Teachers as AI developers Qinghua Chen, Yiqi Liu, Angel M.Y. Lin

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Qinghua (Of National Institute of Education (Singapore)), author.

Liu, Yiqi, author.

Lin, Angel, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence--Educational applications.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"The dominance of commercial AI in education has created a paradox: while these tools promise transformation, they perpetuate dependency, financial barriers, and environmental unsustainability. This Element challenges the 'technical mystique', the misconception that AI development requires expertise beyond educators' reach, and demonstrates how teachers can become creators rather than consumers of educational technology. The authors chronicle their transformation from linguists and educators to AI developers without formal computer science training, illustrating how the technical barriers educators face are often more perceived than real. Through detailed case studies, including an AI-assisted Dialogue System (ADS) for multilingual nurse-patient training and assessment, they demonstrate how teachers can leverage AI coding assistants, browser-based models, and open-source resources to develop pedagogically tailored applications"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : Reclaiming agency in educational AI

Learning to speak “AI” : From technical mystique to pedagogical fluency

Navigating three types of barriers : A systematic analysis

Building through learning and practice : The journey from conception to working system

The sustainability imperative : Lightweight AI for education

Opening a crack

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 4, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Chen, Qinghua (Of National Institute of Education (Singapore) Teachers as AI developers

ISBN:

9781009781107

1009781103

OCLC:

1609514953

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access