STEM Education

Shaping Future Learning Practices in the Age of AI
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-959022-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 596 g

Reihe: Maarif Global Education Series

This open-access volume explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming STEM education and reshaping teaching and learning for today’s world. AI is no longer a distant promise; it is actively redefining classrooms, challenging educators to rethink pedagogy, curriculum, and student engagement. Focusing on the powerful intersection of AI and STEM, the book showcases innovative learning strategies, future-ready curriculum models, and cutting-edge approaches to teacher professional development. It demonstrates how AI can strengthen critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and ethical awareness while offering practical solutions to real-world educational challenges. Combining advanced AI tools with evidence-based instructional design, the volume provides actionable insights that inspire educators, researchers, teachers, and learners. With its inclusive, forward-looking perspective, this book serves as an essential guide for educators, policymakers, and researchers seeking to modernize STEM education and prepare students for an AI-shaped future.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elmas, Ridvan

Akarsu, Murat

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: What Can a Century of Scholarship on Teacher Professional Development Teach Us About Equipping Today’s STEM Teachers to Use GenAI Effectively and Ethically?.- Chapter 2: A Conceptual Framework for Teacher Agency in STEM Education in the AI Era.- Chapter 3: Redefining STEM Education Approach for an AI-Driven Future.- Chapter 4: The Janus-Faced Nature of AI in STEM Education.- Chapter 5: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Engineering Design Process: Transforming STEM Education.- Chapter 6: Design of STE(A)M Learning in the Context of Modern Technologies.- Chapter 7: Assessment and Evaluation in STEM Education in the Age of AI.- Chapter 8: Design Decision-Making in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.- Chapter 9: Preparing Teachers for STEM Education in the Age of AI: A Literature and Projects Review within the Slovenian Educational Context.- Chapter 10: STEAM Teacher Education and Learning with Emerging Technologies in the Digital Age.- Chapter 11: STEM-Reforming Standard Curriculum Concepts through AI Integration: A Case of Chemical Reactions.- Chapter 12: STEM-Reforming Standard Curriculum Concepts through AI Integration: A Case of Chemical Reactions.- Chapter 13: Generative AI in Initial STEM Teacher Education: A Transformative and Situated AI Literacy.- Chapter 14: The Future of STEM: Socioecological STEM Education.

Über Autor(innen)

Ridvan Elmas is a Professor of Science Education at Marmara University, Türkiye, where he advances research and innovation in STEM education, artificial intelligence-enhanced learning, and technology-supported educational transformation. He conducted research at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and served as a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University in the United States and Charles University in Czechia. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry Education from Middle East Technical University and develops future-oriented approaches to STEM learning, teacher education, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into education.

Murat Akarsu is an associate professor at Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University in Türkiye, specializing in STEM and AI-enhanced education. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in the United States. At Purdue, he also served as a research assistant in engineering education, developing innovative STEM learning modules and delivering teacher and student trainings across multiple states.