06/05/2025, 16:00 - 18:00, Essen | hybrid
This lecture gives insights into the influence of emerging new technologies such as artificial intelligence on educational policies, learning processes and teaching settings. The speaker Muzaffer Özdemir, Professor of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey), argues that a human-centered approach to integrating AI is needed, where technology does not replace educators but supports them.
Today, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a central role in reshaping educational policies. With the emergence of Industry 4.0, autonomous systems, machine learning, and generative AI tools have begun to deeply influence both pedagogical and administrative aspects of education. Technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing enable personalised learning experiences and adaptive solutions tailored to individual needs. Recent studies reveal that AI-supported educational tools can enhance academic performance and improve students' writing and cognitive skills. However, excessive reliance on AI may weaken students' critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent learning abilities. Therefore, a human-centered approach must be adopted, where AI supports rather than replaces educators. Universities should develop ethical guidelines for AI use, enhance teacher competencies in digital literacy, and ensure balanced educational policies that preserve teacher-student interaction. In future learning environments, the integration of AI, the metaverse, and flipped classroom models will empower students to engage more deeply with content and develop meaningful learning outcomes.
The lecture is organised by Barış Uslu, who is Professor of Higher Education Policy and Management at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey) and currently a Senior Fellow at the College, and by Liudvika Leišytė, Professor of Higher Education Research at TU Dortmund University.
The lecture is open to the interested public. Please register by 5 May.
Muzaffer Özdemir is a professor at the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey). His research areas include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Instructional Technologies, Human-Computer Interaction, STEM, Robotic Coding and the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality in education. Özdemir has extensive experience in technology adaptation in education. He has led or participated in numerous international and national projects, including different Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) activities and Robotics implementations. For instance, he was part of an EU-funded project that developed an animation-supported active learning system to increase the psychomotor skills of autistic children.
Özdemir received his PhD in 2008. He has published numerous articles and books focusing on the development processes of educational AR/VR applications. He was a visiting professor at Florida State University, USA.