Italian Journal of Health Education, Sports and Inclusive Didactics
OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF AI IN LESSON PLANNING: INSIGHTS FROM PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Abstract
This paper, which forms part of an international project on the use of AI in teacher training on teaching designing, presents the exploratory phase of a critical phenomenological study. The theoretical framework is Intelligent-TPACK (Celik, 2023), which integrates ethical dimensions into the use of AI. The open-ended responses of 237 trainee teachers and the lesson plans they produced are analysed using a qualitative and triangulated approach. The results show a positive assessment of AI as a support for lesson planning, but also highlight risks (dependence, errors, depersonalisation) and the need for critical use.
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