Automating constructive alignment with GenAI risks shifting it towards an instrument of compliance¶
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q1 i? GenAI-driven automation risks shifting constructive alignment from a reflective pedagogical practice towards an instrument of compliance. → McInnes 2026
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McInnes 2026¶
McInnes, R., Airey, L., Moss, P., & Rathnappulige, S. (2026). Efficiency at what cost? Salvaging constructive alignment from the GenAI hype. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 42(4), 80–95. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.11466
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Argument advanced in the article's critical discourse analysis of grey literature on GenAI use in constructive alignment. The authors argue automation risks "shifting constructive alignment towards an instrument of compliance". This is an interpretive claim from discourse analysis; no effect size is reported.
"the encroachment of automation into pedagogical design risks devaluing the educational process, undermining educator expertise and shifting constructive alignment towards an instrument of compliance."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The current GenAI discourse promises efficiencies while automation of pedagogical design risks devaluing the educational process and undermining educator expertise — a broader claim this one bears on
- Outsourcing productive struggle to AI risks cognitive debt, and reactive compliance-focused approaches are insufficient — related
- Over-reliance on AI scaffolding risks learned helplessness, so focus should shift to fostering self-regulated AI interaction — related
- Excessive dependence on AI may reduce human interaction and dehumanize adult education — related
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Automating constructive alignment with GenAI risks shifting it towards an instrument of compliance |
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Automating constructive alignment with GenAI risks shifting it towards an instrument of compliance |
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