Develop GenAI management strategies by identifying the contradictions GenAI access creates in the educational activity system¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that engineering education institutions develop strategies for managing students' GenAI use by first understanding the contradictions GenAI introduces into educational practices. The study states that "By identifying contradictions, we understand the factors causing ongoing transformations that need to be addressed to develop informed strategies for managing GenAI in higher education." The strategy therefore treats contradiction analysis — of tools, rules, division of labor, and learning objectives — as the diagnostic step preceding institutional GenAI policy and assignment design.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Institutional awareness of the specific local contradictions students experience, since the study highlights "underlying dynamics that are important to recognize when addressing GenAI-related challenges in the specific local contexts examined"

Constraints¶

• Findings derive from 25 students at one technical university in Northern Europe; the authors emphasize the need for similar engineering education institutions to respond to the challenges observed in this context

Target Learners¶

• Engineering students in higher education

Target Learning Goals¶

• Balancing the benefits and risks of GenAI usage while preserving academic integrity

Affordances¶

• Chat Activity System Genai Transformation Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Foster communities of practice for AI governance instead of rigid top-down policies
• Use GenAI-driven disruption as an occasion to redesign assessment practices rather than preserve them

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Tiina Leino Lindell, Christian Stöhr. (2026). The AI disruption in engineering education: an analysis of changing student norms through cultural historical activity theory. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-025-09488-8