Speaker
Eugenio Tufino
(University of Padova, Physics department)
Description
We present the design of a six-hour module, “Physics Education Meets AI,” that we taught as part of a master-level course on “Teaching and Learning Physics” at the University of Padua. Twenty students engaged in hands-on activities with Word2Vec, GPT-2, and GPT-4 using Jupyter Notebooks and the LEAP platform, exploring semantic representation and inquiry-based learning with AI as a tutor. Discussions, informed by recent Physics Education Research papers, centered on key epistemological, social, and pedagogical concerns, culminating in an expert panel addressing the potential of AI to transform physics education.
| Education level | Pre-service and in-service teacher education |
|---|---|
| Physics topic | Full curriculum |
| Research focus | Artifical Intelligence |
| Research method | Educational design research (Qualitative research) |
| Organizing preference criteria | Track |
Authors
Eugenio Tufino
(University of Padova, Physics department)
Dr
Marta Carli
