Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already an important part of everyday private and professional life. The use of AI in educational processes is also considered a promising way to sustainably improve teaching, learning, and assessment. Competent handling of AI is therefore increasingly becoming an indispensable prerequisite for successful participation in modern, digitalized knowledge societies. Interdisciplinary approaches in education are required to disseminate and further develop knowledge of AI methods.
WHAT IS BEING DONE:
The core idea of the ALI project is to address this need and, through cross-disciplinary study programs and ultimately a Master’s program, sustainably enhance the efficiency, acceptance, transparency, and explainability of AI applications in digital teaching and learning environments, as well as to foster their further development and (efficient) implementation. In this sense, the existing interdisciplinary AI education offerings between the computer science and other faculties at Goethe University Frankfurt are to be brought together through a further developed, interdisciplinary study program. Students should be enabled to scientifically address questions at the intersection of computer science and educational psychology and to develop and implement practical solutions (e.g., AI tools for educational contexts). Furthermore, the project aims to establish an interdisciplinary discourse among students and prepare them for potential career fields.
The development and testing of this study program requires a theoretical foundation 
based on a competence development model, which structures the curriculum whilealso enabling competency-based assessment of student progress. As part of the study program, AI applications should also be increasingly used in line with a “practice what you preach” approach to support teaching and learning processes, document learning progress, and provide individualized, learning-promoting feedback. Additionally, teachers should receive consultation and support services. The described multiple roles of AI as subject content, didactic tool, and a practical application, will be thus addressed and teachers will be trained accordingly. In addition, AI content will be integrated into the study program, with a strong focus on data protection and ethical considerations. The developed study program will be continuously evaluated, necessary adaptation will be identified, and required adjustments will be implemented, ensuring long-term and sustainable quality assurance.
OBJECTIVES:
The project’s objectives include developing a competence development model, designing an accredited interdisciplinary Master’s program “AI and Digital Technology in Learning and Instruction”, developing modular certificates for student-selected focus areas within Master’s programs, further developing AI-supported applications for teaching, and providing support services for the qualification of teachers across the Goethe University in cooperation with the IKH and studiumdigitale, as well as the development of a quality assurance concept for the study program, in addition to the standard quality assurance procedures carried out by the SLI.