Generative artificial intelligence in distance education: A case study in M.Sc. ETA in Hellenic Open University
Abstract
Today, it appears that distance education is transforming from the development of generative artificial intelligence tools. Using a qualitative approach and case study methodology a workshop was designed and implemented for postgraduate students of the M.Sc. ETA at the HOU the spring semester of 2024-2025. The aim of this study is to explore the contribution of the GenAI tools NotebookLM, Consensus, ChatGPT, and Gamma, to the enhancement of self-regulated learning in the context of distance education, as well as their impact on students’ reading comprehension and academic writing. Data collection was presented using a thematic analysis, highlighting four thematic axes: the enhancement of self-regulated learning with GenAI tools, the impact of GenAI tools on reading comprehension and academic writing, the concerns of master’s students in the M.Sc. ETA about GenAI tools and future proposals for using GenAI in the concept of distance learning at the HOU. It was observed that GenAI tools can be a reinforcing factor for autonomism, reading comprehension and academic writing in distance learning taking into account issues of plagiarism, misinformation and bias.
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