Participants' perceptions of AI in higher education shifted from 20% negative and 40% neutral pre-institute to 0% negative and 90% positive post-institute¶
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q2 i? Post-institute, no participants held negative perceptions of AI and positive perceptions rose from 40% to 90%. → John Chick 2026
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John Chick 2026¶
John Chick, Laura Morello and Stephanie Staffey. (2026). From fear to innovation: a case study of transformative faculty development for ethical AI integration in higher education. International Journal for Educational Integrity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-026-00225-x
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Pre/post survey of the ten-participant cohort (Table 12). The synthesis section reports these percentage shifts descriptively; no statistical test or effect size is printed for the perception change.
"Post-institute, there were no participants that responded with negative perceptions of AI pushed down to 0% from 20%. Participants with positive perceptions increased from 40% to 90%. Participants who reported being neutral about AI usage in their teaching decreased from 40% to 10%."
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Participants' perceptions of AI in higher education shifted from 20% negative and 40% neutral pre-institute to 0% negative and 90% positive post-institute |
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Participants' perceptions of AI in higher education shifted from 20% negative and 40% neutral pre-institute to 0% negative and 90% positive post-institute |
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