Introduction to artificial intelligence and its relevance to academia
What generative AI is, how it differs from earlier educational technology, and why it matters for teaching, research and academic work.
Edited book · Edward Elgar Publishing · 2025
Navigating Generative AI in Higher Education
Ethical, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
An edited volume bringing together international perspectives on generative AI in teaching, research, assessment, academic practice and institutional policy. It moves past the question of whether universities should use generative AI to the harder questions of how to do so with judgment, integrity and care.
Hardcover ISBN 978 1 03533 786 6 · eBook ISBN 978 1 03533 787 3
From the editor
Chapters I wrote for the volume
The book opens with an orientation to generative AI for academics and closes with a human-centred agenda for the sector. The chapters between them come from contributors across institutions and disciplines.
Charting a human-centered path for generative AI in higher education
A synthesis of the volume’s perspectives into a direction for institutions: keeping judgment, responsibility and equity at the centre of adoption.
Themes
What the book covers
Ethical, theoretical and practical perspectives, written for faculty, educational developers, graduate students and institutional leaders.
Ethics and integrity
Authorship, originality, academic integrity and the responsibilities of students, faculty and institutions.
Teaching and assessment
Course design, feedback and assessment when generative AI is part of how students write, research and learn.
Research and scholarship
How generative AI reshapes research methods, scholarly writing and graduate education.
Institutional policy
Governance, terms of use and strategy for adopting generative AI in line with mission and values.
Equity and inclusion
Access, bias and inclusive design as generative AI enters classrooms and campuses.
Human-centred design
Keeping human judgment, care and agency at the centre of AI-supported education.
Talks about the book
Bring these ideas to your institution
I speak with universities, colleges, schools and public institutions about the questions the book raises: AI literacy, assessment, integrity and human-centred adoption.