158 pages · 2026
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education with Generative AI
Interdisciplinary Case Studies from Engineering, Management, Linguistics, and Psychology
By Ida Skubis · Krzysztof Wodarski · Jolanta Wodarska · Teresa Sanchez-Gutierrez
- Published
- June 11, 2026
- Imprint
- CRC Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9781003795926
Overview
About this book
This interdisciplinary book demonstrates how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) changes higher education across diverse academic fields, including philology, management, engineering, and psychology. Drawing on empirical case studies, surveys, and experiments, this book combines theoretical and practical perspectives to explore AI’s impact on learning and cognitive development. Each chapter offers discipline-specific analysis of how GenAI reshapes pedagogy – supporting multilingual education, enhancing reflective thinking, fostering self-regulated learning, and encouraging ethical awareness. By comparing case studies from varied academic and cultural contexts, this book highlights the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption, emphasizing responsible, creative, and critically informed approaches to academic innovation. It will appeal to researchers of AI in Higher Education across disciplines. Key features:
- Explains how GenAI transforms higher education across a variety of disciplines, from logistics to psychology.
- Includes practical and theoretical insights into AI’s role in reshaping pedagogy, fostering critical thinking, and supporting multilingual education.
- Provides a global perspective on the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption through diverse case studies and empirical research.
Subjects
Behavioral Sciences, Computer Science, Education, Engineering & Technology, K-12 Resources, Language & Literature, Politics & International Relations
Inside the book
Table of contents
Select a chapter to read its abstract.
Chapter 1Generative AI and German pluricentrism
Pages: 20
According to Statista, approximately 130 million people worldwide speak German as either a first or second language, around 15.4 million people are learning German as a foreign language (GFL), and about 7.5 million people belong to a German-speaking minority. In the USA, 45 million people claim German-speaking heritage, including 1.4 million native German speakers. 1
Chapter 2Diversity of use and attitudes toward generative AI in academic teaching
Pages: 65
Research on artificial intelligence (AI) in education has been going on for over 35 years. The first publications in this field appeared with the launch of The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, followed by the International AI in Education Society. Although the journal and association generated excitement, enthusiasm for AI did not last long. It was not until 20 years later, around 2010, that interest in AI was rekindled, driven in part by advances in data mining, the Internet of Things, smart homes, and chatbots, and in education, by intelligent teaching systems and adaptive learning platforms. However, it should be emphasized that it was only the latest advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) that caused a big surprise, among other things, in connection with the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022. (Farrelly & Baker, 2023; Hidayat-ur-Rehman & Ibrahim, 2024; Huang et al., 2023; Muthukrishnan et al., 2020; Williamson & Eynon, 2020; Zawacki-Richter et al., 2019;).
Chapter 3Critical thinking competences and the use of generative AI
Pages: 26
The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has quickly changed the practice of learning and performing cognitive tasks in higher education. Students are increasingly using GenAI tools to support them in analyzing information, formulating arguments, and generating alternative solutions. On the one hand, this helps them to increase their work efficiency, gives them quick access to information, and supports the learning process through explanations, examples, and content structuring. On the other hand, however, there are growing concerns that access to instant answers generated by GenAI may lead to cognitive offloading, overreliance on the tool, and, as a consequence, a weakening of independent, reflective thinking and a decline in critical thinking (CT) skills.
Chapter 4Attitudes, perceptions, and self-regulated learning in the use of AI in psychology education
Pages: 14
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly generative systems such as ChatGPT, is transforming higher education. These technologies are increasingly used for studying, writing, and problem- solving across disciplines, including Psychology. As AI becomes more embedded in academic life, questions arise regarding its pedagogical impact, ethical implications, and effects on students’ learning processes.
ChapterConclusions
Pages: 9
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), including tools such as ChatGPT, is now widely used by university students for studying, writing, and problem-solving. These tools support activities such as summarizing texts, explaining concepts, drafting assignments, and organizing arguments. As a result, GenAI has become part of everyday academic practice in many disciplines.