, this chapter suggests several recommendations on how AI can be a foe not an enemy of academia. Those practices include the developing a culture of ethos for the use of AI among the stakeholder of higher education, the use of AI as a personalized tutor, and on grading. However, from a critical perspective, the most important issue of AI is academic integrity. At this case the stakeholders of higher education must take immediate action so to ensure the ethical use of IA in Higher Education. The authors of this chapter suggest making modifications on the way that students are assessed, including having more examinations and online quizzes along with written assignments which will promote critical reflections so to avoid the use of AI in written assignments.

Citation

Mantas, C., Malik, S. and Karapetsas, V. (2024), "The Integration and Development of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Higher Education (HE); Challenges, Innovations, and Recommendations for the Academics", Lytras, M.D., Alkhaldi, A., Malik, S., Serban, A.C. and Aldosemani, T. (Ed.) The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (Emerald Studies in Active and Transformative Learning in Higher Education), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83549-486-820241009