Teachers and Artificial Intelligence: Developing Digital Citizenship Skills

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents the peak of transformative technological innovations in education. In this context, the development of pedagogical and digital citizenship skills in teachers is crucial. This work stems from the state of the art on teaching of AI and in-depth analysis of free tools for the use of this technology. Subsequently, we present a study conducted on a sample of 200 sicilian future teachers collecting their opinions on the use of AI in teaching. These activities aim at bringing future teachers closer to the world of AI by guiding them in the creation of AI-based systems. This study allowed future teachers to analyze the potential of AI, start a self assessment process and understand how to develop all the required skills for using AI.