The professors of the Comrat State University Tatiana Sandu, Ph.D. in Philology, Assoc. Prof. and Anatoli Cartașev, Ph.D. in Biological sciences, university lecturer participated in the technical assistance mission seminar for higher education institutions in Moldova. It was organized by the National Erasmus+ Office in Moldova, in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Education and Research, organised on March 14-15, 2024, at the Technical University of Moldova, the seminar for higher education institutions with the generic title "Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Education: New Programs, Disciplines, and Methods".
The seminar was organized by the Erasmus+ National Office in Moldova in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of Education and Research, on March 14-15, 2024, at the Technical University of Moldova.
The seminar "Embedding artificial intelligence in education: new programs, disciplines and methods" was led by SPHERE expert Dr. Diana Andone, Assoc. Prof. in multimedia, interactive and web technologies. She is the director of the e-Learning Centre at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, Romania, responsible for planning and implementing digital education and member of the Steering Committee for Digital Transformation of the Association of European Universities.
Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) holds enormous potential but also hides dangers in transforming education, revolutionizing the way we teach, learn and acquire knowledge. The transformation brought about by Generative AI in higher education has led educators to rethink and adjust teaching and assessment methods, as well as acquire new skills and adapt to an evolving digital ecosystem. What skills are expected of teachers and students in the future? How can generative artificial intelligence be used creatively by teachers and students? How can Generative AI enhance creativity and critical thinking or be included in the curriculum? How are practices in education and research being transformed by Generative AI? Several experiments that present the integration of the use of Generative AI in the development and evaluation of projects on various topics in education and research were presented in the seminar from the perspective of both teachers and students. In addition, the discussion critically examined the ethical considerations and security implications of incorporating Generative AI tools into the academic sphere. Participants also practiced how to integrate Generative AI technologies into education and discussed various AI-based teaching and learning methods during hands-on sessions.
