Piloting responsible and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate history teaching

Henrice Altink; David William Clayton

Piloting responsible and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate history teaching

Henrice Altink, David William Clayton^*

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Abstract

Reviews findings of research project: ‘Piloting the responsible and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate History Teaching’.
This project asked students to answer a seminar question and to generate ideas for an undergraduate dissertation using Gen AI.
The study succeeded in making students aware of the shortcomings of using certain forms of generative AI in the teaching of history as a substitute for acquiring and applying specialist historical knowledge. It recommends that these activities are integrated into teaching practice and that teachers of history experiment with other forms of generative AI to support deeper student learning.

Original language	English
Type	blog about the use of AI by history students
Media of output	blog
Publisher	Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press
Publication status	Published - 17 Jul 2025

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https://blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/07/16/piloting-responsible-and-effective-use-of-generative-ai-in-undergraduate-history-teaching/

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