AI In Sustainable Development: Innovative Teaching Practices In Postsecondary Education

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are growing at a rapid pace, which has significant effects on education, especially for instructors and the skills they need to adapt to the always changing technology environment. Teachers' agency and their ability to choose when and how to utilize this technology wisely are being called into question by the introduction of AI into the classroom. The technological, ethical, and pedagogical aspects of AI need to be better understood by teachers, and this requires immediate empowerment. By outlining the beliefs, knowledge, and abilities educators must possess in the AI era, the AI competence framework for teachers attempts to close this knowledge gap. The article delineates fifteen competences spanning five aspects, namely: human-centered attitude, ethics of AI, AI foundations and applications, AI pedagogy, and AI for professional development. These competencies were developed with the goals of safeguarding teachers' rights, augmenting human agency, and advancing sustainability. Three progression levels—Acquire, Deepen, and Create—are used to group these competencies. This global resource informs teacher training programs, directs the creation of national AI competency frameworks, and assists in the creation of assessment criteria. Additionally, it offers methods for teachers to advance their professional development, apply moral concepts, and increase their knowledge of AI. By 2022, just seven nations had created teacher-focused AI frameworks or programs.