Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed higher education, especially when it comes to the enhancement of learning possibilities for students as well as teaching tools for lecturers and thesis supervisors. While still facing substantial challenges, AI has the potential to be a powerful tool for teaching and thesis supervision especially through the facilitation of personalized learning experiences. Based on a quantitative study, which revealed substantial gaps in students’ competencies in research methodology especially when it comes to the quantitative research process, this paper addresses challenges in students’ research competencies. It therefore proposes AI as a tool to enhance and to be integrated into the learning journey. As part of a research project that focuses on creating interactive e-learning courses for research methods, several AI Tutors were developed to assist students in their research process. The AI Tutors engage in an interactive dialogue with the students. They are prompted in a way that they ask questions and guide students step by step through the learning process. The AI tutors are also used as a support for students to deepen their understanding with practical exercises as well as with interactive assistance and targeted feedback for crafting a purpose statement, developing a research design as part of their supervision process for their final thesis.
Presenters
Larissa NeuburgerTeaching & Research Associate, Department of Communication, University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication, Austria Ilona Pezenka
Senior Researcher, Department of Communication, FHWien der WKW, Austria
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, E-LEARNING, AI TUTOR, RESEARCH METHODS
