Constructive alignment and AI-integration into teaching and learning In Rethinking  the  Integration  of  AI  in  Higher...

Constructive alignment and AI-integration into teaching and learning In Rethinking  the  Integration  of  AI  in  Higher  Education  Teaching  and  Learning, Lilian Schofielda and Xue Zhou consider what AI integration into the curriculum looks like in practice at a module level. They advocate “a  structured  process  that  enables  educators to systematically align AI tools with AI literacy, linking the literacy process to learning objectives, class  activities and assessment methods” (pg 2). This works from the principle of constructive alignment that there should be purposive integration between ILOs, teaching activities and assessment tasks which facilitates a scaffolded and coherent learning journey: the student reaches the capabilities and knowledge defined by the ILOs, in a manner robustly assessed by the assessment tasks and developed through the teaching and learning activity which takes place on the unit. What’s lacking is “simplified, practical guidance that shows educators h...