About the Book
Table of Contents:
Contents
Introduction: Rethinking higher education in the Age of AI 1
Stefan Popenici, Jürgen Rudolph, Fadhil Ismail and Shannon Tan
PART I AI AND HIGHER EDUCATION: THE BIG PICTURE
1 Imagining the AI-powered university of today and tomorrow 17
Peter Waring
2 Charting an AI course: A framework for higher education strategy development 30
Rose Luckin and Ant Bagshaw
3 A human–AI co-generative framework for higher education 54
Bron Eager, Mitch Parsell and Toby Newstead
4 Conceptualising artificial intelligence as an apprentice 67
Joseph Crawford, Michael Cowling and Kelly-Ann Allen
5 Generative AI tools in academic research: applications and implications for qualitative and quantitative research methodologies 76
Mike Perkins andJasper Roe
6 The use of artificial intelligence in higher education 92
Ebrahim Mohammadkarimi
7 AI technologies and university admission systems 107
Jim Faherty
8 AI in open and distance learning 120
Mehmet Firat Firat
PART II TOWARDS A CRITICAL AI LITERACY
9 Analysing modern slavery statements using large language models 134
Ser-Huang Poon, Eghbal Rahimikia, Philip Jobi Vallavanthra and Siliang Wei
10 The hidden labour in AI: Big Tech’s dirty secret and the need for critical AI literacy in higher education 152
Jürgen Rudolphvi Handbook of artificial intelligence in higher education
11 AI in our common future: AI for sustainability education beyond the Anthropocene 167
Eunice Tan
12 AI and bias: Parallels and paradoxes 182
Fadhil Ismail
13 The rise of AI: threat to graduate attributes 201
Kelum A. A. Gamage and Shyama C. P. Dehideniya
14 The impact of AI on inclusive learning communities 218
Rachel Forsyth, Claire Hamshire, Kevwe Olomu and Elizabeth King
15 AI and disability in higher education 230
Sharon Kerr and Stefan Popenici
16 Leveraging AI for neurodiversity inclusion in tertiary education 243
Rachel van Gorp and Glenys Ker
17 AI in higher education as a catalyst for positive societal transformation and inclusivity 259
Maylyn Tan and Laura Visser Kaldenbach
18 AI at the crossroads: Between the free play of forces, regulation, and control? Dispositives of Artificial Intelligence governance and discursive organizing in higher education 276
Susanne Maria Weber and Marc-André Heidelmann
PART III TEACHING, LEARNING ASSESSMENT
19 “Is that all there is?” Work-integrated learning educators meet GenAI: upskilling journeys to “‘the deep end”’ 300
Martin Andrew and Beate Mueller
20 AI-powered pedagogy: Transforming education in the Digital Age 315
Diane Kalendra, Sumesh Nair, Mingwei Sun, Tareq Rasul, Wagner Junior Ladeira and Fernando de Oliveira Santini
21 Chalkboards to chatbots: A paradigm shift in teaching and learning 330
Augustine Osamor Ifelebuegu
22 Rethinking learning in the era of artificial intelligence 344
Khalid A. Khan
23 AI pedagogy: Navigating doctoral education with AI-integrated teaching and learning 361
Weina Li Chen and Samaa Haniya
24 Collusion, plagiarism, or contract cheating? How generative AI fits into existing academic integrity policies 372
Miriam Sullivan
25 The modernisation of assessment in HE: AI as a disruptive catalyst for change 387
Athanasios Hassoulas
26 Ethical and technological considerations for teaching with and about AI programs in higher education 403
Laura Dumin
27 Level up: Adaptive AI in serious gaming for training and assessment 416
Kevin Yi-Lwern Yap, William Siew and Bina Rai
PART IV WORK AND EMPLOYABILITY
28 The rise of generative AI: Implications for work and learning 442
Samson Tan
29 AI and employability: Transitioning from Google to GenAI 460
Michael Choy
30 Artificial intelligence in day-to-day professional practice: implications for higher education 474
Margaret Bearman, Sarah Howard and Sarah Caouette Sarah Caouette
31 Empowering adult learners using Generative AI: Unveiling the six essential pillars 487
Michael Agyemang Adarkwah
PART V DISCIPLINE- AND COUNTRY-SPECIFIC STUDIES
32 Implementing AI technologies in various business subjects 502
