The numerous publication around AI in education has made it somewhat challenging to keep up with. My Google Scholar alerts collates around 10 articles every day. Other sources of reading include recommendations via various LinkeIn posts, blogs I follow, news articles and other media, and alerts from various journals. There is therefore an avalanche of material on the topic!
However, there is still a distinct gap in work from the vocational education sector. The book 'Artificial Intelligence in Vocational Education and Training' which I edited, has had over 4000 downloads. A favourable book review in the International Journal of Training Research has helped with bringing the issue of applying and leveraging AI into the specialised context of VET. More can be done, and I have put forward another proposed book to publishers, to record how the sector rises to the challenges posed by AI. VET cannot ignore AI, given its primary goal is to prepare its graduates for the world of work. All VET needs to cover Core AI literacies to ensure that VET graduates lead their industries into the ethical, principles and careful use of AI across occupations.
There is also a need to draw on the current corpus of work on AI in education. Code Acts in Education blog warns of being circumspect with regard to publications, often spread through the blogsphere and other social media. There are also many pre-print articles being disseminated through various channels which are in the process of peer review. Recent recantation of articles due to faulty methodology also raise flags. The blog is worth reading through for the many ways in which fast, rapid publishing, is detrimental to the credibility of sound research.
Therefore, it is important to carefully evaluate articles, be patient and wait for articles to have cleared the peer review process and be published, and keep an eye on article retractions!
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