Impact of AI on digital literacy in teacher education: Implications of a changing digital environment.

Oct 11, 2023 · 0 min read
Abstract
The integration of digital skills and media education is considered as a challenge for curriculum development and teaching practice of teacher education. In Germany, approximately 30% of the teacher education programs have not yet introduced a mandatory module on digital skills. Furthermore, these modules hardly can cope with the complexity of technology-enhanced learning and the diverse decision-making moments when introducing digital tools and teaching practices in classroom instruction. Recent developments in artificial intelligence and natural language processing are considered another wave of disruption regarding the skill development of teachers with regard to digital literacy. The talk will deal with different dimensions of the wide-spread access to AI tools for learning and teaching purposes and its implications for digital literacy of teachers and will highlight some research challenges.
Date
Oct 11, 2023 1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
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Location

Nürnberg, Germany

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Marco Kalz
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Marco Kalz
Professor of Educational Technology

I am a researcher in educational technology whose work explores how digital technologies reshape learning, teaching, and educational institutions. My research combines educational technology, learning sciences, feedback research, and critical perspectives on digital transformation.Current areas of interest include peer feedback and feedback literacy, open and networked learning, AI and misinformation in education, digital learning ecologies, and the societal implications of data-driven and platform-based education. Methodologically, my work spans empirical learning research, psychometric scale development, design-oriented research, and conceptual analyses of digital transformation in education.

I am working as a full professor of educational technology and Chief Information/Chief Digital Officer (CIO/CDO) at the Heidelberg University of Education. I serve as associate editor of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education and editorial board member of the Journal of Computing in Higher Education. I am a senior-fellow of the Interuniversity Center for Educational Sciences (ICO) and the Dutch research school on information and knowledge systems (SIKS). I work as director of the study program E-Learning and Media Education and director of the Heidelberg Centre for Digital Transformation in Education. Over the years I could secure approx. 4 Mio EUR of research funding for my institutions from competitive projects with a total budget of 36 Mio EUR. I have been an invited keynote speaker on more than 60 conferences and events. Besides European projects I am regularly involved in educational innovation and consulting projects with partners inside and outside of my institutions including clients like the International Labour Organisation, United Nations Environment Program, the European Commission, UNESCO, OECD or other international and national organizations.