Nurhafiz Noor, Lance DuBos, Sook Rei Tan and Kim-Lim Tan
33 AI-assisted language education within Chinese higher education: a systematic review of the literature 2000–2024 515
Junmin Xiao and Fiona Xiaofei Tang
34 Exploring student perspectives on AI in higher education: A multidisciplinary analysis 534
Sin Manw Sophia Lam, Wai Yin Koey Chung, Wing Tung Michelle Cheng and Gary Cheng
35 AI applications in initial teacher education: A systematic mapping review 548
Melissa Bond, Emily Oxley and Lydia Lymperis
36 Responses of Japanese university and college teachers to the rise of generative AI: Analysis of 2023 and 2024 syllabi 574
Takeru Mashino
37 AI’s transformative impact on teacher education: Enhancing in-service and pre-service training 595
Lucas Kohnke
38 Artificial intelligence and higher education in Türkiye 608
Begum Burak
39 Spotlight on emerging AI trends in international universities in the UAE 623
Faiza Qureshi and Eugene Pribytkov
About the Author :
Edited by Stefan Popenici, AI Researcher, Jürgen Rudolph, Murdoch University, Fadhil Ismail, Senior Lecturer, Kaplan Higher Education Academy and Shannon Tan, Lecturer, Kaplan Higher Education Academy, Singapore
Review :
‘AI will disrupt higher education. If you want to gain a solid understanding of the implications and take advantage of the opportunities AI offers to higher education, this book is for you!’
‘In an era where AI risks deepening social inequality, this Handbook stands as a call for critical engagement. By bringing together multiple voices from around the world, it envisions a progressive, inclusive higher education future—one that rejects corporate-driven AI hype and champions equity, transparency, and collective empowerment.’
‘A tour de force in critical AI discourse, this Handbook fuses deep scholarship with global case studies to examine both the urgency and promise of AI in higher education. With candour and insight, it equips all stakeholders with the means to shape a more ethical, inclusive, and forward-looking academic future.’
‘Uniting insights from authors across all continents, this Handbook offers a sweeping panorama of AI’s disruptive promise and peril in higher education. Its collective call for ‘critical AI literacy’ stands as a must-heed imperative for universities facing rapid technological upheaval.’
‘A refreshingly candid and deeply researched volume, this Handbook transcends techno-utopian hype to deliver a necessary call to action. By laying bare AI’s hidden labour, biases, and transformative potential, it offers educators, policymakers, and innovators the critical and forward-thinking blueprint higher education urgently needs.’
‘If you’re ready to wake the edufactory from its AI-induced slumber, read this book, and read it well. It is filled with unsettling truths, the very ones failing to engage with poses the greatest risks. Essential to developing the critical AI literacy the present situation demands.’
‘With forty chapters contributed by 76 authors spanning all continents, this Handbook presents a truly global mosaic of diverse perspectives on AI in higher education. It forcefully advocates for ‘critical AI literacy,’ urging readers to question assumptions and champion more ethical, reflective engagement with these transformative technologies.’
‘With forty meticulously curated chapters, this global compendium transcends the biased and manipulative narratives about AI by spotlighting the voices of practitioners and scholars worldwide. Its unflinching advocacy for a “critical AI literacy” ushers in a new era of deeper engagement and ethical accountability in academe.’
‘Addressing the unique opportunities and constraints of higher education, this volume underscores the vital need to examine AI through ethical, cultural, and socio-economic lenses. Its wealth of perspectives from 76 contributors— including those from Africa—provides a transformative vision of equitable AI adoption on our continent and beyond.’