AI Perspective of Planning and Realization of Competency Potential of Training in Higher Education

Abstract

In the context of the digitalization drive in academia, the interventions of AI, the emerging cyber threats to both learners and teachers, the competition of the teacher competency with AI ̶ the survival of HE depends on technical and didactic innovations. The competency potential (CP) of the elements of HE has been successfully researched and trialed internationally since 1998. The key challenge here is in the capacity of a mediocre НЕ course-designer to cope with the planning and realization of CP of his/her course(s). The research question in the study (2022-2024) was if it is possible to harness AI for the planning and realization of the CP of training in HE. The research sub-questions associated (1) with the make-up of the AI-relevant competency of the HE course-designers, (2) with the ways of development of that HE teacher's competency. The results are promising, but much of the further input (theoretical, empirical, digital data, software, etc.) is evidently needed so that AI to confidently come into the field of the implementation of CP of training in HE.