Embed GenAI into existing pedagogical strategies instead of undertaking full curriculum redesign¶

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Description¶

This implementable strategy holds that educators can introduce GenAI by weaving it into the pedagogical strategies and assessments a module already uses, rather than redesigning the whole curriculum. The article claims its contribution includes "demonstrating how GenAI can be embedded into existing pedagogical strategies without requiring full curriculum redesign". This lowers the barrier to moving from experimentation to integration for teaching teams with limited capacity for wholesale change.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Existing pedagogical strategies and assessments must be able to accommodate GenAI-supported activities aligned to outcomes

Constraints¶

• Evidence base is first-year implementation cases in one UK business school; fragmented adoption was more susceptible to ethical concerns, overreliance and inequality

Target Learners¶

• business higher education students

Target Learning Goals¶

• practical GenAI integration within existing module designs

Affordances¶

• Constructive Alignment Genai Embedding Extension

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Zhou, X., Chai, Q., Chilukuri, B., & Quach, J. J. Y. (2026). From Experimentation to Integration: Embedding GenAI in Business Higher Education through the Lens of Constructive Alignment. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.53761/pc04tp05