Digital Pedagogy for the Present: An Artificial Intelligence Methodology for Curriculum Development

Abstract

[EN] In an age of information, course creation at the university-level poses new challenges in that the constant influx of new data makes it difficult for instructors to update courses with the latest research. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), we created a curriculum that matches the contemporary experiences of students. This approach was used to help design a course on Aging and Adulthood using the life course model. We were able to create a topological map of topics and subtopics that provided the instructor with the ability to quickly understand the shape of the data, thematic connections, and data voids. Choosing from a myriad of research articles from a derived skeleton of topics, the instructor was then able to design a unique course with the most relevant research and supplement the syllabus with seminal works in the field.